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Revamped income tax cuts clear their first major hurdle

Revamped income tax cuts clear their first major hurdle

Taxpayers earning under $150,000 are in line for a greater tax cut, after the Albanese government's overhauled income tax package cleared the lower house.

Wedding bells for PM after engagement to Jodie Haydon

Wedding bells for PM after engagement to Jodie Haydon

Wedding bells for PM after engagement to Jodie Haydon

Wedding bells for PM after engagement to Jodie Haydon

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to marry his partner Jodie Haydon, after announcing their engagement a day after Valentine's Day.

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Asbestos-tainted mulch potentially at hundreds of sites

Hundreds of sites are due to be tested for contaminated mulch including some outside Sydney as an expert group is formed to speed up the investigation.

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'More than just a vote': MPs demand action on Assange

'More than just a vote': MPs demand action on Assange

The government is running out of time to stop Julian Assange's extradition and must do whatever it can to bring the WikiLeaks founder home, MPs have urged.

All options needed to save nickel industry: WA premier

All options needed to save nickel industry: WA premier

"All options" are under consideration to save nickel industry jobs after major employer BHP warned mines, processing and refining could be mothballed.

Frustration as big cemetery trust refuses to open books

Frustration as big cemetery trust refuses to open books

A religious charity overseeing public cemeteries has been attacked by a state auditor-general for continuing to refuse to open its books.

Queries over stadium costings after Liberal cap pledge

Queries over stadium costings after Liberal cap pledge

A re-elected Liberal government in Tasmania would cap spending on a contentious stadium linked to the state's deal for an AFL team, leader Jeremy Rockliff says.

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PM rules out alcohol tests for MPs after Joyce video

PM rules out alcohol tests for MPs after Joyce video

PM rules out alcohol tests for MPs after Joyce video

PM rules out alcohol tests for MPs after Joyce video

Anthony Albanese says federal politicians should not be subject to random alcohol tests at work in response to a video of Barnaby Joyce drunk in public.

'Tea and biscuit' time for fine dining public servants

'Tea and biscuit' time for fine dining public servants

'Tea and biscuit' time for fine dining public servants

'Tea and biscuit' time for fine dining public servants

A senior public servant has issued a forthright apology after it was revealed some of his staff spent up to $1800 of taxpayers' cash on a single dinner meeting.

Bosses won't be penalised for calling staff after hours

Bosses won't be penalised for calling staff after hours

Bosses won't be penalised for calling staff after hours

Bosses won't be penalised for calling staff after hours

Employers won't face criminal sanctions for contacting staff outside their rostered hours after the penalties were belatedly stripped from workplace reforms.

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Primary school shut for weeks in asbestos mulch scandal

Recycled mulch should never have been laid in a school from which 700 pupils must now relocate for several weeks due to an asbestos find, it has been revealed.

Federal MPs push for release of Julian Assange

Federal MPs push for release of Julian Assange

Federal MPs push for release of Julian Assange

Federal MPs push for release of Julian Assange

The lower house has passed a motion calling for the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be resolved ahead of his final extradition hearing.

Call to cancel Gabba rebuild, abolish 2032 Olympics

Call to cancel Gabba rebuild, abolish 2032 Olympics

Call to cancel Gabba rebuild, abolish 2032 Olympics

Call to cancel Gabba rebuild, abolish 2032 Olympics

A crossbench call for Queensland to scrap a planned Gabba rebuild for the Olympics comes amid hot debate over the stadium's future.

State bans sale of knives and replica guns to minors

State bans sale of knives and replica guns to minors

State bans sale of knives and replica guns to minors

State bans sale of knives and replica guns to minors

Replica guns, knives and other edged weapons can no longer be sold to minors after legislation was brought forward in a bid to crack down on youth crime.

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Inquiry chair denies special treatment for journalist

The chair of an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial denies he gave preferential treatment to a particular journalist, despite prolonged contact.

Fossil fuel carbon levy would fund climate 'solutions'

A levy on fossil fuel carbon would help greener products to compete and fund initiatives to mitigate the impacts of climate change, a think tank says.

Snap election call dumps 'unworkable' Tas parliament

The premier of Australia's only Liberal government says he called an early election to avoid being "held to ransom" for the next 12 months.

Bold emission target laws introduced in Queensland

Premier Steven Miles will forge ahead with bold emissions reduction targets over the next decade even as his government continues with fossil fuel approvals.

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Treasury eyes 'rare' full employment opportunity

No evidence of a wage price spiral suggests the jobless rate can stay lower than previously thought sustainable, says the top Treasury official.

Defence understaffed and sliding further backwards

The Australian Defence Force is thousands of people short of its employment targets and the problem is only getting worse.

Joyce told to take leave after he 'embarrassed himself'

Nationals leader David Littleproud is pushing Barnaby Joyce to take a break after a video of him lying on a Canberra footpath went viral.

Grounded Taipan helicopters 'not suitable' for Ukraine

Problems with the Taipan helicopters' reliability and cost mean they are not suitable for what Ukraine wanted them for, the defence department says.

Syphilis cases surge, spark government intervention

Syphilis cases have risen in Queensland by more than 25 per cent over the past year, with the state government now intervening to stop the spread.

Man guilty of foreign influence asks to be spared jail

A Victorian jury found Di Sanh Duong guilty of planning to engage in foreign influence by handing a $37,000 cheque over to a minister for a hospital donation.

Workplace boss insists remote staff 'wired into matrix'

Workers at the agency responsible for industrial relations laws have been described as "the opposite of disconnected" as debate rages about contact after hours.

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