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Defence spends $765m for air and missile defence system

Defence spends $765m for air and missile defence system

New air and missile defence systems are being developed for the Australian Defence Force to protect Australia from potential threats.

US judge rules Trump election trial to start on March 4

US judge rules Trump election trial to start on March 4

US judge rules Trump election trial to start on March 4

US judge rules Trump election trial to start on March 4

Donald Trump is due in a Georgia court on September 6 to enter a plea in one case as a federal judge says his election trial will start in March 2024.

WA MP found guilty of indecently dealing with a child

WA MP found guilty of indecently dealing with a child

WA MP found guilty of indecently dealing with a child

WA MP found guilty of indecently dealing with a child

A jury has found West Australian MP James Hayward guilty of two counts of child sex abuse and acquitted him of two others.

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Transport tsar gave to minister's campaign before hire

Transport tsar gave to minister's campaign before hire

The NSW premier admits money was wasted on a recruitment process to appoint an ex-Labor staffer, who donated to the transport minister's election campaign.

Qantas boss defends profit as senators press on prices

Qantas boss defends profit as senators press on prices

Qantas chief Alan Joyce acknowledges Australians are doing it tough as he defends the airline's billion-dollar profit and suggests cheaper tickets solutions.

Forty years of opportunity cherry on top for WA economy

Forty years of opportunity cherry on top for WA economy

Business leaders in WA have been told the next 40 years "belong" to the state as the federal government talks up its economy during another visit to Perth.

Consultants stand by Games costings despite big blowout

Consultants stand by Games costings despite big blowout

An inquiry examining Victoria's 2026 Commonwealth Games cancellation has grilled a major consulting firm over its role in developing the original business case.

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No penalties for areas that resist high-density housing

No penalties for areas that resist high-density housing

No penalties for areas that resist high-density housing

No penalties for areas that resist high-density housing

The NSW government is pushing for inner-Sydney areas to take more new homes as a report highlights the cost to taxpayers of building in outer suburbs.

Minns defends ICAC 'power grab' as the right call

Minns defends ICAC 'power grab' as the right call

Minns defends ICAC 'power grab' as the right call

Minns defends ICAC 'power grab' as the right call

The NSW premier says new powers for the state's anti-corruption body resemble those in other jurisdictions, but a coalition of MPs is trying to revoke them.

Poor polling fails to dent PM's voice vote confidence

Poor polling fails to dent PM's voice vote confidence

Poor polling fails to dent PM's voice vote confidence

Poor polling fails to dent PM's voice vote confidence

The PM is confident the voice referendum will get up in WA despite poor polling, with academics saying dumped state heritage laws added to the fall in support.

Legacy chalks up a century of looking after Australians

Legacy chalks up a century of looking after Australians

Legacy chalks up a century of looking after Australians

Legacy chalks up a century of looking after Australians

Australians are being urged as a nation to help keep a promise made to the country's servicemen and women 100 years after the First World War.

Calls for defence to consider selling land for housing

Calls for defence to consider selling land for housing

Calls for defence to consider selling land for housing

Calls for defence to consider selling land for housing

Master Builders Australia say an audit of defence land should be used as an opportunity to convert bases that aren't fit for purpose into residential housing.

'Culture of delay' driving asylum seekers into poverty

'Culture of delay' driving asylum seekers into poverty

'Culture of delay' driving asylum seekers into poverty

'Culture of delay' driving asylum seekers into poverty

Delays in granting freedom of information requests have left refugees and asylum seekers in bureaucratic limbo and destitution, unable to work.

Australian writer fears he may die in Chinese prison

Australian writer fears he may die in Chinese prison

Australian writer fears he may die in Chinese prison

Australian writer fears he may die in Chinese prison

The foreign minister has raised concerns about the health of a detained Australian in China as the government works to secure his release after numerous delays.

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Qld govt defends youth crime laws after ex-judge's plea

The Palaszczuk government has defended its watch house laws after a former top appeals judge called for an end to "the race to the bottom" on youth crime.

School funding commitment with calls for billions more

A new report says an extra $6.6 billion a year should be pumped into public schools to boost completion rates and address a gap in rural communities.

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

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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.

'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

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

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'

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

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

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

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