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Rental reforms to help keep young staff in pricey homes

Rental reforms to help keep young staff in pricey homes

The difficulty of businesses finding young labour has been highlighted as tenant-empowering reforms are due to hit Australia's least-affordable housing market.

White House mistakenly shares war plans with journalist

White House mistakenly shares war plans with journalist

White House mistakenly shares war plans with journalist

White House mistakenly shares war plans with journalist

Top US national security officials texted war plans about planned military strikes in Yemen to a group chat that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic.

Trump says some countries may get a break from tariffs

Trump says some countries may get a break from tariffs

Trump says some countries may get a break from tariffs

Trump says some countries may get a break from tariffs

Tariffs on vehicles, aluminium and pharmaceuticals will be announced in the near future, US President Donald Trump says.

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Erdogan says mayor jailing demos 'movement of violence'

Erdogan says mayor jailing demos 'movement of violence'

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya has accused protesters of "terrorising" the public as 1133 people were detained during five days of demonstrations.

Budging Labor incumbents huge task even for Muslim Vote

Budging Labor incumbents huge task even for Muslim Vote

Support of Muslim political groups won't be enough to get independents over the line against entrenched senior Labor figures without a Liberal preference deal.

Nervous swimmers tread water ahead of Games pool reveal

Nervous swimmers tread water ahead of Games pool reveal

An anxious wait for peak sporting bodies will finally end when the 2032 Olympic venue plan is revealed, more than four years after Brisbane was named host city.

Calls for premier's rail 'pet project' to be cancelled

Calls for premier's rail 'pet project' to be cancelled

A state opposition party is intensifying its calls for a major multibillion-dollar rail project to be cancelled to avoid sending the state broke.

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Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

Alcohol risk ad blitz aims to stop overseas tragedies

A new campaign targeting young people travelling overseas is aiming to prevent alcohol-related tragedies which killed two Australian teenagers.

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM as president

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM as president

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM as president

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM as president

South Korea’s Constitutional Court has overturned parliament’s impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and reinstated him as acting president.

'Nation-building' deal as public schools fully funded

'Nation-building' deal as public schools fully funded

'Nation-building' deal as public schools fully funded

'Nation-building' deal as public schools fully funded

Every Australian student will receive a fully funded public education after the Commonwealth brokered a deal with a final holdout state.

Roles for parents and schools in reducing harms of porn

Roles for parents and schools in reducing harms of porn

Roles for parents and schools in reducing harms of porn

Roles for parents and schools in reducing harms of porn

Parents are being encouraged to start conversations about pornography with their children early to help reduce the impact of accidental consumption.

Labor 'unashamed' in pitch for cost of living vote

Labor 'unashamed' in pitch for cost of living vote

Labor 'unashamed' in pitch for cost of living vote

Labor 'unashamed' in pitch for cost of living vote

The federal budget will deliver help for working people, Anthony Albanese declares, as Labor tries to draw the opposition into revealing its hand.

Teal MP, husband apologise after rival's sign removed

Teal MP, husband apologise after rival's sign removed

Teal MP, husband apologise after rival's sign removed

Teal MP, husband apologise after rival's sign removed

The husband of a teal MP has apologised after he was filmed removing a sign supporting his wife's political opponent.

Consultants in firing line amid public servant stoush

Consultants in firing line amid public servant stoush

Consultants in firing line amid public servant stoush

Consultants in firing line amid public servant stoush

The coalition wants to slash public servant numbers but Labor says the alternative is costly consultants, as both sides lavish voters with cost-of-living help.

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Labor's energy bill relief labelled 'band-aid solution'

Australia should divert its uncontracted gas back to the domestic market in the face of supply issues and soaring costs for households, advocates say.

Turkey jails Istanbul mayor before trial

Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Istanbul to protest the arrest of the mayor, a key rival to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Carney calls snap vote, says Trump has sights on Canada

Canada's new Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election asking for a mandate to tackle US President Donald Trump who he says wants to "own" Canada.

Israeli air strike kills Hamas political leader in Gaza

Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel has been killed in an Israeli air strike on his tent shelter in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Palestinian media says.

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Turkish court jails Istanbul mayor pending trial

In a ruling likely to stoke tension after four days of protests, a Turkish court has jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu pending trial on corruption charges.

Parisians to vote 'oui or non' to more car-free zones

Parisians will vote in a referendum to decide if cars should be banned from hundreds of city streets so they can be greened and turned over to pedestrians.

Public service jobs on line as poll battlelines form

The coalition has doubled down on plans to axe public service jobs if elected as the prime minister goes into bat for Australians working from home.

'Hip pocket help' on its way in pre-election sweetener

Australians will receive more energy bill relief in the federal budget but the Liberals argue it's only needed because Labor has allowed costs to blow out.

Budget week to bring inflation, cost-of-living news

The Albanese government will look to further ease cost-of-living pressures without adding to inflation when it delivers its fourth budget.

Climate fight here and now, and linked to living costs

Fighting misinformation and communicating the link between cost of living and back-to-back weather disasters are key priorities for climate advocates.

'Exit strategy' call amid doubt over rail loop benefits

Infrastructure Australia has questioned the cost of the Suburban Rail Loop and urged an "exit strategy" be prepared in case the project can't be delivered.

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