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Impartiality concerns raised as LNP appoints former Liberal party member to lead Queensland CFMEU inquiry 500-32

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Impartiality concerns raised as LNP appoints former Liberal party member to lead Queensland CFMEU inquiry

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The lawyer leading a commission of inquiry into Queensland’s CFMEU was a former member of the Liberal...

AustralianSuper divests more than $26m of shares in poker machine giant Aristocrat from socially aware option 500-26

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AustralianSuper divests more than $26m of shares in poker machine giant Aristocrat from socially aware option

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Australia’s largest superannuation fund has divested more than $26m of shares in poker machine giant Aristocrat from...

Australia dodges latest Trump tariff hikes as most imports held at 10% 500-8

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Australia dodges latest Trump tariff hikes as most imports held at 10%

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Australian goods imported into the US will continue to attract the baseline 10% tariff, with Australia dodging...

Trump accuses foreign nations of ‘freeloading’ on drug prices as Australia insists PBS prices won’t rise 500

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Trump accuses foreign nations of ‘freeloading’ on drug prices as Australia insists PBS prices won’t rise

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Donald Trump has threatened a crackdown on major pharmaceutical companies who fail to sell cheaper drugs to...

Asylum seekers on Nauru contract dengue as advocates call on Australia to take responsibility 500-697

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Asylum seekers on Nauru contract dengue as advocates call on Australia to take responsibility

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At least nine asylum seekers on Nauru have contracted dengue fever amid an outbreak on the island,...

On issues from Aukus to recognising Palestine, Victorian Labor’s base is determined to be heard 500-694

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On issues from Aukus to recognising Palestine, Victorian Labor’s base is determined to be heard

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Scrap Aukus. Recognise Palestine. Save public housing. Overhaul childcare. On paper, the urgency resolutions up for debate...

Coalition is wedging itself on climate crisis with net zero debate, warns Liberal MP in Scott Morrison’s former seat 500-699

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Coalition is wedging itself on climate crisis with net zero debate, warns Liberal MP in Scott Morrison’s former seat

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One of the Liberal party’s two surviving inner-metropolitan MPs has warned voters see the Coalition as unserious...

Little India has been part of Melbourne’s multicultural fabric for decades. Some traders fear they’ll soon have to leave 500-691

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Little India has been part of Melbourne’s multicultural fabric for decades. Some traders fear they’ll soon have to leave

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Sudesh Singh is surrounded by sequinned saris that hang on the walls of her clothing store. For...

Productivity Commission backs biggest Australian company tax rate cut in 40 years 500-668

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Productivity Commission backs biggest Australian company tax rate cut in 40 years

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The company tax rate would be slashed to 20% for all but the very biggest businesses as...

Afternoon Update: pressure on Australia as allies plan to recognise state of Palestine; Thorpe condemns deaths in custody; and a big stick insect 500-633

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Afternoon Update: pressure on Australia as allies plan to recognise state of Palestine; Thorpe condemns deaths in custody; and a big stick insect

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Good afternoon. Pressure is growing for Australia to recognise a Palestinian state, after Canada announced it would...

Queensland police union chief calls state government pay offer ‘grossly inadequate’ days after approving it 500-632

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Queensland police union chief calls state government pay offer ‘grossly inadequate’ days after approving it

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Queensland’s police union chief has conceded a permanent pay increase he approved earlier this week is “grossly...

Homeless people at Sydney’s Central station have belongings removed with advocates condemning ‘heavy-handed’ tactics 500-620

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Homeless people at Sydney’s Central station have belongings removed with advocates condemning ‘heavy-handed’ tactics

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Kylie Emery returned from a shower on Thursday morning to find her shopping trolley full of belongings...

After-school carer charged with producing child abuse material at six facilities across northern Sydney 500-619

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After-school carer charged with producing child abuse material at six facilities across northern Sydney

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A male before- and after-school care staffer who was previously a New South Wales police officer has...

Afternoon Update: pressure on Australia as allies plan to recognise state of Palestine; Thorpe condemns deaths in custody; and a big stick insect 500-583

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Afternoon Update: pressure on Australia as allies plan to recognise state of Palestine; Thorpe condemns deaths in custody; and a big stick insect

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Good afternoon. Pressure is growing for Australia to recognise a Palestinian state, after Canada announced it would...

Pressure on Australia as allies to recognise state of Palestine; Thorpe condemns deaths in custody; and a big stick insect 500-577

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Pressure on Australia as allies to recognise state of Palestine; Thorpe condemns deaths in custody; and a big stick insect

business-street Posted on 4 days ago

Good afternoon. Pressure is growing for Australia to recognise a Palestinian state, after Canada announced it would...

Queensland police union chief calls state government pay offer ‘grossly inadequate’ days after approving it 500-576

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Queensland police union chief calls state government pay offer ‘grossly inadequate’ days after approving it

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Queensland’s police union chief has conceded a permanent pay increase he approved earlier this week is “grossly...

Homeless people at Sydney’s Central station have belongings removed with advocates condemning ‘heavy-handed’ tactics 500-567

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Homeless people at Sydney’s Central station have belongings removed with advocates condemning ‘heavy-handed’ tactics

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Kylie Emery returned from a shower on Thursday morning to find her shopping trolley full of belongings...

Australia politics live: power bills and Joni Mitchell references in final question time of sitting fortnight 500-564

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Australia politics live: power bills and Joni Mitchell references in final question time of sitting fortnight

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6.49am BST Thanks so much to Krishani Dhanji for guiding us through the first sitting fortnight of...

After-school carer charged with producing child abuse material at six facilities across northern Sydney 500-556

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After-school carer charged with producing child abuse material at six facilities across northern Sydney

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A male before- and after-school care staffer who was previously a New South Wales police officer has...

Australia politics live: Coalition targets energy prices in question time after Labor schedules debate on Joyce’s net zero bill 500-550

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Australia politics live: Coalition targets energy prices in question time after Labor schedules debate on Joyce’s net zero bill

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6.00am BST Chalmers on superannuation: it’s possible to disagree with Paul Keating The shadow treasurer, Ted O’Brien,...

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