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Youth offenders leaving detention without case plan

Youth offenders leaving detention without case plan

Around one in 10 serious juvenile offenders in Queensland are being released from detention centres without a rehabilitation plan, budget estimates has heard.

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

Doubt cast over plan to convert CBD offices into homes

The cost of retrofitting under-used Melbourne CBD offices into residential apartments is proving an obstacle to a key housing policy getting off the ground.

Aussies told to leave Lebanon as contingencies prepped

Aussies told to leave Lebanon as contingencies prepped

Aussies told to leave Lebanon as contingencies prepped

Aussies told to leave Lebanon as contingencies prepped

Australians in Lebanon have been told to leave immediately as the security situation deteriorates and commercial flights are at risk of being grounded.

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Indigenous inequality not solvable overnight: PM

Indigenous inequality not solvable overnight: PM

Just five of 19 Closing the Gap targets are on track to being met, a report says, leading to calls for the federal government to step in and do more.

Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia may not be the quarry Asia requires for steel

Australia needs to act quickly or lose out to faster movers on green iron and steel elsewhere, an industry decarbonisation expert warns.

Jeers as Trump questions whether Harris is Black

Jeers as Trump questions whether Harris is Black

Someone has yelled "Sir, have you no shame?" at Donald Trump as he questioned whether his likely opponent Kamala Harris is really Black.

Myanmar refugee in Melbourne saving scam gangs' slaves

Myanmar refugee in Melbourne saving scam gangs' slaves

A Myanmar refugee in Melbourne who rescues migrant workers enslaved in scam schemes operated by Chinese mafia says Australia is seen as prime duping territory.

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Maduro asks Venezuela top court to audit election

Maduro asks Venezuela top court to audit election

Maduro asks Venezuela top court to audit election

Maduro asks Venezuela top court to audit election

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro says his party is ready to present all vote tallies from an election and ask the top court to ensure all parties do the same.

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

Help on its way for Rex despite 'flawed' expansion

A taxpayer-funded lifeline for Rex Airlines looks increasingly likely as the Albanese government highlights the carrier's "absolutely vital" regional presence.

'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

Almost a year after the Disability Royal Commission delivered its damning report, the government has released its response to a mixed reaction.

Special education to stay despite royal commission call

Special education to stay despite royal commission call

Special education to stay despite royal commission call

Special education to stay despite royal commission call

While a royal commission urged for special schools to be phased out for students with disabilities, states and territories say the arrangements will stay.

Political playground fight rages over school funding

Political playground fight rages over school funding

Political playground fight rages over school funding

Political playground fight rages over school funding

As the number of Australians finishing high school slips, the federal government has proposed a new plan to help students and teachers.

Opposition leader can't run state after claim: premier

Opposition leader can't run state after claim: premier

Opposition leader can't run state after claim: premier

Opposition leader can't run state after claim: premier

The Queensland premier says the opposition leader is not fit for the top job after liquidators claimed he led a company that may have been trading insolvent.

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

CFMEU-busting law being prepared, new minister says

Workplace Relations Minister Murray Watt has tasked his department to have new laws ready to go if the tarnished CFMEU push to fight its administration.

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Industry calls for $3b fund to clean dirty big trucks

A big investment will be needed to put more heavy-duty electric trucks on the road, an industry group says, as well as changes to support cleaner fuel.

Shark-netting season sliced with calls to end scheme

Shark nets in NSW will be brought down earlier than usual, but conservationist groups say modern prevention methods make them unnecessary.

Housing revamp is NT Labor's headline election pledge

Leaders Eva Lawlor and Lia Finocchiaro have gone head-to-head in a civil debate as the NT government prepares to enter election caretaker mode.

'Human right': Indigenous artefacts to return home

Indigenous Australian artefacts held in Canada will be returned to Queensland in a step towards truth-telling and healing.

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Pay bump for rail loop execs as ambos, cops wait

The Victorian government is defending topping up the salaries of Suburban Rail Loop big wigs amid long-running pay disputes with paramedics and police.

Venezuelan streets fill with protesters opposing Maduro

At least 11 people have been killed in Venezuela as protesters take to the streets to dispute the election result which President Nicolas Maduro claims he won.

Harris and Trump launch new advertisements

US television advertisements have been launched by the campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Rex Airlines enters voluntary administration

Rex Airlines has gone into voluntary administration and cancelled all flights between major airports.

DV funding boost a surprise ... and right before a poll

Anti-domestic violence advocates across the nation have been fighting for a boost in funding and one group was successful ... right before an election.

Start-date tunnel vision as under-city metro delayed

Passengers on driverless trains will not cross under Sydney Harbour within days as planned and the state government can't say when it will start.

Litany of failures revealed in response to major floods

Preparations, emergency warnings and recovery grants have been found lacking following a long-running inquiry into a devastating flood.

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