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Five charged on Australia Day across NSW

by News Of The Area - Modern Media -

NSW POLICE have commended the conduct of crowds participating in Australia Day events across the state. A high-visibility policing operation saw general duties officers supported by specialist units including the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command, Police Transport Command, Operations Support Group, Public Order and Riot Squad, Mounted Unit, Dog Unit, Water

Ageing ‘coal clunkers’ posing power outage risk

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FRESH warnings Australia's coal generation fleet is ageing and becoming less reliable come as the federal government dials up its clean energy commitment with a $2 billion top-up for the national green bank. More than 60 percent of Australia's coal power stations are over four decades old, an advanced age Climate

Apprentice incentive not enough to meet housing targets

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AN injection of funding to attract apprentices into construction is being lauded as a welcome response to the sector's skills shortage. But as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces an election campaign in which housing affordability is set to be a key issue, his government's record has little to show. Its landmark National

Marginal seat polling shows support for ending native forest logging

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POLLING in five key “battleground” seats indicates that voters want an end to native forest logging and strongly support investment in new timber plantations, wood product manufacturing and funding for forest management jobs, including improved fire management. The Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation (ACBF) cites new research by Pyxis Polling and

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