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Tax discount 'skewing' property market to investors

Tax discount 'skewing' property market to investors

A parliamentary report has found significant tax discounts on capital gains have tipped the scales in favour of investors compared to owner-occupiers

Taxpayers pay the price for union guerrilla campaign

Taxpayers pay the price for union guerrilla campaign

Taxpayers pay the price for union guerrilla campaign

Taxpayers pay the price for union guerrilla campaign

An inquiry into the militant CFMEU has revealed major construction delays and a costs blowout of an estimated half a billion dollars.

Bold reforms urged to boost flagging Aussie innovation

Bold reforms urged to boost flagging Aussie innovation

Bold reforms urged to boost flagging Aussie innovation

Bold reforms urged to boost flagging Aussie innovation

Tax changes, more grants, and targeted training are among the recommendations of a sweeping review of Australia's research and development industry.

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Foreign owner apologises for Optus triple-zero failures

Foreign owner apologises for Optus triple-zero failures

The parent company of Optus says it remains committed to Australia by providing a critical service and has apologised for the fatal triple-zero outage.

'Surplus to requirements': ex-top spy quits Bondi probe

'Surplus to requirements': ex-top spy quits Bondi probe

Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson has revealed the trigger for his sudden resignation from the anti-Semitism royal commission, weeks before a report is due.

Former PM cleared, two robodebt officials found corrupt

Former PM cleared, two robodebt officials found corrupt

Two bureaucrats won't face criminal charges despite a watchdog finding they carried out corrupt conduct through the unlawful robodebt scheme.

Safety inspectors 'bullied and abused' by CFMEU

Safety inspectors 'bullied and abused' by CFMEU

An inquiry has heard Workpace Health and Safety inspectors were "bullied, and abused" by a state's militant and brazen CFMEU.

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'Gerrymander': teal backer takes aim at donations cap

'Gerrymander': teal backer takes aim at donations cap

'Gerrymander': teal backer takes aim at donations cap

'Gerrymander': teal backer takes aim at donations cap

Caps on political donations should be removed for independent candidates, Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes a Court says, arguing reforms favour major parties.

Move to blacklist labour firm after Gatto link aired

Move to blacklist labour firm after Gatto link aired

Move to blacklist labour firm after Gatto link aired

Move to blacklist labour firm after Gatto link aired

A company with alleged ties to underworld figure Mick Gatto can continue operating on major state project sites despite an impending ban.

'Completely separate': CFMEU probe's crime link slammed

'Completely separate': CFMEU probe's crime link slammed

'Completely separate': CFMEU probe's crime link slammed

'Completely separate': CFMEU probe's crime link slammed

An inquiry into corruption in a state's construction industry has publicly targeted a company it claims is linked to underworld figure Mick Gatto.

Lack of response to parliament reports 'disrespectful'

Lack of response to parliament reports 'disrespectful'

Lack of response to parliament reports 'disrespectful'

Lack of response to parliament reports 'disrespectful'

Crossbenchers are demanding more accountability and transparency as important reports into significant issues of concern gather dust on ministers' desks.

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Protections for some of the sickest patients at a major hospital were not implemented before a construction-induced fungal infection claimed two lives.

Optus boss grilled over fatal outage as telco eyes cuts

Optus boss grilled over fatal outage as telco eyes cuts

Optus boss grilled over fatal outage as telco eyes cuts

Optus boss grilled over fatal outage as telco eyes cuts

The head of Optus has accepted a "culture of carelessness" was entrenched at the telco, leading to a series of failures which have been linked to two deaths.

'Dumbest option': top economist slams housing tax break

'Dumbest option': top economist slams housing tax break

'Dumbest option': top economist slams housing tax break

'Dumbest option': top economist slams housing tax break

The government has been urged to draw a clean break on any changes to taxes on investment properties as it considers major reforms in the federal budget.

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Bondi attack inquiry to map plan to curb religious hate

Focusing on anti-Semitism is a necessary first step to improving social cohesion, says the head of the royal commission launched after the Bondi terror attack.

Vested interest 'cartel' killing Aussie housing dream

Treasury officials appear to be at odds with a former head of their department over contentious tax breaks for property investors.

'Horrified': childcare giant's abuse scandal response

Australia's largest for-profit childcare operator began overhauling hiring even before a former worker was charged with sexual abuse, an inquiry has been told.

Regional Qantas base closure a 'significant issue'

The closure of a regional Qantas base will have flow-on effects for tourism and the economy, according to one of the airline's former executives.

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Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Tax concessions for property investors are driving inequality and should be wound back, one of the key architects of the Hawke-Keating reforms says.

Childcare workers on 'ick' alert after abuse scandals

Childcare centre staff have been urged to report uncomfortable incidents as the industry reels from sexual abuse scandals and child-safety concerns.

Rural renewable projects causing `significant unease'

While some rural councils see renewable projects as an economic advantage, farmers say construction is affecting roads, connectivity and social harmony.

Neo-Nazis 'tapping into local anxieties' to radicalise

Anti-racism training for young children is among a series of policy responses being recommended to combat festering right-wing extremism.

Struggling childcare workers under 'enormous pressure'

Industry, parents and policy experts will front a Senate inquiry probing Australia's scandal-plagued early childhood education sector.

Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

Investigations into violent police tactics to break up a mass protest must be comprehensive, without delay and public, civil liberties groups say.

Union hired convicted killer as health and safety rep

An inquiry into a union has begun to resemble an episode of a notorious crime drama as it heard details of corruption, violence and intimidation.

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