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Higher aged care payments to boost quality, fairness

Higher aged care payments to boost quality, fairness

Reforms that will help older Australians to live at home for longer are also hoped to improve generational fairness and bolster aged care quality.

Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown

Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown

Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown

Elon Musk decries Australian misinformation crackdown

Eccentric billionaire Elon Musk has labelled the Australian government 'fascists' over their proposed misinformation laws.

Biden to host Albanese, Quad leaders in his US hometown

Biden to host Albanese, Quad leaders in his US hometown

Biden to host Albanese, Quad leaders in his US hometown

Biden to host Albanese, Quad leaders in his US hometown

US President Joe Biden will host a Quad summit in the state of Delaware with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan.

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'Mortgaging the future': Liberal state debt criticised

'Mortgaging the future': Liberal state debt criticised

Labor and key cross bench independents have lashed the Tasmanian Liberal minority government for a budget which doubles debt.

Strong labour standards urged for energy transition

Strong labour standards urged for energy transition

Governments are urged to attach strong labour standards to taxpayer-funded renewables, while the energy sector needs to come clean on safety and welfare.

Lawyer X compensation payouts capped at $1 million

Lawyer X compensation payouts capped at $1 million

The Victorian government has passed a bill limiting the amount of compensation awarded to individual Victorians embroiled in the Lawyer X scandal to $1 million.

Protesters return as leaders slam 'disgraceful' actions

Protesters return as leaders slam 'disgraceful' actions

Anti-war activists returned to the streets of Melbourne as political leaders slammed their roles in violent scuffles that broke out with police.

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Liberals to double debt, delay budget surplus

Liberals to double debt, delay budget surplus

Liberals to double debt, delay budget surplus

Liberals to double debt, delay budget surplus

The Tasmanian Liberal government's 2024/25 budget has pushed back a projected surplus and forecast net debt to double in four years.

Miles makes voter pitch as parliament wraps before poll

Miles makes voter pitch as parliament wraps before poll

Miles makes voter pitch as parliament wraps before poll

Miles makes voter pitch as parliament wraps before poll

Queensland's premier has made one last parliamentary pitch to voters ahead of October's election.

Crackdown on doxxing but hate speech law under fire

Crackdown on doxxing but hate speech law under fire

Crackdown on doxxing but hate speech law under fire

Crackdown on doxxing but hate speech law under fire

As the federal government comes under pressure on weakened hate speech laws, fresh penalties will apply for disclosing private information online.

Aged care reforms home in on freedom for older Aussies

Aged care reforms home in on freedom for older Aussies

Aged care reforms home in on freedom for older Aussies

Aged care reforms home in on freedom for older Aussies

Aged and home care systems will receive billions of dollars in funding in a bid to improve living conditions for older Australians.

Cafe, pub splurge short-lived as consumer pain persists

Cafe, pub splurge short-lived as consumer pain persists

Cafe, pub splurge short-lived as consumer pain persists

Cafe, pub splurge short-lived as consumer pain persists

Higher spending at hospitality venues in August was likely a blip as financial pressure on wallets is expected to stick around until 2025.

Bill aims to pass go on proving credentials of hydrogen

Bill aims to pass go on proving credentials of hydrogen

Bill aims to pass go on proving credentials of hydrogen

Bill aims to pass go on proving credentials of hydrogen

Hydrogen producers may be able to prove the alternative fuel was made with renewables, not coal or gas, as trading partners plan to levy carbon-laden imports.

Teal MP won't 'cannibalise' crossbench as seat scrapped

Teal MP won't 'cannibalise' crossbench as seat scrapped

Teal MP won't 'cannibalise' crossbench as seat scrapped

Teal MP won't 'cannibalise' crossbench as seat scrapped

The teal-held seat of North Sydney will be abolished at the next election, forcing its independent MP to reconsider her political future.

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Commanders stripped of medals after war crimes inquiry

Up to nine Australian military commanders who held senior roles during the war in Afghanistan will be stripped of their distinguished service medals.

China pledges more trade access but lobster ban remains

Australia will be the beneficiary of greater market access to China, a senior diplomat says, despite frustration over a sustained lobster ban festering.

Downsizer tax break not ruled out under housing reform

The Property Council argues stamp duty is a major barrier for downsizers, while Victoria's premier did not rule out a one-off exemption to free up family homes.

Social media misinformation to be policed by watchdog

The communications watchdog will be given new powers to crack down on misinformation on digital platforms under proposed federal laws.

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Local business fears closure with no govt support

A battling small business owner has called for more Queensland government assistance as talks to provide tax relief for a major casino operator continue.

Australia to send Vietnam help after deadly typhoon

Australia has began delivering relief to Vietnam after the most powerful storm in more than three decades killed and injured hundreds of people.

Childcare workers to get 15 per cent boost to pay

Childcare workers will get a pay rise in a bid to retain and attract early childhood educators back to the sector under laws introduced to parliament.

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul.

Mums and dads to get super on their parental leave

Superannuation payments will be paid on top of government-funded paid parental leave from July 2025 for an estimated 180,000 families.

NSW Libs make Pittwater pick after shock resignation

After a state MP quit parliament amid child sex abuse allegations, the Liberal Party has picked an outgoing deputy mayor to contest the Pittwater by-election.

US election officials query postal ballot delivery plan

Preliminary estimates suggest 57.5 million US television viewers watched a presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

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