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NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW disaster costs may triple unless planning improved

NSW taxpayers could pay nearly triple the current annual cost of natural disasters by 2060 unless a new plan to reduce their impact is followed.

Can't keep 'pussyfooting' around youth crime: Labor MP

Can't keep 'pussyfooting' around youth crime: Labor MP

Can't keep 'pussyfooting' around youth crime: Labor MP

Can't keep 'pussyfooting' around youth crime: Labor MP

Lingiari MP Marion Scrymgour has called for a tough love approach to managing the issue of "out of control" youth crime in central Australia.

Most regional areas hit with 30pct palliative care cut

Most regional areas hit with 30pct palliative care cut

Most regional areas hit with 30pct palliative care cut

Most regional areas hit with 30pct palliative care cut

Funding earmarked for NSW regional palliative care services has been 're-profiled' by up to 41 per cent as doctors warn waitlists for the dying are rising.

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Attorney-general calls time on long political career

Attorney-general calls time on long political career

Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath is set to draw the curtain on her long political career, announcing she will not contest the next state election.

Govt open to closing loophole for one in four drivers

Govt open to closing loophole for one in four drivers

Average speed cameras across Australia's most populous state all but ignore drivers of cars and utes but change could be on the way.

Australians lobby as Assange awaits extradition ruling

Australians lobby as Assange awaits extradition ruling

Australians at home and abroad are continuing to call for Julian Assange's release as he awaits a decision on extradition from London to the Unites States.

Former governors want power to overrule RBA to stay

Former governors want power to overrule RBA to stay

Resistance is building to the federal government's plan to scrap a never used power to intervene in Reserve Bank decision making.

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Working from home under spotlight as flexibility fades

Working from home under spotlight as flexibility fades

Working from home under spotlight as flexibility fades

Working from home under spotlight as flexibility fades

As corporations begin limiting pandemic-era work arrangements, the government is examining whether Australian workers should have a right to work from home.

Australia must back up warning to Israel 'with action'

Australia must back up warning to Israel 'with action'

Australia must back up warning to Israel 'with action'

Australia must back up warning to Israel 'with action'

Australia is being called to reinstate humanitarian aid and take stronger action against Israel as it ignores international concern about a ground invasion.

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Police officer who tackled Iran protester avoids charge

Neither an Australian Federal Police officer nor a protester he tackled will face criminal charges despite the latter ending up in hospital after the incident.

Gig workers next in line after SafeWork shake-up

Gig workers next in line after SafeWork shake-up

Gig workers next in line after SafeWork shake-up

Gig workers next in line after SafeWork shake-up

The final review of NSW agencies created by the abolition of WorkCover has recommended another investigation to look at safety for workers in the gig economy.

Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Ex-NSW ministers to face trial for alleged corruption

Former NSW Labor ministers Eddie Obeid, Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly will face a criminal trial over the alleged mishandling of a major water infrastructure bid.

'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

'Brick wall': Young people express climate action anger

Medical professionals, young people and scientists have backed a push to legislate a duty of care for children when considering climate-related decisions.

Deadline for drug injecting room report to be ignored

Deadline for drug injecting room report to be ignored

Deadline for drug injecting room report to be ignored

Deadline for drug injecting room report to be ignored

Premier Jacinta Allan insists her government will decide when a report into a possible Melbourne CBD injecting room is released despite being handed a deadline.

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Penalties shake-up push for former Defence workers

Australia's peak industry body has called for proportionate offences for restricted people who breach laws regulating work for foreign bodies or militaries.

Axing stamp duty would leave '$30b hole' in budget

Treasurer Tim Pallas isn't ruling out changes to Victoria's tax regime ahead of the budget but warns axing stamp duty would plunge the state further into debt.

Billion-dollar bus fix flagged for 'neglected' services

More than 40 per cent of public transport trips in NSW are on buses, but extra funds are needed to repair a decade of neglect, a government task force says.

'We're not the Soviet Union': PM on supermarket chains

Australians working for major supermarket chains would lose their jobs if the federal government forced them to break-up, Anthony Albanese says.

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Children's hospital, fire station positive for asbestos

A children's hospital and a fire station are the latest sites to test positive for asbestos as NSW authorities continue to trace the spread of tainted mulch.

Blood, sweat and tears: veterans' struggles laid bare

A three-tonne sculpture will carve out a space for the unseen as the Australian War Memorial turns a new leaf to shine a light on the struggles of veterans.

Education program to boost workers in technology sector

A partnership between the government and Tech Council of Australia will see young people take part in training programs to gain skills in the tech sector.

More first-time buyers facing mortgage stress

Higher interest rates are a double-edged sword for wannabe home buyers - shortening the time to save for a deposit but pushing up mortgage repayments.

Assange charged for 'indiscriminate' naming of sources

Lawyers representing the US have defended their prosecution of Julian Assange and say his actions in revealing intelligence sources were "unprecedented".

Navalny's mother files lawsuit, demands release of body

Alexei Navalny's mother has filed a lawsuit contesting Russian officials’ refusal to release her son’s body, the state news agency says.

Aussie aluminium next on chopping block, Rio warns

Iron ore and copper giant Rio Tinto has reported a fall in profit on lower commodity prices and warns the future of aluminium depends on the energy rollout.

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