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'Hotties list' issue took months to get to top official

'Hotties list' issue took months to get to top official

Senior bureaucrats were first told about an alleged list ranking junior female public service graduates, months after a formal complaint was lodged.

'Premier's new clothes' cartoon riles Jacinta Allan

'Premier's new clothes' cartoon riles Jacinta Allan

'Premier's new clothes' cartoon riles Jacinta Allan

'Premier's new clothes' cartoon riles Jacinta Allan

Award-winning cartoonist Mark Knight is fending off criticism after he depicted Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan partially naked in a nod to a famous folktale.

Race begins to take over former premier's seat

Race begins to take over former premier's seat

Race begins to take over former premier's seat

Race begins to take over former premier's seat

The Victorian Electoral Commission is urging political hopefuls to act quickly to be in the race for former premier Daniel Andrews' seat of Mulgrave.

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MP arrested and interviewed as part of police probe

MP arrested and interviewed as part of police probe

Ousted Labor MP Will Fowles has been arrested and released without charge as part of an probe into an alleged incident in Melbourne.

Farmers' president fires parting shot at Labor policies

Farmers' president fires parting shot at Labor policies

A proposed ban on live sheep exports has been labelled a "disaster for animal welfare" in a heated speech by the outgoing head of the national farmers' lobby.

Voters face year-long Queensland election campaign

Voters face year-long Queensland election campaign

The state election is more than a year away but Queensland is in campaign mode as the government and opposition launch their pitches to voters.

ABC seeks to protect Woodside protest footage sources

ABC seeks to protect Woodside protest footage sources

ABC bosses are being scrutinised about the national broadcaster's coverage of a climate protest at the home of an energy company's boss.

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Unions to outlaw dangerous stone if governments won't

Unions to outlaw dangerous stone if governments won't

Unions to outlaw dangerous stone if governments won't

Unions to outlaw dangerous stone if governments won't

Unions have committed to banning dangerous engineered stone on Australian building sites next year if the government doesn't do it first.

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

Microsoft invests $5b in Aussie cyber shield, AI future

The prime minister's visit to the United States has unlocked a $5 billion deal with tech giant Microsoft to build a cyber shield and upskill Australians.

Tassie next in line for potential offshore wind bonanza

Tassie next in line for potential offshore wind bonanza

Tassie next in line for potential offshore wind bonanza

Tassie next in line for potential offshore wind bonanza

A local community is being urged to have its say on a potential offshore wind zone in the Bass Strait off Tasmania's north coast.

'No surprise': 10k lessons missed daily in NSW schools

'No surprise': 10k lessons missed daily in NSW schools

'No surprise': 10k lessons missed daily in NSW schools

'No surprise': 10k lessons missed daily in NSW schools

The NSW education minister has been accused of relying solely on a pay rise to help with the recruitment of teachers amid persistent staff shortages.

Warning over Indigenous custody deaths after voice fail

Warning over Indigenous custody deaths after voice fail

Warning over Indigenous custody deaths after voice fail

Warning over Indigenous custody deaths after voice fail

An Indigenous senator says the government shouldn't treat Aboriginal deaths in custody as a "side dish", urging them to fulfil royal commission recommendations.

White House defends Albanese state dinner

White House defends Albanese state dinner

White House defends Albanese state dinner

White House defends Albanese state dinner

A star-studded White House state dinner featuring pop legends The B52s and celebrities will go ahead despite questions about its timing.

Robodebt officials hit with conduct breach notices

Robodebt officials hit with conduct breach notices

Robodebt officials hit with conduct breach notices

Robodebt officials hit with conduct breach notices

More than a dozen public servants involved in the illegal robodebt scheme are under investigation for code of conduct breaches.

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NSW keeps triple-A credit rating despite rising debt

Ratings agency Moody's has reaffirmed its top credit rating for NSW as the state budget plunges further into the red.

New MP for Australia's only Liberal government

A Hobart councillor has been elected in a recount to replace former Tasmanian attorney-general Elise Archer, who resigned earlier this month.

Qld to legislate commitments to renewable targets

Commitments to renewable energy targets will be legislated by the Queensland government in a decision that has been welcomed by conservationists.

Aboriginal remains unearthed by builders to be reburied

A native title body will rebury ancestral remains found at an Adelaide construction site despite community members condemning "destruction" of their culture.

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Agriculture boss looks to grow financial sustainability

The incoming department of agriculture secretary has told a senate hearing that his department will break even after receiving a bailout earlier this year.

Government defends misinformation laws exemption

An independent senator has questioned why the government was proposing to exempt itself from new laws to deal with misinformation and disinformation.

Workers' halls nominated for World Heritage listing

Broken Hill Trades Hall could become a UNESCO World Heritage site, in recognition of its architectural elegance and special role in the history of outback NSW.

Punters choosing lifetime bans from online gambling

Thousands of Australians have signed up to a national register preventing them from gambling online, with most opting for lifetime exclusion.

Call to build homes to defy climate, save $4b a year

As floods, cyclones and bushfires become more ferocious, costs to home-owners could double by 2050 without changes to the construction code, an analysis shows.

Khan could face Pakistan death penalty in secrets trial

A Pakistani court has indicted former prime minister Imran Khan on charges of revealing official secrets after his 2022 ouster from office.

Labor under fire after asylum seekers sent to Nauru

The federal government has been accused of lacking transparency after it was revealed asylum seekers were sent to Nauru for the first time in nine years.

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