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Optus Faces Legal Action For Allegedly Exploiting Vulnerable Customers With Unaffordable Plans

Optus indulged in improper sales practices, including pressuring consumers to buy many expensive products without checking if they had coverage in their area.

2024-10-31 13:00

Optus’ alleged sales practices to land it in court

Competition watchdog files suit.

2024-10-31 01:06

Abandoned outback mines sit lifeless, but renewable energy is reviving them. Here's how

They can be an eyesore, but end-of-life mines in the outback prove to be an attractive prospect in an unlikely relationship. So how are renewable energy companies repurposing mine shafts to help decarbonise the region?

2024-10-30 22:25

Authors of outback atlas credited with saving lives retiring after 35 years

Their work has been a godsend for the directionally challenged and a staple in the homes and cars of farmers, graziers and rural Australians everywhere, but Terrence and Rosemary Alick are about to call it a day.

2024-10-28 19:51

Some regional seats are LNP for the first time in 100 years. This is how regional Queensland voted

Regional Queensland voters delivered the LNP to power, with a tough-on-crime mandate resonating loud and clear. With 11 of the 12 seats needed for the LNP to win decided in decentralised areas, the question now is what a new government will look like for thos…

2024-10-27 03:11

Outback city briefly holds title of most polluted in the world after months of bushfires

As the mercury continues to rise, crews are on stand-by to tackle worsening conditions.

2024-10-23 18:50

Red Metal tables giant QLD magnet rare earths resource

Red Metal Ltd says its giant 4.8 billion-tonne rare earths deposit with promising shallow, early mining potential at its Sybella project near Mt Isa in QLD is a globally significant discovery.

2024-10-21 05:27

Could Robbie Katter's outspoken views on abortion cause a backlash in his young voting base?

Robbie Katter's outback Queensland electorate is full of young voters, many of whom are reconsidering their vote after his controversial abortion policy was announced.

2024-10-21 00:11

Why school leavers from the city are saddling up and moving to 'the end of the world'

Lake Nash Station, one of the oldest cattle runs in the country, was cut off for months by floods in 2023 —but it's bounced back and is now expecting to be flooded by schoolies.

2024-10-18 21:11

Abortion has become a surprise topic ahead of Queensland's election. What are the rules across Australia?

Abortion has become a surprise subject of debate in the Queensland election – putting an issue that many Australians might have thought was settled, back on the national agenda.

2024-10-14 19:42