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Unis warn foreign student cap will harm research, jobs

Unis warn foreign student cap will harm research, jobs

The government promises a cap on international student visas will improve educational integrity but universities warn it will lead to research underfunding.

Libs double down on Israel-Palestine after UN vote

Libs double down on Israel-Palestine after UN vote

Libs double down on Israel-Palestine after UN vote

Libs double down on Israel-Palestine after UN vote

The Liberals have reaffirmed recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as a rift widens between the opposition and government on a usually bipartisan issue.

Digital IDs to be expanded in fraud crackdown

Digital IDs to be expanded in fraud crackdown

Digital IDs to be expanded in fraud crackdown

Digital IDs to be expanded in fraud crackdown

The federal budget will contain $288 million to boost the use of digital IDs over the next four years.

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Aboriginal legal services in crisis as demand doubles

Aboriginal legal services in crisis as demand doubles

Demand at Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander legal organisations is soaring amid workforce challenges, causing some to freeze services.

Industry rebuffs calls to slash fossil fuel subsidies

Industry rebuffs calls to slash fossil fuel subsidies

Fossil fuel subsides are increasing and undermining Australia's climate efforts, a think tank says, but energy producers insist they're paying plenty of tax.

Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll

Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll

Parents and their children are struggling to cope with cost-of-living pressures, the over-use of technology and lingering effects of the pandemic.

Cheaper drugs for cancer, kidney disease patients

Cheaper drugs for cancer, kidney disease patients

Medicines to help women battling endometrial cancer and for people with symptoms of chronic kidney disease will be subsidised, saving patients thousands.

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Consumers miss out on utilities' maintenance windfall

Consumers miss out on utilities' maintenance windfall

Consumers miss out on utilities' maintenance windfall

Consumers miss out on utilities' maintenance windfall

The utilities sector is expected to have the slowest growth in maintenance spending as higher-cost fossil fuel generators are replaced by renewable energy.

Gem of a display as Ruby shines at gymnastics nationals

Gem of a display as Ruby shines at gymnastics nationals

Gem of a display as Ruby shines at gymnastics nationals

Gem of a display as Ruby shines at gymnastics nationals

Teenager Ruby Pass has won four senior gold medals in the space of 90 minutes at the Australian gymnastic championships as the Paris Olympics loom large.

Treasurer promises more relief alongside tax cuts

Treasurer promises more relief alongside tax cuts

Treasurer promises more relief alongside tax cuts

Treasurer promises more relief alongside tax cuts

With long-awaited stage three tax cuts set to drive cost of living relief in the budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given an assurance more help is coming.

Urgent care clinic funding a 'missed opportunity'

Urgent care clinic funding a 'missed opportunity'

Urgent care clinic funding a 'missed opportunity'

Urgent care clinic funding a 'missed opportunity'

The peak body representing GPs says the federal budget's $8.5b health cash splash doesn't give enough support to doctors, chronic illnesses and mental health.

Wages, jobs updates to come with budget week

Wages, jobs updates to come with budget week

Wages, jobs updates to come with budget week

Wages, jobs updates to come with budget week

As well as a federal budget, Australia will get its quarterly check-up on worker wages, business surveys and monthly jobs figures.

Desktop industrial warriors battle for sustainability

Desktop industrial warriors battle for sustainability

Desktop industrial warriors battle for sustainability

Desktop industrial warriors battle for sustainability

Consumers could get a tech boost as industrial intelligence software helps to lower energy and water use, and produce higher quality goods.

Sudanese Australians desperate to reunite with families

Sudanese Australians desperate to reunite with families

Sudanese Australians desperate to reunite with families

Sudanese Australians desperate to reunite with families

Sudanese Australians are urging the Albanese government to provide humanitarian visas for their families one year into the latest war.

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Australia backs Palestine UN resolution, rejects Hamas

Australia and other nations have supported a UN resolution to give more rights to Palestine as the foreign minister said Hamas had no place in a future state.

Federal budget targets housing crisis amid backlash

The federal government has announced $11.3 billion to fast-track the delivery of new homes but faced criticism for not extending further support to renters.

Basketball mourns loss of NBL figure Corey Williams

Former National Basketball League MVP and outspoken commentator Corey Williams, 46, has died after a battle with cancer.

Design and death: palliative care needs more creativity

Experts say there needs to be greater design innovation in palliative care but attempts at change are being hamstrung by state governments.

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Cassar-Daley finds a way after losing his 'lighthouse'

Troy Cassar-Daley recorded his new album in the room where his beloved mother died, letting her spirit do the talking in an intimate collection of songs.

Chalmers threads budget needle with difficult economy

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is confident he can beat inflation in the near term while gearing up for growth in a low-carbon world in his government's third budget.

Man denied bail over 100kg of meth hidden in sandals

A Malaysian national has been remanded in custody after he was caught attempting to import 100kg of methamphetamine concealed within the soles of black sandals.

Consumers tipped to stash tax-cut savings for rainy day

Australians plan to stash their stage three tax cut cash, a key cost of living relief measure in the budget, in promising news for inflation

Internet watchdog questions X's free-speech credentials

Elon Musk's X continues to defend its stance against removing a church stabbing video, after a judge was told its free-speech policy was illusory.

'No real winners': Lehrmann to pay most of Ten's costs

Bruce Lehrmann will have to pay indemnity costs to Network Ten after a judge ruled allegations he raped Brittany Higgins were substantially true.

Australian shares cap off another week of gains

Gas companies and the big four banks all rose on the back of energy policy announcements and a hold in interest rates.

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