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Senators want property tax reforms back on the agenda

Senators want property tax reforms back on the agenda

Modest tax changes could save the budget billions and help "turn the ship around" for first-home buyers, senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie say.

'Vastly different' Crown can keep Sydney casino licence

'Vastly different' Crown can keep Sydney casino licence

'Vastly different' Crown can keep Sydney casino licence

'Vastly different' Crown can keep Sydney casino licence

A clean out of the Crown board and "intensive remediation" has satisfied a regulator that it can lawfully run its waterfront casino in Sydney.

'Fear and embarrassment': 'King' Lewis' battle with CTE

'Fear and embarrassment': 'King' Lewis' battle with CTE

'Fear and embarrassment': 'King' Lewis' battle with CTE

'Fear and embarrassment': 'King' Lewis' battle with CTE

Queensland rugby league legend Wally Lewis has opened up on his battle with brain injury CTE, in a call for funding and more research into the disease.

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Knife attacks spark interstate search for law solutions

Knife attacks spark interstate search for law solutions

"Wanding" laws in Queensland could be introduced to combat knife crimes in NSW, but opponents say increasing police powers would be a knee-jerk response.

Great fracking day: territory inks mega gas deal

Great fracking day: territory inks mega gas deal

The NT will buy gas fracked from the Beetaloo basin in a nine-year deal the government claims will boost the territory's economy and ensure cheaper power bills.

Men, boys urged to discuss DV as demand for help surges

Men, boys urged to discuss DV as demand for help surges

Men and boys must be included in discussions about gender-based violence, the prime minister has said, as demand for domestic violence advice surges.

Funding boost to help people with disability into jobs

Funding boost to help people with disability into jobs

Though Australians with disability will be supported into employment with a $26 million funding boost, they might not be paid the national minimum wage.

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Fines up 750-fold for casinos behaving badly in SA

Fines up 750-fold for casinos behaving badly in SA

Fines up 750-fold for casinos behaving badly in SA

Fines up 750-fold for casinos behaving badly in SA

South Australia plans to up the maximum fine for casinos in the state from $100,000 to $75 million as misconduct of operators across the country comes to light.

Trump corrupted 2016 election, hush money trial told

Trump corrupted 2016 election, hush money trial told

Trump corrupted 2016 election, hush money trial told

Trump corrupted 2016 election, hush money trial told

"This was a planned, coordinated, long-running conspiracy to influence the 2016 election, to help Donald Trump get elected," New York prosecutors say.

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Renewable energy generation is lifting its overall share of a growing national electricity market and pushing wholesale prices down, according to official data.

Following 'footsteps of giants': PM embarks on Kokoda

Following 'footsteps of giants': PM embarks on Kokoda

Following 'footsteps of giants': PM embarks on Kokoda

Following 'footsteps of giants': PM embarks on Kokoda

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is preparing to make history and walk sections of the Kokoda Track with Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape.

Housing crisis to 'get worse before it gets better'

Housing crisis to 'get worse before it gets better'

Housing crisis to 'get worse before it gets better'

Housing crisis to 'get worse before it gets better'

Tax reform, building more public housing, and lifting social support payments have all been floated as pieces of the housing affordability puzzle.

Crime report indicates tough job ahead for new top cop

Crime report indicates tough job ahead for new top cop

Crime report indicates tough job ahead for new top cop

Crime report indicates tough job ahead for new top cop

A crime report has indicated a tough challenge lies ahead for Steve Gollschewski who has been endorsed as Queensland's next police commissioner.

Financial help for uni students on placement floated

Financial help for uni students on placement floated

Financial help for uni students on placement floated

Financial help for uni students on placement floated

Struggling university students undertaking unpaid placements may receive financial help in the budget, as the union warns of worsening workforce shortages.

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Checks for dodgy cash, terror funds automated at Star

Star Casino's chief risk officer has disputed descriptions of an automated process designed to combat money laundering and terrorism financing as a workaround.

Australia unites against Musk to take down terror posts

Politicians of all stripes have chastised social media giant X and billionaire owner Elon Musk for fighting an order to remove graphic content after a stabbing.

More cost of living relief on cards in federal budget

Ahead of the May federal budget, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged more cost of living relief that will need to take pressure off inflation, not add to it.

Drop in GST revenue to cost NSW ‘more than COVID’

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey says his state will lose $12 billion in the latest GST carve-up, jeopardising major federal school and hospital funding agreements.

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Cost of living focus as Labor vote drops in new poll

New polls show little between Labor and the coalition on a two-party-preferred vote but Anthony Albanese remains the preferred prime minister over Peter Dutton.

'Once-in-a-generation' change in corporate reporting

Smaller firms may be wary of new reporting obligations but the big end of town is calling for rapid passage of laws requiring honesty on climate-related risks.

Alleged NDIS fraud cases before court top 100

A task force set up to tackle fraud within a government-funded disability insurance scheme has led to dozens of people facing court.

Drugs, lack of care make immigration detention 'unsafe'

An Australian Human Rights Commission report has flagged serious concerns over safety and care at a high-security WA immigration detention centre.

Dutton backs misinformation crackdown after stabbing

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has joined a bipartisan push for stronger misinformation laws for social media companies following stabbing attacks.

Govt sowing the seeds of fairer prices for farmers

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is confident inquiries into supermarket prices will result in better deals for primary producers.

Consumer price data to set scene for May rates call

The cost of living pressures plaguing households have been subsiding and fresh data released this week will hopefully reveal further softening.

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