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Several Northern Territory retailers say their businesses will not survive if they are banned from using a controversial Centrelink payment system, ahead of a federal crackdown expected to take effect in coming weeks. Centrepay is a system used by more than half-a-million Australians that...

John Ryan says Australia is losing a "Boeing 737 full of" people every month to drug overdoses. (ABC News: Andrew Altree-Williams) There have been more than 2,000 fatal overdoses in Australia for the tenth year in a row, according to a new analysis by the Penington Institute. The non-profit...

Channel 7 programming has gone off the air in parts of South Australia and New South Wales this morning in what could amount to a breach of licence conditions for WIN Television, a federal MP says. This follows WIN and Seven West Media failing to reach an agreement for 7, 7mate and 7two to...

Restaurants and other food services businesses will need to start sharing the country of origin of seafood on their menus. (ABC News: Alice Pavlovic) It is common to pick up Australian seafood at the supermarket with few qualms. Since around 2006, "country of origin" labelling has been...

Federal energy minister Chris Bowen says new gas projects cannot export everything they produce, needing to offer at least something to the local market. The government has launched a new review of the rules governing Australia's gas markets, aimed at ensuring the market is delivering enough...

Bupa has admitted to engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct. (ABC News: Nic MacBean) One of Australia's largest private health insurers has paid back millions of dollars to thousands of members who had hospital claims incorrectly rejected. Bupa has admitted to engaging in misleading or...

Private health care is becoming less and less desirable for younger Australians as costs rise for funds. Image source: ABC News. As Australians prepare to do their tax returns and take stock of their financial affairs, those with and without private health insurance may be considering whether...

Suspended Townsville mayor Troy Thompson gets pay rise despite CCC probe. Image source: Troy Thompson. Suspended Townsville mayor Troy Thompson will receive a pay rise while under investigation by the Crime and Corruption Commission. The first-term mayor was suspended by Queensland Local...

A Golden Fleece attendant services a Holden vehicle in Bulleen, Victoria, 1969. (Instagram: Ianlording) Historically, petrol stations across Australia provided personalised service, with attendants to look after you, wash your windscreen and check your car's water, oil and air. But by the...

As Australia's east coast braces for chilly nights this weekend, that means many of us will be cranking up the heaters and bracing for an eye-watering power bill. A rise in power prices from July 1 for people in three states also doesn't make things easier. But there are ways to keep your...

Police believe an anonymous tipper who contacted CrimeStoppers may hold the key to resolving a violent home invasion in Victoria's north-east. Detectives are continuing to appeal for information from the public as they investigate the incident on the Melba Highway at Yea on Monday, June 23...

A new report has revealed WA's North West faces the greatest challenge with doctor shortages of anywhere in the state, while local governments in other remote areas are campaigning for the federal government to cover the costs to retain GP services. For the third consecutive year, the Pilbara...

Justice Tinney ruled Stuart Lee had shown no remorse for the murder of Colin Bainbridge. Image source: ABC News. A former Australian Army reservist has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars for killing his neighbour by setting him on fire. Stuart Lee was sentenced in the Supreme Court on...

A food bank helping to feed up to 7,000 people a week in Melbourne's south-east says it may be forced to shut its doors — an apparent victim of its success. As demand surged, so too did attention from the local council. At a council meeting last week, the City of Casey granted the food bank...

An investigation found evidence of illegal logging of state forest and possum habitat. When Domino's advertised its "smokehouse" pizzas in 2023, it trumpeted that the meat was smoked over timber logged from "Aussie Mountain ash". It also advertised that the timber was certified as...