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A $50 million penalty imposed on Telstra for fleecing vulnerable Indigenous consumers is a warning for corporate Australia, the head of the consumer watchdog says.

Having seen an understrength South Sydney unravel before their eyes, Melbourne skipper Jesse Bromwich says his team view Sunday's Magic Round clash with St George Illawarra as their biggest challenge of the NRL season.

Four days after Goran Stevanovic told his mother he was popping out briefly, his mutilated and decomposing body was found in his killer's shower stall.

Australia is taking steps to produce more vaccines onshore as the federal government continues to face questions over the timing of the coronavirus jab rollout.

Test results confirm Victoria's latest COVID-19 case caught the virus in hotel quarantine in South Australia.

A Royal Australian Navy warship has been linked to the deaths of two whales in the United States.

An NRL promotional video is as close as David Fifita will get to playing in the Magic Round after the Gold Coast star was banned for two matches at the judiciary.

A SUMMARY OF THE 2021 FEDERAL BUDGETECONOMY* Budget deficit of $106.6 billion in 2021/22* Deficit narrows to $99.3 billion in 2022/23, $79.5 billion in 2023/24 and $57 billion in 2024/25* Commonwealth net debt to rise to $617.5 billion in 2021/22 before hitting $980.6 billion in 2024/25* Economic growth to rise...

The end to a horror mouse plague that has tormented communities in western NSW is finally in sight thanks to doubly toxic bait, but farmers say they now can't afford to finish the rodents off.

A key Victorian crossbench MP wants new safe injecting rooms in areas of Melbourne with high levels of drug use.