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'Too long': green light for more GPs to tackle ADHD

'Too long': green light for more GPs to tackle ADHD

States are continuing to shake up the way a prevalent developmental disorder is treated by allowing more health professionals to diagnose the condition.

Nationals sent to back benches after coalition divorce

Nationals sent to back benches after coalition divorce

Nationals sent to back benches after coalition divorce

Nationals sent to back benches after coalition divorce

The dramatic breakup of the coalition has left the Liberals as the official opposition while the Nationals languish on the cross bench.

Speaker thwarts debate on controversial administrator

Speaker thwarts debate on controversial administrator

Speaker thwarts debate on controversial administrator

Speaker thwarts debate on controversial administrator

A Speaker has shut down opposition motions to debate the controversial appointment of a new territory administrator, saying members must show him no disrespect.

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Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

Victim relief as key sentencing test to be abolished

People convicted of a crime will no longer receive lesser sentences because they are of "good character" in a seismic change to deliver more justice to victims.

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.

Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament

Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament

Gun reforms that Labor says would have banned the two Bondi shooters from owning firearms have passed parliament with support from the Greens.

PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces calls to bolster transparency as Labor starts the new year ramming through complex legislation with reduced oversight.

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Hate speech laws in peril as Libs, Greens spurn reforms

Hate speech laws in peril as Libs, Greens spurn reforms

Hate speech laws in peril as Libs, Greens spurn reforms

Hate speech laws in peril as Libs, Greens spurn reforms

Major changes will be needed to the government's hate speech laws overhaul for any hope of rushing the legislation through parliament.

Jewish groups push to scrap hate speech law exemptions

Jewish groups push to scrap hate speech law exemptions

Jewish groups push to scrap hate speech law exemptions

Jewish groups push to scrap hate speech law exemptions

Coalition members and Jewish groups have come out against proposed hate speech laws drawn up in response to the Bondi massacre.

Hate crackdown spells end for Australia's neo-Nazis

Hate crackdown spells end for Australia's neo-Nazis

Hate crackdown spells end for Australia's neo-Nazis

Hate crackdown spells end for Australia's neo-Nazis

Having spent months trying to position themselves as a mainstream political force, the country's most vocal neo-Nazi groups will fold to avoid arrest.

Religious text carve out in hate speech laws 'narrow'

Religious text carve out in hate speech laws 'narrow'

Religious text carve out in hate speech laws 'narrow'

Religious text carve out in hate speech laws 'narrow'

Senior figures in the attorney-general's department have been quizzed on whether proposed hate speech laws would outlaw common protest chants.

Alarm sounded over religious text carve-out in hate law

Alarm sounded over religious text carve-out in hate law

Alarm sounded over religious text carve-out in hate law

Alarm sounded over religious text carve-out in hate law

A carve-out in hate speech legislation has been opposed by Jewish groups, with warnings it could undermine the intended protections against hate preachers.

Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Parliament will return early to debate tougher hate speech laws after the Bondi terror attack, but concerns over gun reform might halt efforts.

Star Liberal MP to officially step down next month

Star Liberal MP to officially step down next month

Star Liberal MP to officially step down next month

Star Liberal MP to officially step down next month

An ex-tennis ace and rising Liberal Party star plans to relinquish the deputy leadership next month as the party scrambles to reset ahead of a state election.

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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.

Pressure mounts after Liberal deputy's bombshell exit

A state Liberal party is under pressure after two senior departures, though an expert says it can still triumph in the next election.

No fault: Liberals deny tensions as tennis ace departs

An ex-tennis ace and rising Liberal star has blamed infighting for his decision to quit politics, but the party leader insists those issues are in the past.

Greens 'blindsided' as state MP quits in frustration

The Greens say the departure of an MP for the cross bench will disappoint party members who campaigned for her at the election six months ago.

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Expense scandal critics back MP travel perks crackdown

Restrictions on family travel entitlements sparked by MPs flying partners to major events has strong support but there are calls for even stricter limits.

Premier's key advisor upends century-old witness law

A premier’s right-hand man threatened with arrest has neutralised a federation-era law in a decision set to have far-reaching political ramifications.

Ex-MPs launch court challenge against poll spend caps

Two former MPs are challenging laws capping how much money they can receive and spend on a federal election, saying they unfairly advantage major parties.

PM under pressure to overhaul ministerial entitlements

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has asked the expenses watchdog to look at changes to entitlements as the travel claims scandal deepens.

Secretive sect fires back at poll interference claims

A pact between the Liberal Party and a secretive Christian church has been denied, although the sect says some members may have co-ordinated their efforts.

Spat grows between top judge and chief prosecutor

A growing war between a top judge and a state's chief prosecutor has spilled over into parliament, with the matter escalating to a high court.

Senator charges public for travel timed with legal case

Thousands of dollars worth of flights and travel allowance have been claimed by a senator during trips that coincided with developments in a private legal case.

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