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'Botched' Bass Strait ferries suffer new cost blowout

'Botched' Bass Strait ferries suffer new cost blowout

A date for the first sailing for the delay-plagued new Bass Straits ferries appears firmer, but the cost of critical berth upgrades has again gone up.

Regaining trust: duel to decide future Liberal leader

Regaining trust: duel to decide future Liberal leader

Regaining trust: duel to decide future Liberal leader

Regaining trust: duel to decide future Liberal leader

Deputy leader Sussan Ley and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor have emerged as the two contenders to lead the Liberal Party after its devastating election defeat.

'Trump-style rhetoric': premier to lead China mission

'Trump-style rhetoric': premier to lead China mission

'Trump-style rhetoric': premier to lead China mission

'Trump-style rhetoric': premier to lead China mission

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan will embark on a trade mission to China with an eye to economic growth and distancing the state from anti-Chinese rhetoric.

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PM rallies troops, urges caucus to focus on Australians

PM rallies troops, urges caucus to focus on Australians

The prime minister has celebrated women winning a majority of Labor's seats as the ousting of two ministers from cabinet draws sharp criticism.

US, UK announce trade deal but 10 per cent duties stay

US, UK announce trade deal but 10 per cent duties stay

UK beef farmers will be allowed access to the US market after a deal, joining a group of select countries including Australia with such an arrangement.

Britain set to strike first deal to cut Trump tariffs

Britain set to strike first deal to cut Trump tariffs

The US and the UK have struck a deal that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and deliver a win for Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Trans people 'attacked by same groups targeting Jews'

Trans people 'attacked by same groups targeting Jews'

The head of a prominent inquiry into gay hate crimes will probe protections for vulnerable communities after a change based on race and religion in February.

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Nowhere to go for homeless evicted from city park

Nowhere to go for homeless evicted from city park

Nowhere to go for homeless evicted from city park

Nowhere to go for homeless evicted from city park

Rough sleepers were given 30 minutes to vacate a city park encampment but provided no alternative accommodation in a move described as cruel by one councillor.

Greens leaderless as Adam Bandt concedes defeat

Greens leaderless as Adam Bandt concedes defeat

Greens leaderless as Adam Bandt concedes defeat

Greens leaderless as Adam Bandt concedes defeat

Greens leader Adam Bandt has conceded defeat to Labor's Sarah Witty in his lower house seat of Melbourne, opening up a leadership race for the minor party.

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Bid ensure abortion access reopens political rifts

Plans to ensure access to abortion and expand access to medical terminations have caused splits within major parties and a "insensitive" comparison to Nazis.

Club would 'lose millions' without new AFL stadium

Club would 'lose millions' without new AFL stadium

Club would 'lose millions' without new AFL stadium

Club would 'lose millions' without new AFL stadium

Modelling has pointed to the financial importance of a new stadium to the Tasmania Devils, who will enter the AFL in 2028.

'Tax on Bluey': Rudd rips into Trump's film tariffs

'Tax on Bluey': Rudd rips into Trump's film tariffs

'Tax on Bluey': Rudd rips into Trump's film tariffs

'Tax on Bluey': Rudd rips into Trump's film tariffs

Australia's ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd has spoken against President Donald Trump's proposal to tax foreign-made movies.

Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team

Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team

Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team

Two ministers face the axe from Albanese's top team

Senior ministers are on the chopping block as Labor's factional powerbrokers carve up cabinet positions following a dominant federal election victory.

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

Frontrunner coy amid speculation on new top cop

The first woman commissioner for the nation's largest police force is stepping aside, but it could be months before her replacement is revealed.

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Tributes for trailblazer's turbulent time as top cop

Lauded as a no-nonsense reformer, the first woman to lead Australia's biggest police force is headed for the exit after cutting short her five-year term.

Liberal seizes seat in teal rematch, Greens leader gone

A former Liberal frontbencher has not ruled out a leadership tilt after reclaiming his seat from a teal independent, while the Greens leader has lost his seat.

Greens leader Adam Bandt loses seat in federal election

Greens leader Adam Bandt has lost his seat after Labor reclaimed the electorate from the minor party for the first time in 15 years.

AFL dream 'will end' without pro-stadium vote

The AFL aspirations of a state will be "over" if a parliamentary vote doesn't give the green light to a controversial waterfront stadium.

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US, China to hold ice-breaker trade talks in Geneva

Two top US officials will meet with China's top trade negotiator this weekend in the first major talks since President Donald Trump sparked a trade war.

Coalition alliance rethink as city, rural divide opens

Nationals MPs are openly questioning the coalition agreement with the Liberal Party, including one senator who was voted out after the election.

Australia-Pacific ties enhanced by Labor's election win

Improved relations with Solomon Islands and Vanuatu could be a goal of Labor's second term, with a huge step-up with Papua New Guinea already assured.

US could announce some trade deals 'this week'

US President Donald Trump's administration is negotiating with 17 major trading partners on deals, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says.

Election expected to drive confidence in electric cars

Australia's transition to low-emission vehicles could speed up after the election, experts say, fuelled by ongoing tax cuts and emission limits.

Merz elected German chancellor after initial defeat

MPs have elected conservative leader Friedrich Merz as Germany's next chancellor in a second round of voting.

Silver lining for depleted Liberals in teal contests

Despite its emphatic election loss, the depleted coalition could still reclaim at least one inner-city seat from an incumbent teal independent.

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