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Funding to boost NT domestic violence support services

Funding to boost NT domestic violence support services

Extra funding will allow domestic violence support groups in central Australia to provide more emergency accommodation and services to women and children.

Call for public feedback on national autism strategy

Call for public feedback on national autism strategy

Call for public feedback on national autism strategy

Call for public feedback on national autism strategy

More than 200,000 Australians with autism are set to benefit from a national strategy aimed at improving community attitudes, health, education and employment.

Coalition leads Labor on primary vote in latest poll

Coalition leads Labor on primary vote in latest poll

Coalition leads Labor on primary vote in latest poll

Coalition leads Labor on primary vote in latest poll

The latest Newspoll shows Labor's primary vote has slipped to 35 per cent with the coalition ahead on 37 per cent.

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Small firms excluded from labour hire crackdown

Small firms excluded from labour hire crackdown

Businesses too small to have a human resources department have been granted a range of exemptions from Labor's new workplace reforms.

You're the voice: Farnham's not gonna sit in silence

You're the voice: Farnham's not gonna sit in silence

The Uluru Dialogue has released a new advertisement in partnership with John Farnham backing an Indigenous voice to parliament, featuring his most famous song.

Siblings jump on expanded home guarantee scheme

Siblings jump on expanded home guarantee scheme

Tens of thousands of first-time buyers have been able to secure a property with a smaller deposit, including groups of friends and family.

Feds step up funding for Tas power link to the mainland

Feds step up funding for Tas power link to the mainland

The federal government will now shoulder a larger share of the financial burden to complete the Marinus Link energy project connecting Tasmania to the mainland.

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Panel to oversee NT views on voluntary assisted dying

Panel to oversee NT views on voluntary assisted dying

Panel to oversee NT views on voluntary assisted dying

Panel to oversee NT views on voluntary assisted dying

The Northern Territory is a step closer to reintroducing voluntary assisted dying laws as the chief minister promises ethics and safety will be prioritised.

Dutton referendum vow is 'out of touch': voice backers

Dutton referendum vow is 'out of touch': voice backers

Dutton referendum vow is 'out of touch': voice backers

Dutton referendum vow is 'out of touch': voice backers

The federal opposition has left the door open to constitutional recognition for First Nations people if the voice to parliament referendum is not successful.

Pause likely at Lowe's final interest rate call

Pause likely at Lowe's final interest rate call

Pause likely at Lowe's final interest rate call

Pause likely at Lowe's final interest rate call

The Reserve Bank of Australia could leave interest rates unchanged for the third month in a row, following more signs that inflation is continuing to moderate.

Living costs, workplace reform on parliament agenda

Living costs, workplace reform on parliament agenda

Living costs, workplace reform on parliament agenda

Living costs, workplace reform on parliament agenda

Federal parliamentarians return to Canberra for the next sitting fortnight, when workplace law changes and ongoing cost of living issues will dominate.

Gabon reopens borders three days after military coup

Gabon reopens borders three days after military coup

Gabon reopens borders three days after military coup

Gabon reopens borders three days after military coup

Three days after the Gabon army staged a coup after an election that would extend 56 years of the Bongo family's power, the junta has reopened borders.

PM takes to the streets to thank voice volunteers

PM takes to the streets to thank voice volunteers

PM takes to the streets to thank voice volunteers

PM takes to the streets to thank voice volunteers

The prime minister, senior Labor figures and Senator David Pocock have thanked 'Yes' campaign volunteers as the vote on an Indigenous voice draws closer.

Federal ministers head to China for high level dialogue

Federal ministers head to China for high level dialogue

Federal ministers head to China for high level dialogue

Federal ministers head to China for high level dialogue

A contingent of current and former federal government ministers is heading to China for the 7th Australia-China High Level Dialogue next week.

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Government seeks to reform bankruptcy laws

The federal government is on track to change bankruptcy laws to help people under financial stress while ensuring creditors can recover debts.

Australian War Memorial opens doors to collection

The Australian War Memorial will swing open its doors to offer thousands of people a behind the scenes look at its collection, including new items.

Martin McDonagh blasts 'no' campaign social media posts

Martin McDonagh has called no' campaigners "rightwing swine" after a scene from one of his films featured in social media posts ahead of the voice referendum.

Gabon opposition calls on junta to hand civilians power

Gabon's main opposition party hopes the military junta that ousted President Ali Bongo will invite it to discuss the Central African country's transition plan.

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NSW premier backs party donations from public servants

Public servants should be allowed to make political donations, the premier says, as his government is scrutinised over an ex-Labor staffer's plum appointment.

Pharmacists shelve medicines campaign as talks begin

The federal government has entered into talks with the peak body representing pharmacies as its 60-day medicine dispensing policy kicks off.

Class action buzz as beekeepers seek varroa payout

Beekeepers whose colonies were euthanised to halt the spread of the deadly varroa mite could launch a class action against the NSW and federal governments.

Warning over threats, harassment during referendum

As the Indigenous voice referendum ramps up, there are concerns politicians engaging in the campaign could find themselves at risk.

'Belong in last century': shark nets return to beaches

Shark nets have returned to NSW beaches for the 86th consecutive year, with the premier saying modern technologies are not yet a viable alternative.

Greens demand super be added to paid parental leave

Labor is on track for another parliamentary battle with the Greens, with the minor party laying out what it will take to gain support for super tax changes.

Action urged after damning report into mass fish deaths

Strong laws are useless if not implemented, conservationists say, after a damning report into the cause of 20 million fish deaths.

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