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Worker protections sooner on the cards as bill split

Worker protections sooner on the cards as bill split

Further protections and access to support for workers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and domestic violence could soon become a reality.

Aust shares gain again, close just under key level

Aust shares gain again, close just under key level

Aust shares gain again, close just under key level

Aust shares gain again, close just under key level

The ASX200 spent the day hovering above and below the 7,000 level, eventually finishing just under it, while the Australian dollar hit a three-month high.

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

Pressure mounts on Australia to call for Gaza ceasefire

The Greens have echoed calls from Palestinian and human rights groups for a complete ceasefire in Gaza after staging a protest in the federal parliament.

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Photo finish looms for Melbourne Cup interest rate call

Photo finish looms for Melbourne Cup interest rate call

Australian borrowers could be hit with another interest rate hike at a closely run Melbourne Cup Day cash rate call.

Westpac posts $7b profit, launches $1.5b share buyback

Westpac posts $7b profit, launches $1.5b share buyback

Westpac has posted a 26 per cent rise in net profit of $7.2 billion for 2022/23 and released a climate report which will affect lending to farmers.

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

'Jihad is the solution': cops probe preacher comments

Police are investigating after a preacher in Sydney delivered a speech warning the government was "pushing Muslims into a corner" and "jihad is the solution".

Infrastructure review finds billions in cost pressures

Infrastructure review finds billions in cost pressures

An independent review of the federal government's infrastructure program has found $33 billion in cost pressures to the economy.

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Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services

Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services

Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services

Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services

Thousands more frontline workers are being hired to improve Centrelink and Medicare services, in line with recommendations from the robodebt royal commission.

Children who lived through fires fear the summer ahead

Children who lived through fires fear the summer ahead

Children who lived through fires fear the summer ahead

Children who lived through fires fear the summer ahead

Rural children's charity Royal Far West says there is a spike in anxiety among children who lived through Black Summer, prompting calls for better care.

Thousands of scholarships on offer to teaching students

Thousands of scholarships on offer to teaching students

Thousands of scholarships on offer to teaching students

Thousands of scholarships on offer to teaching students

The federal government is offering 5000 scholarships worth up to $10,000 a year to education students who commit to the profession after they graduate.

'Active' cyber insurers to combat scourge of ransomware

'Active' cyber insurers to combat scourge of ransomware

'Active' cyber insurers to combat scourge of ransomware

'Active' cyber insurers to combat scourge of ransomware

A cyber insurer is bringing its products to Australia in a strategic partnership with Allianz as companies demand better protection from "countless" attacks.

Divisive workplace reform to face split in parliament

Divisive workplace reform to face split in parliament

Divisive workplace reform to face split in parliament

Divisive workplace reform to face split in parliament

Federal parliament will debate workplace reforms, the Murray-Darling Basin plan, judicial immunity and propose an inquiry into menopause.

PM tells China 'we value WTO trade rules framework'

PM tells China 'we value WTO trade rules framework'

PM tells China 'we value WTO trade rules framework'

PM tells China 'we value WTO trade rules framework'

Anthony Albanese says any country, including China, that wants to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership must be ready to meet its high standards.

More Australians arrive back home from Gaza

More Australians arrive back home from Gaza

More Australians arrive back home from Gaza

More Australians arrive back home from Gaza

Australians who fled Gaza last week have begun arriving home, as the government continues pressing for the release of 67 citizens still trapped in the war zone.

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China trade bans may lift in 'very short space of time'

Trade Minister Don Farrell is expecting a "positive outcome" after raising punitive trade sanctions imposed by China with his counterpart in Shanghai.

More young women are choosing a career in agriculture

More young women and people from multicultural backgrounds are choosing agriculture as a career, an analysis of census data over the past 15 years shows.

The hidden disease killing Australia's wombats

Mange affects almost all wombat populations across NSW and when it takes hold it causes an immune reaction that can be fatal to the short-legged marsupials.

New cinema venues open as Aussie ticket sales boom

Cinemas are opening in new locations in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney as a box office boom defies cost of living concerns.

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Will they, won't they? All eyes on RBA Cup Day meeting

Stubbornly high inflation has raised the chances of a November interest rate increase by the central bank, putting more financial pressure on borrowers.

Prime minister receives red carpet welcome in China

Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to visit China since 2016, touching down in Shanghai to a red carpet welcome.

Evacuation centres set up as fires threaten homes in WA

Bushfires are threatening homes south of Perth with evacuation centres set up in Mandurah and Murray Shire, though it's too late to leave for some residents.

Frog call database hopping towards million milestone

Scientists are calling on the public to hop on the bandwagon and help them leapfrog the one million frog calls as part of a one-of-a-kind research study.

PM challenges Australia to 'wipe out' domestic violence

The prime minister has called for a "whole of society mobilisation" to stop violence against women following the death of a young Sydney woman last month.

'Unprecedented' surge in community battery take-up

Australia's renewable energy agency has seen strong demand for its battery grants program, with interest 10 times what was expected.

Sanctuary rises from the ashes of Black Summer fires

A wildlife sanctuary is bringing native species back with man-made homes but its owner fears for animals in barren bushfire zones where nothing's being done.

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