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Poll shows shock WA Labor government popularity crash

Poll shows shock WA Labor government popularity crash

Premier Roger Cook is failing to maintain the popularity of the governing Labor party in Western Australia, a poll shows.

Top bureaucrat lands job of helping the nation prosper

Top bureaucrat lands job of helping the nation prosper

Top bureaucrat lands job of helping the nation prosper

Top bureaucrat lands job of helping the nation prosper

A top-level recruit has been handed the task of boosting Australia's flagging productivity growth, but the opposition has already questioned his links to Labor.

Corruption report to be published after block bid fails

Corruption report to be published after block bid fails

Corruption report to be published after block bid fails

Corruption report to be published after block bid fails

Property developer John Woodman's latest push to stop the release of a corruption watchdog report has been thrown out, paving the way for its publication.

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Budget's $20b sugar hit won't be shared with households

Budget's $20b sugar hit won't be shared with households

Households dealing with cost-of-living pressures are unlikely to get any extra relief despite a budget surplus shaping up to be much larger than forecast.

Casual workers offered path to permanent job security

Casual workers offered path to permanent job security

Thousands of casual employees will have the right to become permanent workers under legal changes to close an employment loophole.

Weeks of wrangling to settle Commonwealth Games bill

Weeks of wrangling to settle Commonwealth Games bill

The Victorian government has not reached a compensation deal with the Commonwealth Games Federation after pulling out of hosting the 2026 Games.

Ex-Liberal MP claims party colleague sent abusive texts

Ex-Liberal MP claims party colleague sent abusive texts

Former Robertson MP Lucy Wicks says she is distressed to have been publicly identified as the person who made a confidential complaint against a fellow Liberal.

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'Significant' fire hazard burn backlog ahead of summer

'Significant' fire hazard burn backlog ahead of summer

'Significant' fire hazard burn backlog ahead of summer

'Significant' fire hazard burn backlog ahead of summer

Dozens more rural firefighters will be hired to help conduct hazard reduction burns ahead of summer after three wet years spurred vegetation growth across NSW.

Phones go dark in all South Australian high schools

Phones go dark in all South Australian high schools

Phones go dark in all South Australian high schools

Phones go dark in all South Australian high schools

All South Australian public high schools have now banned the use of mobile phones by students.

Abbott warns voice 'no' campaigners against complacency

Abbott warns voice 'no' campaigners against complacency

Abbott warns voice 'no' campaigners against complacency

Abbott warns voice 'no' campaigners against complacency

Tony Abbott says waning poll support for an Indigenous voice is encouraging but claims "woke" donors to the 'yes' campaign will try to buy the final result.

'We want to buy Australian made': Minns' transport plan

'We want to buy Australian made': Minns' transport plan

'We want to buy Australian made': Minns' transport plan

'We want to buy Australian made': Minns' transport plan

NSW is mapping out plans to boost the domestic rail manufacturing industry, with the intention of buying trains and rollingstock that is built in Australia.

New powers for NT police to combat knife crimes

New powers for NT police to combat knife crimes

New powers for NT police to combat knife crimes

New powers for NT police to combat knife crimes

The Northern Territory government will legislate to give police more power to crack down on knife crimes.

Brutal reality of Australia's housing crisis laid bare

Brutal reality of Australia's housing crisis laid bare

Brutal reality of Australia's housing crisis laid bare

Brutal reality of Australia's housing crisis laid bare

More Australians are missing out on the dream of a home with four in five renters in housing stress, a national housing campaign report reveals.

Apple Isle pips other states for economic strength

Apple Isle pips other states for economic strength

Apple Isle pips other states for economic strength

Apple Isle pips other states for economic strength

CommSec's latest State of the States report has Tasmania once again at the top of the economic rankings, but its competitors are closing in.

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US army mulls stationing watercraft Down Under

A top US army brigadier general in the Pacific says America could step in and help plug gaps in Australia's ability to transport land vehicles in a conflict.

$8m to boost uni spots for primary school teachers

Education Minister Jason Clare has announced $7.9 million for 105 university spots for primary school teachers in a bid to plug workforce shortages.

Tasmanian premier reveals health, stadia ministers

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has revealed who'll take on the health and stadia and events portfolios as he dons different ministerial hats in a reshuffle.

Vic premier Andrews flags historic housing shake-up

All options are on the table for an upcoming Victorian housing policy that premier Daniel Andrews says will be the biggest in the state's history.

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Pearson issues call to arms as support for voice falls

Supporters of a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice have been told to get out and have conversations with the public as polls track towards defeat.

Inflation results key to Reserve Bank rates decision

The latest inflation data will be crucial to where the Reserve Bank takes interest rates at its board meeting in August.

Senior Lib to fight 'unusual' pre-selection challenge

Sussan Ley says she will run on her record of two decades of service against any pre-selection challenge, after being saved from one ahead of the 2022 election.

Workers' experience not targeted in same pay law: Burke

The employment minister has hit back at businesses that claim new laws would mean rookie workers would be paid the same as someone with a decade of experience.

Thousands of Israeli troops threaten to quit on reforms

Tens of thousands of Israelis opposed to a judicial overhaul sought by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have taken part in protests across the country.

'Do mob proud': Victorian treaty leaders to be picked

A democratically elected Indigenous body will pick its new leaders before embarking on nation-leading treaty talks in Victoria.

Australia's consent laws to be put under the microscope

Sexual assault experts, survivor advocates and support services will appear before a senate committee examining reforms to improve consent laws and education.

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