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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 the high court as early as November, after the court agreed...

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...

‘Less money for health and education’: Albanese slams Coalition threat to cut GST unless states build housing

The Greens and the Coalition are opening up new fronts in the battle over housing policy, as the...

Questions on gender and sex variations ‘too complex’ for census, social services minister Amanda Rishworth says

The social services minister has offered up the latest explanation for why proposed questions on gender and sex...

Albanese says ABS, not government, will determine scope of census question on sexuality

Anthony Albanese says the nature and scope of question on sexuality in the next census will be 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...

New Australian aviation ombudsman could force airlines to pay cash compensation for delayed flights

An ombudsman will police how airlines treat customers and enforce a passenger rights charter to ensure timely refunds and possibly cash compensation for delayed...