Yahoo News Special Report
This is a Yahoo News special report.
This is a Yahoo News special report.
The re-elected Andrews government will have its ministry sworn in at a ceremony at government house.Jacinta Allan remains deputy premier and in charge of Victoria's major transport infrastructure builds, Tim Pallas will serve a third term as treasurer, Jaclyn Symes stays on as attorney-general and Mary-Anne Thomas continues as health minister.
Chris Fagan has felt no need to address the accusations of racism with his Brisbane players since returning from voluntary leave, stressing he has a "clear conscience" and has the squad's trust.The Lions AFL coach has denied any wrongdoing with regard to the disturbing allegations at Hawthorn, where was an assistant to Alastair Clarkson and served as football boss.
Conditions for China to downgrade its management of COVID-19 as a serious contagious disease are improving as the coronavirus weakens, state media outlet Yicai reports.Since January 2020, China has classified the virus as a Category B infectious disease but has managed it under Category A protocols, which give local authorities the power to put patients and their close contacts into quarantine and lock down affected regions.
The local share market has risen modestly this morning, buoyed by another solid performance by the major miners on continued hopes about China's reopening.The benchmark S&P;/ASX200 index was up 19.
Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame's childhood abuser has faced a Hobart court for allegedly harassing her via social media.Nicolaas Ockert Bester, 70, was in October charged with three counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence.
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi will develop mRNA vaccines in Queensland after inking a $280 million deal to make the state its new Asia-Pacific hub.The company will start researching, developing and testing vaccines using facilities at the Queensland government's Translational Research Institute, the University of Queensland and Griffith University in early 2023.
Hillsong founder Brian Houston was not the only person who failed to report his father's sexual abuse of a child to police, and was respecting the complainant's wishes not to do so, his lawyer has told a court.Houston, 68, appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court on Monday, having earlier pleaded not guilty to concealing a serious indictable offence of another person.
Jacinda Ardern has issued a "long overdue" Crown apology to a Maori tribe for warmongering and almost two centuries of breaches to New Zealand's Treaty of Waitangi.The prime minister travelled to the King Country settlement of Te Kuiti to issue the apology, the first she has delivered personally as part of reconciliation and treaty settlement efforts.
Porsche driver Richard Pusey will be free from prison in days after being jailed for sending graphic photos of dying police officers to the financial services watchdog.Images from the April 2020 Eastern Freeway crash that killed four police were attached to a November 2021 complaint Pusey sent to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.
TOP SELLING VEHICLES AND VEHICLE COMPANIES:COMPANIES:* Toyota 20,107* Mazda 7549* Ford 7165* Kia 6120* Mitsubishi 5559* Hyundai 5519* MG 5497* Subaru 3701* Volkswagen 3045* GWM 2914VEHICLES:* Toyota Hi-Lux 5440* Ford Ranger 5073* Toyota Corolla 3732* MG ZS 3051* Toyota Landcruiser 2296* Toyota RAV4 2282* Mazda CX-5 1949* Mitsubishi Outlander 1875* Kia Sportage 1844* Tesla Model Y. 1805Source: FCAI VFACTS Report.
The chair of the Australian Stock Exchange has issued a rare public apology over the botched rollout of a multi-million dollar project.The ASX has spent the last seven years working to replace its registry, settlement and clearing system with blockchain technology.
The Queensland premier will seek "adequate compensation" for any federal intervention in energy markets that hits the state's income.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with state premiers at national cabinet on Wednesday, with a cap on wholesale coal and gas prices expected to be a priority agenda item in an attempt to lower power bills.
Extended wait times for some vehicles remain a factor for Australian car buyers despite the ongoing recovery in the vehicle market, the industry's peak body says.The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries says the market rose by 17.
Asian shares edged higher on Monday as investors hoped steps to unwind pandemic restrictions in China would eventually brighten the outlook for global growth and commodity demand, even if full freedom could be months away.The news helped oil prices firm as OPEC+ nations reaffirmed their output targets ahead of a European Union ban and price caps on Russian crude, which kick off on Monday.
A national biodiversity market could be worth $137 billion by 2050 and advance conservation in Australia according to a new report by PwC.The report found agriculture, real estate and mining can capitalise on nature-positive opportunities, and that a national biodiversity strategy is needed.
Christmas shoppers are being urged to exercise extreme caution while buying gifts for family and friends this festive season.Fake toy-shop websites, far-too-cheap puppies and text alerts for deliveries you never ordered are just some of the insidious scams expected to do the rounds this year.
At least six people have been killed in an explosion in a multi-storey apartment building in Nizhnevartovsk in central Siberia, according to Russian authorities.Nine other residents were injured, five of them seriously, the Russian Civil Defence was quoted as saying by state news agency TASS.
The family of a 12-year-old Aboriginal girl who died in a Victorian hospital believe she was failed by the health system.An inquest into the death of the girl, who has been given the pseudonym Sasha, is starting in Melbourne on Monday.
A trucking boss charged over the deaths of four Victoria Police officers will still face trial on the Supreme Court despite the manslaughter charges being dropped.Connect Logistics manager Simiona Tuteru, 51, was due to stand trial in Victoria's Supreme Court last month charged over the deaths of the officers in the April 2020 Eastern Freeway collision.
Brittany Higgins is planning to sue two former Liberal ministers and pursue a multi-million dollar compensation claim from the Commonwealth.Lawyers for Ms Higgins are pursuing a civil claim against senators Michaelia Cash and Linda Reynolds, both former ministers who Ms Higgins worked for between 2019 and 2021.