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Stronger work rights secure as businesses warn of costs

Stronger work rights secure as businesses warn of costs

Gig workers, casual staff and employees bugged after hours by their bosses are the winners of laws that have passed the Senate to the displeasure of businesses.

Great Australian dream overtaken by reality: ex-premier

Great Australian dream overtaken by reality: ex-premier

Great Australian dream overtaken by reality: ex-premier

Great Australian dream overtaken by reality: ex-premier

The only way to push down Sydney housing prices is to build more apartments, says an ex-premier who delights in sending photos of faded homes to the government.

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Members of the organising committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games have indicated a rebuild of the Gabba may not be the best way forward.

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Tasmania's minority Liberal government on thin ice

Tasmania's minority Liberal government on thin ice

Tasmania appears to be heading to an early election with rebel independent MPs and the state's minority Liberal premier at loggerheads.

Competition void leaves specialist patients 'worse off'

Competition void leaves specialist patients 'worse off'

Calls to name and shame medical specialists charging excessively high out-of-pocket costs have been revived following a pricing review by economist Allan Fels.

Billion-dollar interchange 'debacle' in MPs' crosshairs

Billion-dollar interchange 'debacle' in MPs' crosshairs

Traffic gridlock around a controversial underground interchange in inner-city Sydney could take six months to ease, the state government says.

Tears flow at apology to Victorian state care victims

Tears flow at apology to Victorian state care victims

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has delivered a formal apology on behalf of the state to victims of historical abuse and neglect in institutional care.

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Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

Call to heritage-list Sydney colonial statues snubbed

A push to heritage-list Sydney's colonial statues has been voted down by NSW Labor and the Greens in a move described as being part of ongoing "culture wars".

Captain Cook to return as council reinstates statue

Captain Cook to return as council reinstates statue

Captain Cook to return as council reinstates statue

Captain Cook to return as council reinstates statue

A Melbourne council will return a Captain Cook statue that was vandalised after voting down a motion to consult the community on a new location.

China's regional push sparks policy 'autopilot' warning

China's regional push sparks policy 'autopilot' warning

China's regional push sparks policy 'autopilot' warning

China's regional push sparks policy 'autopilot' warning

Defence and diplomatic experts want the Australian government to adopt the same approach to global affairs that it applied in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Watchdog criticises Home Affairs, ABF deportation moves

Watchdog criticises Home Affairs, ABF deportation moves

Watchdog criticises Home Affairs, ABF deportation moves

Watchdog criticises Home Affairs, ABF deportation moves

A Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report has lambasted Home Affairs and Australian Border Force’s deportation policies of non-citizens from immigration detention.

Victorian firefighting service posts $170 million loss

Victorian firefighting service posts $170 million loss

Victorian firefighting service posts $170 million loss

Victorian firefighting service posts $170 million loss

Fire Rescue Victoria made a $170 million loss, missed its structure fire response time benchmark and remains unsure if data hacked in 2022 is on the dark web.

'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

Momentum is gathering for a nationally consistent definition of affordable housing as a move in NSW aims to enshrine an income measure in law.

Energy-saving grants add to bill relief for small firms

Energy-saving grants add to bill relief for small firms

Energy-saving grants add to bill relief for small firms

Energy-saving grants add to bill relief for small firms

Federal grants for upgrades to freezers, air conditioning and other vital but costly equipment for small businesses aim to cut power bills and carbon emissions.

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PNG rules out China pact as PM arrives in Australia

Papua New Guinea has hosed down suggestions it will enter a policing pact in China as the nation's prime minister prepares to address Australia's parliament.

Boy out on bail when grandmother fatally stabbed

The Queensland government has issued a plea to magistrates after it was revealed a boy was out on bail when he allegedly stabbed a grandmother in a car park.

Risk reduction focus after two deaths at private prison

Two inmates have died at a NSW prison since the start of 2024, focusing attention on the removal of hanging points in jails in a bid to make prisons safer.

NSW bill to ban 'cruel experiments' on animals

Fish will not be covered by a ban on experiments forcing animals to swim after the government moved amendments on a bill targeting animal testing.

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Coles blames farmers, suppliers for higher prices

Coles has told a parliamentary inquiry into supermarket prices the reason behind higher costs is due to price increase requests by farmers and suppliers.

Thrifty December cures sales-fuelled debt hangover

Many shoppers racked up credit card bills during the November sales but the damage could have been worse given acute financial pressures.

Berejiklian ICAC probe drives integrity changes for MPs

The NSW ministerial code of conduct will be amended with MPs making more frequent disclosures about potential conflicts of interest under the proposed changes.

Taxpayer-funded MP trips in spotlight after $500k bill

Victorian MPs have been quizzed over the value of their taxpayer-funded travel after racking up a bill of almost $500,000 last financial year.

Housing revolt erupts over NSW plan to ramp up building

A battle over housing is underway between the NSW government and local councils, which claims communities are being kept in the dark about zoning changes.

GPs in last-ditch bid to avoid tax and $15 fee hike

The introduction of payroll tax for GPs would likely force cash-strapped medical clinics to pass on extra fees to patients, a representative body warns.

Fraudulent VET providers targeted in sector crackdown

New laws introduced to parliament will make it easier for fake training organisations to be suspended from operating to better protect students.

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