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Public service jobs face axe in fresh bid to fix budget

Public service jobs face axe in fresh bid to fix budget

Up to 3000 public service jobs are set to be slashed as a state seeks to burst its ballooning wage bill ahead of the budget.

State euthanasia changes to hinge on conscience vote

State euthanasia changes to hinge on conscience vote

State euthanasia changes to hinge on conscience vote

State euthanasia changes to hinge on conscience vote

Victoria is moving to change its voluntary euthanasia laws after falling behind other states and erecting too many barriers for terminally ill patients.

Australia supports Ukraine as Trump trash talks leader

Australia supports Ukraine as Trump trash talks leader

Australia supports Ukraine as Trump trash talks leader

Australia supports Ukraine as Trump trash talks leader

Australia's leaders have slammed Russia and urged the international community not to give "an inch" after Donald Trump attacked the Ukrainian president.

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PNG talks embrace ties, keep China at arm's length

PNG talks embrace ties, keep China at arm's length

Australia and Papua New Guinea have begun defence treaty talks with a warm embrace, ensuring they are "tied to the hip" in a rebuke to China's influence.

Australia watching 'every move' China takes off coast

Australia watching 'every move' China takes off coast

Australia is being urged to invest in its own maritime capability after the Chinese military was caught sailing hundreds of kilometres off the nation's coast.

Robust job data unlikely to spook Reserve Bank on rates

Robust job data unlikely to spook Reserve Bank on rates

Ongoing tightness in the labour market won't overly concern the Reserve Bank in its fight against inflation, says one economist after surprising jobs figures.

Credit rating outlook downgrade rests in state's hands

Credit rating outlook downgrade rests in state's hands

A state government can fix a credit rating outlook downgrade in its first budget after an international agency identified "significant fiscal deterioration".

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Secret surveillance powers probe targets privacy fears

Secret surveillance powers probe targets privacy fears

Secret surveillance powers probe targets privacy fears

Secret surveillance powers probe targets privacy fears

Law enforcement is defending powers to take over online accounts and disrupt data despite privacy concerns, saying it helps tackle criminals.

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

From hostile foreign nations targeting diaspora communities to youth radicalised online, the top spy agency's annual threat assessment warns risks have grown.

Rail trust to be rebuilt with public 'hostage' no more

Rail trust to be rebuilt with public 'hostage' no more

Rail trust to be rebuilt with public 'hostage' no more

Rail trust to be rebuilt with public 'hostage' no more

A state government accepts it has a job to do rebuilding trust with its rail commuters after a union was forced to pause industrial action.

Trump warns Zelenskiy to rush for peace or lose Ukraine

Trump warns Zelenskiy to rush for peace or lose Ukraine

Trump warns Zelenskiy to rush for peace or lose Ukraine

Trump warns Zelenskiy to rush for peace or lose Ukraine

President Donald Trump has told "dictator" Volodymyr Zelenskiy to quickly negotiate an end to Russia's war on Ukraine as relations sour between the two leaders.

Regional house prices rise as capital city values fall

Regional house prices rise as capital city values fall

Regional house prices rise as capital city values fall

Regional house prices rise as capital city values fall

Australia’s historically affordable regional housing markets have continued to demonstrate resilience, compared to a price decline in capital cities.

Customers tapping mad as watchdog warns on card charges

Customers tapping mad as watchdog warns on card charges

Customers tapping mad as watchdog warns on card charges

Customers tapping mad as watchdog warns on card charges

A huge number of complaints over common transactions has Australia's consumer watchdog warning businesses big and small to bide by the laws or risk a fine.

'More gaps, more drop-outs': rise in complaints post-3G

'More gaps, more drop-outs': rise in complaints post-3G

'More gaps, more drop-outs': rise in complaints post-3G

'More gaps, more drop-outs': rise in complaints post-3G

Telcos have been urged to do better in rural Australia, with continued reports of poor mobile service and new black spots after the 3G mobile network closed.

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Islamophobia accused sobs in court, victim traumatised

A woman charged with attacking two Muslim women in separate assaults at a suburban shopping centre has appeared in court sobbing as she was remanded in custody.

Rail commuters get reprieve as union action halted

A union stoush that has crippled services on the nation's biggest rail network for months has been put into a cooling off period for the next four months.

Plots to kill people in Australia foiled by spy agency

Plots by foreign agents to lure and kill dissidents have been foiled by the nation's spy agency, with at least three countries targeting people in Australia.

Steelworks forced into administration to 'save' future

South Australia has ended months of uncertainty over a critical steelworks by placing the plant into administration.

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'Brave' drug takers cop police presence at test trial

The first music festival to take part in a state's pill-testing trial has been named but doubts remain about how effective the scheme will be.

One rate dip won't cut it with voters who want action

Most Australians blame big corporations and not government for the rising cost of living so a lone interest rate cut won't sway their vote, polling indicates.

Clive Palmer echoes Trump in new political party launch

The new political party of billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer echoes the policies of US President Donald Trump by aiming to "make Australia great again".

State at war with watchdog over $11.7b budget blowout

The Victorian government is questioning the integrity of the financial watchdog in a bid to dismiss billions of dollars in updated major project cost figures.

Black Hawk helicopters to join Australian defence fleet

Twelve Black Hawk helicopters will be used for emergency and counter-terrorism operations in the ADF, after being fast-tracked from the United States.

Putin would negotiate with Zelenskiy, Kremlin says

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is holding talks with top US officials in Saudi Arabia on ending the Ukraine war.

PM denies rate cut will impact election timing

Anthony Albanese remains coy on when Australians will head to the polls, after the Reserve Bank delivered cost-of-living relief for mortgage holders.

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