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Green groups warn climate courage missing from budget

Green groups warn climate courage missing from budget

Budget announcements for green industry and nature protection fall short as climate costs mount and opportunities to extract more fossil fuel income go missed.

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Aboriginal groups slam proposed child removal powers

Indigenous rights group believe proposed child safety reforms will "deepen an already devastating crisis" and portrays Aboriginal communities as dangerous.

Australian spy plane to aid Hormuz shipping mission

Australian spy plane to aid Hormuz shipping mission

Australian spy plane to aid Hormuz shipping mission

Australian spy plane to aid Hormuz shipping mission

A defensive effort to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz will be aided by an Australian E-7A Wedgetail as part of a global mission.

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Rural leaders see budget shortfalls for health, roads

Rural leaders see budget shortfalls for health, roads

The federal budget was billed as the most ambitious and important in decades, but rural Australians say critical gaps outside the cities did not get a look-in.

Business sector urges Canberra to tackle red-tape cuts

Business sector urges Canberra to tackle red-tape cuts

A powerful alliance of business groups has given the federal budget a tick but says Labor needs to take bigger steps to rid the sector of costly red tape.

UK PM Keir Starmer to stare down leadership rival

UK PM Keir Starmer to stare down leadership rival

Keir Starmer is digging in and refusing to quit as his colleagues descend into open division over the British prime minister's future.

Canberra embraces AI data crunch for medicines to tax

Canberra embraces AI data crunch for medicines to tax

Artificial intelligence tools will be used in unexpected ways by the government, from finding tax-return mistakes to assessing environmental projects.

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Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court

Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court

Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court

Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court

A High Court case examining the local impacts of a coal mine expansion could exert far-reaching influence on fossil fuel project approvals.

Targets and tests firm up for migrants under budget

Targets and tests firm up for migrants under budget

Targets and tests firm up for migrants under budget

Targets and tests firm up for migrants under budget

A push for fewer, more skilled migrants and a more robust migration system has been outlined in the 2026/27 federal budget.

Aussies reliant on crucial medicines to save on scripts

Aussies reliant on crucial medicines to save on scripts

Aussies reliant on crucial medicines to save on scripts

Aussies reliant on crucial medicines to save on scripts

More life-saving medications will be subsidised by the government as the federal budget outlines extra funding for price-controlled drugs.

Bleak outlook for national economy if Iran war drags on

Bleak outlook for national economy if Iran war drags on

Bleak outlook for national economy if Iran war drags on

Bleak outlook for national economy if Iran war drags on

Higher budget spending won't help the Reserve Bank, economists warn, as a prolonged war in the Middle East is forecast to push inflation above seven per cent.

Tax relief for workers and pain for investors in budget

Tax relief for workers and pain for investors in budget

Tax relief for workers and pain for investors in budget

Tax relief for workers and pain for investors in budget

Australians who earn a wage will get $250 in tax relief as part of Labor's budget, but investors and wealthy families could be left worse off.

UK's Starmer defies 'destabilising' calls to quit

UK's Starmer defies 'destabilising' calls to quit

UK's Starmer defies 'destabilising' calls to quit

UK's Starmer defies 'destabilising' calls to quit

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told ministers he has no intention to resign and is getting on with governing amid calls in his party for him to go.

Pressured media sector boosted by broadcast tax cuts

Pressured media sector boosted by broadcast tax cuts

Pressured media sector boosted by broadcast tax cuts

Pressured media sector boosted by broadcast tax cuts

Television and radio stations will pay lower tax bills for the next two years, while news outlets will get funding increases to navigate a changing industry.

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Small beer: revenue from gas export tax set to plummet

The petroleum resource rent tax is projected to raise $1.85 billion less in revenue than the beer excise by 2029/30, heaping pressure on Labor to tweak the tax.

Electric car owners dodge road charge but pay more tax

Electric vehicle drivers will not have to pay an annual fee to use Australia's road network under budget changes but a tax discount will be wound back.

Pacific nations secure more funding for climate and aid

Australia will provide a range of aid measures to neighbours in the Pacific as the region prepares to help host a major climate change summit.

Experts back quarantine plan for cruise ship evacuees

Experts say the need for quarantine facilities will increase in the future, as Australian hantavirus cruise ship passengers make their way home.

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Jewish women felt 'trashed' by feminist movement

A survey of Jewish women revealed most had experienced anti-Semitism, while a Jewish community leader says some felt "trashed" by feminists in Australia.

Critics pay out on PM for 'cowardly' gambling reforms

The Albanese government has drawn scorn from political rivals after tabling its response to the Murphy report on gambling reform in the shadow of the budget.

Senator's plea to end 'racism of low expectations'

Condolences have been offered in federal parliament over the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, including a passionate call to action from her aunt.

Botched Bass Strait ferries $717 million over budget

The total cost of the delayed and over-budget Spirit of Tasmania replacement project, which has made global headlines, has yet to be fully calculated.

Last-minute budget pitch to 'level field' for young

Labor has made a pre-budget pitch to young Australians on social media as the government shakes up the tax system to help more people buy homes.

Doubts tougher penalties will deter crime gangs

A former cop and criminologist warns new laws increasing jail time for criminal syndicates won't deter them or the teens they hire to do their dirty work.

State integrity brawl spills into MPs’ private lives

A heated political row over integrity and conflicts of interest has erupted into a slanging match about MPs’ private lives in a state parliament.

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