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Major losers from the pandemic include the ride hailing apps: Uber, Grab (in South East Asia), Ola (India) and Didi Chuxing (China). Quite simply, people are not taking taxis.

Three warehouses in Sydney and Melbourne will close and be replaced by new high-tech automated Sydney facility.

Raids in three states as police believe they have disrupted a big drugs syndicate and struck at its ‘top end’.

Google revealed its plans to acquire Fitbit Inc. for US$2.1 billion last November.

Australia has been plagued with two decades of wars over climate policy.

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Mercury is a toxic element that damages human health and the environment, even in low concentrations.

Workers miss colleagues and there are too many home distractions. So a hybrid model that enables both remote and office-based work is best.

COVID-19 doesn’t spell the end of the centralised office predicted by futurists since at least the 1970s.

Are we on the brink of a mullet crisis? Is it un-Australian to ban wearers of our national hairdo from pubs? WA Premier faces hairy moments.

Guitar used by Kurt Cobain in MTV Unplugged becomes worlds most expensive and will be used to pressure governments, says new Aussie owner.

Australian officials “did not comply” with its requirements in relation to the Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure Program.

Indigenous people avoid mainstream health care or receive substandard care when they do.

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Western Australia’s hard border stand may be vindicated by Victoria’s growing infections. Premier says WA’s freedoms are far greater as a result.

Three dead and three injured as lone knife-wielding man attacks people relaxing in a public park in Reading, near London.

The Australian government’s investment roadmap for low-emissions technologies promises more taxpayers’ money to the gas industry.

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Federal Court judgment raises serious questions about the limits of ministerial decision-making.

The federal government will fund an extra 39,000 university places by 2023.

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Tougher restrictions on home visits and no increased capacity for hospitality venues. Work-from-home rule in place until end July.

Man believed to be the gunman appeared briefly in court on Saturday, but all details suppressed. Nation honours fallen constable.

The market for plastic packaging is projected to grow by 5.5% in 2020.

For hundreds of years, rich countries in the north have exploited natural resources and human knowledge in the south.

Facebook is saying it does more good than harm to journalism and news media businesses.

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Damage to rivers and wetlands, including fish kills and algal blooms, has featured prominently in the news.

Australians are being asked to present “clearance certificates” before returning to childcare, school or work after illness.

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Aussie PM has not blamed a specific country, but policy think-tank and others believe China is behind attacks

NZ police officer gunned down on Friday is the first to die on duty since 2009. Second officer wounded. Alleged gunman in court on Saturday.

China, Denmark and France recommend social distancing of one metre; Australia, Germany and Italy recommend 1.5 metres, and the US recommends six feet.

Remote code execution is a common type of cyber attack in which an attacker attempts to insert their own software codes into a vulnerable system such as a server or database.

The states, which own minerals, cannot exercise such oversight on uranium exports and use.

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The pandemic has become politicised, pitting smug liberals versus reckless conservatives.

The Australian Medical Association endorsed calls to remove these heaters via a buyback or subsidy scheme.

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To channel students into industries that should boost economic prospects, some fees are to increase notably and others will fall.

Food security concerns have emerged for nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts wreak havoc on crops.

Pilbara locals startled by flaming object that zoomed across the sky. A meteoroid seems the likely answer.

Dressed as the Grim Reaper, maverick MP Bob Katter says government should make Holden come back from the grave. It's dead easy, he says.

Three reasons why spending in physical stores on goods like clothes is likely to remain much lower.

Australians have taken a special interest in section 92 since mid-March.

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Australia reported spending on alcohol was up more than 20% in the initial few weeks of lockdown.

Reform would help create a modern grid designed around clean energy, pushing coal-fired generators to retire earlier.