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Slater & Gordon and Ten Network have upset investors with profit warnings, while South32 shares fell despite a return to profitability.
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Two popular cafes in Canberra are forced to close after an unknown number of people are hospitalised with food poisoning.
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| UpdatedA man uses his robotic exoskeleton to walk onto the soccer pitch. A woman sees the world using her bionic eye. Sound like science fiction? No, these are all real stories.
Topics: biotechnology, science-and-technology, neuroscience, robots-and-artificial-intelligence, disabilities, health, australia, germany, sweden
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Not all charities spend your donated dollars equally and we should take a more rigorous approach to who we support, according to global social movement that is starting an Australian chapter.
Topics: charities, charities-and-community-organisations, community-and-society, australia
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| UpdatedLet's just say the latest national snapshot of the state of renting a home in Australia does not paint a pretty picture. That's putting it lightly. It's dire.
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How are primary producers battling the heat and what will it mean for consumers and their wallets?
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Philosopher Peter Singer is helping to launch a new social movement in Australia called Effective Altruism, which aims to take a research-based look at what charities we should be donating our money to.
Topics: charities, charities-and-community-organisations, australia
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| UpdatedAustralia's unemployment rate falls slightly to 5.7 per cent, as a surge in part-time jobs offsets a slump in full-time work.
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| UpdatedMalcolm Turnbull is particularly critical of the SA Government for what he describes as its renewable energy scheme, but it's the Commonwealth's scheme, says energy expert Danny Price.
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| UpdatedThe "patchwork" of different renewable energy targets from the states and territories will "create widespread power system security problems", according to Danny Price, a respected expert who helped design Australia's national energy market rules.
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| UpdatedMany companies are encouraging their workers to be happy, but psychologists argue this fixation can be more stressful than liberating.
Topics: happiness, emotions, community-and-society, work, management, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedTelstra has seen its first-half profit tumble to $1.8 billion, hit by the effects of tougher competition, adverse regulatory rulings and ongoing restructuring.
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| UpdatedThe Commonwealth Bank's move to lift investor home loan rates is the latest step to slow the rampant housing market, but analysts warn if property prices slow too much they might fall over.
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Strong economic data and more talk of tax cuts by the US President sent Wall Street higher overnight, despite the increasing likelihood of a March rate rise.
Topics: stockmarket, currency, futures, markets, money-and-monetary-policy, economic-trends, united-states, united-kingdom, australia, european-union
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| UpdatedA New South Wales abattoir owner calls on Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg to "keep some gas for Australians" as the east-coast braces for a huge surge in prices.
Topics: oil-and-gas, industry, small-business, australia, cowra-2794
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| UpdatedRussia's intervention in Syria and Islamic State on the agenda as US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrives in Brussels for NATO talks.
Topics: government-and-politics, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, belgium, united-states, australia
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| UpdatedThree of the four venues for the India v Australia series have not yet hosted a Test. Will that help the tourists?
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| UpdatedPower prices and energy security are dominating a rowdy Question Time at Parliament House, where three politicians have already been kicked out of the chamber. Follow live.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedThere are calls to formalise the so-called "backpacker au pair" role and create a specific visa to ensure safeguards are in place for workers and families.
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| UpdatedNew 'no body, no parole' legislation means prisoners convicted of murder or manslaughter will need to identify the location of their victim's body before being eligible for early release under sweeping changes announced to the Queensland parole system.
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| UpdatedThe nation's first national survey of housing tenants reveals renters in Australia have little security and lack the power to demand standard property maintenance.
Topics: housing, government-and-politics, housing-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedFor many disability and education advocates it's confirmation of their long-held belief, but new figures appear to suggest students with a disability face an enormous funding gap in Australian schools.
Topics: education, access-to-education, disabilities, health, australia