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Trailblazer senator opens door for more LGBTQI members

Trailblazer senator opens door for more LGBTQI members

Retiring senator Louise Pratt has been remembered as a trailblazer advocate for marriage equality as she issued one final call to action to her colleagues.

Antiques and auctions inspire Archibald artist

Antiques and auctions inspire Archibald artist

Antiques and auctions inspire Archibald artist

Antiques and auctions inspire Archibald artist

The 2025 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are underway, with more than 2000 entries expected to arrive at a gallery in Sydney this week.

Super fund offloads $580m stake in embattled tech firm

Super fund offloads $580m stake in embattled tech firm

Super fund offloads $580m stake in embattled tech firm

Super fund offloads $580m stake in embattled tech firm

Australia's biggest superannuation fund has sold its interest in local company WiseTech over governance concerns, following a chaotic board shake up.

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No respite from tax burden on younger workers in budget

No respite from tax burden on younger workers in budget

Young income earners will be increasingly called upon to fund rising public spending unless structural tax reforms are made in the next term of government.

Workers and employers face choice at upcoming election

Workers and employers face choice at upcoming election

Workers and their bosses will be given different workplace choices at the upcoming federal election, with a key change making it easier to move to a new job.

Sliding inflation builds hopes of interest rate cut

Sliding inflation builds hopes of interest rate cut

Another interest rate cut is firmly on the table with analysts expecting the Reserve Bank to seriously consider the move on the back of fresh inflation data.

Banks bounce back to help Australian market cash in

Banks bounce back to help Australian market cash in

The Australian share market has rallied, with a charge from the big four banks and miners helping the local bourse outperform rival indices.

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Battle lines drawn over tax cuts as election looms

Battle lines drawn over tax cuts as election looms

Battle lines drawn over tax cuts as election looms

Battle lines drawn over tax cuts as election looms

Universal $5 a week tax cuts are being raced through parliament as debate around cost of living intensifies ahead of the federal election.

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

Up in smoke: billions wiped off tobacco tax forecast

A booming tobacco black market has created a taxation deficit and forced a belated national crackdown on dodgy retailers and criminal gangs.

Indigenous groups cautiously optimistic about budget

Indigenous groups cautiously optimistic about budget

Indigenous groups cautiously optimistic about budget

Indigenous groups cautiously optimistic about budget

Indigenous peak organisations have welcomed spending on early childhood care, mental health and domestic violence but are disappointed in some budget omissions.

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

An angry senator has confronted the prime minister in the halls of power over a reform opponents say threatens the end of a prehistoric species.

Disaster response storm brewing over federal finances

Disaster response storm brewing over federal finances

Disaster response storm brewing over federal finances

Disaster response storm brewing over federal finances

Spending on climate adaptation and resilience continues to fall short even as the federal budget reveals spending on disaster response payments is blowing out.

Budget fails on new money for violence against women

Budget fails on new money for violence against women

Budget fails on new money for violence against women

Budget fails on new money for violence against women

Anti-family violence groups working with men to put an end to the issue have slammed the lack of new funding for measures in the federal budget.

'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

'This is the time': calls to prioritise rural health

While the federal budget confirmed sweeping reforms to Medicare and billions in health funding, it's unclear how much will reach the bush, medical groups say.

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Space mushrooms: Aussie research will test flying fungi

A world-first experiment led by Australians will put mushrooms in space for the first time and determine if they can be a tasty addition to astronauts' diet.

Aussie road rules are not ready for self-driving cars

Road rules will need to be changed before autonomous vehicles become more common, or lawsuits could follow.

Billions locked and loaded for clean green metals

Incentives to help manufacturers reset for a net zero future have been confirmed yet households have largely missed out on low-emissions technology help.

Australia pivots foreign aid to Pacific to cover US cut

Australia will shift $119 million of its foreign aid budget to the Pacific and Southeast Asia to plug holes in critical programs left by US cuts.

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Aussie families pocket thousands in childcare savings

Landmark childcare reforms have been firmed up in the federal budget, although calls to improve services in rural Australia have gone unanswered.

First homebuyers, renters centrepiece of housing pledge

First homebuyers and renters struggling to find a home are being offered some hope in a budget that bakes in $33 billion in measures to improve affordability.

University staff add voices to pro-Palestinian protests

Protesters will take to major universities demanding they cut ties with Israel and weapon manufacturers, and railing against a new definition of anti-Semitism.

Workers to benefit as wages growth outpaces inflation

The outlook for wages is improving as inflation falls, growth picks up and clauses stopping workers moving to higher pay jobs are ditched.

Budget fundamentals smashed as storms cloud outlook

Australia's federal budget is forecast to eclipse $1 trillion in debt for the first time in 2025/26, as global challenges threaten the nation's coffers.

Business leaders blast big change coming for workers

Workers looking to switch jobs or start their own companies will soon be better protected, but business leaders are less than impressed with the budget measure.

Taxpayers to get $10 a week cut in pre-election budget

All taxpayers will get two rounds of cuts but only starting from July 2026, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers makes the case for a second Labor term.

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