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Deepfake porn laws to target sharing of sexual images

Deepfake porn laws to target sharing of sexual images

Federal parliament is cracking down on the sharing of fake or digitally altered pornographic images without consent.

'A path paved with hope': Burney farewells parliament

'A path paved with hope': Burney farewells parliament

'A path paved with hope': Burney farewells parliament

'A path paved with hope': Burney farewells parliament

Outgoing MP Linda Burney has used a valedictory speech to parliament to express hope for Indigenous people.

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

PM issues Greens challenge on manufacturing plan

Anthony Albanese has called on the Greens to support the government's signature Future Made in Australian plan, as negotiations begin on the proposal's future.

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'Blood on his hands': advocates slam NDIS reforms

'Blood on his hands': advocates slam NDIS reforms

Access and funding levels are set to change for people on disability support services after the government struck a controversial deal to revamp the NDIS.

Calls for family violence funding to be election issue

Calls for family violence funding to be election issue

A report card on Australia's progress in ending gender-based violence concludes more funding is needed, especially in crisis areas.

Ex-parole boss 'romantically linked to Labor staffer'

Ex-parole boss 'romantically linked to Labor staffer'

A whistleblower has claimed an ex-parole board boss, who has been referred to the corruption watchdog, was romantically linked to a government staffer.

MPs behaving badly face fines under code of conduct

MPs behaving badly face fines under code of conduct

Federal MPs have been urged to lift behavioural standards, as laws are introduced to enforce a code of conduct for elected officials.

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'Ready for new chapter': Obamas rouse crowd for Harris

'Ready for new chapter': Obamas rouse crowd for Harris

'Ready for new chapter': Obamas rouse crowd for Harris

'Ready for new chapter': Obamas rouse crowd for Harris

Warning of Donald Trump's "bluster and chaos", Barack and Michelle Obama have urged Americans to embrace Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention.

'I was toxic', Higgins said about Reynolds relationship

'I was toxic', Higgins said about Reynolds relationship

'I was toxic', Higgins said about Reynolds relationship

'I was toxic', Higgins said about Reynolds relationship

A journalist who broke the story about Brittany Higgins' alleged rape has testified in a defamation trial pitting Senator Linda Reynolds against her ex-staffer.

'Fundamental change' plotted for critical work training

'Fundamental change' plotted for critical work training

'Fundamental change' plotted for critical work training

'Fundamental change' plotted for critical work training

More students will be paid to start and continue courses in essential areas, but cuts elsewhere will likely be needed under a proposed training overhaul.

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Threat to target Labor MPs over stalled TAFE pay deal

Angered by more than two years of failed pay talks, hundreds of Victorian TAFE teachers have gone on strike and are threatening to target Labor MPs.

Governments urged to 'be honest' on youth justice

Governments urged to 'be honest' on youth justice

Governments urged to 'be honest' on youth justice

Governments urged to 'be honest' on youth justice

Indigenous children's organisations are urging governments to 'be honest' about Australia's youth justice system, and invest in community-led solutions.

Redress 'got it wrong' for people who experienced abuse

Redress 'got it wrong' for people who experienced abuse

Redress 'got it wrong' for people who experienced abuse

Redress 'got it wrong' for people who experienced abuse

Australians seeking compensation over institutional childhood abuse have found the national redress process re-traumatising, patronising and 'incredibly awful'.

Start date questions heat up over $30b solar mega-farm

Start date questions heat up over $30b solar mega-farm

Start date questions heat up over $30b solar mega-farm

Start date questions heat up over $30b solar mega-farm

Approval of a huge renewable-energy project could establish Australia as a leader in the field, but there's no start date in sight for the solar farm.

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Costs stack up from Metro interference on cancer centre

Victorian taxpayers are footing the bill for disruption to MRI scanners at Melbourne's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre caused by the Metro Tunnel.

Councils blocked on road to recovery - inquiry

Victorian councils say they are struggling to maintain critical infrastructure as they buckle under cost-shifting, rate caps and complex grant processes.

Unlikely four-pawed beneficiary of $680m tax break

Changes to help more first-home buyers avoid stamp duty have helped tens of thousands of people save money - and for some, the dog days are just beginning.

Underfunding public schools 'entrenches inequality'

Teachers, students and state and territory education ministers are urging the federal government to increase its funding for public schools

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Australia sanctions terrorists blamed for beach bombing

Senior leaders of designated terrorist group Al Shabaab have been sanctioned, with the Al Qaeda-linked cell most recently blamed for a deadly beach bombing.

Opportunity knocks for winner of women in country award

Tanya Egerton, who created the Remote OpShop Project and advocates for Indigenous people, has won the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award.

Iluka weighs rare earths expansion as profit slides

A critical minerals company says talks with the federal government are "very well-advanced" as it seeks more support to get a rare earths refinery built.

Social homes only solution to housing crisis: report

Testimonies from almost 1500 Australians say the lack of affordable housing is driving them into poverty and forcing them to stay with abusive partners.

'Ghost colleges' closed in tertiary sector overhaul

The federal government has moved to close almost 150 tertiary institutions that offered no training but continued to operate.

Call for 'big shift' in energy use to water down demand

Smarter hot water systems could be the biggest and cheapest way to slash household power bills by shifting peak demand from pricey, carbon-intensive evenings.

Legal fight looms as Libs drop plan on lawyer's advice

Candidates who have been left unelectable after a Liberal Party paperwork stuff-up are considering legal action, as the party abandons its own litigation.

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