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Peter Dutton declares Coalition government would be the mining sector’s ‘best friend’
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has anointed himself the resource sector’s best friend, pledging to slash the power and influence of environmental groups to challenge mining proposals if he wins...
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High court will expedite challenge from former CFMEU officials against administration
Former construction union officials challenging the government’s law putting the union into administration will get their day in...
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Former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to quit politics and become vice-chancellor of Canberra University
Former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten is retiring from federal politics to take up the role of vice-chancellor...
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NSW Liberals deny party in ‘stuff-up spiral’ after Rob Stokes declines role cleaning up state branch
The New South Wales opposition leader, Mark Speakman, has insisted his party was not in the midst of...
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Asio chief says person who likes tweet supporting 7 October attacks on Israel could fail visa security test
A person who likes a tweet supporting the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel will not pass a...
Labor says sexuality questions dumped from census to avoid ‘divisive’ debates
The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, says the government decided not to add questions on sexuality to the 2026 census to avoid “divisive” community...
Elite universities remain ‘implacably opposed’ to international student enrolment caps
Elite universities have warned they remain “implacably opposed” to international student caps, as the federal government announced it plans to limit new enrolments next...
More than 10,000 CFMEU workers walk off sites to protest across Australia
More than 10,000 workers have downed tools across Australia to march through capital cities in protest over the federal takeover of the CFMEU.
About 5,000...
‘Invisible and demeaned’: proposed census question for LGBTQ+ Australians dumped by Albanese government
An LGBTQ+ lobby group says the prime minister should not march in Mardi Gras after the Albanese government quietly dumped a proposal to include...
How do you best choose an Australian aged care facility and what do the star ratings mean?
The star rating system of aged care homes was introduced in December 2022 to help older people and their families compare the quality and...