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Labor scraps overblown business register project

Labor scraps overblown business register project

An overhaul of the government business register will not go ahead following evidence it will run massively over budget.

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE demand soars as skills shortage targeted

Fee-free TAFE enrolments have hit more than 214,000 in six months as the government targets acute skills shortages.

Albanese visits Pilbara ahead of Perth cabinet meeting

Albanese visits Pilbara ahead of Perth cabinet meeting

Albanese visits Pilbara ahead of Perth cabinet meeting

Albanese visits Pilbara ahead of Perth cabinet meeting

Cabinet will meet in Western Australia as the prime minister looks to the state's booming resource sector and pushes ahead with his referendum campaign.

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'Stop the hate': Long walk starts for Indigenous voice

'Stop the hate': Long walk starts for Indigenous voice

An AFL great has set out to walk from Melbourne to Canberra to back the voice referendum, almost two decades since embarking on a similar journey.

Liberals hail Warrandyte win as political turning point

Liberals hail Warrandyte win as political turning point

Charity manager Nicole Werner's by-election win in the Victorian seat of Warrandyte has been trumpeted as a changing of the guard for the beleaguered Liberals.

Overhaul for SA early childhood education and care

Overhaul for SA early childhood education and care

An outline for an ambitious overhaul of SA's early childhood education and care sector has been met with government and industry support.

Deputy tamps down Palaszczuk leadership coup 'chatter'

Deputy tamps down Palaszczuk leadership coup 'chatter'

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is not under threat from a leadership challenge after flying out for an overseas holiday, deputy Steven Miles insists.

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Wealth of data to shed light on Australian economy

Wealth of data to shed light on Australian economy

Wealth of data to shed light on Australian economy

Wealth of data to shed light on Australian economy

A speech by the incoming Reserve Bank boss and a wealth of data will provide rich insight into the state of the Australian economy.

Tax on the frontline as calls grow for bolder reform

Tax on the frontline as calls grow for bolder reform

Tax on the frontline as calls grow for bolder reform

Tax on the frontline as calls grow for bolder reform

Independent MP Allegra Spender has promised to keep tax reform front and centre of the national debate, accusing the major parties of playing politics.

Thousands of vollies rally for referendum start gun

Thousands of vollies rally for referendum start gun

Thousands of vollies rally for referendum start gun

Thousands of vollies rally for referendum start gun

Tens of thousands of volunteers are awaiting the official start of the voice referendum campaign as the prime minister declares no state is a lost cause.

Ending rebates early could put electric cars in reverse

Ending rebates early could put electric cars in reverse

Ending rebates early could put electric cars in reverse

Ending rebates early could put electric cars in reverse

If NSW puts the brakes on electric vehicle subsidies, it could slow down Australia's progress on cutting transport emissions, experts warn.

Liberals retain Warrandyte in Victorian by-election

Liberals retain Warrandyte in Victorian by-election

Liberals retain Warrandyte in Victorian by-election

Liberals retain Warrandyte in Victorian by-election

Nicole Werner has cruised to victory in Victoria's Warrandyte by-election, easily retaining the northeast Melbourne seat for the Liberal Party.

Senator confirms she was target of violent threat video

Senator confirms she was target of violent threat video

Senator confirms she was target of violent threat video

Senator confirms she was target of violent threat video

Senator Lidia Thorpe has confirmed she was the subject of a threatening video after a Melbourne man was charged over the material.

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced an oath of loyalty for volunteer fighters from the Wagner Group after the death of their boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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WA Nationals backflip on Indigenous voice support

Western Australia's Nationals have reversed their position on the Indigenous voice referendum, saying they will no longer back the 'yes' case.

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Australian companies face mandatory climate reporting as consumers and investors demand information they can trust and action to prevent even higher costs.

Dodgy international education providers face crackdown

Changes to migration rules mean international students coming to study in Australia will need more savings, and dodgy education providers will face crackdowns.

Kremlin calls claims it killed Prigozhin 'absolute lie'

The Kremlin has hit out at accusations it killed Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin as the future of the Russian mercenary force remains uncertain.

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Labor can't find culprit for dead membership renewals

An internal Victorian Labor probe has failed to identify who repeatedly renewed and paid for the memberships of two people after their deaths.

'Overwhelming' support for law to boost electric cars

Motorists want action to bring more electric cars to Australia, a consultation shows, but a battle is brewing over how fast changes happen.

Green light for nuclear ships, submarines in Tas port

Australia's nuclear safety agency has ticked off on a Tasmanian port's ability to receive nuclear-powered vessels and respond to any emergencies.

Discarded batteries pose risk in looming fire season

Authorities are keeping tabs on risks posed by lithium-ion batteries as Australia braces for its worst bushfire season since the Black Summer blazes.

Stopping workplace DV discrimination 'will save lives'

The federal government is set to introduce reforms that will prevent employers from discriminating against domestic abuse survivors in the workplace.

Billion-dollar power link faces landowner resistance

A quarter of landowners whose properties are in the proposed path of a billion-dollar power line project are yet to give land access to project surveyors.

Former premier Mike Ahern 'left Qld a better place'

Mike Ahern has been remembered as the right person at the right time as the former premier's character and contribution were celebrated at a state funeral.

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