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Australians to vote in voice referendum on October 14

Australians to vote in voice referendum on October 14

Australians will vote in a referendum on October 14 on whether to enshrine an Indigenous voice in the country's constitution.

Welcome progress on inflation as rate hikes take effect

Welcome progress on inflation as rate hikes take effect

Welcome progress on inflation as rate hikes take effect

Welcome progress on inflation as rate hikes take effect

Cooler than expected inflation might have lowered the odds of an RBA rate hike, but an economist warns the price of one major item could soon rise.

Grassroots chats talked up as key to voice success

Grassroots chats talked up as key to voice success

Grassroots chats talked up as key to voice success

Grassroots chats talked up as key to voice success

A co-author of the Uluru Statement from the Heart is confident conversations with Australians will get the voice referendum over the line.

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Voice campaigner makes plea for better health services

Voice campaigner makes plea for better health services

An Indigenous leader and AFL executive says she wants to see better health outcomes emerge from the voice being enshrined in the constitution.

Minister ducks transport boss inquiry, cites convention

Minister ducks transport boss inquiry, cites convention

NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen won't appear at an inquiry into her pick for a $588,000-a-year job, but her reasoning has been cast into doubt.

What is being asked in the Indigenous voice referendum

What is being asked in the Indigenous voice referendum

Australians are being asked to change the constitution to enshrine a voice to parliament and government and recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Triple-zero reforms follow deadly failures of pandemic

Triple-zero reforms follow deadly failures of pandemic

Victoria's emergency call service will be rebranded and brought under government control in changes sparked by underperformance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Former Snowy Hydro boss shocked over cost blowout

Former Snowy Hydro boss shocked over cost blowout

Former Snowy Hydro boss shocked over cost blowout

Former Snowy Hydro boss shocked over cost blowout

Reports that the cost of the troubled Snowy 2.0 project has blown out to $12 billion has come as shock to a former top executive.

Aboriginal tent embassy rejects 'token' voice vote

Aboriginal tent embassy rejects 'token' voice vote

Aboriginal tent embassy rejects 'token' voice vote

Aboriginal tent embassy rejects 'token' voice vote

The world's longest-running Indigenous protest has hit out at constitutionally enshrining an Aboriginal advisory body, calling it tokenistic.

Corruption damages national economy: minister

Corruption damages national economy: minister

Corruption damages national economy: minister

Corruption damages national economy: minister

Assistant Treasury Minister Andrew Leigh says corruption not only diminishes society but has a massive economic cost at a national and global level.

Prigozhin buried, Russia will not probe plane crash

Prigozhin buried, Russia will not probe plane crash

Prigozhin buried, Russia will not probe plane crash

Prigozhin buried, Russia will not probe plane crash

The funeral of Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin has been held in St Petersburg, as Russia says it won't probe the plane crash in which he died.

Minister concerned for detained Australian writer

Minister concerned for detained Australian writer

Minister concerned for detained Australian writer

Minister concerned for detained Australian writer

Penny Wong says she will continue to press the case with China to release detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun, as concerns grow about his health in prison.

Zimbabwe opposition party seeks new election, mediation

Zimbabwe opposition party seeks new election, mediation

Zimbabwe opposition party seeks new election, mediation

Zimbabwe opposition party seeks new election, mediation

The Zimbabwean opposition party the Citizens' Coalition for Change has called for a new election after it disputed the result of last week's vote.

Climate change complicates RBA's job, new governor says

Climate change complicates RBA's job, new governor says

Climate change complicates RBA's job, new governor says

Climate change complicates RBA's job, new governor says

The incoming head of Australia's central bank says climate change presents an acute source of uncertainty for managing the economy and setting interest rates.

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SA pushes legislation banning bikies from gang compound

Members of the Hells Angels could be blocked from a South Australian fortress the outlaw bikie gang has used in the past to stage music festivals.

'Bizarre' position over home for Tasmanian AFL team

The Hobart City Council has indicated it doesn't want a high-performance centre, to be the home of a Tasmanian AFL team, to be built at two parkland locations.

Tears as 'Declan's law' debated while NT crime rises

A grieving mother's petition to amend NT bail laws has garnered more than 26,000 signatures and is being debated in the NT Legislative Assembly.

Unpaid carers are 'unsung heroes' of care economy

As Australians live longer and more people deal with dementia, unpaid carers say they need greater support to keep the care economy afloat.

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Staff diverted from FOI despite long backlog: inquiry

Ex-FOI commissioner Leo Hardiman has called out the government agency for sidelining issues in the freedom of information system.

Senate push to force minister's hand on flight decision

The government will face a push to reveal documents pertaining to the decision to block Qatar Airways from flying extra routes after being lobbied by Qantas.

Campaigners target crucial swing state for referendum

Adelaide voters are widely seen as crucial to the success of the Indigenous voice referendum, as the prime minister prepares to announce the poll date.

'Bill shock': pet owner abuse pushing vets into despair

The father of a young vet who took her own life says the industry's damning mental health record would not be tolerated in other professions.

WA MP convicted of child abuse disqualified after trial

Former West Australian Nationals MP James Hayward has had his parliamentary fate made official as he awaits sentencing on child sexual abuse charges.

Scepticism around price of Games before cancellation

A major city's Commonwealth Games infrastructure wish-list was overlooked and there were doubts about costs even before the event was suddenly cancelled.

Premier stands by minister despite donations blowback

Donations by an ex-Labor staffer to the MP who made him NSW transport boss did not breach the ministerial code of conduct, according to the state's premier.

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