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Bank chiefs don't rate a quick end to costs crunch

Bank chiefs don't rate a quick end to costs crunch

Interest rates might have reached their peak but the head of Westpac says many households are still grappling with tight budgets.

'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

A video of what Anthony Albanese calls a "private conversation" with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell shows a chummy relationship on Pacific policing.

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

Apology, reform after landmark birth trauma inquiry

All recommendations from an inquiry into birth trauma, which highlighted ways maternity care can be improved, have been accepted by the NSW government.

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Gold producer says future of $1b mine remains unclear

Gold producer says future of $1b mine remains unclear

Regis Resources says it has a big task ahead of it to proceed with a gold mine in country NSW, part of which has been blocked by a federal protection order.

Snack food giant calls for sustainability sweeteners

Snack food giant calls for sustainability sweeteners

As manufacturing and supply chain costs rise, Australian chocolate company says more incentive is needed to sweeten the sustainability deal.

Shadows of US-China contest over Pacific Islands Forum

Shadows of US-China contest over Pacific Islands Forum

Attempts by the Solomon Islands to downgrade the membership of Taiwan at the Pacific Islands Forum appear set to fail.

2032 seems miles away as Olympics plans hit an election

2032 seems miles away as Olympics plans hit an election

The Queensland premier's plan to upgrade an ageing athletics stadium for the 2032 Games may not come to fruition if Labor loses at the October election.

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No closer to Papua New Guinea NRL kick off: Albanese

No closer to Papua New Guinea NRL kick off: Albanese

No closer to Papua New Guinea NRL kick off: Albanese

No closer to Papua New Guinea NRL kick off: Albanese

A Papua New Guinea-based NRL team appears a matter of when, not if - though Anthony Albanese still cannot say 'when' will be.

'Fanciful' to tie power bill cap to coal-plant deal

'Fanciful' to tie power bill cap to coal-plant deal

'Fanciful' to tie power bill cap to coal-plant deal

'Fanciful' to tie power bill cap to coal-plant deal

The idea that a deal to keep open Australia's largest coal power station until 2027 could include a power price guarantee to help consumers has been dismissed.

End of state-level push for Lambie after sackings

End of state-level push for Lambie after sackings

End of state-level push for Lambie after sackings

End of state-level push for Lambie after sackings

Senator Jacqui Lambie says her days of trying to get ordinary people into politics at state level are over after she sacked two Tasmanian MPs from her party.

Energy 'reliability gaps' ahead for homes, businesses

Energy 'reliability gaps' ahead for homes, businesses

Energy 'reliability gaps' ahead for homes, businesses

Energy 'reliability gaps' ahead for homes, businesses

New sources of power and transmission must be built "on time and in full" to secure the nation's electricity grid, the Australian market operator has warned.

Emerald City gets an F on housing target report card

Emerald City gets an F on housing target report card

Emerald City gets an F on housing target report card

Emerald City gets an F on housing target report card

A slow planning system and lack of infrastructure such as water and power means Sydney and surrounding regions will fail to hit the national housing targets.

Pledge to bring Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine

Pledge to bring Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine

Pledge to bring Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine

Pledge to bring Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine

The coalition is vowing to move Australia's ambassador back to Ukraine after the embassy was moved when Russia invaded the eastern European nation.

Home sweet home: the places people never leave

Home sweet home: the places people never leave

Home sweet home: the places people never leave

Home sweet home: the places people never leave

Waterside suburbs and areas with idyllic lifestyles are unsurprisingly among the tightest-held property markets in the country, new data reveals.

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Challenge to act on 'tragedy' of defence suicides

Federal departments can't be trusted to solve military suicides alone and the government must intervene to stop the "crisis", Royal Commissioners warn.

Phone messages contradict Higgins' claims, court told

A defamation trial pitting a senator against Brittany Higgins has received evidence about the ex-staffer's movements before and after her alleged rape.

Australia missed 'starters' gun' in race for green jobs

Rebuilding the nation's manufacturing sector is crucial for decarbonisation but Australia has been distracted by "climate cultural wars", a union has warned.

CFMEU legal luck questioned as blue-collar anger boils

More than 50,000 angry protesters rallied against the construction union being put into administration but its chance of winning a legal fight is questionable.

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Pacific backs Australia's regional police initiative

Anthony Albanese has wasted no time getting to work at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga, announcing support for his Pacific Policing Initiative.

'Groundbreaking' Australia-Tuvalu pact signed at summit

A year after signing the Falepili Union, the leaders of Australia and Tuvalu have held a ceremony to mark the realisation of the groundbreaking pact.

Hospital CEO sues health boss over blocked renewal

A stoush over the blocked reappointment of Royal Children's Hospital chief executive Bernadette McDonald has landed in the Supreme Court.

Greens to put money where their mouth is in dental plan

All Australians could get free access to dental care as the Greens set out their plans for power under a potential minority government.

Truckies, food riders and couriers fight for rights

Truck drivers, food delivery riders and parcel couriers are seeking fairer work conditions, which could pave the way for global reforms.

Disability executive returns to lead NDIS watchdog

A former NDIS executive and lawyer has been named as the newest commissioner of the scheme's watchdog.

Bikies banned from government worksites in crackdown

Bikies and organised crime members have been banned from consorting or entering Victorian government worksites under long-awaited laws.

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