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Former detainees face tough penalties under new laws

Former detainees face tough penalties under new laws

Laws imposing strict visa conditions on ex-detainees, including those with criminal records released from indefinite detention, have passed parliament.

Hundreds of emergency calls failed during Optus outage

Hundreds of emergency calls failed during Optus outage

Hundreds of emergency calls failed during Optus outage

Hundreds of emergency calls failed during Optus outage

A Senate inquiry into a 12-hour Optus outage that affected millions of Australians has revealed hundreds of triple-zero calls were unable to go through.

ACTU push for workplace laws to be fast-tracked

ACTU push for workplace laws to be fast-tracked

ACTU push for workplace laws to be fast-tracked

ACTU push for workplace laws to be fast-tracked

The ACTU is urging the government to fast-track its contentious workplace laws, saying every day that goes by is costing gig workers money they can't afford.

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Freed detainee fearful as advocates pan emergency laws

Freed detainee fearful as advocates pan emergency laws

After the High Court found indefinite immigration detention unlawful, freed detainees and advocates are concerned about "knee-jerk" emergency laws.

Tax avoidance crackdown en route after PwC scandal

Tax avoidance crackdown en route after PwC scandal

Legislation is set to hit parliament that would give regulators more strength to tackle dodgy tax consultants with bigger punishments after the PwC scandal.

Data casts doubt on Victoria's bold housing targets

Data casts doubt on Victoria's bold housing targets

Victoria's public housing stock has lifted by 394 since 2018 and more than two thirds of homes earmarked under a $5.3 billion program are unbuilt or incomplete.

Water buybacks on the cards if legislation stalls

Water buybacks on the cards if legislation stalls

The federal government will be forced to start water buybacks if legislation to delay a key deadline for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan fails.

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Laws flagged to deal with court decision on detention

Laws flagged to deal with court decision on detention

Laws flagged to deal with court decision on detention

Laws flagged to deal with court decision on detention

The government is working on emergency legislation following the High Court's decision that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful.

Coalition calls for federal ban on Nazi salute

Coalition calls for federal ban on Nazi salute

Coalition calls for federal ban on Nazi salute

Coalition calls for federal ban on Nazi salute

The federal opposition have criticised new laws banning hate symbols for not prohibiting the Nazi salute.

COVID wedding provisions to be made permanent

COVID wedding provisions to be made permanent

COVID wedding provisions to be made permanent

COVID wedding provisions to be made permanent

Those looking to tie the knot will be able to fill out a marriage notice virtually but the couple, celebrant and two witnesses must be present at the wedding.

Access to national redress scheme to be expanded

Access to national redress scheme to be expanded

Access to national redress scheme to be expanded

Access to national redress scheme to be expanded

It's hoped new laws introduced to federal parliament will make it easier for survivors of institutional child sex abuse to access the national redress scheme.

Pacific workers gain new government benefits

Pacific workers gain new government benefits

Pacific workers gain new government benefits

Pacific workers gain new government benefits

Eligible Pacific islanders and their families living and working in Australia are set to gain access to government benefits.

Credit card gambling ban passes lower house

Credit card gambling ban passes lower house

Credit card gambling ban passes lower house

Credit card gambling ban passes lower house

Gambling reform measures to ban the use of credit cards to place wagers have been passed by the House of Representatives.

Disendorsed veteran Liberal MP heads to crossbench

Disendorsed veteran Liberal MP heads to crossbench

Disendorsed veteran Liberal MP heads to crossbench

Disendorsed veteran Liberal MP heads to crossbench

Veteran Liberal MP Russell Broadbent will sit on the crossbench before his retirement at the next election after quitting the party.

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Sea dumping legislation passes the upper house

Carbon dioxide will be allowed to be exported from Australia to be stored under the sea after new laws passed in federal parliament.

Opposition loses bid to bring on workplace law debate

The federal opposition has failed in attempts to force a vote on worker protection as part of carved out workplace reforms.

Logging ban can save Australia's iconic mammals: MP

An independent MP is spearheading a push for Australia to wrap up its native forest logging practice, with fears iconic animals will continue being killed.

Thalidomide survivors to receive formal apology

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will deliver a formal apology in parliament on behalf of the government to survivors of the drug thalidomide and their families.

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'Alarming': big gaps in organisations' cyber security

The corporate regulator has called on organisations to prioritise cyber security after a survey revealed significant threats to the private data of Australians.

New laws set to expand national redress scheme access

As parliament marked the fifth anniversary of the apology to child sexual abuse survivors, new laws will expand access to the national redress scheme.

MPs call on parliament to end grant pork barrelling

Independent MP Helen Haines is pushing for stricter reporting regulations and grant criteria in an attempt to end pork barrelling.

Back to domestic politics for globetrotting PM

Contentious workplace laws are expected to dominate federal parliament when both houses return for a sitting week.

Easier PTSD compensation, worker protection step closer

First responders with post-traumatic stress disorder and workers facing domestic violence may soon have greater protections, with laws closer to passing.

CCTV gaps to remain at women's jail after guard's rapes

A prison where a former guard sexually abused female inmates needs hundreds more CCTV cameras, but there has been no commitment to address the security issue.

Fresh staffing scandal linked to NSW transport minister

The office of NSW Minister for Transport Jo Haylen unlawfully directed a department to appoint a specific person to a new position, the opposition says.

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