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'Go back to drawing board': 2032 planning laws slammed

'Go back to drawing board': 2032 planning laws slammed

The clock is ticking for the 2032 Olympics but critics say laws that will help ensure Brisbane Games projects are built on time will set a dangerous precedent.

Tobacco tax queried as high prices drive black market

Tobacco tax queried as high prices drive black market

Tobacco tax queried as high prices drive black market

Tobacco tax queried as high prices drive black market

Experts are backing a premier's call to rethink a tobacco tax that has driven Australia's cigarette prices to world-leading levels and created a black market.

Unions hail pay boost for millions of low-paid workers

Unions hail pay boost for millions of low-paid workers

Unions hail pay boost for millions of low-paid workers

Unions hail pay boost for millions of low-paid workers

Workers on minimum award rates will be given one of the highest above-inflation pay increases in history to help redress falling living standards.

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Premier on thinner ice amid no-confidence threat

Premier on thinner ice amid no-confidence threat

Pressure on a state Liberal premier, who governs in minority, has ramped up over accusations of budget mismanagement.

Rush to pass workers comp reforms before premiums hike

Rush to pass workers comp reforms before premiums hike

Psychological injuries claimed under the nation's largest workers' compensation scheme could face a higher threshold under changes hoped to pass within weeks.

'Sheer hell': elder pleads for Liberals to save Pesutto

'Sheer hell': elder pleads for Liberals to save Pesutto

With time running out for former state Liberal leader John Pesutto to repay a $2.3 million legal bill, Jeff Kennett has fired off a missive to party directors.

'Serious test' for Greens as senator defects to Labor

'Serious test' for Greens as senator defects to Labor

The Greens will need to decide what they stand for, as the minor party is accused of having lost its way after a second Indigenous senator quits its ranks.

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Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

Credit rating downgrade cost unknown for debt-hit state

No research has been done on how much interest repayments on spiralling state debt would soar from a possible credit rating downgrade.

US gives countries deadline for trade offers: report

US gives countries deadline for trade offers: report

US gives countries deadline for trade offers: report

US gives countries deadline for trade offers: report

A letter suggests the US government will evaluate responses of trading partners and offer "a possible landing zone" that could include a reciprocal tariff rate.

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

How red tape removal became a progressive rallying cry

Decades of creeping over-regulation are holding back the housing, infrastructure and research Australia needs, a federal Labor MP says.

Pro-Trump conservative wins Polish presidential poll

Pro-Trump conservative wins Polish presidential poll

Pro-Trump conservative wins Polish presidential poll

Pro-Trump conservative wins Polish presidential poll

Poland’s National Electoral Commission has declared nationalist Karol Nawrocki the winner of the presidential election.

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

Jails funded as DV services stretched to breaking point

A $500 million spend after "years of neglect" will help victim-survivors of domestic violence but the sector says costs are still not being covered

Australia won't set defence spending target figure: PM

Australia won't set defence spending target figure: PM

Australia won't set defence spending target figure: PM

Australia won't set defence spending target figure: PM

Australia is adamant it will decide its defence spending despite pressure from the US for its Indo-Pacific allies to pour money into their budgets.

Farmers hit by disasters to get financial counselling

Farmers hit by disasters to get financial counselling

Farmers hit by disasters to get financial counselling

Farmers hit by disasters to get financial counselling

As drought and floods simultaneously affect farmers across the country, the government has offered more money to help them through the tough times.

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Supermarket giant acts on 'appalling' worker conditions

Migrant workers fear deportation if they speak up about their poor workplace, with Woolworths uncovering 'unliveable' housing conditions in its supply chain.

Carbon tariff on the table for overseas businesses

A carbon tariff might be levied on some products as the federal government seeks to keep Australia on track to meeting its legislated climate targets.

Australia will determine its own defence policy: PM

Australia has reaffirmed the steps it has already taken to lift defence spending as the US calls on its allies in the Indo-Pacific to take on their share.

Albanese hits out at Trump's 'economic self harm'

The Prime Minister has criticised US President Donald Trump's move to double tariffs on steel imports as "inappropriate" and an act of harm.

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China warns US not to 'play with fire' on Taiwan

China has warned the US not to "play with fire" over Taiwan and accused it of stoking tensions that are turning the Asia-Pacific region into "a powder keg".

'Grim possibility': warning over China's nuclear desire

Defence Minister Richard Marles has warned of the need for stronger rules around arms control as China pursues nuclear expansion.

Trump vows to double steel tariffs to 50 per cent

US President Donald Trump has told Pennsylvania steelworkers he’s doubling the tariff on steel imports to 50 per cent, intensifying his global trade war.

US stands by Indo-Pacific allies against China 'threat'

China envies what allies in the Indo-Pacific have together, and it sees what they can collectively bring to bear on defence, the US defence secretary says.

Liberals win close seat as ousted MP hints at comeback

Liberal candidate Tim Wilson has been declared the winner of a hard-fought battleground seat following a partial ballot recount.

Black-eyed Musk denies drug use as US govt tenure ends

Billionaire Elon Musk - sporting a black eye in the Oval Office - has been praised by Donald Trump for his efforts to cut federal spending, as his tenure ends.

Indigenous rights 'under attack' in youth crime reforms

The human rights of Aboriginal children have been breached as part of an "invisible war" against Indigenous people around the world, a senior advocate says.

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