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Liberal star to quit as Hanson's PM push continues

Liberal star to quit as Hanson's PM push continues

One of the Liberal Party's rising talents has made a surprise decision to retire as a new poll shows Pauline Hanson is the frontrunner as preferred PM.

Geneva on high alert as 50,000 G7 protesters expected

Geneva on high alert as 50,000 G7 protesters expected

Geneva on high alert as 50,000 G7 protesters expected

Geneva on high alert as 50,000 G7 protesters expected

Luxury shops and banks are boarded up in the Swiss city of Geneva in anticipation of anti-G7 protests as leaders attending the summit are due to fly in.

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Migration levels need to be tailored for housing levels, but dramatic decreases will make the situation worse, the federal government says.

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Relief likely as Reserve Bank tipped to hold cash rate

Relief likely as Reserve Bank tipped to hold cash rate

The Reserve Bank is widely tipped to leave interest rates on hold for the first time this year despite inflation still being above target levels.

Minister accuses states of exaggerating NDIS criticism

Minister accuses states of exaggerating NDIS criticism

State and territory ministers have hit out at looming reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but the minister in charge says they're posturing.

Fuel prices destined to jump despite record supplies

Fuel prices destined to jump despite record supplies

The expected end to the 32-cent-a-litre fuel tax cut will see fuel prices tick back up despite hopes for a looming resolution to the conflict in Iran.

Smiling boys' faces transform a city's image of evil

Smiling boys' faces transform a city's image of evil

An international artist who entered a dangerous favela seeking joy and hope a week after one of Brazil's deadliest police operations shares his story with AAP.

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Get back on the tools and fix housing, government urged

Get back on the tools and fix housing, government urged

Get back on the tools and fix housing, government urged

Get back on the tools and fix housing, government urged

A Senate committee has been told Australia's long-running public housing crisis is actually worsening under current policy settings.

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Labor considers landmark human rights law ... again

Australia is the only advanced democracy without a human rights act or bill of rights - but Anthony Albanese's government isn't in a hurry to change that.

Tax changes spark house listings boom but fewer rentals

Tax changes spark house listings boom but fewer rentals

Tax changes spark house listings boom but fewer rentals

Tax changes spark house listings boom but fewer rentals

A split is opening in the housing market, with more homes for sale as owners react to controversial tax changes but fewer becoming available to rent.

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

Autistic teens caught in middle of NDIS funding dispute

A government autism support program has been applauded but questions are being raised as to what happens when participants age out at just nine years old.

US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed within days

US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed within days

US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed within days

US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed within days

A memorandum to halt the US-Iran conflict is being finalised and could be signed as soon as Sunday, a source says, in a breakthrough for the months-long war.

Venue bins One Nation fundraiser over safety concerns

Venue bins One Nation fundraiser over safety concerns

Venue bins One Nation fundraiser over safety concerns

Venue bins One Nation fundraiser over safety concerns

Several protest groups are still planning to demonstrate outside a Melbourne restaurant despite the venue no longer hosting a One Nation fundraiser.

Unmasked firefighter boss to fight corruption report

Unmasked firefighter boss to fight corruption report

Unmasked firefighter boss to fight corruption report

Unmasked firefighter boss to fight corruption report

A firefighter union boss has been named as the person trying block a report looking into a government's negotiations with his union.

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Premier's legal-saga reply paints a 'far worse picture'

Labor, the Greens and independents have vowed to keep up the heat on Tasmania's premier over his handling of a minister accused of misleading parliament.

Online criminals snaring the naive to do the dirty work

Police powers have not kept pace with the slippery methods used by organised crime groups who increasingly exploit criminal services offered for sale online.

Labor insists AUKUS unaffected after snap resignations

Australia is reaffirming support for its nuclear-powered submarine deal after a number of high-profile resignations within the British government.

'Smokescreen': Labor hits out at One Nation fundraising

Labor is painting One Nation as the party of billionaires, pouring scorn on claims the minor party has raised millions of dollars from grassroots supporters.

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S Korea ex-president Yoon jailed 30 years in drone case

A new court ruling adds to a series of ‌judgments against ousted former president Yoon Suk -yeol, who plunged South Korea into its deepest political turmoil.

The small stretch of country road causing huge problems

The indefinite closure of part of a highway built by convicts is causing shocks across regional economies, health care and maybe even influencing politics.

Death knell struck for human rights reforms under Rudd

The man who led Australia's biggest human rights consultation has revealed what scuttled the push to codify human rights pledges into law.

Teal MP first to launch reconciliation action plan

Teal Independent Zali Steggall hopes other MPs will follow her example and adopt a reconciliation action plan to listen to First Nations' voices.

Teens’ mental health worsening due to social media

Young girls face the greatest psychological risk of all adolescents from using social media for extended periods, a decade-long Australian study has found.

NDIS reforms on rocky ground at end of snap inquiry

State leaders, stakeholders and the opposition are hardening their criticism of NDIS reforms with just weeks to go until the government hopes to pass them.

'Bad to worse': productivity sinks to post-pandemic low

Poor productivity is bedevilling the Australian economy, with levels heading in the wrong direction for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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