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Startups graduate from the lab as tech funder tops $1b

Startups graduate from the lab as tech funder tops $1b

A deep technology funder that brings Aussie startups to life has achieved a $1 billion investment milestone with "mylk", cyber and infinitely recycled plastic.

China replaces foreign minister after one-month absence

China replaces foreign minister after one-month absence

China replaces foreign minister after one-month absence

China replaces foreign minister after one-month absence

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has been removed from his post after seven months in the job and been replaced by his predecessor Wang Yi.

Protests mount after Israel passes judicial bill

Protests mount after Israel passes judicial bill

Protests mount after Israel passes judicial bill

Protests mount after Israel passes judicial bill

Anti-Netanyahu protests are mounting in Israel, where the government has ratified a divisive bill that will overhaul the judiciary system.

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Attitude overhaul the key to improving women's safety

Attitude overhaul the key to improving women's safety

Women's safety champions want improvements to sexual consent education, regulated pornography and guidelines for schools to respond to student perpetrators.

Worker influx could aid 'softest of economic landings'

Worker influx could aid 'softest of economic landings'

A surge in new workers since Australia's borders reopened in 2021 could help deliver a gentle economic landing by taking heat out of the economy's supply side.

Veterans' department had 'bleeder' crisis

Veterans' department had 'bleeder' crisis

The royal commission into defence suicide has been told that a 2019 consultant's report found the Department of Veterans' Affairs to be in crisis.

Tactical switch in battle to eradicate fire ant menace

Tactical switch in battle to eradicate fire ant menace

A new "horseshoe" configuration will be deployed in the fight to contain and eradicate a destructive invasive insect species marching south.

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Not impossible: UK looks to British troops in Darwin

Not impossible: UK looks to British troops in Darwin

Not impossible: UK looks to British troops in Darwin

Not impossible: UK looks to British troops in Darwin

A British minister says the potential stationing of troops in Australia is a regular topic of conversation despite no official proposal being made.

Murray-Darling vision treads water as deadline sinks

Murray-Darling vision treads water as deadline sinks

Murray-Darling vision treads water as deadline sinks

Murray-Darling vision treads water as deadline sinks

The federal government acknowledges it will need to get its "skates on" to deliver the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin plan after extending the deadline.

Construction union urges speedy ban of stone benchtops

Construction union urges speedy ban of stone benchtops

Construction union urges speedy ban of stone benchtops

Construction union urges speedy ban of stone benchtops

While a union ban on engineered stone benchtops is set to kick in within months, the head of the CFMEU wants the federal government to act sooner.

Union wants super profits tax to pay for social housing

Union wants super profits tax to pay for social housing

Union wants super profits tax to pay for social housing

Union wants super profits tax to pay for social housing

A union boss is challenging the federal government to think big and slap a super profits tax on big businesses to pay for social housing.

'One-step' approach to gambling addiction isn't helping

'One-step' approach to gambling addiction isn't helping

'One-step' approach to gambling addiction isn't helping

'One-step' approach to gambling addiction isn't helping

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has been told people with gambling addictions aren't being given comprehensive treatment plans.

Call for fed target to join race to build offshore wind

Call for fed target to join race to build offshore wind

Call for fed target to join race to build offshore wind

Call for fed target to join race to build offshore wind

Australia has been urged to set a national offshore wind target and build a local supply chain if it wants to have the energy source in its low-carbon arsenal.

Survivor groups slam proposed change to reporting rapes

Survivor groups slam proposed change to reporting rapes

Survivor groups slam proposed change to reporting rapes

Survivor groups slam proposed change to reporting rapes

Leading advocates say sexual assault survivors must be allowed to maintain their agency in deciding whether or not to make a police report.

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Premier ducks questions over call up to Games inquiry

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has shrugged off whether he would accept an invitation to face a federal inquiry into the Commonwealth Games.

Bus drivers call stop as conditions go down the toilet

Bus drivers in NSW are campaigning to lift working conditions after a decade of decline they say has resulted in a chronic shortage of drivers.

Businessman linked to contract saga 'disappears' abroad

A businessman under scrutiny over several government contracts has left the country after being ordered to produce evidence to parliament and answer questions.

Hockeyroos seek 'extra edge' in Paris with Games boost

Australia's hockey teams will benefit from a $20 million federal government Olympics funding boost to assist the country's 2024 Paris Games tilt.

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'Democratic miracle' as enrolments reach record highs

Australia has the best base for democratic participation in its history ahead of the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous voice, after record enrolments.

Data of some Victorians put at risk during pandemic

An investigation by the Victorian Information Commissioner has found there were multiple breaches of personal information during the COVID-19 pandemic.

UK urges allies to crack down on military secret leaks

The minister responsible for British forces has described as 'offensive' members of the UK military selling secrets to China for personal gain.

Call to help coal, oil and gas workers cope with change

Workers made obsolete in the push from coal, oil and gas to clean energy should receive individual career support packages, a business-backed think tank says.

Israeli parliament ratifies law limiting court powers

Opposition MPs have walked out of Israel's parliament as the Knesset passed a contested law limiting Supreme Court powers by a 64-0 vote.

Watchdog faces probe over Berejiklian report delay

The amount of time taken by ICAC to hand down findings from its probe into the conduct of former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian is under investigation.

Senior robodebt public servant resigns from defence job

Public servant Kathryn Campbell has resigned from a high-paying role at the defence department following a royal commission into the illegal robodebt scheme.

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