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Beyond The Valley to host pill testing in state first

Beyond The Valley to host pill testing in state first

Beyond The Valley will be the first Victorian music festival to trial pill testing in an effort to curb overdoses and save lives.

Spotlight on monthly inflation numbers

Spotlight on monthly inflation numbers

Spotlight on monthly inflation numbers

Spotlight on monthly inflation numbers

Inflation figures and a speech from the head of the Reserve Bank of Australia will dominate the economic agenda this week.

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

COP29 clinches $US300 billion climate compromise deal

Countries have clinched a deal to inject $US300 billion annually to combat climate change and help poor nations cope with the impact of global warming.

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Misinformation crackdown officially on scrap heap

Misinformation crackdown officially on scrap heap

The federal government has walked away from its misinformation bill intended to stop the spread of conspiracy theories.

Bali Nine members could continue sentences in Australia

Bali Nine members could continue sentences in Australia

The remaining members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling ring are expected to continuing serving their sentences in Australia, a federal minister has confirmed.

Former White House aide picked as agriculture secretary

Former White House aide picked as agriculture secretary

Donald Trump has selected a woman who is president of right-leaning think tank the America First Policy Institute, to be the US agriculture secretary.

Ex-Greens MP quits, claims parliament office vandalised

Ex-Greens MP quits, claims parliament office vandalised

Former Greens MP Sam Hibbins is quitting politics, alleging personal items including photos of his children were vandalised inside his parliamentary office.

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Trump picks prominent investor for treasury secretary

Trump picks prominent investor for treasury secretary

Trump picks prominent investor for treasury secretary

Trump picks prominent investor for treasury secretary

A prominent investor chosen by Donald Trump for Treasury secretary will face challenges including trillions of dollars in federal deficit forecast to grow.

Australia-Canada to fast track missile defence research

Australia-Canada to fast track missile defence research

Australia-Canada to fast track missile defence research

Australia-Canada to fast track missile defence research

Defence ministers have announced a five-year collaboration in research against threats from potential adversaries, including hypersonic weapons.

Labor stares down 'it's time' factor as govt turns 10

Labor stares down 'it's time' factor as govt turns 10

Labor stares down 'it's time' factor as govt turns 10

Labor stares down 'it's time' factor as govt turns 10

Is Australia's longest-serving Labor government on the edge of the electoral abyss after 10 years, or are there enough runs on the board to win another term?

Squeeze on election spending but cash caps up in air

Squeeze on election spending but cash caps up in air

Squeeze on election spending but cash caps up in air

Squeeze on election spending but cash caps up in air

Australians are being told they will have more of a say compared to billionaires in future elections but some say there's a bitter pill hidden among the sweets.

Capital project: plugging in profits from a big battery

Capital project: plugging in profits from a big battery

Capital project: plugging in profits from a big battery

Capital project: plugging in profits from a big battery

Powering Australia's capital for generations to come, a big battery will deliver profits to locals to share the benefits of rising demand for clean energy.

Trump hush money sentencing indefinitely delayed

Trump hush money sentencing indefinitely delayed

Trump hush money sentencing indefinitely delayed

Trump hush money sentencing indefinitely delayed

President-elect Donald Trump has ten days to seek to dismiss his hush money conviction, meanwhile his sentencing has been indefinitely delayed.

Pressure on PM to ram through agenda in final sitting

Pressure on PM to ram through agenda in final sitting

Pressure on PM to ram through agenda in final sitting

Pressure on PM to ram through agenda in final sitting

The federal government has a laundry list of policy promises to push through before the next election, but it looks unlikely to get much done before 2024 ends.

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No overhaul of hate crime laws after nine-month review

Expanding the definition of hate crimes in NSW alone could have unintended impacts on Indigenous people and people with disabilities, a review has found.

Slain woman's mother urges 'solidarity' to end violence

Thousands of people, including family members of Melbourne teenager Isla Bell, have descended on major cities to protest against gendered violence.

Greens put nail in coffin of misinformation crackdown

The federal Greens have decided not to support the government's moves to tackle online misinformation, putting another Labor bill in political purgatory.

Truth-telling subs re-open as inquiry waits for clarity

Queensland's truth-telling and healing inquiry will re-open submissions despite the state government's vow to abolish the process.

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Financial watchdog warns of structural budget problems

Almost one of every $10 raised by the Victorian government is set to be spent paying down debt within four years as interest expenses explode.

Warning Australians' data at risk in social media ban

Global tech giant Meta and X owner Elon Musk warn the federal government's push to ban people younger than 16 from social media will affect all Australians.

Deportation bill 'constitutionally unsound': inquiry

A senate inquiry has been told more than 80,000 non-citizens could be removed from Australia under a Labor goverment bill.

Mayor asked to be stood down with full pay

Embattled Townsville Mayor Troy Thompson asked the state government to be stood down while still receiving his $225,000 salary.

Labor pushing prefab to build more homes, quickly

The Albanese government has announced new measures to encourage innovation and faster construction in the building industry.

Anti-corruption boss grilled over robodebt decision

The head of the national anti-corruption watchdog has defended himself before a federal parliamentary committee probing its performance.

Australia legally obliged to act on Israel war warrants

Australia can't choose what world court rulings it will adhere to, an expert says, after arrest warrants were issued for Israel's PM and ex-defence minister.

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