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No Christmas cheer from Greens for environment overhaul

No Christmas cheer from Greens for environment overhaul

A prominent conservationist has urged an entire rewrite of long-awaited environmental reforms as Labor remains confident they will pass before Christmas.

Police accused of signing secret agreement with CFMEU

Police accused of signing secret agreement with CFMEU

Police accused of signing secret agreement with CFMEU

Police accused of signing secret agreement with CFMEU

A man whose report triggered a CFMEU inquiry claims the embattled union had a secret deal preventing police from intervening in industrial disputes.

'Getting worse': inquiry's chilling child abuse warning

'Getting worse': inquiry's chilling child abuse warning

'Getting worse': inquiry's chilling child abuse warning

'Getting worse': inquiry's chilling child abuse warning

Australia's most senior police admit they have been powerless to stop a massive increase in child exploitation, conceding the abuse is getting worse.

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'Jeered and belittled': MP slams polling booth bullying

'Jeered and belittled': MP slams polling booth bullying

The vitriol spurring harassment, intimidation and sexism at polling booths during the 2025 election has resulted in candidates calling the campaign a new low.

Big bank boss takes swipe at surcharge ban consequences

Big bank boss takes swipe at surcharge ban consequences

As the Reserve Bank considers a ban on credit card surcharges, the head of the nation's biggest bank has warned of "wrong assumptions" about the payments.

Warning national interest exemption no friend to nature

Warning national interest exemption no friend to nature

The author of the review informing the federal government's nature law reforms has taken issue with the public interest override as open to power abuses.

'Difficult reading': depth of women's pain laid bare

'Difficult reading': depth of women's pain laid bare

A health system built around "Caucasian male biology" is leading to poor results for women and girls, with many suffering through untreated pain.

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'Unfair': $50k arts degrees lumping students with debt

'Unfair': $50k arts degrees lumping students with debt

'Unfair': $50k arts degrees lumping students with debt

'Unfair': $50k arts degrees lumping students with debt

Australian students being forced to pay $50,000 for arts degrees are being left in a financial hole after they graduate, a vice-chancellor warns

Police to be grilled at childcare pedophile inquiry

Police to be grilled at childcare pedophile inquiry

Police to be grilled at childcare pedophile inquiry

Police to be grilled at childcare pedophile inquiry

Top law enforcement officials and child protection experts will explain how they are protecting children from abuse in early childhood education and care.

Optus backs outage acts after keeping officials in dark

Optus backs outage acts after keeping officials in dark

Optus backs outage acts after keeping officials in dark

Optus backs outage acts after keeping officials in dark

Optus leaders took nearly 18 hours to tell authorities deaths had been linked to a triple-zero outage, but they say the company followed the law.

DV-related suicide to be probed in urgent inquiry

DV-related suicide to be probed in urgent inquiry

DV-related suicide to be probed in urgent inquiry

DV-related suicide to be probed in urgent inquiry

Data shows Australia's "national shame" of domestic violence is worsening, as the impact on victim-survivors is set to be examined in a parliamentary inquiry.

Optus execs, regulator get date for Senate grilling

Optus execs, regulator get date for Senate grilling

Optus execs, regulator get date for Senate grilling

Optus execs, regulator get date for Senate grilling

The fallout from the deadly Optus triple-zero outage in September will ramp up as those in charge at the telco face a probe into the tragedy.

Tech giants agree to teen ban but give dark warning

Tech giants agree to teen ban but give dark warning

Tech giants agree to teen ban but give dark warning

Tech giants agree to teen ban but give dark warning

The most powerful tech giants will abide by Australia's ban on children under the age of 16 despite arguing it risks undermining confidence in the rules.

Christians push back on 'very dangerous' cult laws

Christians push back on 'very dangerous' cult laws

Christians push back on 'very dangerous' cult laws

Christians push back on 'very dangerous' cult laws

Protecting vulnerable people from harmful behaviour within cults could be problematic for legitimate religious groups, Christian leaders say.

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Kickback accused denies grudge in bribe back pay claim

An ex-transport official accused of a massive kickback scheme says he was not holding a grudge as he asked a contractor for hundreds of thousands in "back pay".

Bosses quit at scandal-plagued childcare giant

The top brass of one of the biggest childcare providers in Australia have resigned after a series of safety scandals.

Social media ban could pull the plug on young artists

YouTube warns blocking young people from accessing its platform will lead to unintended consequences for online safety and hinder emerging talent.

National watchdog defends no robodebt public hearings

The national anti-corruption commission is investigating six public officials tied to the illegal robodebt scheme that resulted in several suicides.

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Hearings reveal Optus bungled triple-zero outage email

Federal authorities only found out about a catastrophic Optus triple-zero outage a day after it was resolved because the telco notified the wrong email address.

Social housing safety inquiry after boy's fire death

Whether social housing providers ensure dwellings are safe to live in is the focus of a coronial inquiry into the death of a three-year-old boy in a fire.

Chief given $900k payout after shaking up department

Senior bureaucrats and a minister refuse to say why a department chief left with a $900,000 payout under questioning in parliamentary hearings.

Top cop sacking prompts overhaul of police appointments

Appointments of senior police officials in a crime-troubled jurisdiction will be overhauled after a top cop was sacked over a jobs-for-mates scandal.

Parents sound alarm on major change for autistic kids

An attempt to rein in the snowballing cost of the NDIS could happen too fast and might leave some autistic children overlooked, an inquiry has been told.

'Folly' of nuclear submarines plan floated

Australian government officials are hinting the US will not rip up the AUKUS agreement as critics poke holes in the nuclear submarines plan.

Construction 'thugs' on notice at powerful union probe

A stark warning has been issued to militant union officials, labelled "thugs" as a powerful probe into the construction sector gets under way.

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