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The Northern Territory Police Force has moved to reassure Territorians that new public safety officers have done sufficient training to carry guns and make arrests during incidents involving both antisocial behaviour and serious violence, despite having a shorter training period than constables. The Territory Labor opposition has expressed concern that the officers, who receive 18…

Residents on remote cattle stations are concerned a new satellite phone system being rolled out across the country will make it harder for them to get help during emergencies. For more than 40 years, thousands of people living in remote areas where traditional cable landlines were not viable have relied on Telstra’s Customer Access Network…

Rescuers in Venezuela have saved an infant and two 11-year-old boys from lying underneath rubble caused by Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes. The three children are among at least 33 people who were rescued during a weekend multinational operation that continued searching for survivors, while tens of thousands remained unaccounted-for. The death toll from the earthquakes on…

Teenage boys are learning about periods and pelvic pain alongside girls in Australian classrooms in what’s hoped will make them more supportive brothers, sons, friends, and partners. Year 9 student Jack Rogers said he would probably treat his 12-year-old sister “a bit better” after taking one of the classes at his Palm Beach Currumbin High…

A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was shot on the Gold Coast. Emergency services were called to a home on Loder Street in Biggera Waters about 8pm yesterday after reports a 23-year-old woman had suffered life-threatening gunshot injuries. The woman was declared dead at the scene. Police arrested the Biggera…

A group of Australian soldiers conscripted during the Vietnam War will be eligible to receive the same health benefits as other veterans from July 1 after a decades-long fight. About 63,000 men were drafted into National Service between 1965 and 1972 using a lottery system based on their birthdays. About 19,000 National Servicemen served in…

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has called out platforms that manage Australians’ retirement savings for a “troubling” lack of safeguards.  The corporate watchdog is concerned that super trustees are failing to monitor harmful advice fee deductions, unusual fees, investment patterns, and high-risk superannuation switching activity. “All superannuation trustees should immediately review and consider…

Coal, oil and gas companies are spending tens of millions of dollars on programs in childhood settings, with a new report revealing the scale of investments by the resources industry to lift its brand and influence. A network of more than 260 teaching programs, children’s sport club sponsorships, partnerships with educational institutions and more has…

There are calls for Tasmania’s Department of Health to examine its fatigue management policies after a doctor died on the state’s roads. Artyom Avetisyan, a cardiothoracic surgery registrar at the Royal Hobart Hospital, has been remembered by hospital staff as a kind and compassionate colleague who will be “greatly missed”. Tasmania Police said a 42-year-old…