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Future Fund boss Peter Costello won't seek third term

Future Fund boss Peter Costello won't seek third term

Australia's former federal treasurer Peter Costello won't seek a third term as chair of the Future Fund and recruitment for his replacement is underway.

Talks begin on looming pay day super changes

Talks begin on looming pay day super changes

Talks begin on looming pay day super changes

Talks begin on looming pay day super changes

A plan to claw back billions of unpaid superannuation to workers could force businesses to pay super into employees' funds on the same day as their salary.

ALP primary vote slips since election: Newspoll

ALP primary vote slips since election: Newspoll

ALP primary vote slips since election: Newspoll

ALP primary vote slips since election: Newspoll

Newspoll indicates Labor's primary vote is at its lowest level since the federal election as the prime minister's lead as preferred leader narrows.

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Qld LNP picks businesswoman for Caloundra seat bid

Qld LNP picks businesswoman for Caloundra seat bid

Businesswoman Kendall Morton has been preselected for the LNP as it seeks to regain the Queensland seat of Caloundra at the state election.

Referendum only chance to set up Indigenous voice: PM

Referendum only chance to set up Indigenous voice: PM

Anthony Albanese says the government will walk away from future attempts at setting up an Indigenous voice if the referendum fails.

We haven't forgotten about COVID-19 hotel bills: NSW

We haven't forgotten about COVID-19 hotel bills: NSW

NSW has resorted to taking money from the bank accounts of Australians to recoup hotel quarantine bills as talks continue over Queensland's $105 million debt.

Uniform power of attorney laws will protect the elderly

Uniform power of attorney laws will protect the elderly

Legal experts say moves to protect the elderly and vulnerable from financial abuse and exploitation by standardising power of attorney laws are long overdue.

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Free shingles jab coming for millions of Australians

Free shingles jab coming for millions of Australians

Free shingles jab coming for millions of Australians

Free shingles jab coming for millions of Australians

Australians most at risk of complications from developing shingles will be eligible to receive a free vaccine against the virus.

Resilience of Australian businesses under a microscope

Resilience of Australian businesses under a microscope

Resilience of Australian businesses under a microscope

Resilience of Australian businesses under a microscope

A health check on the business sector and consumers will reveal how well the economy is holding up as price pressures persist and interest rates remain high.

Proposed Indigenous voice would be like no other

Proposed Indigenous voice would be like no other

Proposed Indigenous voice would be like no other

Proposed Indigenous voice would be like no other

In a referendum campaign defined by its division, the ‘yes’ and ‘no’ camps wholeheartedly agree on one aspect of the proposed Indigenous voice.

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies, skilled workers needed for clean energy shift

Tradies and uni graduates with clean energy skills and sustainability credentials are in demand but Australia needs tens of thousands more to hit climate goals.

Talks to focus on fixes to Australia's housing crisis

Talks to focus on fixes to Australia's housing crisis

Talks to focus on fixes to Australia's housing crisis

Talks to focus on fixes to Australia's housing crisis

Housing advocates, unions, think tanks, academics and politicians will meet to talk about possible solutions to the escalating housing affordability crisis.

Amanda Stoker to contest 'safe seat' for Queensland LNP

Amanda Stoker to contest 'safe seat' for Queensland LNP

Amanda Stoker to contest 'safe seat' for Queensland LNP

Amanda Stoker to contest 'safe seat' for Queensland LNP

Amanda Stoker has been preselected by the LNP to contest the seat of Oodgeroo at next year's Queensland election.

Young people 'key' to voice success as PM casts vote

Young people 'key' to voice success as PM casts vote

Young people 'key' to voice success as PM casts vote

Young people 'key' to voice success as PM casts vote

Political leaders have called on young people to be the voice of their generation ahead of the referendum, as the prime minister cast his vote early.

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Older Australians face ongoing 'ageism' discrimination

Ageism is rife and needs to be more broadly acknowledged, according to advocates who are calling for a national awareness campaign.

Trump denies telling Aussie billionaire sub secrets

Donald Trump says allegations he disclosed confidential information about US submarines to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt are "false and ridiculous".

Female activists face physical threats, vile taunts

Shocking new data has revealed the vile abuse being directed towards Australian female activists ahead of International Day of the Girl.

Syrian Armenian refugees in Australia fear for homeland

Syrian Armenian refugees who fled to Australia are fearing for those left behind amid a fresh conflict that has been condemned as a modern-day genocide.

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Jailed Iran activist Mohammadi wins Nobel Peace Prize

The United Nations Human Rights Office has urged Iranian authorities to free rights advocate Narges Mohammadi, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Voice debate 'bears nation's soul, brings great pain'

Former ABC host and foreign correspondent Stan Grant says the Indigenous voice referendum is about more than just putting a question to Australian people.

Boost to early education to entice workers to stay

The federal government's $72.4 million investment into early childhood education will allow workers to grow, upskill and hopefully remain in the job.

Hungary, Poland rail at migration policy at EU summit

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the bloc needs to address the root causes of migration by helping origin countries tackle poverty and empower women.

'Don't break our hearts': Stan Grant urges 'yes' vote

Former ABC Journalist Stan Grant has declared the work will go on for Indigenous Australians regardless of the voice referendum outcome.

Agriculture ministers on the march against fire ants

The spread of an ant that can kill native species and livestock has dominated a meeting of senior ministers, with power poles above farmland also on the agenda.

Pokie losses in the billions as machine numbers rise

Every day for the past year, gamblers lost an average of $22.4 million in NSW amid a rise in the number of machines in operation.

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