Aussies feeling the pinch have been urged to go easy on the heating this winter, as a leading energy comparison organisation warns of rising energy bills to come ahead of the colder months. 

A NSW school Covid cleaning program costing the state government more than $30m a term and labelled “questionable” by a disease expert has been scrapped after it was raised by The Daily Telegraph. 

Brisbane residents can celebrate the lowest rate rise in the South East after Brisbane City Council announced a record $4.3bn budget focusing on cost-of-living relief and transport infrastructure. 

Police stations are closing at night as officers are diverted to tackle youth crime, with more resources employed than those used to combat Melbourne’s infamous gangland war. 

More than $130m will be in the SA budget for virtual health care in a bid to free up hospital beds, unclog emergency departments and ease ambulance ramping. 

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A highly-emotional wedding bus driver Brett Button spent his night in police custody sobbing in a cell and repeatedly saying “I’m sorry, I’m sorry”. 

After 1637 days in the head coaching wilderness, Shane Flanagan announced his return with a simple message to St George Illawarra: “Thank you’’. 

Melbourne’s Federation Square will be transformed into a soccer celebration site when the FIFA Women’s World Cup in staged in Australia next month. 

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has spoken in parliament to reject allegations she misled the Senate over what she knew about Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape before the story broke.

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The number of Australians with more than one job has surged more than 10 per cent in a year as the cost of living crisis prompts people to seek extra income.

A bus driver charged over a horror Hunter Valley crash that claimed the lives of 10 passengers on their way home from a wedding allegedly made a chilling boast to those on board just seconds before tragedy struck.

The state government will end up with a $200m budget black hole by applying the payroll tax to only high-fee schools, new modelling shows.

A leading academic club is embroiled in a lease dispute after its university landlord evicted members from its clubrooms in an “act of hostility”, supporters say.

Richmond premiership star Marlen Pickett was allegedly involved in commercial burglaries that netted more than $380,000 during a summer crime spree that targeted the safes of businesses across Perth and neighbouring towns.

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Rejecting Labor Minister Katy Gallagher’s account of her prior knowledge of Brittany Higgins’ plans to go public about her alleged rape as “flimsy,” the Coalition has demanded a “complete explanation” from Anthony Albanese.

Teachers at one of Sydney’s most exclusive private schools are urging their public sector counterparts to embrace artificial intelligence and get their heads out of the sand, or risk leaving students behind.

Barry Humphries has had the last laugh on his haters, leading the list of great Australians recognised on the King’s Birthday Honours List.

A crackdown on “cowboy” cabbies and rideshare drivers that resulted in one in five being fined in a six-month block only netted 35 for charging maximum fares or refusing service.

Adelaide’s 10-goal hero  Taylor Walker is about to head into contract talks with the Crows off the back of a  “fairytale” performance that suggests he has plenty left to give.

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Australians are reluctant to ask questions about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament for fear they will be branded as racist.

A  man has sued the state government, claiming he turned to crime  because the authorities ignored  more than 50 reports of harm when he was a child.

State and federal green energy schemes will add $330m to Victorians’ home power bills in the coming year, government documents reveal.

Brisbane City Council will slash the entry rate to all public pools to a flat rate of $2 per person as part of a cost of living-focused budget due to be handed down on Wednesday.

Traditional a la carte dining for small groups is being thrown on the backburner in favour of fixed-price menus as restaurateurs grapple with escalating business costs and staff shortages.

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THE AFL has told clubs the tackle is not dead after sending out an email this week to highlight correct tackle technique.

Drivers have been urged to use their car lights even during daylight hours to better warn oncoming traffic, pedestrians and cyclists.

Regional Queenslanders are set to cop the highest power price hike in the country, as the Palaszczuk government promises “further, bigger relief” in next week’s budget.

More than one million Victorian households will be hit with power bill increases of up to $361 a year.

Steve Waugh reckons the Bazball blowtorch can be turned back in England’s face.

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Shadow Attorney-General Michaelia Cash has raised the possibility that Finance Minister Katy Gallagher misled parliament after revelations were aired suggesting Senator Gallagher was aware of Brittany Higgins’ allegations against Bruce Lehrmann four days before she claimed to have had no advance knowledge of them in the Senate. 

Tobacconists in Sydney are peddling black market cigarettes with one in four tobacco products consumed in Australia coming from an illegal source, costing the Federal government $4.2 billion last year. 

Queenslanders have been warned they could face even higher prices and more delays for new homes as the state ­government pushes forward with a proposal to regulate the development industry.  

More than 5000 vehicles that service the Melbourne CBD every day could be hindered from making vital deliveries, collecting rubbish or attending work sites as a result of a council plan to limit vehicles in the Hoddle Grid. 

MPs and staff working late at SA Parliament House have been told to leave in groups and avoid long waits for buses amid “the current prevalence of anti-social behaviour” on North Terrace. 

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A tax increase to pay for Australia’s aged care system will be considered by Labor with an open mind in a move condemned as a “worrying sign” of a looming broken election promise.

A tiny airline co-owned by Queensland footy legend Johnathan Thurston could be the world’s first to achieve carbon neutrality thanks to the planned introduction of hydrogen electric-powered aircraft to its fleet.

Strikes are expected for Victoria’s train and tram network this year as the state’s public transport union seeks to cash in on the Big Build.

Controversial plans for a proposed cycleway on one of Sydney’s busiest roads will be reopened for debate following criticism from residents and business owners.

One hundred and twenty five South Australian aged care providers have been issued noncompliance orders in just ten months as the watchdog moves to protect the most vulnerable.

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The Fair Work Commission’s big increase to wages forced Philip Lowe to hike interest rates for a 12th time in 13 months, experts and employer groups say.

More than 55 cars are being stolen from hard-working Queenslanders every day as the worst spots for car theft can be revealed, with some suburbs recording more than two a day.

Families could fork out nearly $15 for a dozen eggs after a bill to ban caged hens in one year was introduced to the NSW parliament last week.

Melburnians have been warned to watch for potential flooding over the next couple of days.

About $100m will be included in next week’s state budget to upgrade and repair infrastructure at 66 schools and preschools across South Australia.

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Greedy property spruikers are profiteering from major flaws in a taxpayer-funded plan meant to rapidly increase the amount of NDIS “specialist disability accommodation”.

Just as Matt Shirvington represented Australia at the Olympics, the former athlete says he will bring the same commitment as the new host on top breakfast show, Sunrise.

A $100-per-child fee discount for the parents of children in the public school system will be extended in next week’s state budget.

Adam Reynolds wants to wipe out the emotional scars of losing his only State of Origin series seven years ago by leading NSW in a sudden-death match in Brisbane.

Kathleen Folbigg jumped out of a prison van and straight into the arms of her close friend and greatest ally Tracy Chapman, 20 years, two weeks and one day after being wrongfully imprisoned over the deaths of her four children.

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