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Doctors fear health fallout from nuclear energy plans

Doctors fear health fallout from nuclear energy plans

Doctors have warned of health harms for frontline energy workers, local children and the wider community from the coalition's nuclear power plan.

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

Aussies opt for regional living, pushing up home prices

A continued shift of Australians moving to regional towns for lifestyle reasons has boosted property prices at the expense of capital city values.

Trump raises steel tariffs, weighs Australia exemption

Trump raises steel tariffs, weighs Australia exemption

Trump raises steel tariffs, weighs Australia exemption

Trump raises steel tariffs, weighs Australia exemption

US President Donald Trump has announced 25 per cent tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports but is "considering" a carve-out for Australia.

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Outgoing minister opens up about 'painful experience'

Outgoing minister opens up about 'painful experience'

Retiring Labor MP Stephen Jones has used a farewell speech to parliament to talk about the "painful experience" of the royal commission into child sex abuse.

Australia must be a 'model ally' in US tariff talks

Australia must be a 'model ally' in US tariff talks

Australia must prove its relationship with the US is mutually beneficial to earn another exemption from steel and aluminium tariffs, experts say.

Troubled steelworks in refinance bid as pressure mounts

Troubled steelworks in refinance bid as pressure mounts

Whyalla's steelworks are "vigorously finalising new financing", as a premier intensifies pressure on its owners to pay tens of millions of dollars of debt.

Australia gains in corruption index but threats persist

Australia gains in corruption index but threats persist

Oversight and anti-corruption bodies need to be adequately resourced and truly independent if public trust in democracy is to continue, a former ombudsman says.

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Curbing 'intolerance crisis' could hit protest, speech

Curbing 'intolerance crisis' could hit protest, speech

Curbing 'intolerance crisis' could hit protest, speech

Curbing 'intolerance crisis' could hit protest, speech

Stronger penalties and boosted police powers to ensure people can practice their beliefs in safety could lead to over-policing of protests, faith leaders warn.

'Dutton-proof': no more clean energy money for uranium

'Dutton-proof': no more clean energy money for uranium

'Dutton-proof': no more clean energy money for uranium

'Dutton-proof': no more clean energy money for uranium

Clean energy incentives will not support uranium mining after parliament passed an amendment that could also hinder future attempts to establish nuclear power.

Trump tariffs could boost case for rate cut: economists

Trump tariffs could boost case for rate cut: economists

Trump tariffs could boost case for rate cut: economists

Trump tariffs could boost case for rate cut: economists

US tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium would have minimal direct impacts, but weakened Chinese demand for goods like iron ore could hit economic growth.

Bank moratorium 'too late' for rural towns left behind

Bank moratorium 'too late' for rural towns left behind

Bank moratorium 'too late' for rural towns left behind

Bank moratorium 'too late' for rural towns left behind

The federal government has announced a moratorium on regional bank closures, but it's cold comfort for those who have already lost their local branches.

Trump government shake-ups meet court blocks

Trump government shake-ups meet court blocks

Trump government shake-ups meet court blocks

Trump government shake-ups meet court blocks

US President Donald Trump's radical overhauls of government bodies and spending have met with blocks and resistance in several courts.

Trump to announce 25 per cent steel, aluminium tariffs

Trump to announce 25 per cent steel, aluminium tariffs

Trump to announce 25 per cent steel, aluminium tariffs

Trump to announce 25 per cent steel, aluminium tariffs

Donald Trump is poised to announce 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium imported to the US but It's not yet clear how and if Australia will be affected.

DeepSeek 'excessively' collects personal data: S Korea

DeepSeek 'excessively' collects personal data: S Korea

DeepSeek 'excessively' collects personal data: S Korea

DeepSeek 'excessively' collects personal data: S Korea

South Korea's National Intelligence Service has sent a notice to government agencies urging them to take security precautions over the Chinese AI app DeepSeek.

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'Hold the line': politicians say goodbye ahead of poll

Retiring politicians have issued rallying calls to the nation to remain optimistic about the future as they bid farewell ahead of a federal election.

Kimberley matriarchs urge investment in women

The federal government must invest in Aboriginal women's leadership to make a difference in communities, one Western Australian organisation says.

Invincible no more: by-election puts Labor on notice

With a state by-election result hanging on a knife edge, voters have fired a "warning shot" at Labor ahead of the upcoming federal election.

'Exciting' price caps could close health and budget gap

A government plan to cap the cost of essential groceries could help to improve the health of First Nations people living in remote communities.

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Time for 'rubber to hit the road' in Closing the Gap

A plan to reduce disadvantage among Indigenous people is at risk of not meeting targets, as Indigenous leaders call for funding to back programs.

Mark Latham appeals $140k award over 'vulgar' tweet

Mark Latham will try overturn $140,000 in damages over a defamatory tweet claiming an independent MP and LGBTQI advocate engaged in "disgusting" sex acts.

Essential intervention to provide worker housing boost

A state-backed plan aims to create new units essential workers can afford to live in, but officials are yet to reveal how much cheaper the rent will be.

Draft electoral donations cap to be raised after talks

Draft caps and thresholds for federal election spending will increase as Labor negotiates with the Liberals to pass electoral reform before parliament rises.

Five bucks an hour may solve crisis in disability care

Australians with disability could face worsening support and resources as the workforce struggles to retain and attract talent.

Push for live betting losses to protect problem punters

Live losses displayed in betting apps has been proposed as a measure to help punters track how much they're in the red to prevent excessive spending.

Whistleblowing reform urged to prevent dark chapters

Australia needs an independent whistleblower protection authority to help guide those who expose wrongdoing through a fraught legal system, crossbenchers say.

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