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Albanese reaches out to landslide-winning new UK leader

Albanese reaches out to landslide-winning new UK leader

Australian political leaders have passed on congratulations to incoming UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer after his election win.

Labor 'needs to learn' from Payman quitting party: MP

Labor 'needs to learn' from Payman quitting party: MP

Labor 'needs to learn' from Payman quitting party: MP

Labor 'needs to learn' from Payman quitting party: MP

A pro-Palestinian Labor MP says the party needs to reflect on how to move forward following the fallout from Fatima Payman quitting to sit as an independent.

'Wake-up call': watchdog reignites gas supply warning

'Wake-up call': watchdog reignites gas supply warning

'Wake-up call': watchdog reignites gas supply warning

'Wake-up call': watchdog reignites gas supply warning

Australia's domestic gas market may run into shortfalls as soon as 2027, a year earlier than the competition regulator's last estimate.

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Face the music and back proven festivals, inquiry told

Face the music and back proven festivals, inquiry told

Supporting grassroots music festivals with long track records rather than one-off events will help Australia's live music industry, a hearing has been told.

Preschool teachers push for pay, parents get fee relief

Preschool teachers push for pay, parents get fee relief

While preschool teachers argue for more pay, the NSW government is talking up subsidies as it tries to boost enrolments in a sector struggling for staff.

Legal aid funding boost needed to stop femicide crisis

Legal aid funding boost needed to stop femicide crisis

Urgent national reforms are needed if the Labor government wants to stop domestic and family violence, says legal aid organisations.

Greens slam 'despicable' student protest restrictions

Greens slam 'despicable' student protest restrictions

Rules requiring 72 hours' notice for student demonstrations and a complete ban on camping on a university campus have been called "shameful" by the Greens.

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Pristine islands off Antarctic get wider protected zone

Pristine islands off Antarctic get wider protected zone

Pristine islands off Antarctic get wider protected zone

Pristine islands off Antarctic get wider protected zone

Expansion of protected seas around pristine subantarctic islands has been welcomed by conservationists, but fears remain over the impact of commercial fishing.

Faith-based politics will erode social unity: PM

Faith-based politics will erode social unity: PM

Faith-based politics will erode social unity: PM

Faith-based politics will erode social unity: PM

The debate over religion and politics has reignited as Labor strongholds face challenges from political movements hoping to poach certain voter bases.

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Chickens in the backyard of a Canberra home are the latest to test positive to a strain of bird flu that has sparked mass culls and egg shortages.

Probe of Dutton overseeing terror case document failure

Probe of Dutton overseeing terror case document failure

Probe of Dutton overseeing terror case document failure

Probe of Dutton overseeing terror case document failure

A former judge has launched a preliminary inquiry into the Home Affairs Department not disclosing a key court document while Peter Dutton was minister.

Pressure grows on Biden as he tries to prove fitness

Pressure grows on Biden as he tries to prove fitness

Pressure grows on Biden as he tries to prove fitness

Pressure grows on Biden as he tries to prove fitness

In the latest attempt to pressure Joe Biden to drop out of the US presidential race, an heiress says she'll stop donations to the Democrats, until he goes.

Online dating apps 'swipe right' on new safety code

Online dating apps 'swipe right' on new safety code

Online dating apps 'swipe right' on new safety code

Online dating apps 'swipe right' on new safety code

Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and eharmony are among popular online dating platforms to sign up to a voluntary industry code to crack down on sexual violence.

Winter-break headache as Labor hones re-election pitch

Winter-break headache as Labor hones re-election pitch

Winter-break headache as Labor hones re-election pitch

Winter-break headache as Labor hones re-election pitch

Labor and the coalition will use a month-long break from parliament to refine their respective pitches to voters as a possible year-end election looms.

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Israel weighs Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Fighting continues to rage across Gaza as Israel's security cabinet prepares to meet to discuss Hamas' positions on a ceasefire deal.

'No change' in Nauru resettlement deal with New Zealand

New Zealand should still resettle 96 asylum-seekers detained in Nauru despite its reservations, Australian officials say.

UK votes in election expected to propel Labour to power

Britons are voting in an election that's expected to bring Keir Starmer's Labour to power, sweeping away Rishi Sunak's Conservatives after 14 years.

Fatal stolen car crash lights fuse on teen crime plague

The Victorian government has taken the children's court to task over its handling of repeat youth offenders following a deadly crash in Melbourne's east.

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Payman laments 'injustice' as she slams door on Labor

Labor failing to act against the "greatest injustice of our times" pushed pro-Palestinian senator Fatima Payman to quit the party she felt she couldn't change.

Palestine protesters must face 'full force' of law: PM

The prime minister has accused protesters of undermining democracy after they breached parliamentary security to unfurl pro-Palestinian banners.

Federal watchdog planned to target environmental damage

Legislation to establish a national environment protection agency to crack down on breaches of federal laws has passed the lower house.

Knife taken to govt agency that helped handle pandemic

Some 125 Service NSW positions will be cut as the government reduces costs that ballooned during the pandemic.

Indigenous truth-telling commission to be reviewed

A proposal to set up a truth telling commission to examine historical injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is being examined by MPs.

Adeang: China support can 'transform' Nauru

Australia's offshore detention centre has not blunted Nauru's reputation, president David Adeang says.

Dire straits for greyhound industry board

NSW racing minister David Harris has threatened to sack the greyhound industry's governing board after it allegedly failed to manage operational complaints.

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