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Xi tipped to skip G20 in blow to Albanese meeting hopes

Xi tipped to skip G20 in blow to Albanese meeting hopes

Chinese president Xi Jinping is reportedly set to skip the G20 summit in India, souring Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's hopes of a fresh meeting.

Niger junta orders police to expel French ambassador

Niger junta orders police to expel French ambassador

Niger junta orders police to expel French ambassador

Niger junta orders police to expel French ambassador

Niger's military junta has ordered police to expel France's ambassador from the country.

Senior Lib resigns as MPs thrash out legal cost plan

Senior Lib resigns as MPs thrash out legal cost plan

Senior Lib resigns as MPs thrash out legal cost plan

Senior Lib resigns as MPs thrash out legal cost plan

Opposition Leader John Pesutto will ask the Victorian Liberal Party to cover his legal costs through a plan to provide legal indemnity insurance to MPs.

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EU trade talks resume with hope of breaking impasse

EU trade talks resume with hope of breaking impasse

Trade Minister Don Farrell has spoken with EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, as both sides push to wrap up free trade agreement negotiations.

Fight brews as business digs in over workplace reforms

Fight brews as business digs in over workplace reforms

Business groups have lashed out at "radical" reforms that will grant minimum pay rights to gig workers, claiming the government's proposals will drive up costs.

Medical checks on disability pensioners 'unreasonable'

Medical checks on disability pensioners 'unreasonable'

A proposal to make disability pensioners undergo medical reviews to check the accuracy of billions of dollars of payments has been rejected.

Transport tsar reveals Minns friendship, Labor links

Transport tsar reveals Minns friendship, Labor links

The NSW transport secretary has denied there is any conspiracy behind his appointment and declared Chris Minns a friend, which the premier later downplayed.

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Voice backers urge honest chats, not social media talk

Voice backers urge honest chats, not social media talk

Voice backers urge honest chats, not social media talk

Voice backers urge honest chats, not social media talk

The 'yes' and 'no' campaigns are mobilising ahead of the October 14 referendum to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution.

Qantas jettisons flight credit deadlines, faces new row

Qantas jettisons flight credit deadlines, faces new row

Qantas jettisons flight credit deadlines, faces new row

Qantas jettisons flight credit deadlines, faces new row

Qantas has scrapped the expiration date for nearly $500 million in flight credits but faces more public backlash with a watchdog taking the airline to court.

NSW hospital wards to get more nurses after union deal

NSW hospital wards to get more nurses after union deal

NSW hospital wards to get more nurses after union deal

NSW hospital wards to get more nurses after union deal

More nurses will be placed on wards under an agreement between their union and the NSW government to improve staffing ratios.

Land power link the 'correct approach' despite critics

Land power link the 'correct approach' despite critics

Land power link the 'correct approach' despite critics

Land power link the 'correct approach' despite critics

A NSW inquiry has recommended overhead transmission lines, despite fierce opposition from members of local communities advocating for underground cables.

'Stitch-up': inquiry's duck hunting ban call raises ire

'Stitch-up': inquiry's duck hunting ban call raises ire

'Stitch-up': inquiry's duck hunting ban call raises ire

'Stitch-up': inquiry's duck hunting ban call raises ire

Animal advocates are hailing an inquiry recommendation to ban recreational duck hunting in Victoria, as shooters and unions blast it as a "farce".

Investing in renewables will combat energy supply risk

Investing in renewables will combat energy supply risk

Investing in renewables will combat energy supply risk

Investing in renewables will combat energy supply risk

There are significant risks to energy reliability without urgent investment in new sources of electricity, Australia's energy market regulator warns.

Snowy Hydro confirms project's six-fold cost blowout

Snowy Hydro confirms project's six-fold cost blowout

Snowy Hydro confirms project's six-fold cost blowout

Snowy Hydro confirms project's six-fold cost blowout

Snowy Hydro says its Snowy 2.0 project will now cost $12 billion, six times more than was originally forecast for the energy scheme.

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Australian, Chinese ministers join virtual global talks

The Australian and Chinese foreign ministers will join world leaders at a virtual town hall meeting ahead of the G20 summit to discuss global challenges.

Business investment jumps 2.8pct as supply chains ease

Business investment has picked up because of solid growth across buildings, machinery and equipment, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.

Online porn age verification put off despite concern

The government has deferred action on a pilot program to verify a user's age to access online pornography, despite concerns about the impacts on children.

Trump overstated his wealth by billions, NY A-G says

New York Attorney-General Letitia James says evidence in her civil case shows "repeated and persistent fraudulent use" by former US president Donald Trump.

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Jobs bonanza as AEC looks for 100,000 referendum staff

The Australian Electoral Commission has put a call out for thousands of workers to help with the Indigenous voice referendum.

Push for Pacific to leverage Canberra on climate action

Climate activists are calling on Pacific island leaders to use their leverage over Australia to force the government to take more ambitious climate action.

ICAC cleared over timing of Berejiklian findings

Procedures should be reviewed at the NSW corruption watchdog after it took more than 600 days to deliver findings on Gladys Berejiklian, its inspector says.

Industry flags Qantas travel credit extension

Qantas has come under pressure to extend the deadline customers would have to redeem travel credits issued during the height of the pandemic.

Rental crisis supercharges discrimination: top advocate

With vacancies at historically low rates across the country, the race to secure a rental is fiercer than ever and it is weighing on vulnerable communities.

Animals in pounds face cruel deaths as vet crisis bites

Shocking methods of euthanasia have been highlighted at an inquiry examining a widespread vet shortage, demonstrating the impact of the issue on animal welfare.

Watchdog finds three former Sydney councillors corrupt

The NSW corruption watchdog has found three former councillors engaged in serious corrupt conduct for failing to declare relationships with Chinese developers.

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