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A Pattern, Not a Slip-Up: Inside NSW Forestry Corp’s Rising Fine Tally
“Serial Offender” or Systemic Failure? How NSW’s Forestry Corporation Has Accumulated Millions in Environmental Fines and Charges SYDNEY, NSW — A government-owned forestry agency is back...
Who Is Randa Abdel-Fattah — and Why Are Festivals Cutting Ties?
Who Is Randa Abdel-Fattah — and Why Are Festivals Cutting Ties? Few Australian writers have managed to turn literary panels into headline news, but Randa...
Don Bradman’s Baggy Green Caps Smashes Auction Record
Don Bradman's baggy green cap breaks auction record Story updated to show auction result: Sir Donald Bradman’s rare Baggy Green cap has sold for a...
Sydney Heritage Fleet Faces Closure as Rozelle Bay Rezoning Looms
The Last Working Harbour: Why Losing Rozelle Bay Would Sink Sydney’s Maritime Soul There are places in a city you can replace, and places you...
APEC Warns AI Will Double Electricity Demand by 2060
Electricity has always been the quiet utility in the background — flip a switch, don’t think too hard. Artificial intelligence has ended that arrangement....
Gas Reservation Policy Announced After Export Price Surge
“Reserve our gas” finally goes national Canberra, December 2025 — Australia has confirmed a federal domestic gas reservation policy after years of intense lobbying by...
Stop Child Abuse – Help Trace an Object used in child abuse
Public Urged to Help Identify Objects Linked to Child Abuse: Tiny Clues Could Help Save Children Tropical flowers on a pink bedspread. A pair of...
Report Shows Sharp Rise in First Nations Deaths
Record Number of Aboriginal Deaths in Custody Sparks National Outcry Australia is facing its worst year for Aboriginal deaths in custody in nearly half a...
NSW Is Paying Millions to Log Forests That No Longer Exist
NSW is the Only State Paying to Destroy Its Own Forests The NSW Forestry Corporation’s native forest logging division has become the most expensive loss-making...
When Your Car Knows Too Much: Smart Cars Used in Domestic Abuse
When Your Car Knows Too Much: How Smart Vehicles Became the New Battleground in Domestic Abuse The modern car can parallel-park itself, call emergency services...