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TikTok data gathering behind federal ban: cyber agency

TikTok data gathering behind federal ban: cyber agency

The Australian Signals Directorate says TikTok's ability to gather user information was partly behind the reason for its ban from federal devices.

Inquiry calls for shake-up of insolvency laws

Inquiry calls for shake-up of insolvency laws

Inquiry calls for shake-up of insolvency laws

Inquiry calls for shake-up of insolvency laws

A parliamentary committee is calling on the government overhaul corporate and personal insolvency laws.

Australia unable to seal EU trade deal as talks stall

Australia unable to seal EU trade deal as talks stall

Australia unable to seal EU trade deal as talks stall

Australia unable to seal EU trade deal as talks stall

Talks for a free trade deal with the EU have stalled over Australia's demands for greater access for its agricultural products into European markets.

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Rate rises still on cards but RBA chief softens stance

Rate rises still on cards but RBA chief softens stance

The head of the Reserve Bank says more interest rate rises are possible to get inflation under control, but the July pause was appropriate.

Interstate deals could guide NSW workers' next pay rise

Interstate deals could guide NSW workers' next pay rise

NSW has been warned it could add to inflation as experts consider whether the state should look at interstate deals to guide its public sector wage increases.

Greater access to accommodation for DV victims in NSW

Greater access to accommodation for DV victims in NSW

More people will be eligible for temporary accommodation in NSW and will be able to stay longer to get back on their feet, particularly those fleeing violence.

How to make net zero happen: 'Get on with it and adapt'

How to make net zero happen: 'Get on with it and adapt'

Nuclear power is too expensive and slow to build, while offshore wind will be crucial to achieving climate and energy targets, a net zero report finds.

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Reserve Bank governor pledges 'significant' overhaul

Reserve Bank governor pledges 'significant' overhaul

Reserve Bank governor pledges 'significant' overhaul

Reserve Bank governor pledges 'significant' overhaul

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has laid out a major shake-up of the central bank in the wake of a wide-ranging review into the institution.

Elections body fears low voter turnout in Fadden

Elections body fears low voter turnout in Fadden

Elections body fears low voter turnout in Fadden

Elections body fears low voter turnout in Fadden

The Australian Electoral Commission is taking action to encourage people to vote in the upcoming Fadden by-election.

Salvos site considered for Melbourne CBD injecting room

Salvos site considered for Melbourne CBD injecting room

Salvos site considered for Melbourne CBD injecting room

Salvos site considered for Melbourne CBD injecting room

The Victorian government is considering a plan to house a second supervised injecting room out of a Salvation Army building following a long-awaited report.

Indigenous focus in milestone suicide prevention plan

Indigenous focus in milestone suicide prevention plan

Indigenous focus in milestone suicide prevention plan

Indigenous focus in milestone suicide prevention plan

Australia's first legislated plan to prevent suicide includes a focus on reducing risk among Indigenous communities.

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

Alumina refinery trial swapping gas power for hydrogen

The federal government is contributing $32 million to a trial project swapping gas for hydrogen to power the emissions-intensive alumina refining process.

Deal triggers global rush as state seeks 500 new cops

Deal triggers global rush as state seeks 500 new cops

Deal triggers global rush as state seeks 500 new cops

Deal triggers global rush as state seeks 500 new cops

Thousands of overseas police have expressed interest in joining Queensland's ranks and hundreds will soon begin training under the state's recruitment drive.

Voice talked up to help close gaps in disadvantage

Voice talked up to help close gaps in disadvantage

Voice talked up to help close gaps in disadvantage

Voice talked up to help close gaps in disadvantage

The First Nations voice to parliament will help the nation meet Closing the Gap targets, the Minister for Indigenous Australians says, as its progress updates.

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Wind power zone declared for NSW Hunter region

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has declared Australia's second offshore wind zone, off the NSW Hunter region, as the government seeks to boost renewable energy.

More help for Ukraine as Albanese prepares for NATO

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Lithuania for the NATO summit, where he will hold a number of meetings with world leaders on the sidelines.

'Regional contest' will rise with China-Solomons pact

Australia has called on China and the Solomon Islands to "provide transparency" to the Indo-Pacific region by revealing the details of a policing deal.

Health, wealth and security mapped in wellbeing index

The federal treasurer wants to see Australia's economic and social objectives working together, not in opposition.

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Former ministers behind robodebt scheme could be sued

The federal opposition is sorry for the harm caused by the robodebt scheme, as former coalition ministers insist they've done nothing wrong.

Albanese lays down the bottom line for EU trade deal

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese insists he won't sign a European Union trade agreement without improved access to the common market for Australian farmers.

TikTok admits 'serious misconduct' in surveilling press

Executives from social media platform TikTok admit serious changes are needed in the wake of misconduct by "rogue employees" who allegedly spied on journalists.

Rates and inflation keeping clamp on consumer sentiment

The threat of more interest rate increases is weighing heavily on the minds of consumers as high inflation proves hard to dislodge.

Experts get to work untangling Sydney toll road network

Hearings have begun into ways of simplifying Sydney toll roads like having a single cost for vehicles to enter the interconnected network before a mileage fee.

Aussie democracy activist Kham freed from Vietnam jail

Chau Van Kham, a retired baker and pro-democracy activist from Sydney, has been released after spending four years in jail in Vietnam.

Tenants' new voice won't push for rental freeze

A rent freeze could help 900,000 NSW people under rental stress, but the state's new rental commissioner will focus on changes the government will implement.

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