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Hostile group pelt police as Palestine rally turns ugly

Hostile group pelt police as Palestine rally turns ugly

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators and police have clashed at a rally in Melbourne with officers using pepper spray after a group allegedly threw bottles and signs.

Climate groups take aim at Dutton call to scrap target

Climate groups take aim at Dutton call to scrap target

Climate groups take aim at Dutton call to scrap target

Climate groups take aim at Dutton call to scrap target

Peter Dutton's pledge to scrap an emissions target would leave Australia in the dust of the race to stop global warming, climate groups and the government say.

'Tears of joy' after four Israel hostages freed in Gaza

'Tears of joy' after four Israel hostages freed in Gaza

'Tears of joy' after four Israel hostages freed in Gaza

'Tears of joy' after four Israel hostages freed in Gaza

An Australian Jewish advocacy body says the freeing of four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza is "a beautiful thing", despite mass Palestinian casualties.

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Palestine football boss denied entry into Aust: reports

Palestine football boss denied entry into Aust: reports

Australia has reportedly denied entry to the president of Palestine's football association, as FIFA says granting entry rests with national authorities.

Jobs market put to test in sluggish economy

Jobs market put to test in sluggish economy

Economists expect another relatively robust jobs report for the month of May even as higher interest rates knock the economy around.

Kids under 16 shouldn't be on social media: Coalition

Kids under 16 shouldn't be on social media: Coalition

Children under 16 should be banned from social media and an enforceable system of age verification is needed, the opposition communications spokesman says.

Stamp duty threshold increased for first home buyers

Stamp duty threshold increased for first home buyers

Queensland's first-time home buyers will get a stamp duty discount, in a bid to get more young buyers into the market.

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Great wealth transfer raises the inheritance stakes

Great wealth transfer raises the inheritance stakes

Great wealth transfer raises the inheritance stakes

Great wealth transfer raises the inheritance stakes

The "great wealth transfer" is getting started and with more to leave behind, discussing the difficult topic with loved ones has never been more important.

Wanted: Geoscientists for jobs in old and new energy

Wanted: Geoscientists for jobs in old and new energy

Wanted: Geoscientists for jobs in old and new energy

Wanted: Geoscientists for jobs in old and new energy

Energy leaders are warning of a shortage of geoscientists for oil and gas exploration and carbon storage and a skills gap for seismic surveys for offshore wind.

Dutton's climate target opposition labelled 'disaster'

Dutton's climate target opposition labelled 'disaster'

Dutton's climate target opposition labelled 'disaster'

Dutton's climate target opposition labelled 'disaster'

Peter Dutton says he'll not pursue the government's climate target, risking Australia's membership in the Paris Agreement.

Accounting error blow to budget as sales counted twice

Accounting error blow to budget as sales counted twice

Accounting error blow to budget as sales counted twice

Accounting error blow to budget as sales counted twice

The NSW government has been dealt a $1 billion blow ahead of its second budget after the discovery of an accounting error going back years.

Cheaper rego, sports vouchers in latest budget promises

Cheaper rego, sports vouchers in latest budget promises

Cheaper rego, sports vouchers in latest budget promises

Cheaper rego, sports vouchers in latest budget promises

Queenslanders will get cheaper car registration in the state government's latest cost-of-living budget announcement.

Former senator re-elected to United Nations committee

Former senator re-elected to United Nations committee

Former senator re-elected to United Nations committee

Former senator re-elected to United Nations committee

A former Australian senator has secured another term on the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.

Winds of fortune: 'Job for life' in former coal regions

Winds of fortune: 'Job for life' in former coal regions

Winds of fortune: 'Job for life' in former coal regions

Winds of fortune: 'Job for life' in former coal regions

A gusty $20 billion in investment will blow in from a mere three offshore wind projects that one team plans to build to help rewire industrial heartlands.

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Visa cancellation changes risk refugee harm, separation

Rights groups have slammed a federal government change to the way visa cancellations are considered, warning vulnerable refugees could be put in harm's way.

Senator who broke ranks on Palestine to speak at rally

Fatima Payman will make her most prominent appearance in weeks when she speaks out on the invasion of Gaza in one of many rallies across the country.

Prosecution rests in Hunter Biden's criminal gun trial

As Hunter Biden's prosecution case rested, his lawyers asked for his criminal gun trial judge to acquit him, saying the evidence didn't support a conviction.

Sunak apologises for leaving D-Day commemorations early

Criticism mounts on Rishi Sunak for leaving early from D-Day commemorations in France as the British prime minister fights an election campaign.

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Australians need assurance on 'toxic' inflation: RBA

The RBA's strategy of bringing down inflation gradually to protect the jobs market is a different tactic but it has worked, the central bank's new deputy says.

Peter Costello under fire over airport reporter clash

The treatment of journalists has been called into question after Nine boss and former federal treasurer Peter Costello clashed with a reporter in an airport.

Apology as housing disparity 'crisis' deepens

The boss of Victoria's housing department apologised for perpetuating systemic injustice and said disparities in accessing homelessness services is a crisis.

Undiagnosed leukaemia caused toddler's hospital death

A toddler's death from complications of an undiagnosed blood cancer is being investigated with the boy's parents saying they repeatedly asked for tests.

$14m Murray Darling ads under fire for Turkey image

Senators have attacked a $14 million advertising campaign about water in the Murray Darling basin, suggesting it is alarmist and deceptive.

Direction 110 doesn't add up for immigration experts

Community safety will be prioritised in changes to a contentious immigration direction, following weeks of political pressure on the minister in charge.

Advocate given second chance in robodebt document fight

Human rights activist Justin Warren has won an appeal in a long-running legal battle to access documents behind the botched robodebt scheme.

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