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Police budget blowout won't affect front line: premier

Police budget blowout won't affect front line: premier

A $116 million blowout over a bungled lease for a new Queensland police station won't affect frontline services, Premier Steven Miles says.

Banks at odds over easing lending restrictions

Banks at odds over easing lending restrictions

Banks at odds over easing lending restrictions

Banks at odds over easing lending restrictions

Easing lending requirements so more first homebuyers can get a mortgage has received mixed reviews, with warnings more borrowers would face crippling debt.

Ferry fiasco sinks further as new berth years overdue

Ferry fiasco sinks further as new berth years overdue

Ferry fiasco sinks further as new berth years overdue

Ferry fiasco sinks further as new berth years overdue

Two new Spirit of Tasmania Bass Strait ferries will likely be leased out until they can begin service, with the government revealing further delivery delays.

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No compo for owners burned by scrapped housing watchdog

No compo for owners burned by scrapped housing watchdog

Homeowners who suffered severe financial distress after the now defunct Victorian regulator let dodgy builders off the hook, won't be compensated.

Harris, Trump hit battlegrounds as millions cast votes

Harris, Trump hit battlegrounds as millions cast votes

Nearly 25 million American voters have already cast their ballots, either through in-person early voting or mail-in ballots, two weeks out from Election Day..

'No doubt' inflation is moderating: finance minister

'No doubt' inflation is moderating: finance minister

Much is riding on quarterly inflation data out next week as Australia's slow progress by international standards has Labor defending its economic record.

One ASIC more than enough, says corporate cop chief

One ASIC more than enough, says corporate cop chief

Splitting the Australian Securities and Investments Commission doesn't have the backing of the chairman who says a funding boost is needed to catch more crooks.

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Senator confirms 'hairs' oath after challenging King

Senator confirms 'hairs' oath after challenging King

Senator confirms 'hairs' oath after challenging King

Senator confirms 'hairs' oath after challenging King

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe has confirmed she swore allegiance to Queen Elizabeth's 'hairs', rather than heirs, when taking office.

Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged

Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged

Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged

Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged

When it comes to abortion access, Victorians face a 'postcode lottery' with those in disadvantaged and regional areas confronting barriers to the service.

Departing royals leave crowds and controversy behind

Departing royals leave crowds and controversy behind

Departing royals leave crowds and controversy behind

Departing royals leave crowds and controversy behind

King Charles and Queen Camilla have left Australia after a whirlwind tour that featured cheering masses and a run-in that made international headlines.

Off the scale: intruder crashes campaign crime pitch

Off the scale: intruder crashes campaign crime pitch

Off the scale: intruder crashes campaign crime pitch

Off the scale: intruder crashes campaign crime pitch

Accused of being a policy chameleon, Queensland's opposition leader has stared down a scaly interloper while talking tough on crime on the campaign trail.

Olympian out, premier in: angry locals to grill leader

Olympian out, premier in: angry locals to grill leader

Olympian out, premier in: angry locals to grill leader

Olympian out, premier in: angry locals to grill leader

A major power outage has halted swimming legend Kyle Chalmers' visit to Broken Hill but locals will get a chance to grill the NSW premier over relief.

UAE cash for minerals, but China dominance sparks angst

UAE cash for minerals, but China dominance sparks angst

UAE cash for minerals, but China dominance sparks angst

UAE cash for minerals, but China dominance sparks angst

A free trade deal between Australia and the United Arab Emirates provides a pathway for significant investment in critical minerals and mining.

Hey big Spender: teal MP wants consumption tax re-think

Hey big Spender: teal MP wants consumption tax re-think

Hey big Spender: teal MP wants consumption tax re-think

Hey big Spender: teal MP wants consumption tax re-think

The tax system should be made fairer for young people by lowering income tax, reducing concessions and raising consumption taxes, teal MP Allegra Spender says.

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Tax incentives will provide extra meals and cut waste

Millions of meals that are being dumped in landfill could instead end up on the plates of vulnerable Australians who need them, under proposed tax changes.

Push for urgent delivery of support for midwives crisis

More than a third of midwives around the nation are considering quitting the profession and graduate numbers need to be boosted, a survey has found.

Energy market operator 'can't guarantee' lower bills

Energy officials warn of "stubbornly high" power prices as coal plants stutter towards an exit, with no guarantee bills will fall in the next five years.

Long wait for refunds of 'gobsmacking' unlawful fees

Everything from fine payments to marriage certificates have been hit with wrongful merchant surcharges in NSW over eight years.

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Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

A pay increase will help bolster the childcare sector but there are warnings more must be done to address market concentration and keep costs low for families.

Outer Melbourne land to be unlocked under 10-year plan

The Victorian government isn't shutting the door on people's dreams to buy freestanding homes, moving to unlock land on Melbourne's fringe.

Infrastructure humps likely to curb housing targets

The water pipes and bitumen needed for new housing have emerged as a new frontier in the housing crisis debate as economist warn affordability could get worse.

Claim MP booted from Liberals over 'annoying' questions

Nazis gatecrashing a rally were used as a pretext to expel MP Moira Deeming from the Liberals based on her views, her lawyer has alleged in court.

'Terrifying scene': neo-Nazis target refugee rally

Refugee advocates say they were also pepper-sprayed as police sought to separate them from a group of neo-Nazis chanting hateful slogans.

Harris, Trump compete for Latin swing

Kamala Harris says she would help Latino men access small business loans to pursue the 'American dream' as both US presidential candidates court Latin voters.

Pay boost for workers to fix 'broken' child protection

Thousands of caseworkers will receive a pay increase in NSW as they battle staff shortages, with the largest wage rise reserved for new starters.

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