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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.

Small beer: revenue from gas export tax set to plummet

Small beer: revenue from gas export tax set to plummet

Small beer: revenue from gas export tax set to plummet

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 car owners dodge road charge but pay more tax

Electric car owners dodge road charge but pay more 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.

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Pacific nations secure more funding for climate and aid

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 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.

Jewish women felt 'trashed' by feminist movement

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Botched Bass Strait ferries $717 million over budget

Botched Bass Strait ferries $717 million over budget

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

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

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

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

Doubts tougher penalties will deter crime gangs

Doubts tougher penalties will deter crime gangs

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

State integrity brawl spills into MPs’ private lives

State integrity brawl spills into MPs’ private lives

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.

'Unprecedented': concerns over 24/7 patron surveillance

'Unprecedented': concerns over 24/7 patron surveillance

'Unprecedented': concerns over 24/7 patron surveillance

'Unprecedented': concerns over 24/7 patron surveillance

Privacy advocates and experts have raised concerns about a plan to allow police to watch hospitality patrons over a 24/7 live feed.

'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears

'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears

'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears

'A problem for us': coalition reveals One Nation fears

The Liberal and National parties aren't seen as parties of conviction, the opposition leader says after One Nation's historic victory in a by-election.

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Australia sanctions Iran officials over 'brutal' regime

Australia is slapping further financial sanctions and travel bans on Iranian officials who directed the oppression of women by enforcing strict dress codes.

UK govt aides quit as 60 Labour MPs urge Starmer to go

Four government aides have resigned as they joined scores of Labour MPs calling for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stand down after local election results.

'Time has come': Shorten backs budget's broken promise

After unsuccessfully campaigning on negative gearing changes while Labor leader, Bill Shorten says he would welcome a policy shift in the federal budget.

Calls for options in budget to ease pressure on parents

Parents are hoping the federal budget will include more choice, transparency and reform when it comes to child care by providing more subsidy options.

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'Need to do more': Labor to lift lid on housing reform

Australians are under financial pressure and the government cannot "just sit back", the prime minister says, as his treasurer prepares to hand down the budget.

Budget boost to tackle growing ranks of homeless youth

Helping homeless young Australians to find a place to live is the aim of a $60 million federal budget measure to even the odds of renting a room.

Rail project axing pulls 'economic rug' from regions

The Nationals have urged the federal government not to scrap billions of dollars of funding for the inland rail project ahead of the federal budget.

Jewish musicians describe backlash over Zionist beliefs

An Australian musician who rose to fame in the 1980s says she was viciously targeted and excluded from the industry for being a Jew and a Zionist.

Coalition rejects rival camp after losing swag of votes

The Nationals leader is optimistic the Farrer by-election will be an anomaly and is his setting sights on the federal election to regain ground on One Nation.

Gas project model pours cold water on emissions goal

Modelling examining a $48 billion-plus offshore gas proposal has drawn conclusions on the likelihood of a major state reaching a 2050 emissions target.

Free meningococcal jabs for some but 'lottery' persists

A fourth Australian jurisdiction will provide free jabs to some teens for a rare but life-threatening disease as the push for national coverage marches on.

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