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Tasmanian man uses employer's fuel card to unlawfully buy more than $20k of petrol

A Tasmanian man who used a company fuel card to buy more than $24,000 worth of fuel, some of which he onsold to friends, avoids prison — the court acknowledging his marriage breakdown caused "great upheaval" for him before the offending started.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023

Portland GP clinic seeks childcare worker in bid to end crippling shortages

A GP clinic in south-west Victoria has taken the extraordinary step of recruiting an in-house childcare worker so its doctors and nurses can spend more time with patients.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023

HBO's The Idol has finally dropped after months of controversy. It's been described as a 'toxic man's fantasy'

A troubled young pop star manipulated and taken advantage of by a sinister impresario. We've seen it before — and some say we've seen it done much better. Why is there so much controversy surrounding HBO's The Idol?

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023

NT Police charge man with murder over fatal stabbing outside Alice Springs' Todd Tavern

The 23-year-old, who has been in police custody since Thursday, has been remanded to face court today.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

'Same job, same pay' laws won't punish experience or hard work, Tony Burke says, dismissing 'strange' campaign

Mining, construction and farming and other business groups have mounted a campaign over changes the Employment Minister Tony Burke says the government is not proposing to make.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Angus Taylor says Australia's core inflation is higher than all the countries in the G7. Is that correct?

Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says Australia has higher core inflation than all of the countries in the G7. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Kathleen Folbigg releases first statement, says she is 'extremely humbled' and 'grateful'

Ms Folbigg spent her first day of freedom since 2003 enjoying simple pleasures, like a comfortable bed and pizza, her best friend Tracy Chapman says.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Cheaper to call Vatican City: Why is it so expensive to make phone calls from prison?

While some US states are making prison phone calls free, a 12-minute phone call from a Victorian prison can cost more than a prisoner's wages for the day.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Live: RBA lifts interest rates to 4.1 per cent, Apple shares reach record high, ASX trades lower as Baby Bunting downgrades profits

The Reserve Bank has increased the cash rate to 4.1 per cent at its June meeting, citing "persistent" and "ongoing" high inflation. It's the highest cash rate since April 2012. Follow live.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023

Endangered marsupial woylies in sanctuaries losing anti-predator 'street smarts', study finds

Rapid evolution in protected havens is stripping threatened native marsupials of the "street smarts" they need to survive and escape predators in the wild, new research finds.

ABC News · Jun 5, 2023