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'Dig baby dig': Hanson pumps up domestic fuel industry

'Dig baby dig': Hanson pumps up domestic fuel industry

Australia should use more fuel from domestic stores and be less reliant on Asian neighbours, Pauline Hanson says, while renewable subsidies should be scrapped.

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

Tax all cars: state urged to expand road-user charge

The NSW government could avoid having its planned road-user charge struck out by courts with big changes, including taxing more drivers.

'Trashy journalist': One Nation plan for media shake-up

'Trashy journalist': One Nation plan for media shake-up

'Trashy journalist': One Nation plan for media shake-up

'Trashy journalist': One Nation plan for media shake-up

Pauline Hanson has blasted media outlets and reporters, pledging to abolish one taxpayer-funded broadcaster and slash the budget for another.

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'Utterly flawed': Hanson blasts multiculturalism

'Utterly flawed': Hanson blasts multiculturalism

A radical plan to shake up the ABC and axing another public broadcaster were among ideas floated by Pauline Hanson at her first National Press Club address.

Olympic-sized cost for Games city's bridge revealed

Olympic-sized cost for Games city's bridge revealed

Australia's biggest council has revealed the cost of restoring an Olympic host city's famous bridge, prompting pleas for state and federal financial help.

Emergency phone alerts spark concern for DV victims

Emergency phone alerts spark concern for DV victims

A nationwide emergency alert could put victim-survivors using safety phones at risk, with advocates urging extra precautions during the test.

Strike dodged, fees tamed with childcare wage hike

Strike dodged, fees tamed with childcare wage hike

A looming strike and anxiety over fee increases have been put to bed as billions more are set to flow into the pockets of childcare workers.

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State throws up shield after 'open air' prison ruling

State throws up shield after 'open air' prison ruling

State throws up shield after 'open air' prison ruling

State throws up shield after 'open air' prison ruling

A state is set to be shielded from legal challenges over inmates being deprived of access to open air under laws prompted by a high-profile case.

G7 leaders pledge to address global debt vulnerability

G7 leaders pledge to address global debt vulnerability

G7 leaders pledge to address global debt vulnerability

G7 leaders pledge to address global debt vulnerability

G7 leaders have vowed to enhance efforts to address escalating global debt vulnerabilities in developing countries that threaten economic stability.

Warnings against travel to Middle East nations lifted

Warnings against travel to Middle East nations lifted

Warnings against travel to Middle East nations lifted

Warnings against travel to Middle East nations lifted

Travel restrictions have been downgraded to multiple countries in the Middle East following a tentative peace deal between the US and Iran.

'Futile': Israeli ambassador rejects AFP flotilla probe

'Futile': Israeli ambassador rejects AFP flotilla probe

'Futile': Israeli ambassador rejects AFP flotilla probe

'Futile': Israeli ambassador rejects AFP flotilla probe

Israel's ambassador to Australia says they have yet to see request from federal police for help in an investigation into the treatment of Australian activists.

Residents to get no-interest loans for energy upgrades

Residents to get no-interest loans for energy upgrades

Residents to get no-interest loans for energy upgrades

Residents to get no-interest loans for energy upgrades

Hundreds of millions of dollars in state government funding will help residents access zero-interest loans to upgrade their home with lower energy alternatives.

Israel takes more territory, kills two brothers in Gaza

Israel takes more territory, kills two brothers in Gaza

Israel takes more territory, kills two brothers in Gaza

Israel takes more territory, kills two brothers in Gaza

Two Palestinians have died in an Israeli strike near a refugee camp in Gaza, as people flee from Israeli ‌forces as they expand their control in the territory.

Australians back trust reforms to fix broken politics

Australians back trust reforms to fix broken politics

Australians back trust reforms to fix broken politics

Australians back trust reforms to fix broken politics

Truth in political advertising laws and caps on campaign contributions are popular reforms that could mend waning faith in politics, a new poll suggests.

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Startups wouldn't exist under tax reform, inquiry told

Investors are warning some of Australia's most successful companies wouldn't exist under proposed tax changes, as Labor pushes ahead with its planned reform.

RBA keeps rates on hold but leaves door open to hikes

Economists are split on whether the Reserve Bank's latest cash rate decision heralds the end of the hiking cycle or merely a pause before the next move upwards.

Fight and flight: tax inquiry fuming just a smokescreen

Fears startup founders will pack up and move their businesses overseas due to tax changes are unfounded, a parliamentary inquiry hearing has been told.

'Unacceptable' risk of interference in donation scandal

Two men who allegedly tried to hide illegal donations by procuring false testimony from witnesses present a risk doing the same in a court case, a judge says.

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'Taken for mugs': KPMG referred for corruption probe

Beleaguered consultancy firm KPMG is under more pressure after being referred to a corruption watchdog, while it also faces a government halt on contracts.

Unity call as Labor leadership coup runs out of steam

A leadership challenge against the Victorian premier has failed to materialise after tanking poll numbers sparked weeks of speculation.

Second minister out over legal questions, transparency

Tasmania's minority Liberal government has copped another hit, with a second minister resigning from cabinet amid questions about their honesty.

'Vile piece of work': notorious abuser to be extradited

Sweeping child safety reforms have been unveiled after a landmark inquiry into a notorious serial pedophile's crimes exposed widespread systemic failures.

'Absolute rubbish': work-from-home laws draw fresh flak

Laws enshrining the legal right to work from home have arrived in the Victorian parliament, angering sections of the state's business community.

Weather blamed for drop in school attendance rates

When asked to provide evidence that a tough-on-truancy campaign is working, a territory minister has blamed the weather for a drop in school attendance rates.

Top election official resigns in wake of bungled poll

An electoral commissioner has handed in his resignation after a state election that was plagued by a litany of problems.

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