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Premier cops questions over dumping of health official

Premier cops questions over dumping of health official

A dispute over the appointment of a top health official has led to a corruption watchdog being asked to investigate a state premier and his cabinet.

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Social media age checks fuel 'conspiracy' privacy fears

Tools aimed at enforcing the looming social media ban for under-16s have been criticised by experts who are warning against using third-parties to verify age.

Kids unknowingly targeted with AI abuse apps, images

Kids unknowingly targeted with AI abuse apps, images

Kids unknowingly targeted with AI abuse apps, images

Kids unknowingly targeted with AI abuse apps, images

A clarion call to urgently protect vulnerable children and teenagers from online sexual abuse has been issued as the use of AI-powered platforms proliferates.

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Bob Katter in strife for threatening to punch reporter

Bob Katter in strife for threatening to punch reporter

The tirade of threats Bob Katter unleashed on a TV reporter has landed him in the parliamentary doghouse, with a standards committee asked to investigate.

Transparency tax: freedom of information fee pilloried

Transparency tax: freedom of information fee pilloried

A proposal to impose a fee on Australians seeking access to Commonwealth documents has landed like a lead balloon as it's criticised for blocking transparency.

N Korea's Kim heads to China for WWII military parade

N Korea's Kim heads to China for WWII military parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has crossed into China to attend Beijing's celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War II.

Prescriptions meds cheaper next year as costs bite ill

Prescriptions meds cheaper next year as costs bite ill

Medicines listed on the government's subsidy scheme will cost no more than $25 after a bill to reduce drug prices passed parliament.

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Fax machine to AI: urgent call to modernise health care

Fax machine to AI: urgent call to modernise health care

Fax machine to AI: urgent call to modernise health care

Fax machine to AI: urgent call to modernise health care

Health and aged care spending is projected to exceed 10 per cent of Australia's GDP by 2062, risking poorer service quality and burdening young workers.

New course needed for Bougainville development

New course needed for Bougainville development

New course needed for Bougainville development

New course needed for Bougainville development

As an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea heads to the polls during a protracted pathway to independence, critical challenges still need to be overcome.

Trump says India offered zero tariffs on US goods

Trump says India offered zero tariffs on US goods

Trump says India offered zero tariffs on US goods

Trump says India offered zero tariffs on US goods

US President Donald Trump says India should have offered to drop its tariffs to zero "years ago" and now it was "getting late" in their negotiations.

Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City

Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City

Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City

Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City

Israeli tanks have pushed deeper into Gaza City as the military forges ahead with a plan to take control of the whole enclave.

Defiant Indonesian students gather for protests

Defiant Indonesian students gather for protests

Defiant Indonesian students gather for protests

Defiant Indonesian students gather for protests

After a week of protests that turned deadly, hundreds of Indonesian students have returned to the streets despite a heavy security presence.

Driver charged after car slams into Russian consulate

Driver charged after car slams into Russian consulate

Driver charged after car slams into Russian consulate

Driver charged after car slams into Russian consulate

Two police officers have suffered minor injuries after an SUV ploughed through the gates of the Russian consulate in Sydney, with the driver due to face court.

Farmers still waiting on flood 'rapid' recovery grants

Farmers still waiting on flood 'rapid' recovery grants

Farmers still waiting on flood 'rapid' recovery grants

Farmers still waiting on flood 'rapid' recovery grants

A state agriculture minister has conceded the government's delivery of financial aid to farmers hit by May's devastating floods has been too slow.

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Parents to get more information about childcare safety

A website allowing parents to compare childcare centres is getting a safety overhaul following multiple abuse allegations in the sector.

Peace Prize winner fears big tech war on democracy

Australia should act against the spread of misinformation into the real world, Nobel laureate and journalist Maria Ressa says.

Vicious cycles: national push to slow electric bikes

Cycling groups say high-powered and illegally modified e-bikes are increasingly being used in Australia and stricter, national rules are needed to save lives.

Concern raised over cops' power to hack online accounts

Australians can have their social media accounts hacked and surveilled by police under powers a national watchdog says needs greater oversight.

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Far-right threat exposed by anti-immigration rallies

The threat of far-right extremism must be taken seriously, a senator says, after widespread anti-immigration marchers spilled out in streets across the nation.

Xi, Putin share vision for new global order at forum

Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed China's vision for "a new system of stability and security in Eurasia" at a regional summit in Shanghai.

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

A social media ban is unlikely to completely protect kids from online harms as questions remain over age-assurance technology.

'It will be a disaster': Olympic alarm as rail plan cut

Commuter chaos is on the cards at the Brisbane Olympics, a transport expert says, after government plans for a light rail project were scrapped.

Shark nets stand-off leaves swimmers in murky waters

Local councils and a state government are at loggerheads over the use of shark nets with swimmers caught in between.

'Gutless': far-right attack on Aboriginal site slammed

Police are investigating an attack by far-right demonstrators on an Aboriginal protest camp after an anti-immigration rally.

Tibetans protest Chinese repression in Australia

Surveillance of Tibetans in Australia has been raised as a major concern by the community as it calls for greater protections against Chinese repression.

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