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Trump policies blamed for online 'fermentation of hate'

Trump policies blamed for online 'fermentation of hate'

Australia's eSafety commissioner has blamed the Trump administration in part for fermenting "caustic" online hate speech which is hard to police.

Struggling Liberals seek reboot in winter of discontent

Struggling Liberals seek reboot in winter of discontent

Struggling Liberals seek reboot in winter of discontent

Struggling Liberals seek reboot in winter of discontent

Down in the polls, Liberal leader Angus Taylor will look to reconnect with voters through a blitz of marginal seats as parliament rises for its winter break.

'Misery and loss': long-awaited gambling ad ban panned

'Misery and loss': long-awaited gambling ad ban panned

'Misery and loss': long-awaited gambling ad ban panned

'Misery and loss': long-awaited gambling ad ban panned

The opposition and the crossbenchers are pressuring Labor to strengthen gambling ad changes, and some government MPs want to go further as well.

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'Strong' support for AUKUS in Labor, as debate blocked

'Strong' support for AUKUS in Labor, as debate blocked

Cabinet minister Pat Conroy has insisted the support is there within Labor for Australia's nuclear-powered submarine deal as members break rank on the deal.

MPs blast potential legal bill for FOI request

MPs blast potential legal bill for FOI request

Former senator Rex Patrick faces the prospect of paying the government's legal bills for requesting information around AUKUS waste dump sites.

Labor backs down on irreversible age care algorithm

Labor backs down on irreversible age care algorithm

The aged care minister has denied AI alone was deciding aged care assessment packages, after complaints a controversial algorithm could not be overruled.

Liberals scramble as factional heavyweight quits job

Liberals scramble as factional heavyweight quits job

Donations and branch-stacking allegations tied to a fugitive developer have left a Liberal leader facing questions of integrity ahead of state elections.

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Labor-led committee calls for tougher NDIS fraud rules

Labor-led committee calls for tougher NDIS fraud rules

Labor-led committee calls for tougher NDIS fraud rules

Labor-led committee calls for tougher NDIS fraud rules

Hundreds of thousands of Australians are expected to lose access to the NDIS under an overhaul aimed at reducing the spiralling cost of the scheme.

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

Hopes for national gun buyback fade as deadline expires

National firearms reforms are drifting off target after a deadline for states and territories to sign up for an Australia-wide buyback lapsed.

Subdivision reform could trigger a backyard bonanza

Subdivision reform could trigger a backyard bonanza

Subdivision reform could trigger a backyard bonanza

Subdivision reform could trigger a backyard bonanza

Reforms to slash red tape and tackle the housing supply crisis in WA are being investigated, as the state government eyes similar changes across the country.

Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Supermarket charges ahead with electric truck rollout

Groceries delivered by a major Australian supermarket could arrive quietly after a $22 million investment in next-generation trucks.

Warning 'dire combination' poses regional food crunch

Warning 'dire combination' poses regional food crunch

Warning 'dire combination' poses regional food crunch

Warning 'dire combination' poses regional food crunch

Australia is ill-prepared for a possible regional food crisis as El Nino, climate change and higher farming inputs collide, a former defence chiefs say.

Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Housing costs crisis needs 'decades' of falling prices

Recent falling house prices have barely eroded an affordability gap that has built up over years of rising values, as experts warn much more time is needed.

All frock and bubble at parliament's night of nights

All frock and bubble at parliament's night of nights

All frock and bubble at parliament's night of nights

All frock and bubble at parliament's night of nights

Politicians, lobbyists, journalists and staffers have donned their finest for the "Canberra bubble"-themed Midwinter Ball at the nation's parliament.

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Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Anti-Semitic content is routinely allowed to remain on social media platforms, some of which remove less than a quarter of the posts, an expert says.

No by-elections please: AEC needs clear air for reforms

The new financial year was supposed to herald a new era of federal campaign donation disclosures and rules, but that's been delayed.

AI companies urged to pay up or stay out of Australia

Australian news outlets are under threat from a growing number of hungry tech companies, including artificial intelligence firms which do not pay for content.

'Watching like a hawk': servos on notice as fuel rises

Winding back discounts to the fuel excise are hitting motorists in the hip pocket, with service stations and suppliers monitored for exorbitant price rises.

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Number's up for crisis-hit accounting firms in shake-up

Treasury is proposing splitting auditing and consulting functions under reforms to the industry following scandals involving the major firms.

US prosecutors told to prioritise 'birth tourism' probe

The Trump administration is targeting people it says come to the US to secure citizenship for their child after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship.

'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

A weapons treaty Labor has pledged to ratify is gathering dust as Pacific islanders anxiously watch their region getting caught up in nuclear-tipped rivalry.

Fugitive developer and former premier's brothers probed

Shadowy political donations allegedly involving a controversial property developer on the run and brothers of a former premier are being probed by a watchdog.

Peers to vote on future of MP after 'headlock' dispute

The Victorian MP who accused a colleague of putting her in a headlock will have her political future decided at an upcoming party meeting.

Billions in Defence blowouts 'the tip of the iceberg'

Tens of billions of dollars has been wasted on Defence contract blowouts, as critics say plans to overhaul the system will fail to impose accountability.

UN agency for Palestinian refugees near breaking point

The UN is facing a funding crisis as it struggles to provide aid, schooling, healthcare, social services and shelter to millions of Palestinian refugees.

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