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Cheaper drugs for cancer, kidney disease patients

Cheaper drugs for cancer, kidney disease patients

Medicines to help women battling endometrial cancer and for people with symptoms of chronic kidney disease will be subsidised, saving patients thousands.

Treasurer promises more relief alongside tax cuts

Treasurer promises more relief alongside tax cuts

Treasurer promises more relief alongside tax cuts

Treasurer promises more relief alongside tax cuts

With long-awaited stage three tax cuts set to drive cost of living relief in the budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has given an assurance more help is coming.

Blocked: Review to explore social media ban for kids

Blocked: Review to explore social media ban for kids

Blocked: Review to explore social media ban for kids

Blocked: Review to explore social media ban for kids

A former High Court chief justice will investigate the possibility of imposing an Australian-first ban on children under 14 having social media accounts.

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Urgent care clinic funding a 'missed opportunity'

Urgent care clinic funding a 'missed opportunity'

The peak body representing GPs says the federal budget's $8.5b health cash splash doesn't give enough support to doctors, chronic illnesses and mental health.

Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

Elective surgery target slashed by Victorian government

Workforce shortages and non-invasive technology is being blamed for the Victorian government lowering its target to deliver 240,000 elective surgeries a year.

Wages, jobs updates to come with budget week

Wages, jobs updates to come with budget week

As well as a federal budget, Australia will get its quarterly check-up on worker wages, business surveys and monthly jobs figures.

Sudanese Australians desperate to reunite with families

Sudanese Australians desperate to reunite with families

Sudanese Australians are urging the Albanese government to provide humanitarian visas for their families one year into the latest war.

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'A punch in the guts': live sheep export trade to end

'A punch in the guts': live sheep export trade to end

'A punch in the guts': live sheep export trade to end

'A punch in the guts': live sheep export trade to end

Farmers have been left fuming after the Albanese government confirmed the export of live sheep by sea will be banned in Australia from May 2028.

Australia backs Palestine UN resolution, rejects Hamas

Australia backs Palestine UN resolution, rejects Hamas

Australia backs Palestine UN resolution, rejects Hamas

Australia backs Palestine UN resolution, rejects Hamas

Australia and other nations have supported a UN resolution to give more rights to Palestine as the foreign minister said Hamas had no place in a future state.

Federal budget targets housing crisis amid backlash

Federal budget targets housing crisis amid backlash

Federal budget targets housing crisis amid backlash

Federal budget targets housing crisis amid backlash

The federal government has announced $11.3 billion to fast-track the delivery of new homes but faced criticism for not extending further support to renters.

NSW set to apologise for criminalising homosexuality

NSW set to apologise for criminalising homosexuality

NSW set to apologise for criminalising homosexuality

NSW set to apologise for criminalising homosexuality

NSW Premier Chris Minns will use parliament to apologise for the state's former laws that made homosexuality a criminal offence.

Tensions simmer as pro-Palestine university camps grow

Tensions simmer as pro-Palestine university camps grow

Tensions simmer as pro-Palestine university camps grow

Tensions simmer as pro-Palestine university camps grow

Almost a dozen protest camps have embedded themselves in universities across Australia to support the pro-Palestine movement amid unease over social cohesion.

Chalmers threads budget needle with difficult economy

Chalmers threads budget needle with difficult economy

Chalmers threads budget needle with difficult economy

Chalmers threads budget needle with difficult economy

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is confident he can beat inflation in the near term while gearing up for growth in a low-carbon world in his government's third budget.

Consumers tipped to stash tax-cut savings for rainy day

Consumers tipped to stash tax-cut savings for rainy day

Consumers tipped to stash tax-cut savings for rainy day

Consumers tipped to stash tax-cut savings for rainy day

Australians plan to stash their stage three tax cut cash, a key cost of living relief measure in the budget, in promising news for inflation

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Internet watchdog questions X's free-speech credentials

Elon Musk's X continues to defend its stance against removing a church stabbing video, after a judge was told its free-speech policy was illusory.

Government on nose after years of foul smell complaints

Frustrated residents have demanded more from the Queensland government after enduring a foul smell for years west of Brisbane, blaming local waste facilities.

Doctors underwhelmed by emergency department review

A review of Tasmania's hospital emergency departments has come up short and state and federal governments need to do more, Australia's peak medical body says.

'Decaying' sport institute gets $250m Olympic makeover

The ageing Australian Institute of Sport will remain in Canberra and receive a major facilities upgrade ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane.

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Sharaz position in Reynolds defamation fight unclear

Brittany Higgins's fiance David Sharaz says he can't afford a defamation trial against Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds but he may fight her over damages.

New resources tax not a 'fair return' for Australians

A parliamentary inquiry has ruled in favour of offshore petroleum tax changes but critics say Australians will still not get a fair return on their resources.

Uniform standards needed for social media: cyber expert

As a federal inquiry prepares to examine the impact of social media on society, an expert says platforms need uniform measures in dealing with harmful content.

Migrant support hub part of DV 'eradication' plan

A NSW-first support hub will offer tailored help to women from multicultural backgrounds, who are over-represented in domestic violence figures.

New laws questioned after court keeps Iranian locked up

A High Court ruling blocking an immigration detainee who failed to co-operate with his deportation being freed is raising questions about the need for new laws.

Palaszczuk begins post-politics life in new role

Annastacia Palaszczuk will be an international ambassador for a smart energy council in her first role since stepping down as Queensland premier.

Federal police commissioner gets two more years in role

Reece Kershaw has been reappointed as the AFP's commissioner for another two years.

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