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Kovacic's Senate rise comes ahead of crucial debate

Kovacic's Senate rise comes ahead of crucial debate

Western Sydney businesswoman Maria Kovacic will be sworn in as the Liberals' newest senator, replacing the late Jim Molan.

Housing, voice key issues for federal parliament

Housing, voice key issues for federal parliament

Housing, voice key issues for federal parliament

Housing, voice key issues for federal parliament

Federal parliament is set to sit over the next fortnight to finalise the Indigenous voice referendum as debate continues on a Labor housing pledge.

Health puts PwC contracts back under the microscope

Health puts PwC contracts back under the microscope

Health puts PwC contracts back under the microscope

Health puts PwC contracts back under the microscope

A Senate budget estimates hearing in Canberra has been told $25 million in contracts with PwC are being examined for any conflicts of interest and risks.

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Religious schools lobby to ditch new Vic payroll tax

Religious schools lobby to ditch new Vic payroll tax

Victorian government MPs have been warned the removal of the payroll tax exemption for about 110 private schools will lead to higher student fees.

Young Australians could make voice referendum a success

Young Australians could make voice referendum a success

The Indigenous voice to parliament referendum will be a success if Australia's young people vote 'yes', Trade Minister Don Farrell says.

Pressure for national ban on logging native forests

Pressure for national ban on logging native forests

Crossbench MPs have urged the government to implement a national ban on native forest logging, following Victoria's move to end the practice.

Artists set to receive greater workplace protection

Artists set to receive greater workplace protection

New bodies to be formed as part of a multi-million dollar government arts policy have passed the lower house.

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Victorian private schools facing 'tax triple whammy'

Victorian private schools facing 'tax triple whammy'

Victorian private schools facing 'tax triple whammy'

Victorian private schools facing 'tax triple whammy'

The Victorian opposition claims non-government schools stripped of payroll tax exemptions will also have to pay COVID-19 debt and mental health levies.

PM backs in prescription change amid pharmacy anger

PM backs in prescription change amid pharmacy anger

PM backs in prescription change amid pharmacy anger

PM backs in prescription change amid pharmacy anger

Anthony Albanese says prescription medicine changes will make treatment more affordable, despite concerns from the Pharmacy Guild.

RBA warms to another rate hike as inflation keeps heat

RBA warms to another rate hike as inflation keeps heat

RBA warms to another rate hike as inflation keeps heat

RBA warms to another rate hike as inflation keeps heat

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has flagged several reasons to be worried about inflation as the monthly consumer price comes in higher than expected.

Voice to hit road as first vote gets wheels spinning

Voice to hit road as first vote gets wheels spinning

Voice to hit road as first vote gets wheels spinning

Voice to hit road as first vote gets wheels spinning

The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly voted for laws to set up the Indigenous voice referendum, triggering the next phase of campaigning.

Workplace ombudsman recovers $532m in underpayments

Workplace ombudsman recovers $532m in underpayments

Workplace ombudsman recovers $532m in underpayments

Workplace ombudsman recovers $532m in underpayments

The Fair Work Ombudsman has toughened its use of powers to recover worker underpayments and deal with dodgy businesses and universities.

PwC narrowly dodged criminal probe five years earlier

PwC narrowly dodged criminal probe five years earlier

PwC narrowly dodged criminal probe five years earlier

PwC narrowly dodged criminal probe five years earlier

Investigations into the PwC scandal started as early as 2016 when the tax office noticed multinationals restructuring their affairs to work around new laws.

Greens seek to release list of names in PwC tax leak

Greens seek to release list of names in PwC tax leak

Greens seek to release list of names in PwC tax leak

Greens seek to release list of names in PwC tax leak

A Greens attempt to publicly release a list of names of people the party says were involved in the PwC tax leak has been temporarily stymied pending advice.

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PwC staff involved in tax leak cut from public work

Troubled consultancy firm PwC has promised to keep any staff involved with the tax leak scandal away from Commonwealth contracts.

PM makes plea to opponents to back Indigenous voice

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged coalition MPs to back the Indigenous voice to parliament, saying the body would provide meaningful action.

Public hospitals should give abortions, committee says

A parliamentary committee is calling for all public hospitals to be able to perform abortions among a suite of recommendations on reproductive health care.

AFP boss received message about PwC from firm partner

A former NSW police commissioner, who now is a partner at PwC, contacted the AFP chief about the tax scandal as police started an investigation.

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NSW government tightens rules to curb pork barrelling

The culture of pork barrelling could be on the way out as NSW laws are tightened to ensure taxpayer-funded grants are transparent and handed out ethically.

Shocking number of threat letters held by AFP database

Australia's federal police commissioner has revealed who is on the receiving end of the majority of threatening letters sent, as well as the volume received.

'Just plain wrong': NSW premier calls out racist remark

Offensive comments made by former multiculturalism minister Mark Coure have been labelled "just plain wrong" by the NSW premier.

'Ignored for too long': New arts bodies to be set up

Laws have been introduced to parliament to set up Music Australia and Creative Workplaces under an overhauled federal arts policy.

Budget boost for welfare payments is one step closer

Laws lifting the rate of JobSeeker by $40 a fortnight have been introduced to federal parliament.

Indigenous voice an 'unknown risk': ex-PM Morrison

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has spoken out against the Indigenous voice in federal parliament, calling it an unknown risk.

Legal advice released for 'political interest': Cash

The opposition is accusing the Labor government of only releasing privileged legal advice when it is in their political interest to do so.

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