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Byron Bay residents are worried a plan to boost the tourism hotspot's nightlife will lead to an increase in alcohol-fuelled violence. The NSW government announced in April that Byron Bay would be the first town outside of Sydney to trial a special entertainment precinct (SEP), as part of a...

The expansion of MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant coal mine would result in it continuing to operate until 2048. (7.30) A Hunter Valley community group has won a legal challenge to bring one of the largest coal mine expansions in New South Wales to a halt. In 2022 the Independent Planning...

Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte plan to sue US influencer Candace Owens. Image source: Reuters / Chris J. Ratcliffe. Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have filed a defamation lawsuit against a right-wing US podcaster who claimed the spouse of the French president used to be a man...

Bedford CEO Myron Mann said it would go into administration in the coming days. (Bedford Industries) Disability support service and employer Bedford will go into voluntary administration in the coming days. In a statement it said that, after an "exhaustive negotiation process with the state...

For many drivers, the safety features of new cars takes some getting used to. (ABC News: Taryn Southcombe) An analysis by insurance company AAMI of 480,000 claims over the past year shows 20 per cent of drivers admit they sometimes turn off features in the car that are designed to improve...

Next Payments technicians have removed ATMs from suspected illegal tobacco shops. (ABC News: Liam Walsh) One of Australia's largest private ATM suppliers, Macquarie Group-backed Next Payments, is removing more than 40 of its machines from suspected illegal tobacco stores. Next Payments chief...

Australia Post has reported four break-ins at its Melbourne GPO. Image source: ABC News / Mark Leonardi. A superannuation fund does not know how many members have been affected after mail was stolen from Australia Post in Melbourne's CBD. In an email sent on Wednesday, Mercer Super, which...

Not everyone gets the luxury of choosing when they retire. Severe hearing loss forced Anthea White into early retirement, effectively ending her 30-year career as an accountant. "It brought forward my departure from the workforce probably by about five years," she tells ABC Radio National's...

The new seller disclosure laws come into effect in Queensland on August 1. Image source: ABC News / Liz Pickering. Real estate experts are warning new mandatory seller laws that allow a buyer the right to terminate a contract right up to settlement day will push up the cost of selling a...

Depending on who you ask, the planning for British royal occasions might be the best- or worst-kept secrets in the world. Some of these plans have been in place for years, even decades. When James O'Donnell was the Organist and Master of the Choristers of Westminster Abbey, he was involved...

Dozens of aged care residents are dying of COVID each week as facilities grapple with more than 240 outbreaks nationwide. Outbreak numbers have been steadily rising since late May, according to federal data. It reached a peak of more than 300 outbreaks, 1,752 affected residents and 34 deaths...

The Virgin Boeing 737-8FE seen at Hobart's airport after the incident. Image source: ABC News / Kate Nickels. An overheated battery is suspected to be the cause of a fire in the overhead locker of a passenger flight landing in Tasmania. The Hobart-bound Boeing 737-8FE, operated by Virgin...

Pensioner Anne Sharrocks has watched her home and contents insurance, along with the government taxes associated with it, rise year after year. The price to insure her Middle Park home, in Brisbane's west, jumped by more than $1,000 just this year, bringing the annual premium to $10,847. The...

Queensland pensioner Don Batty has always looked after his teeth, but age has taken its toll. These days, the former NSW Police officer finds it hard to look in the mirror. "I'm 80 years old now and my teeth have started to disintegrate," he told the ABC. "I'm very embarrassed by my teeth and...

Paul Tatchell says it is "disgraceful" that ratepayers must foot a $500,000 bill to clean up the waste. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica) A Victorian mayor who discovered that authorities were aware that toxic waste had been dumped outside a property near Bacchus Marsh says the state government has...