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Coalition pressed for detail on key housing pledge
The federal opposition is being pressed for more detail on one of its key housing projects, with both Labor and…
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Former attorney-general rubbishes Dutton’s ‘very bad’ referendum idea
Former attorney-general George Brandis has rubbished Peter Dutton’s proposal to hold a referendum in order to deport criminal dual nationals,…
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Coalition’s tax ‘speed limit’ branded ‘shallow’ and would not require tax cuts
The Coalition’s promised “speed limit” on taxes has been set high enough that it can be met without offering any…
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Coalition to introduce new racketeering laws to stamp out ‘union corruption’
The Coalition will introduce new racketeering laws next week in a bid to stamp out “union corruption”, after fresh media…
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Greens leader urges end to the AUKUS deal with ‘very dangerous’ Trump
Greens leader Adam Bandt says the government should get out of the AUKUS deal with the United States and explore…
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Influencer who snatched baby wombat from its mother has visa reviewed
The visa of an American influencer who posted a video of herself grabbing a baby wombat and carrying it away…
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The caravan and the ‘con job’: How a fake terror plot consumed parliament
A heated political back and forth has once again erupted over an explosives-filled caravan now believed to have been part…
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Australia ‘won’t be intimidated’ by Russian warning on Ukraine, Wong says
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said Australia “won’t be intimidated” by Russian warnings about the prospect of joining a…
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Intelligence agencies’ review yet to be released eight months on
The Coalition and independent experts are demanding the federal government release a long-awaited review of Australia’s intelligence agencies, warning that…
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Albanese and Dutton would remember natural disasters can destroy political careers
It felt like we were waiting for Cyclone Alfred to arrive for an unnatural amount of time. And, even as…
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