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All eyes on Biden as timeline ticks for Assange pardon

All eyes on Biden as timeline ticks for Assange pardon

Campaigners for Julian Assange hope the prime minister can help push Joe Biden to formally pardon the Wikileaks founder before the end of his term.

Secrecy laws to be wound back in 'win' for journalists

Secrecy laws to be wound back in 'win' for journalists

Secrecy laws to be wound back in 'win' for journalists

Secrecy laws to be wound back in 'win' for journalists

Journalists won't be prosecuted for receiving classified information under changes to national security laws as transparency advocates call for broader reform.

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Gaza aid demand echoes as ceasefire in Lebanon welcomed

Australians with families in the Middle East have cautiously welcomed a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based listed terror group Hezbollah.

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Podcaster Joe Rogan 'preys on fear': ABC boss warns

Podcaster Joe Rogan 'preys on fear': ABC boss warns

Australians have increasingly turned to alternative media sources, but the ABC head claims these content creators plunder the public for 'malevolent' purposes.

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Close the climate credibility gap, conservationists say

Approving coal and gas mines is the opposite of climate action, conservationists say, as the federal government insists emissions reduction is on track.

'Made an error': Court overturns magpie star licence

'Made an error': Court overturns magpie star licence

A court has ruled a couple caring for a magpie best known for his friendship with two dogs should no longer have a licence to look after the famous bird.

Full extent of final high school exams bungle revealed

Full extent of final high school exams bungle revealed

English, mathematical methods and legal studies are among the 56 final high school exams caught up in a cover sheet scandal that has prompted a sweeping review.

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Australia needs an AI law to stop copyright ‘pirates’

Australia needs an AI law to stop copyright ‘pirates’

Australia needs an AI law to stop copyright ‘pirates’

Australia needs an AI law to stop copyright ‘pirates’

Artificial intelligence tools, including chatbots from Google, Amazon and OpenAI, need to be regulated by law in Australia, an inquiry recommends.

Teen social media ban a step closer despite concerns

Teen social media ban a step closer despite concerns

Teen social media ban a step closer despite concerns

Teen social media ban a step closer despite concerns

A social media ban is looming for Australians aged under 16 after the measure to force restrictions on many platforms cleared its first hurdle in parliament.

Thousands wiped off student debt in pre-Christmas gift

Thousands wiped off student debt in pre-Christmas gift

Thousands wiped off student debt in pre-Christmas gift

Thousands wiped off student debt in pre-Christmas gift

A year after students were slugged with a huge increase to their debts, the government has passed thousands of dollars in relief and teased of further help.

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

Changing lives: childcare worker pay increase lauded

A wage increase for early childhood educators has been lauded as a first step towards universal childcare that will benefit the sector and Australian families.

Troubled New Caledonia at 'turning point': New Zealand

Troubled New Caledonia at 'turning point': New Zealand

Troubled New Caledonia at 'turning point': New Zealand

Troubled New Caledonia at 'turning point': New Zealand

Veteran Kiwi foreign minister Winston Peters has travelled to Paris to deliver a speech urging France to consider new constitutional futures for New Caledonia.

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Australians are being challenged to confront systemic racism and the enduring impacts of colonisation in a landmark report from the Human Rights Commission.

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Door opens for first-home buyers to unlock ownership

Headway has finally been made on federal housing policy reform with laws set to pass parliament to allow home buyers to buy with a smaller deposit.

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PM promises to leave 'nothing on the field' at election

As federal parliament draws to a close for the year, Anthony Albanese remains optimistic Labor will be back in a majority government after the next election.

Beefed-up hate laws won't touch religious free pass

With social cohesion under strain, one Australian state is trumpeting tougher hate laws and penalties but will keep exceptions for "genuine" religious beliefs.

Win for those who copped COVID-19 fines

All fines handed out during the pandemic in Australia's most populous state will be reimbursed, except those currently being fought through the courts.

Trump doesn't have to hurt Australia-China ties: envoy

A Trump presidency doesn't have to impact how Australia and China co-operate, Beijing's ambassador says, amid a spate of hawkish cabinet picks.

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'Knee-jerk reaction' social media ban set to pass

A proposal to ban children from social media is expected to become law despite experts and politicians arguing it may not make the internet safer for kids.

'Whatever it takes': child removal floated to tackle DV

Child protection practices will be examined by a government in response to a landmark inquiry into the domestic violence deaths of four women.

Request to release premier's business documents denied

Documents relating to claims a company was trading insolvent while a man who went on to become a state premier was at the helm will not be released.

Historic day as MPs sworn into fresh parliament

It was a bittersweet day for Labor MPs sitting on the opposite side of the chamber as the Liberal National Party takes power for the first time in nine years.

Call to listen to 'farmers not Facebook' on new energy

A "quiet majority" are making money from every turn of a wind turbine blade and as sheep graze on greener grass beneath the shade of rows of solar panels.

Pay-cut promotions no longer forced on state's police

Retention payments, flexible work and huge salary jumps are in store for more than 16,000 police, soon to be the top-paid officers in Australia.

Nationals leader out to pasture, new blood takes reins

A state Nationals leader will continue to serve as an MP on the coalition's back bench after announcing his resignation following 10 years in the role.

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