The consumer watchdog is suing Amazon over alleged misuse of button batteries in kids' backpacks.

It's the first Federal Court case taken by the ACCC against an online marketplace over alleged non-compliance with product safety standards.

The ACCC says Amazon had the backpacks in Australian fulfilment centres between June and November 2022 and that required warning labels were missing, allegedly breaking Australian Consumer law.

Amazon says it's reviewing the case and it 's signed up to an ACCC product safety pledge.

New data shows only 16 per cent of Australian women know dementia is the leading cause of death.

a new national survey of 3,000 women also found that less than half knew that maintaining a healthy lifestyle reduced their risk of developing the most common forms of dementia like Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.

The federal government says it will consider a national dementia campaign to raise awareness.

A public memorial for the late ABC Radio presenter and musician James Valentine is being held in Sydney today.

Valentine died aged 64 last month using voluntary assisted dying, two years after being diagnosed with cancer.

He had hosted radio and television shows across the national broadcaster for decades, most notably as the Sydney Afternoons presenter for more than 20 years.

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US Vice President JD Vance says Washington and Iran still need to work out several sticking points before an agreement on ending the war is reached. 

The CEO and the head of audit of one of Australia's major accounting and consultancy firms, KPMG, has resigned over mishandled whistleblower allegations.

Legal action from the consumer watchdog has put safety concerns around button batteries back in the spotlight. 

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US officials say a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire in the war by 60 days has been reached in the Iran conflict.

The Australian consumer watchdog is suing Amazon alleging it sold kids unicorn backpacks which failed to comply with mandatory button battery safety warnings.

A service for trauma and torture victims in regional New South Wales says there has been an increase in requests for support from the Yazidi community, since the return of Australian families linked to the Islamic State militant group. 

Labor says the Liberal Party's going "backwards" and is "out of touch", as former Prime Minister Tony Abbott takes over presidency of the party today.

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The Federal Attorney-General has conceded the National Anti-corruption Commission needs to "have a reset".

The New South Wales Government says Officeworks' decision to move a number of its operations overseas is disappointing.

Experts say authorities are in an arms race with those trying to market and sell vapes, as a crackdown on the harmful smoking devices continues. 

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The government has seized twenty million vapes with an estimated street value of $1 billion, two years after introducing new legislation. But are the rules really working? 

US negotiators are reportedly closing in on a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire and launch talks on Iran's nuclear program.

A South Australian diver's been called to help out with the Laos cave rescue due to his short stature and ability to squeeze into tight spaces. 

The federal government says it will consider a national dementia campaign in the future as new data shows Australians have little understanding of the disease.

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Nationals Leader Matt Canavan says the government should have taken its proposed tax changes to the people and has called for an election.

The government has introduced its contentious tax reforms to parliament, including changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax, and a $250 tax offset.

Senator Canavan says with the cost of living and housing crisis, the tax changes should not be passed without the support of the Australian people.

Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was planning to move overseas ahead of his arrest on war crimes charges, according to new details provided by the Australian Federal Police.

AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett has used a Senate Estimates hearing to explain decisions ahead of the Victoria Cross recipient's arrest at Sydney Airport last month.

She says airports are a common place for arrests to occur, and investigators had learned of his plans to move abroad, which factored into their decisions.

There are hopes the federal government's legal action against the company 3M will prompt further investigation into PFAS in communities across Australia.

3M is being accused of withholding its own environmental laboratory testing, showing there were significant adverse environmental effects associated with its firefighting foam.

The federal government is seeking $2billion in damages.

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