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Get back on the tools and fix housing, government urged

Get back on the tools and fix housing, government urged

A Senate committee has been told Australia's long-running public housing crisis is actually worsening under current policy settings.

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Australia is the only advanced democracy without a human rights act or bill of rights - but Anthony Albanese's government isn't in a hurry to change that.

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

A government autism support program has been applauded but questions are being raised as to what happens when participants age out at just nine years old.

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Tax changes spark house listings boom but fewer rentals

Tax changes spark house listings boom but fewer rentals

A split is opening in the housing market, with more homes for sale as owners react to controversial tax changes but fewer becoming available to rent.

US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed within days

US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed within days

A memorandum to halt the US-Iran conflict is being finalised and could be signed as soon as Sunday, a source says, in a breakthrough for the months-long war.

Venue bins One Nation fundraiser over safety concerns

Venue bins One Nation fundraiser over safety concerns

Several protest groups are still planning to demonstrate outside a Melbourne restaurant despite the venue no longer hosting a One Nation fundraiser.

Unmasked firefighter boss to fight corruption report

Unmasked firefighter boss to fight corruption report

A firefighter union boss has been named as the person trying block a report looking into a government's negotiations with his union.

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Premier's legal-saga reply paints a 'far worse picture'

Premier's legal-saga reply paints a 'far worse picture'

Premier's legal-saga reply paints a 'far worse picture'

Premier's legal-saga reply paints a 'far worse picture'

Labor, the Greens and independents have vowed to keep up the heat on Tasmania's premier over his handling of a minister accused of misleading parliament.

Online criminals snaring the naive to do the dirty work

Online criminals snaring the naive to do the dirty work

Online criminals snaring the naive to do the dirty work

Online criminals snaring the naive to do the dirty work

Police powers have not kept pace with the slippery methods used by organised crime groups who increasingly exploit criminal services offered for sale online.

Labor insists AUKUS unaffected after snap resignations

Labor insists AUKUS unaffected after snap resignations

Labor insists AUKUS unaffected after snap resignations

Labor insists AUKUS unaffected after snap resignations

Australia is reaffirming support for its nuclear-powered submarine deal after a number of high-profile resignations within the British government.

'Smokescreen': Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising

'Smokescreen': Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising

'Smokescreen': Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising

'Smokescreen': Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising

Labor is painting One Nation as the party of billionaires, pouring scorn on claims the minor party has raised millions of dollars from grassroots supporters.

S Korea ex-president Yoon jailed 30 years in drone case

S Korea ex-president Yoon jailed 30 years in drone case

S Korea ex-president Yoon jailed 30 years in drone case

S Korea ex-president Yoon jailed 30 years in drone case

A new court ruling adds to a series of ‌judgments against ousted former president Yoon Suk -yeol, who plunged South Korea into its deepest political turmoil.

The small stretch of country road causing huge problems

The small stretch of country road causing huge problems

The small stretch of country road causing huge problems

The small stretch of country road causing huge problems

The indefinite closure of part of a highway built by convicts is causing shocks across regional economies, health care and maybe even influencing politics.

Death knell struck for human rights reforms under Rudd

Death knell struck for human rights reforms under Rudd

Death knell struck for human rights reforms under Rudd

Death knell struck for human rights reforms under Rudd

The man who led Australia's biggest human rights consultation has revealed what scuttled the push to codify human rights pledges into law.

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Teens’ mental health worsening due to social media

Young girls face the greatest psychological risk of all adolescents from using social media for extended periods, a decade-long Australian study has found.

Teal MP first to launch reconciliation action plan

Teal Independent Zali Steggall hopes other MPs will follow her example and adopt a reconciliation action plan to listen to First Nations' voices.

NDIS reforms on rocky ground at end of snap inquiry

State leaders, stakeholders and the opposition are hardening their criticism of NDIS reforms with just weeks to go until the government hopes to pass them.

'Bad to worse': productivity sinks to post-pandemic low

Poor productivity is bedevilling the Australian economy, with levels heading in the wrong direction for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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Audit shows fundraising is 'ridgy didge': One Nation

Pauline Hanson has brought in an auditor in a bid to prove a massive fundraising blitz was legitimate after Labor attempted to cast doubt on the cash influx.

Violence in N.Ireland is racist thuggery: UK minister

Northern Ireland's ethnic community is living in fear after days of anti-immigrant violence, the province's minister says, as he slams the "appalling" riots.

Long fight for answers over more possible Milat victims

Loved ones of murdered and missing people have decried a lack of interest from police in finding those responsible for the unsolved crimes.

Compo cost unknown after High Court detention ruling

Just how much taxpayers will be billed following a High Court ruling on unlawful detention is still being examined.

AUKUS deal slammed as 'one of worst policy decisions'

A former Labor foreign affairs minister has decried Australia's plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines as a bad decision that will undermine security.

CGT share changes will ease home prices, treasurer says

The treasurer has warned leaving a 50 per cent capital gains tax discount for shares could perversely funnel more investor money into existing housing.

'No agreement': states take aim at Labor over NDIS cuts

State and territory ministers have attacked the federal government over its planned NDIS changes, warning it risks leaving disabled people stranded.

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