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Australia defends Afghan women after brutal crackdown

Australia defends Afghan women after brutal crackdown

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed Australia's solidarity with Afghan women after the brutal Taliban regime banned them from speaking in public.

Nukes flayed as solar boost seized to spruik renewables

Nukes flayed as solar boost seized to spruik renewables

Nukes flayed as solar boost seized to spruik renewables

Nukes flayed as solar boost seized to spruik renewables

An increase in renewable energy capacity is being seized as evidence solar power is Australia's right way forward as the debate over nuclear plants heats up.

Senior paramedics to get 20pct-plus pay rise under deal

Senior paramedics to get 20pct-plus pay rise under deal

Senior paramedics to get 20pct-plus pay rise under deal

Senior paramedics to get 20pct-plus pay rise under deal

Victoria's most experienced paramedics will receive pay rises of more than 20 per cent under a deal to end a long-running pay dispute with the state government.

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High Court dismisses appeal to return Aust IS families

High Court dismisses appeal to return Aust IS families

The High Court has dismissed a bid to compel the government to repatriate Australian women and children of Islamic State militants stuck in Syria.

New Sri Lankan leader sworn in as big challenges loom

New Sri Lankan leader sworn in as big challenges loom

Sri Lankan voters have rejected an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis and elected a Marxist-leaning coalition in its place.

Labor, expert lash 'crazy' call to step in over rates

Labor, expert lash 'crazy' call to step in over rates

Calls for Canberra to intervene with the Reserve Bank to lower interest rates to get financial reforms over the line have been rejected by Labor.

Moment Deeming mentor 'knew we'd been double-crossed'

Moment Deeming mentor 'knew we'd been double-crossed'

Long-time Liberal MP Kim Wells says he was acting as a conduit between party leader John Pesutto and Moira Deeming when he realised she had been double-crossed.

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'Waste of money': Promise to dump Indigenous position

'Waste of money': Promise to dump Indigenous position

'Waste of money': Promise to dump Indigenous position

'Waste of money': Promise to dump Indigenous position

Australia's inaugural First Nations ambassador would be scrapped under a coalition government, but Labor insists the role is good for diplomacy in the region.

Nuclear's 'time has come' in energy mix: Dutton

Nuclear's 'time has come' in energy mix: Dutton

Nuclear's 'time has come' in energy mix: Dutton

Nuclear's 'time has come' in energy mix: Dutton

Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has outlined his case for nuclear energy but didn't say what it would cost to build seven reactors across Australia.

Racism complaint is a 'positive step': NT police boss

Racism complaint is a 'positive step': NT police boss

Racism complaint is a 'positive step': NT police boss

Racism complaint is a 'positive step': NT police boss

A human rights complaint has been lodged against the Northern Territory government and police commissioner on behalf of serving Aboriginal police officers.

Australians abandon PM, Labor as purse strings tighten

Australians abandon PM, Labor as purse strings tighten

Australians abandon PM, Labor as purse strings tighten

Australians abandon PM, Labor as purse strings tighten

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are neck and neck in the polls but Labor's primary vote is struggling.

Envoy backs extra Gaza aid and calls for more visa help

Envoy backs extra Gaza aid and calls for more visa help

Envoy backs extra Gaza aid and calls for more visa help

Envoy backs extra Gaza aid and calls for more visa help

Australia can continue to support Gazans living in catastrophic conditions by helping refugees arriving onshore, Palestine's envoy says as he welcomes more aid.

Melbourne adopts Sydney Metro's tunnel boring machines

Melbourne adopts Sydney Metro's tunnel boring machines

Melbourne adopts Sydney Metro's tunnel boring machines

Melbourne adopts Sydney Metro's tunnel boring machines

Tunnel boring machines used to build Sydney's metro will be used to build Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop, as questions remain over the project's funding.

Tenants to enforce 'rules of the game' in rent reforms

Tenants to enforce 'rules of the game' in rent reforms

Tenants to enforce 'rules of the game' in rent reforms

Tenants to enforce 'rules of the game' in rent reforms

Rental reforms planned for the nation's most expensive market aim to make it easier for pet owners and tighten laws that are not always being followed.

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Demand for struggling Victorian FOI laws to be rebuilt

Victoria’s Freedom of Information rules must be scrapped and replaced with modern laws, as people wait up to a year to access their own personal information.

UN 'Pact for the Future' to save global co-operation

The UN has adopted a Pact for the Future - a landmark agreement mapping out a better path forward for humanity in the face of wars, poverty and climate change.

Trump won't run again if he loses, 'that will be it'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he won't run for office again if he doesn't win when the US goes to the polls in November.

Australia increases influence in Asia, report shows

A power ranking of countries in Asia has shown Australia has risen up the rankings to fifth position, only behind the US, China, India and Japan.

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Renters still can't keep up, despite more supports

Despite an increase in government supports, low-income earners would still find themselves in rental stress across most of the country, a report has found.

Quad to endure despite new leaders coming: PM

Quad leaders have agreed to a multi-million dollar push to prevent cervical cancer in the Pacific and increase coast guard co-operation.

Quad group expands maritime security co-operation

Quad alliance leaders have agreed to strengthen maritime co-operation in the Indo-Pacific region, including the first joint exercise of their coast guards.

Social media ban going ahead despite Meta restrictions

A ban on social media for young people is still needed despite Instagram rolling out new safety features, according to Michelle Rowland.

Treasurer confident of firming up ties on China trip

Jim Chalmers will meet with economic counterparts in Beijing in the first visit by a federal treasurer to China in seven years.

Reserve Bank to hold the line despite US Fed cut

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to give interest rate relief to borrowers at the September meeting as Australia's inflation rate still has fight left in it.

Nuclear power plan 'economic insanity', treasurer says

Jim Chalmers has lashed out at opposition plans to build nuclear reactors, ahead of a major speech by Peter Dutton outlining the proposal.

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