Newcastle have beaten Penrith 22-14 to book a spot in the NRL grand final against Sydney Roosters.
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Posted inAgribusiness, Agriculture, Energy, National News, Science and Research
Farm crops could fuel the nation: report
Australia imports 80 per cent of its diesel. A new report says the answer could be growing in paddocks right now, and farmers could be the big winners.
Posted inFederal Politics, Money, National News
Please explain: One Nation donations diverted to build a shed
$56,000 of One Nation money. A shed on James Ashby’s private land. A distillery owned by Ashby and Pauline Hanson. Now the party is rushing to explain itself to members.
Posted inEmergency management, Mental Health, National News
Hero to zero: rural emergency workers’ heavy burden
Rural first responders face added mental health risks due to isolation, hero worship, misogyny, judgement and expectations to be stoic, research has found.
Posted inNational News, Phones and internet
Senate report demands Triple Zero overhaul
A year-long Senate inquiry has delivered its verdict on Australia’s Triple Zero failures, from nationalising the service to a text-based emergency option. Here’s what’s recommended.
Posted inNational News
Australia reflects on 9/11 as spy chief warns terrorism threat is rising
As the United States marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks, Australia’s spy chief has warned that international terrorism is again a significant security concern. Former Prime Minister John Howard has also reflected on the attacks that transformed Australia’s alliance with the US.
Posted inCrime, Federal Politics, National News, Social issues and services
Penfold backs Coalition tobacco tax cut as black market debate reignites
Lyne MP Alison Penfold says an 80 per cent tobacco tax cut is the only way to smash organised crime’s grip on illegal cigarettes, but a former detective says even that might not be enough.
Posted inAgriculture, Animals, Emergency management, National News
Bird flu funding boost branded thin
A $145 million bird flu funding boost has been branded “deeply unserious” by conservationists, as the virus reaches a dolphin for the first time and NSW rolls out a native bird vaccine trial.
Posted inNational News, Obituary
‘We will always love you’, world mourns Dolly Parton
Flags across the USA will fly half mast for a week as the world mourns the loss of the queen of country music Dolly Parton, who has died of cancer in Nashville.
Posted inFederal Politics, National News
Barnaby Joyce fails to clear up One Nation migration confusion
Barnaby Joyce said his colleague was wrong on One Nation’s migration numbers, then confirmed that PALM workers don’t count. But he refused to say what skilled workers we would have to go without.