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Competition heavyweight to head up price-gouging probe

Competition heavyweight to head up price-gouging probe

Unions have set up an inquiry led by a former consumer watchdog chair to find out if price gouging is common and what can be done about it.

Ex-LNP MP Andrew Laming fined over social media posts

Ex-LNP MP Andrew Laming fined over social media posts

Ex-LNP MP Andrew Laming fined over social media posts

Ex-LNP MP Andrew Laming fined over social media posts

Ex-MP Andrew Laming says he will appeal a court decision to fine him for Facebook posts published ahead of the 2019 federal election after AEC court action.

AG mum on tax office whistleblower's legal stoush

AG mum on tax office whistleblower's legal stoush

AG mum on tax office whistleblower's legal stoush

AG mum on tax office whistleblower's legal stoush

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says it would be inappropriate for him to comment on the case of a tax office whistleblower facing criminal charges.

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Higgins calls out police conduct in rape investigation

Higgins calls out police conduct in rape investigation

Several officers who investigated Brittany Higgins' rape allegations are on leave and could seek compensation for the impact of the case on their mental health.

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

Coalition goes nuclear with its climate change response

The federal coalition will present a plan for nuclear energy as an alternative to renewables but the government and Greens have ridiculed the proposal.

Remote communities will be first to cast voice votes

Remote communities will be first to cast voice votes

The Australian Electoral Commission will visit a record number of remote communities during the voice referendum, traversing 3.4 million square kilometres.

Rudd backs Congress to snag Australia a deal over AUKUS

Rudd backs Congress to snag Australia a deal over AUKUS

As the US Congress deals with its end of the AUKUS agreement, Australia's representative in Washington trusts the nuclear submarine deal won't be sunk.

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Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Mines minister fronts industry after backflip on law

Trust has not been broken between Western Australians and the government on heritage laws, nor is the Perth Mint a money launderer, the mining minister insists.

No red flags when alleged childcare abuser sought card

No red flags when alleged childcare abuser sought card

No red flags when alleged childcare abuser sought card

No red flags when alleged childcare abuser sought card

"Appropriate steps were taken" in the screening of a former childcare worker facing over 1600 abuse charges, Queensland's attorney-general has told a hearing.

Assange pursuit 'gone on for too long', Kevin Rudd says

Assange pursuit 'gone on for too long', Kevin Rudd says

Assange pursuit 'gone on for too long', Kevin Rudd says

Assange pursuit 'gone on for too long', Kevin Rudd says

Kevin Rudd will continue to advocate for Julian Assange as Australia's ambassador to the United States, declaring the pursuit of him as having gone on too long.

Fire and rescue rebranding burns up millions of dollars

Fire and rescue rebranding burns up millions of dollars

Fire and rescue rebranding burns up millions of dollars

Fire and rescue rebranding burns up millions of dollars

Fire and Rescue NSW spent millions of dollars re-marketing itself to the public, including paying one alleged "friend" of the commissioner $6000 a day.

Uni body warns $7b at risk without more graduates

Uni body warns $7b at risk without more graduates

Uni body warns $7b at risk without more graduates

Uni body warns $7b at risk without more graduates

The head of Universities Australia says more tertiary degrees are essential to address the nation's skills shortages.

New laws make it easier for spy agency to share intel

New laws make it easier for spy agency to share intel

New laws make it easier for spy agency to share intel

New laws make it easier for spy agency to share intel

The attorney-general will not need to expressly sign off on who secret intelligence can be shared with under new federal laws.

Reconstruction fund board to bring wide experience

Reconstruction fund board to bring wide experience

Reconstruction fund board to bring wide experience

Reconstruction fund board to bring wide experience

Board appointments for a $15 billion national reconstruction fund include people from various political persuasions and expertise.

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Aussie musicians demand fair pay for radio plays

Australian artists want to be fairly compensated for their songs playing on commercial radio, pushing to scrap a cap limiting how much they can be paid.

Taxpayers footed bill for public servants' funerals

A public sector organisation misused taxpayer money to cover at least $30,000 in funeral and memorial expenses for staff, the Victorian Ombudsman has revealed.

Queensland police first to trial safer US Tasers

Queensland police will be the first law enforcement jurisdiction outside the US to roll out powerful new Tasers.

Procurement system a consultants' 'protection racket'

A parliamentary committee has savaged the procurement process for government contracts, saying it is an uncompetitive rort.

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Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech

Australia holds a third of the world's vanadium, an element that's key to a kind of battery that may be the answer to the long-term storage of energy.

Bleaching halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef

Hard coral recovery has paused on most of the Great Barrier Reef thanks to a mass bleaching event in 2022, which should have been a cooler year for sea life.

West Africa hopes for mediation ahead of Niger summit

A bloc of West African leaders is still hoping for diplomacy to end the Niger coup, ahead of a summit on a possible military response.

Pacific aid to enforce climate, gender equality targets

Australia's new international development policy will make sure new projects in the Pacific target climate change and gender equality.

Premier cries Fowles as ousted MP's resignation stands

The political fallout continues after Victorian MP Will Fowles resigned from the parliamentary Labor Party following allegations of a serious assault.

Controversial cultural heritage laws dumped in backflip

The West Australian government has scrapped controversial laws designed to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage following months of anger among farmers.

Black box found in Taipan military helicopter crash

A key voice and flight data recorder has been recovered from the wreckage of a helicopter that went down during a military exercise and killed four crewmen.

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