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Firefighters say no-one has asked them about the coalition's nuclear power plan but fear they could pay with their lives in the event of a disaster.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s pledge to build seven nuclear energy plants, if elected, has triggered heated political debate – mostly about the costs and timetable of the plan. But the concept of nuclear energy in Australia must overcome an arguably even bigger hurdle: how to dispose of high-level nuclear waste.

Aussies lose more than $25 billion to gambling each year.

Territory 'constitutionally at a disadvantage', Chief Minister says.

A photo of Liberal leader Peter Dutton's son holding a 'white powder' on the Gold Coast has circulated online.

A war has erupted around young people’s use social media and it is messy. In the United States, surgeon general Vivek Murthy has recommended cigarette packet-like warnings for platforms like Instagram to remind teens and parents social media “has not proved safe”.

Letters: Both Newcastle and the vineyards sold out.

Local jobs and the push towards renewables will be threatened by the coalition's nuclear energy policy, the prime minister says.

The opposition claims Australia is an outlier in the developed world in not having nuclear, yet Germany and Italy have closed their plants