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Push for politicians to weigh climate impacts on kids
An independent senator is pushing to ensure his colleagues consider climate change impacts on young people when deciding whether to approve major...
Casual workers offered path to become permanent staff
Casual workers could soon have the right to become permanent employees, but business groups warn the changes may create economic uncertainty. Employment...
PM eyes immediate response to Alice Springs crisis
Anthony Albanese hopes to act quickly on the recommendations of a report into surging youth crime and anti-social behaviour in Alice Springs....
New citizens and invasion rallies in Australia Day focus
Millions of Australians have marked the Australia Day holiday through citizenship ceremonies, celebrations, and protests. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David...
China COVID surge sparks concern about variants
Australia might need to reinstate routine PCR testing for COVID to ensure new concerning variants aren’t emerging, an expert recommends. University of...
‘We are a mature nation’: Anthony Albanese references Bob Hawke as he outlines new year vision
Reflecting on the legacy of the late Bob Hawke, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to bring Australians together as he outlines...
Border won’t close: Agriculture Minister
Australia will not slam shut its border to arrivals from Indonesia amid an outbreak of foot and mouth disease, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt...
PM denies national security cabinet leak
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has denied that a senior minister in his own government leaked sensitive information days out from polling day....
Housing plan will bump prices, Liberal senator concedes
House prices will temporarily go up in the the short term as a result of the Coalition’s proposed housing policy, a Liberal...
Labor denies Albanese’s wages push a captain’s call
Labor’s industrial relations spokesman Tony Burke has denied leader Anthony Albanese’s support of a wage increase in line with inflation was a...