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Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Abortion decriminalised in WA amid sweeping reforms

Western Australia’s new abortion laws have come into effect, decriminalising the procedure and cementing access to improved healthcare for women.

Inquiry hears 'protection' led to Indigenous decimation

Inquiry hears 'protection' led to Indigenous decimation

Inquiry hears 'protection' led to Indigenous decimation

Inquiry hears 'protection' led to Indigenous decimation

An inquiry into the injustices committed against Victorian Aboriginal people has detailed how segregation and assimilation policies led to cultural destruction.

Tougher restrictions for military secret sharing pass

Tougher restrictions for military secret sharing pass

Tougher restrictions for military secret sharing pass

Tougher restrictions for military secret sharing pass

Defence personnel privy to secrets and companies working with third countries will face stricter regulations under new laws aiming to bolster national security.

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Inflation holds steady but services prove stubborn

Inflation holds steady but services prove stubborn

Consumer prices are growing at the same annual pace as last month, with Taylor Swift concerts fuelling a minor uptick in hotel prices in the big cities.

Olympic champ questions handling of Brisbane Games

Olympic champ questions handling of Brisbane Games

World swimming champ Ariarne Titmus has taken aim at the Queensland government's Brisbane 2032 infrastructure plan, saying it needs to think about its legacy.

Questions over urgency to grant new deportation powers

Questions over urgency to grant new deportation powers

Laws that Labor is trying to ram through the parliament to give the immigration minister stronger powers to deport detainees have been sent to an inquiry.

Assange deserves 'humane and fair treatment': Labor

Assange deserves 'humane and fair treatment': Labor

As Julian Assange fights his extradition to the US, the Australian government has reaffirmed he deserves to have his rights upheld and be treated fairly.

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'Please don't forget us': Ukrainians plead for more aid

'Please don't forget us': Ukrainians plead for more aid

'Please don't forget us': Ukrainians plead for more aid

'Please don't forget us': Ukrainians plead for more aid

Ukrainian children are begging Australia not to forget their plight as the nation fights off a brutal invasion by Russia.

'Nowhere to hide', FIFO police targeting crime hotspots

'Nowhere to hide', FIFO police targeting crime hotspots

'Nowhere to hide', FIFO police targeting crime hotspots

'Nowhere to hide', FIFO police targeting crime hotspots

A new Queensland Police operation using a fly-in-fly-out approach will deploy officers to high crime areas across the state in a bid to reduce repeat offending.

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Consumers hit in decade-long 'jihad on gas', users say

Investment delays or ending projects to develop gas reserves could result in a worse supply outlook, a regulator warns, as pressure on the industry intensifies.

Emma flew with her wheelchair - it was a mistake

Emma flew with her wheelchair - it was a mistake

Emma flew with her wheelchair - it was a mistake

Emma flew with her wheelchair - it was a mistake

Unable to find a flight to take her wheelchair from Canberra to Sydney, Emma Weatherley says this highlights the discrimination people with a disability face.

Mandatory climate reporting regime pushed out to 2025

Mandatory climate reporting regime pushed out to 2025

Mandatory climate reporting regime pushed out to 2025

Mandatory climate reporting regime pushed out to 2025

Corporations will be covered by a climate reporting regime under new laws but not yet, as Treasurer Jim Chalmers bends to pressure from the big end of town.

Disability scheme overhaul transforms access to support

Disability scheme overhaul transforms access to support

Disability scheme overhaul transforms access to support

Disability scheme overhaul transforms access to support

An overhaul of the government's disability scheme could change the way Australians access support funding and give powers to the program's watchdog.

WTO rules against Australia on steel products complaint

WTO rules against Australia on steel products complaint

WTO rules against Australia on steel products complaint

WTO rules against Australia on steel products complaint

Australia has lost its case in a World Trade Organisation dispute brought by China on extra taxes, with the ruling finding fault with Canberra's investigations.

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Ai Group backs minimum wage increase of 2.8 pct

Business groups want the industrial umpire to proceed with caution on its annual minimum wage call as unions vie for a bigger boost to help workers get ahead.

Call to block Woodside's $50b gas peninsula expansion

Prominent Australians have urged Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to save sacred sites they say are at risk from a new gas export hub in Western Australia.

Car prices won't spike under new efficiency standards

Australians won't be stung with higher car prices as a result of new fuel efficiency standards put forward by the Albanese government.

Assange wins temporary reprieve from extradition to US

The United States must provide assurances Julian Assange will not face the death penalty if extradited, London's High Court says.

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'Protect our children's future' with coal exit by 2030

Australia can slash climate pollution by three quarters this decade and enjoy prosperity, according to a plan that covers every sector of the economy.

MP details allegations of secret AFL drug tests

Allegations from a whistleblowing doctor of secret illicit drug tests to allow AFL players to avoid detection have been outlined by federal MP Andrew Wilkie.

UK court orders to delay extradition of Julian Assange

A British court has ruled Julian Assange can’t immediately be extradited to the US on espionage charges, in a partial victory for the WikiLeaks founder.

'Deliberate demand destruction' stinging gas consumers

Western Australia faces an immediate gas supply risk triggered by the rush to run the nation on renewable energy, an audience of business leaders has heard.

Outgoing MP lauds marriage equality, hints at proposal

Retiring Greens senator Janet Rice had heralded the marriage equality campaign that would allow her and her partner Anne to get married.

Australia calls on Israel to let humanitarian aid flow

A UN Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and increased humanitarian aid into the besieged strip has been backed by Australia.

MPs to skip Paris as Brisbane Olympic venue row rages

Queensland will not send any ministers to the 2024 Olympics after backing a controversial infrastructure plan for the Brisbane Games 2032.

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