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'Horrified': childcare giant's abuse scandal response

'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'

Regional Qantas base closure a 'significant issue'

Regional Qantas base closure a 'significant issue'

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.

Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

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.

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Childcare workers on 'ick' alert after abuse scandals

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'

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

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'

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.

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Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

Critics hail probe into 'shocking' police rally tactics

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

Union hired convicted killer as health and safety rep

Union hired convicted killer as health and safety rep

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.

'A crime syndicate': fallout over shocking union report

'A crime syndicate': fallout over shocking union report

'A crime syndicate': fallout over shocking union report

'A crime syndicate': fallout over shocking union report

A damning report has levelled extraordinary allegations a rogue union had effectively become a front for organised crime.

Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

Inquiry hears of 'deal' between union and government

An embattled union believed it had a sweetheart agreement with a state government, an inquiry has heard.

Cost of the Bondi terror royal commission revealed

Cost of the Bondi terror royal commission revealed

Cost of the Bondi terror royal commission revealed

Cost of the Bondi terror royal commission revealed

Officials have laid out how much a one-year inquiry into the circumstances behind the Bondi massacre will cost the government.

Probe calling for ban of controversial chant panned

Probe calling for ban of controversial chant panned

Probe calling for ban of controversial chant panned

Probe calling for ban of controversial chant panned

Slogans shouted at pro-Palestine protests are under scrutiny as a state moves to outlaw them after the Bondi massacre but critics say it curbs freedoms.

Pilot behind fatal crash had history of 'risky flying'

Pilot behind fatal crash had history of 'risky flying'

Pilot behind fatal crash had history of 'risky flying'

Pilot behind fatal crash had history of 'risky flying'

A young pilot involved in a fatal plane crash was repeatedly warned against unsafe flying, an investigation has found.

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Bondi victims’ families back inquiry, seek answers

The grieving families of victims of the Bondi massacre have welcomed a royal commission announcement but want more information on what it will examine.

Bondi royal commission will bring 'momentum for change'

Australia's envoy to combat anti-Semitism has welcomed a federal inquiry into the Bondi attacks, saying the Jewish community will be able to air concerns.

PM softens stance as pleas mount for royal commission

The prime minister has opened the door to a royal commission into a deadly terror attack as calls for an inquiry rise from within his party.

'Not a one-off': calls grow for Bondi royal commission

Political leaders have been accused of "sitting on their hands" when it comes to addressing anti-Semitism in Australia.

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Industry voice in growing chorus for royal commission

Peak industry groups are adding their weight to mounting calls for a federal royal commission into the Bondi Beach terror attack.

'Entitled to opinion': PM bats away latest inquiry call

Australia's human rights commissioner has joined the chorus of calls for a national royal commission following the Bondi massacre.

Bondi heroes to be honoured amid grim death toll alert

People who put themselves in harm's way, including those who sacrificed their lives to save others during the Bondi terror attack, will receive a special award.

Royal commission off table as PM says sorry for Bondi

Anthony Albanese continues to rebuff calls for a national royal commission into the Bondi massacre while apologising to the Jewish community.

Bold company tax proposal still friendless after revamp

An alternative corporate tax proposal could have greater economic benefits if a requirement to be budget-neutral was removed, the Productivity Commission says.

Exploding batteries spark probe to stop deadly cost

The deaths of three people and countless fires caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries have prompted a coronial inquiry into how to reduce the risks.

Lehrmann inquiry head can't shake corruption finding

The head of a forensic review into Bruce Lehrmann's criminal prosecution breached public trust by leaking witness statements and other documents to media.

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