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Australian Jews detail 'unfair' backlash linked to Gaza

Australian Jews detail 'unfair' backlash linked to Gaza

The chance to share their experiences of bullying, harassment and fear in the face of anti-Semitism has been years in the making for many Jewish Australians.

Labor plots budget housing boost to fend off One Nation

Labor plots budget housing boost to fend off One Nation

Labor plots budget housing boost to fend off One Nation

Labor plots budget housing boost to fend off One Nation

Jim Chalmers hopes slashing red tape and winding back investor tax breaks will convince voters the dream of home ownership is still alive.

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Noisy, smelly and thirsty: call to pause data centres

Australia is on track to become a world leader for data centres powering the AI revolution but experts say their approvals need greater scrutiny.

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Leader admits lost trust as by-election struggle looms

Leader admits lost trust as by-election struggle looms

One Nation and an independent are in the box seat to claim the federal seat of Farrer after more than 70 years of being in coalition hands.

'Get back to work': backlash over bureaucrat job freeze

'Get back to work': backlash over bureaucrat job freeze

A would-be premier has chided public servants protesting her 10-year hiring freeze plan, insisting it won't lead to sackings or compromise service delivery.

'Racial' police task forces unchallenged, inquiry told

'Racial' police task forces unchallenged, inquiry told

A children's advocate has challenged a police commissioner to address the issue of young people of colour being stigmatised by "racialised” crime task forces.

First 'ISIS bride' fails in court bid for freedom

First 'ISIS bride' fails in court bid for freedom

One of the so-called "ISIS brides" who arrived from the Middle East has been denied bail on terrorism charges while two more wait to know their fate.

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Full steam ahead: billions more locked in for rail line

Full steam ahead: billions more locked in for rail line

Full steam ahead: billions more locked in for rail line

Full steam ahead: billions more locked in for rail line

The federal taxpayer's stake in Victoria's massive Suburban Rail Loop public transport project has ballooned to $6 billion, as regional rail gets the axe.

Jewish man feared for life during Mardi Gras parade

Jewish man feared for life during Mardi Gras parade

Jewish man feared for life during Mardi Gras parade

Jewish man feared for life during Mardi Gras parade

A Jewish convert has told a royal commission he felt a "profound" level of hatred while taking part in Australia's biggest gay pride parade.

Super shake-up wins support as budget savings spruiked

Super shake-up wins support as budget savings spruiked

Super shake-up wins support as budget savings spruiked

Super shake-up wins support as budget savings spruiked

Changes to the superannuation performance test will unlock more investment opportunities, the sector says, but concerns are raised over the scheme's integrity.

Checkmate: Bishop quits top job at prestigious uni

Checkmate: Bishop quits top job at prestigious uni

Checkmate: Bishop quits top job at prestigious uni

Checkmate: Bishop quits top job at prestigious uni

A new chancellor will be appointed at one of Australia's top universities after the resignation of former Liberal minister Julie Bishop.

Minister repays taxpayers after travel rule breaches

Minister repays taxpayers after travel rule breaches

Minister repays taxpayers after travel rule breaches

Minister repays taxpayers after travel rule breaches

A parliamentary audit into Communications Minister Anika Wells' travel has revealed four instances where rules were broken.

Price impact uncertain from gas reservation scheme

Price impact uncertain from gas reservation scheme

Price impact uncertain from gas reservation scheme

Price impact uncertain from gas reservation scheme

Households have not be guaranteed how much gas prices in east coast markets will come down under a reservation scheme.

Weapon-maker investments stoke warnings for Future Fund

Weapon-maker investments stoke warnings for Future Fund

Weapon-maker investments stoke warnings for Future Fund

Weapon-maker investments stoke warnings for Future Fund

Australia has been urged to adjust its sovereign wealth fund after hefty investments in weapons companies and banks involved in illegal Israeli settlements.

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'Decline': housing downturn looms as rate hikes bite

Higher rates and affordability pressures are threatening to push the housing market into a decline, with prices in the two biggest cities already on the slide.

Pope and Rubio commit to stronger ties, Vatican says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pope Leo XIV have discussed "topics of mutual interest in the Western Hemisphere," a US readout of the talks says.

Rubio meets Pope Leo amid tensions with Trump

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with the Pope at the Vatican after weeks of attacks by President Donald Trump on the pontiff over the Iran war.

Slavery and terror group charges for 'ISIS brides'

There have been chaotic scenes at Sydney and Melbourne airports as three Islamic State-linked women were arrested after arriving with their families from Syria.

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Fuel bonus as WA posts eighth straight budget surplus

More than $1 billion in cost-of-living relief will be shared in Western Australia as the state capitalises on an iron ore uplift to bank another budget surplus.

Pacific island nation charts path to diesel freedom

A major renewables partnership is in the works for Nauru as the diesel-dependent nation seeks emancipation from energy markets while cutting emissions.

Opera House rally response a 'missed opportunity'

Allowing a heated rally outside the Opera House after a Hamas attack on Israel set Australia on a trajectory to rising anti-Semitism, an inquiry has been told.

Gas tax hopes flicker as reservation scheme revealed

Big gas companies will need to inject more LNG into the Australian market under a plan aimed at bringing down prices and shoring up supply.

What Avril Lavigne can teach Chalmers ahead of budget

The best thing the federal government can do to boost productivity in the budget is to make things less complicated for businesses, a top economist says.

Hanson backflips to support volunteer in pre-poll clash

Video has emerged of an altercation between a Liberal senator and a One Nation volunteer at a Farrer pre-poll station.

Premier digs in as ‘love story’ sparks integrity war

A political “love story” has morphed into an all‑out integrity brawl, with one premier under siege over what he knew and who really called the Olympic shots.

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