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Closing the Gap targets demand oversight with bite

Closing the Gap targets demand oversight with bite

Indigenous Australians are being exposed to further disadvantage and discrimination due to a lack of government accountability and information sharing.

Metro line back on track as costs trainwreck resolved

Metro line back on track as costs trainwreck resolved

Metro line back on track as costs trainwreck resolved

Metro line back on track as costs trainwreck resolved

A project converting a Sydney rail line to metro standards will go ahead but a cloud still hangs over another route in the city.

UN holds off Great Barrier Reef 'danger' classification

UN holds off Great Barrier Reef 'danger' classification

UN holds off Great Barrier Reef 'danger' classification

UN holds off Great Barrier Reef 'danger' classification

Australia has declared no one else cares more for its great natural wonder, as the UN gives the government more time to demonstrate reef protection efforts.

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Anti-corruption watchdog wraps up busy first month

Anti-corruption watchdog wraps up busy first month

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has received 541 referrals in its first month of operation, with some referrals already dismissed.

Bitter news for beer lovers as tax hits pints and kegs

Bitter news for beer lovers as tax hits pints and kegs

Australia has the third highest beer tax on the world and brewers want the federal government to stop the "out of control" increases.

Albanese not discouraged by US position on Assange

Albanese not discouraged by US position on Assange

The Albanese government will continue making representations to the Biden administration for the case against Julian Assange to be dropped.

Niger coup leaders say France is planning strikes

Niger coup leaders say France is planning strikes

The French foreign ministry has not confirmed or denied suggestions its forces are planning strikes to free Niger's detained president Mohamed Bazoum.

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Morrison rejects robodebt royal commission findings

Morrison rejects robodebt royal commission findings

Morrison rejects robodebt royal commission findings

Morrison rejects robodebt royal commission findings

Ex-Liberal prime minister Scott Morrison has spoken publicly about the robodebt royal commission for the first time and rejected findings he misled cabinet.

Home affairs detention contracts under scrutiny

Home affairs detention contracts under scrutiny

Home affairs detention contracts under scrutiny

Home affairs detention contracts under scrutiny

Offshore detention contracts will be audited under an independent review following recent claims they were mismanaged by the Department of Home Affairs.

Shakespearean defence launched against corruption probe

Shakespearean defence launched against corruption probe

Shakespearean defence launched against corruption probe

Shakespearean defence launched against corruption probe

A former councillor and property developer being examined by a corruption probe have launched a colourful defence, insisting nothing inappropriate happened.

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Calls for clarity after workplace law change confusion

Pressure is building on the government to release key details about proposed changes to employment laws as businesses raise concerns over the policy.

Housing fund still in gridlock but Green light flickers

Housing fund still in gridlock but Green light flickers

Housing fund still in gridlock but Green light flickers

Housing fund still in gridlock but Green light flickers

A five-week winter break has not taken the heat out of an argument between the federal government and the Greens about a proposed $10 billion housing fund.

Stubborn inflation hangs over challenging rates call

Stubborn inflation hangs over challenging rates call

Stubborn inflation hangs over challenging rates call

Stubborn inflation hangs over challenging rates call

The end of the interest rate hikes may be in sight but the next cash rate call won't be an easy decision, with high inflation proving hard to knock over.

Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids

Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids

Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids

Push for lawmakers to weigh up climate impacts on kids

Independent senator David Pocock wants the government to consider the harm additional pollution caused by fossil fuel projects will have on children.

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SA looks to hydrogen to decarbonise gas network

South Australia will likely use more blended hydrogen to produce a cleaner domestic energy market rather than ban gas connections.

Liberals won't stand in the way of welfare rise: Dutton

Despite the opposition saying the money would be better spent on incentivising work, it won't stand against a rise in benefit payments for welfare recipients.

NSW won't add gas cooktop ban to its energy plate

Federal MPs have slammed NSW Premier Chris Minns's captain call that will permit gas connections to be installed in new households far into the future.

Land equal to 350 CBDs cleared in NSW each year

Biodiversity conservation laws will be reviewed after a report found 379,000 hectares of native vegetation has been cleared in NSW over the past four years.

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Ex-Liberal senator opens door to life on the crossbench

Senator David Van has begun life as an independent as parliament resumes following his resignation from the Liberals over allegations of misconduct.

Intelligence urged to publicly call out misinformation

The head of ASIO has been urged by a parliamentary committee to publicly call out online misinformation following a rise online.

Electric vehicle sales double but face long road ahead

More Australians are jumping behind the wheel of an electric vehicle, a report shows, but progress remains slow compared to other nations.

WA premier plays down by-election swing away from Labor

A by-election swing of more than 20 per cent away from Labor has been hailed as a solid result by WA Premier Roger Cook.

Outback station to become protected bird haven

More than 37,000 hectares from three sheep and cattle stations in outback NSW will be turned into a national park to protect habitat for threatened species.

Public service super pay delay to add $882m in net debt

The Victorian government has been accused of accounting tricks after an analysis forecast net debt would rise $882m over delaying superannuation payments.

Minister backs national overhaul of sexual consent laws

The social services minister says there needs to be stronger sexual consent education and she will work with universities to reduce on-campus assaults.

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