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Australia’s chemical regulator has approved the use of a herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease, in a move opponents say will have a “severe human cost”.

Australia’s chemical regulator has approved the use of a herbicide linked to Parkinson’s disease, in a move opponents say will have a “severe human cost”.

If a federal election were held now the result would be “too close to call” between Labor and One Nation, according to fresh polls.

Almost one in five properties for sale across Australia’s two biggest cities are languishing on the market for six months or more amid a housing downturn appearing to be “the most severe for many decades”.

Australia was taking a “policy of voluntary starvation” from its own energy resources while subsidising producers overseas, as power prices appear set to rise again.

Just hours after reports emerged of Karl Stefanovic’s departure from Nine, a petition to “save” him and “fight back” has attracted more than 3000 signatures.

Just hours after reports emerged of Karl Stefanovic’s departure from Nine, a petition to “save” him and “fight back” has attracted more than 3500 signatures, as fans flood the Today show’s socials with messages of support for the TV host.

Residents in a suburban Australian street have complained after a neighbour installed three granny flats in a backyard, creating what one person likened to a “village”.

National auction clearance rates hit a “new low” last week, with just four in 10 homes selling under the hammer, and fresh figures predict how low values could fall.

Australia’s secretive cocaine kingpins have issued a warning to the black market industry after 2.7 tonnes of the drug was seized in the country’s largest ever bust.