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Islamic groups decry response 'disparity' after attacks

Islamic groups decry response 'disparity' after attacks

The political and police responses to alleged assaults on two Muslim women have sparked allegations of double standards from Islamic organisations.

Demands for inquiry into dumping of Aust Venice art duo

Demands for inquiry into dumping of Aust Venice art duo

Demands for inquiry into dumping of Aust Venice art duo

Demands for inquiry into dumping of Aust Venice art duo

How and why did Creative Australia uninvite the team it picked for the Venice Biennale? There are calls for an independent inquiry to find out.

Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data

Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data

Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data

Australia must build out of crisis amid shocking data

Red tape must be ripped down to boost productivity in a bid to fix the nation's housing crisis, with shocking new data showing the slowing rate of construction.

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Caution urged over polls as Labor bleeds support

Caution urged over polls as Labor bleeds support

A warning has been issued over election polling as tightly clustered results in a close race may not reflect Australians' votes.

Late Nickel Queen's riches to fight anti-Semitism

Late Nickel Queen's riches to fight anti-Semitism

A charitable trust using millions left by pioneering entrepreneur Millie Phillips will promote Jewish pride and combat anti-Semitism if green-lit by the courts.

Falling Star offered $650m lifeline for ailing casinos

Falling Star offered $650m lifeline for ailing casinos

With its shares in the doldrums and questions over its operations, Star has been offered a conditional lifeline through a five-year financing proposal.

Voters' attitudes to refugees revealed in fresh polling

Voters' attitudes to refugees revealed in fresh polling

Polling has shown how Australians feel about refugees and asylum seekers ahead of the federal election, with the major parties put on notice over one big issue.

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Slimmed down Lendlease posts first profit in two years

Slimmed down Lendlease posts first profit in two years

Slimmed down Lendlease posts first profit in two years

Slimmed down Lendlease posts first profit in two years

Lendlease has made a statutory profit of $48 million in the first half, compared with a $136 million loss a year ago.

Price and policy changes redirect Uber's electric drive

Price and policy changes redirect Uber's electric drive

Price and policy changes redirect Uber's electric drive

Price and policy changes redirect Uber's electric drive

Australian ride-share drivers could be about to lose a long-time electric vehicle discount but gain another as Uber adapts to market changes.

Australia to boot violent offenders in Nauru visa deal

Australia to boot violent offenders in Nauru visa deal

Australia to boot violent offenders in Nauru visa deal

Australia to boot violent offenders in Nauru visa deal

A convicted murderer is one of three released immigration detainees the federal government will pay Nauru to take off Australia's hands as part of a visa deal.

Focus on freedom as thousands celebrate Mardi Gras fair

Focus on freedom as thousands celebrate Mardi Gras fair

Focus on freedom as thousands celebrate Mardi Gras fair

Focus on freedom as thousands celebrate Mardi Gras fair

The first big Mardi Gras event of 2025 has drawn a crowd of thousands as organisers hope its theme resonates with the LGBTQI community and beyond.

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Flooding, road closures persist after powerful cyclone

Floodwaters are not expected to subside any time soon and roads remain closed as an ex-cyclone continues dumping heavy rain and teams visit damaged stations.

Labor on track to make unwanted election history

Labor on track to make unwanted election history

Labor on track to make unwanted election history

Labor on track to make unwanted election history

Modelling shows Labor is set to be the first federal government in almost a century to lose an election after one term, with more than a dozen seats at risk.

Dutton projected to be next PM but teals still a threat

Dutton projected to be next PM but teals still a threat

Dutton projected to be next PM but teals still a threat

Dutton projected to be next PM but teals still a threat

Labor has a mountain to climb to prevent Peter Dutton from forming government at the next election, with polling predicting a coalition wave in outer suburbs.

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New homes and land banking off-limits to foreign buyers

Established homes will be off-limits and foreign owners will be forced to develop vacant land under new measures announced to improve housing supply.

Adventurer embarks on next leg of long trek to legacy

An Australian adventurer is preparing to resume her groundbreaking trek on a journey to become the first woman to walk the entire length of the Americas.

Moving mountains, Sarah Blasko comes to the country

The acclaimed singer-songwriter hopes audiences will sit with her in life's highs and lows, as she tours a deeply personal album across country Australia.

Kylie breaks Tension with first show of world tour

The hearts of Kylie fans are beating Padam Padam, with the start of the pop legend's Tension world tour.

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Cool heads for kids as disasters stoke climate anxiety

An early brush with bushfires left a Victorian mother's boy anxious over climate change, so now she tries to help kids understand how their world is changing.

Rarer dementia a rollercoaster of debilitating ailments

Little is known about a form of dementia that affects more than 100,000 Australians but researchers are looking to build knowledge on the debilitating illness.

Economists less confident of RBA rate cut than market

An AAP survey of 32 leading Australian economists has tipped the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates this week, but more than one in five remain unconvinced.

Investigation continues after nurses sacked over video

Two nurses remain under the police microscope after a video surfaced of them appearing to claim they would kill Israeli patients.

Phone ban, vape laws 'helping students focus'

Australia's education minister says law reforms around phone usage in schools and vaping are helping the younger generation kick goals in the classroom.

Rare earths hopeful in eye of Greenland political storm

A stalled rare earths project puts an Australian junior miner at the centre of an election in an Atlantic territory caught in a web of geopolitical tensions.

Aust funds PNG port upgrade amid race for influence

Australia is funding a major port upgrade in the Pacific as it jostles for influence among neighbouring countries.

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