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Cheaper medicine policy to start, veto threat remains

Cheaper medicine policy to start, veto threat remains

Cheaper medicines and 60-day dispensing will go ahead as planned but a second push to veto the policy will come up for a vote just days after it starts.

Households urged to check power bills for cheaper rates

Households urged to check power bills for cheaper rates

Households urged to check power bills for cheaper rates

Households urged to check power bills for cheaper rates

Residential households could save hundreds of dollars a year off their power bills by taking advantage of regulated cheaper plans as electricity prices spike.

Ex-PM Morrison avoids probe into robodebt comments

Ex-PM Morrison avoids probe into robodebt comments

Ex-PM Morrison avoids probe into robodebt comments

Ex-PM Morrison avoids probe into robodebt comments

Scott Morrison will not be investigated for allegedly misleading parliament about his role in robodebt, in the wake of a royal commission report.

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Nuclear waste dump King hit, Indigenous owners rejoice

Nuclear waste dump King hit, Indigenous owners rejoice

Indigenous owners have welcomed the federal government dumping plans for a nuclear waste facility in regional South Australia.

Social housing shortage puts the heat on new minister

Social housing shortage puts the heat on new minister

Queensland's new housing minister has faced intense questioning at state estimate hearings over soaring demand for social housing.

Libs defend call for bureaucrat to probe Fowles claim

Libs defend call for bureaucrat to probe Fowles claim

Victoria's opposition leader has defended a request for a senior bureaucrat to investigate the serious assault allegation made against state MP Will Fowles.

'Milestone' reached on 24/7 nurses in aged care homes

'Milestone' reached on 24/7 nurses in aged care homes

Nurses were in residential aged care homes almost the entire time at facilities nationwide, with the federal government declaring the achievement a "milestone".

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Tourism bonanza as China resumes tours of Australia

Tourism bonanza as China resumes tours of Australia

Tourism bonanza as China resumes tours of Australia

Tourism bonanza as China resumes tours of Australia

China has re-added Australia to its approved destination status scheme, setting the scene for hundreds of thousands of extra holiday makers to visit Down Under.

President Biden to host Albanese at the White House

President Biden to host Albanese at the White House

President Biden to host Albanese at the White House

President Biden to host Albanese at the White House

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to travel to Washington in October to meet US President Joe Biden and discuss the bilateral relationship.

Rudd portrait provides open door to the imagination

Rudd portrait provides open door to the imagination

Rudd portrait provides open door to the imagination

Rudd portrait provides open door to the imagination

Kevin Rudd's official portrait captures a former prime minister at home and provides an "I Spy'' of symbolic objects open to the viewer's interpretation.

Premier's pledge for child abuse inquiry report release

Premier's pledge for child abuse inquiry report release

Premier's pledge for child abuse inquiry report release

Premier's pledge for child abuse inquiry report release

The release of a report into child sexual abuse in Tasmania's institutions will be trauma-informed, the premier says, after survivors raised concerns.

Pacific workers set to gain new government benefits

Pacific workers set to gain new government benefits

Pacific workers set to gain new government benefits

Pacific workers set to gain new government benefits

Pacific engagement visa holders could soon be given financial support to attend university, under new laws introduced to parliament.

Tax office whistleblower a 'hero not a villain'

Tax office whistleblower a 'hero not a villain'

Tax office whistleblower a 'hero not a villain'

Tax office whistleblower a 'hero not a villain'

Federal crossbench MPs say the prosecution of tax office whistleblower Richard Boyle should be dropped.

Australian lawyer lashes Beijing's bounty on his head

Australian lawyer lashes Beijing's bounty on his head

Australian lawyer lashes Beijing's bounty on his head

Australian lawyer lashes Beijing's bounty on his head

Kevin Yam has slammed the Chinese Communist Party as having an "ugly ethno-nationalist side" for thinking they have control over anyone of Chinese heritage.

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Compo talks still in play for sidelined 2026 Games

Premier Daniel Andrews says there is no need to rush negotiations between his government and Commonwealth Games officials over compensation claims.

Seat of Farmer to kick goals for Indigenous recognition

A senior Labor MP wants a new seat in Western Australia to be named after the late Australian rules giant and Indigenous coach Graham "Polly" Farmer.

Malaysia hits pause on Australian live cattle exports

A second country has stopped taking live cattle from Australia over fears of lumpy skin disease, despite officials maintaining the nation is disease-free.

Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley

Conservation groups are seizing on the upcoming national Labor conference to push for the government to adopt a policy banning native logging and land clearing.

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Pharmacists set to swallow bitter pill over dispensing

The opposition is pushing to stop a 60-day medicine policy coming in and ripping money from pharmacies but are unlikely to have the numbers in the Senate.

Cook shrugs off Indigenous anger of heritage backflip

The WA premier says many Aboriginal people are happy the state's heritage laws will be axed because they didn't like the division they sparked in the community.

'Shocking': sexual assaults at universities targeted

A working group will tackle sexual assaults on university campuses as the federal government pledges to crack down on harassment and improve student safety.

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

The agriculture minister has confirmed the Chinese customs agency will reinstate barley producers CBH and Emerald Grain to the approved list of exporters.

Volunteer veterans could bolster disaster response

The federal government is seeking ideas from the public on how to respond to natural disasters without overburdening the defence force.

Rent research adds pressure ahead of housing talks

Research shows tenants could have saved billions of dollars if a rent freeze had been implemented, as Australia's governments meet to tackle the housing crisis.

Independent review praises WA's COVID response

An independent expert review of the West Australian government's COVID-19 response found it acted swiftly, and with agility.

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