Australia’s lithium resources will be kept at home as battery production is stepped up thanks to an investment made under the Made in Australia scheme.

To quell unrest, new police powers will allow snap curfews to be called, but Aboriginal groups fear overreach will disproportionately affect youth.

With winter colds, flu, and COVID circulating, a number of regular donors are kept away, leaving blood stock at critical levels, said the Lifeblood service.

NZ Police Association said recruitment drive aimed at its serving officers is a real worry and comes at a time when their numbers of sworn staff are dwindling.

A local legend born from events surrounding a 19th century eruption of a New Zealand volcano continues to fascinate sceptics and folklorists alike.

The death of four people, including two police officers has forced President Emmanuel Macron to declare a state of emergency in the French overseas territory.

Worldview, a provider of high-altitude stratospheric ballooning technology, will set up Indo-pacific operations in Melbourne, providing 200 engineering jobs.

The statue of William Crowther had been scheduled to be taken down after objections from the Aboriginal community due to an incident of a stolen skull.

Police are looking for two alleged offenders who damaged artwork and sculptures with a oil-like substance across two locations in and around Bendigo.

The agency aims to standardise restrictions on AI to mitigate nefarious actors that threaten national security.