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Opposition pitches laws to stop youth crime 'pipeline'

Opposition pitches laws to stop youth crime 'pipeline'

Queensland's opposition says it will introduce laws to tackle youth crime if elected in the October state election, while also focusing on early intervention.

Labor dips in Newspoll as cost of living bites

Labor dips in Newspoll as cost of living bites

Labor dips in Newspoll as cost of living bites

Labor dips in Newspoll as cost of living bites

Slipping Labor support in the latest Newspoll reflects growing uncertainty among households in the current government's handling of economic inflation.

Lambie open to backing Liberal minority in Tasmania

Lambie open to backing Liberal minority in Tasmania

Lambie open to backing Liberal minority in Tasmania

Lambie open to backing Liberal minority in Tasmania

Tasmania's Liberals are chasing crossbench support to form minority government after the state election, including from the Jacqui Lambie Network.

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NSW top cop defends giving media job after staff tip

NSW top cop defends giving media job after staff tip

The NSW chief police officer has vowed to improve her media approach as she defends the controversial interim appointment of a fresh public affairs director.

Defence force chief to face veteran suicide inquiry

Defence force chief to face veteran suicide inquiry

Australian Defence Force chief Angus Campbell will be questioned on the cultural and systemic challenges a royal commission has identified in defence.

Spies targeting journalists, intelligence chief warns

Spies targeting journalists, intelligence chief warns

Giving journalists greater carve-outs in secrecy laws regarding the disclosure of secret information could threaten national security, the spy chief warns.

Labor on track to kick 116-year by-election hoodoo

Labor on track to kick 116-year by-election hoodoo

The winner of the Dunstan by-election in Adelaide's eastern suburbs is likely to be confirmed as Labor's Cressida O'Hanlon when counting resumes.

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Aussies support new car rules but want lower costs more

Aussies support new car rules but want lower costs more

Aussies support new car rules but want lower costs more

Aussies support new car rules but want lower costs more

New polling has revealed most Australians support rules to bring more efficient cars to the country, although cost-of-living remains their top priority.

Vic premier quashes push for NSW-style protest permits

Vic premier quashes push for NSW-style protest permits

Vic premier quashes push for NSW-style protest permits

Vic premier quashes push for NSW-style protest permits

Victoria Police already has powers to swoop on unruly protesters after calls for a permit system following another violent clash, the premier says.

Outgoing ombudsman rebukes 'knee-jerk' justice reforms

Outgoing ombudsman rebukes 'knee-jerk' justice reforms

Outgoing ombudsman rebukes 'knee-jerk' justice reforms

Outgoing ombudsman rebukes 'knee-jerk' justice reforms

The outgoing Victorian ombudsman has taken the state government to task in her final report, suggesting it has bent to media-driven tough-on-crime policies.

Financiers shun nuclear, upbeat on climate investment

Financiers shun nuclear, upbeat on climate investment

Financiers shun nuclear, upbeat on climate investment

Financiers shun nuclear, upbeat on climate investment

Financiers are more upbeat on climate investment as Australia charts a clearer course, but nuclear reactors are not where they want to put superannuation money.

Labor elated, Greens pleased after SA by-election swing

Labor elated, Greens pleased after SA by-election swing

Labor elated, Greens pleased after SA by-election swing

Labor elated, Greens pleased after SA by-election swing

Labor's Cressida O'Hanlon is on track to win the Adelaide seat of Dunstan at a by-election forced by the resignation of former Liberal premier Steven Marshall.

Tas Liberals negotiate for another minority government

Tas Liberals negotiate for another minority government

Tas Liberals negotiate for another minority government

Tas Liberals negotiate for another minority government

Tasmania's Liberals have started negotiations to form a minority government after falling short of majority in a poll where voters snubbed the big parties.

Price data on watchlist as inflation battle wages on

Price data on watchlist as inflation battle wages on

Price data on watchlist as inflation battle wages on

Price data on watchlist as inflation battle wages on

Australia will get monthly data updates on inflation and retail sales at a pivotal point for the slowing economy.

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Australia will work with US regardless of president

Whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden is the next US president, Australia will continue to work with America regardless, the deputy prime minister says.

Amelia Hamer takes on Monique Ryan in Kooyong contest

The grand-niece of former Victorian premier Rupert 'Dick' Hamer is the Liberal candidate chosen to fight independent Monique Ryan for the seat of Kooyong.

Renewable land grab leaves prime paddocks in production

A renewable energy land agent says farmers are happy with projects on paddocks they can't see from their porch, as long as it's their land making the money.

Defiant Rockliff claims minority mandate

Australia's only Liberal government is on track to win more seats than Labor at the Tasmanian election but not enough to form majority.

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SA government on track for historic win in by-election

A large swing to the Greens appears to have helped the South Australian government to a historic by-election win in a huge fillip to Premier Peter Malinauskas.

Libs withdraw election ad after 'unusual' intervention

South Australia's electoral commission has taken the unusual step of publicly calling out the state Liberal party's social media account over a complaint.

US Congress averts shutdown, passes $1.8 trillion bill

The United States Congress has passed a trillion-dollar government funding bill in a move opposed by some Republicans.

Andrew Constance wins Liberal preselection for Gilmore

Andrew Constance will contest the NSW seat of Gilmore for the Liberal Party at the next federal election after winning a preselection ballot.

Liberal focuses on families as PM lashes lack of women

The man tipped to replace Scott Morrison in the seat of Cook has side-stepped criticisms of the Liberals' failure to pre-select more women in winnable seats.

Work begins on subs program after historic AUKUS deal

Australia has announced the partner companies that will build and maintain the country's AUKUS nuclear submarine fleet amid a strengthening of ties with the UK.

Up to $18b saved while watching footy with new air-con

Choosing the right appliance can shrink your power bill and make a dent in a business or household's carbon footprint, according to federal government data.

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