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'Shut up and sit on the back bench': Business lobby group frustrated with Coalition climate change sceptics

ABC News: Top Stories - Mon, 2020-01-06 12:11

The Federal Government has drawn the ire of the small business community, with a key lobby group saying its members are disappointed with the lack of preparations for what was expected to be an unusually bad bushfire season.

Shots fired at Brisbane bar weeks after being firebombed

ABC News: Top Stories - Mon, 2020-01-06 07:23

Weeks after Mr Percival's bar at Brisbane's Howard Smith Wharves was deliberately set on fire, shots are fired at the venue from a boat on the river. Police are yet to confirm the two incidents are connected.

How social licence and clean energy will change the mining industry by 2030

ABC News: Top Stories - Mon, 2020-01-06 07:02

Mining industry experts say social licence will be the next decade's biggest challenge for mining companies, so how can mining fix its image problem by 2030?

New wearable patient monitoring technology a 'potential game-changer' for nurses

ABC News: Top Stories - Mon, 2020-01-06 05:56

New technology being trialled at a small hospital north-west of Brisbane may put an end to what has been one of a nurses' core responsibilities — taking and recording vital signs.

Welcome to the quirkiest outback pub you've never heard of

ABC News: Top Stories - Sun, 2020-01-05 08:21

Driving the road between Boulia and Winton, you could be forgiven for thinking you're passing through the set of an old Western movie — that is, until a 143-year-old hotel breaks through the distant mirage.

Helping baby Enzo fight a mysterious brain condition takes 'every waking hour'

ABC News: Top Stories - Sat, 2020-01-04 07:41

Seventeen-month-old Enzo suffers from a severe neurological condition that doctors have been unable to diagnose and his family travels thousands of kilometres in search of new treatment.

'It's tough': Nick Kyrgios breaks down in tears over bushfires, leads Australia to ATP Cup win

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 20:34

Nick Kyrgios shows he is in decent shape to start the summer of tennis, sending down 20 aces to win his ATP Cup match for Australia against Germany.

Surgeon may have missed cancer signs in hundreds of patients, investigation launched

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 15:03

Concerns are raised about the thoroughness of 1,500 endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures done by a doctor at a hospital, with about 1,000 patients being contacted by Queensland Health.

Fruit fly larvae found in mango in Tasmania

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 12:06

The detection of fruit fly larvae in a mango imported from Queensland to Tasmania is proof that the island state's biosecurity procedures are working, says Primary Industries Minister Guy Barnett.

More PTSD support needed: Friend speaks out on veteran's suicide ahead of funeral

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 11:20

The close friend of a former army captain, who died by suicide, wants better mental health support and research rather than a royal commission.

'I've got a nine-year-old son who's never seen green grass': Qld's low rainfall figures

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 09:52

Some Queensland farmers say they have just recorded their lowest rainfall in 113 years. Here's how they're trying to diversify and keep going.

How to stop saying yes when you want to say no

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 08:34

It's one of the shortest words in the English language, but many of us struggle to say no — even when we want to. So how do we master the graceful art of saying no, without feeling guilty about it?

Kyrgios to donate to bushfire victims for every ace, as Australian Open flags concert, exhibition fundraiser

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 07:00

Australian star Nick Kyrgios's plan to donate $200 for every ace he hits this summer gathers pace among his fellow competitors as tennis looks to pull together to help bushfire-hit communities.

From metalsmiths to ballerinas: These 'fearless' oldies are proving there's no age limit to learning

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 06:17

While many of us are pondering our new year's resolutions, these older Australians are one step ahead and already defying the odds by pursuing new skills which challenge their mental and physical abilities despite public perception they're too old to do so.

From ballerinas to metalsmiths: Meet the 'fearless' oldies proving there's no age limit to learning

ABC News: Top Stories - Fri, 2020-01-03 06:17

While many of us are pondering our new year's resolutions, these seniors are one step ahead and already defying the odds by pursuing new skills which challenge their mental and physical abilities despite public perception they're too old to do so.

2019 was Australia's hottest and driest year on record

ABC News: Top Stories - Thu, 2020-01-02 14:07

The data is in and 2019 topped the BOM's charts for average and maximum temperatures as well as the lowest rainfall across the country.

Extra police officers flown into Aurukun after alleged stabbing murder and riots

ABC News: Top Stories - Thu, 2020-01-02 12:03

Extra police are being flown into a remote Indigenous community in Far North Queensland following the fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old man on New Year's Day and a riot overnight, with police saying the situation remains volatile.

Marine safety authorities investigate New Year's Day boat crash

ABC News: Top Stories - Thu, 2020-01-02 08:38

It took four hours to recover 10 patients from a boat crash on a central Queensland river, but the process was aided by quick-thinking locals willing to lend their watercraft to help.

Paid leave for new pet owners: Will 'pawternity leave' stem high turnover of hospitality staff?

ABC News: Top Stories - Thu, 2020-01-02 07:52

Government benefits ensure new parents are offered paid leave when welcoming a new family member, and a UK company is now offering its Australian employees a similar scheme when they bring home a new pet.

New treatment for 'silent' heart attack survivors could make hearts stronger and repair scar tissue

ABC News: Top Stories - Thu, 2020-01-02 06:10

People who suffer "silent" heart attacks could make dramatic recoveries under a new treatment that could also revolutionise the repair of scar tissue throughout the body, researchers say.

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