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November 06, 2025

Illegal tobacco burns $3.3bn hole in Australia’s tax revenue, crime agency says

ACIC report says total impact of illicit trade on economy amounted to $4bn in a year amid debate over cigarette exciseGet our

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November 06, 2025

Monique Ryan urges Australia to fast-track medical innovation funding as Trump guts research

Kooyong MP urges government to release more of the earnings from the $20bn Medical Research Future Fund

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November 06, 2025

Microsoft to refund millions of customers over 365 subscription price increase for Copilot AI add-on

Almost 3 million Australians will be eligible for a refund of the difference between the AI-powered Copilot and ‘classic’ versions of the 365 software

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November 06, 2025

Spot the difference: parents warned that fake Labubu dolls could contain lead and pose choke risk

Australian consumer watchdog’s safety warning says counterfeit dolls - called Lafufus - can have wrong number of teeth and ears that are too wide

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November 05, 2025

Boys who cling to stereotypically ‘manly’ traits are more likely to hurt others – but they are in the minority, study finds

The Men’s Project finds most young people don’t hold strict ideas about masculinity and look to real-life role rather than online models

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November 05, 2025

Australia politics live: union warns banks to respect WFH requests; NSW Nationals expected to scrap net zero pledge

Finance sector union writes to banks saying they must comply with the law on flexible working. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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November 05, 2025

Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy

Report by consultants Deloitte undermines Labor’s public claims that WA’s gas exports help reduce emissions overseas

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November 05, 2025

Footage of guards holding down and putting spit hood on disabled NT prisoner shown at inquest

Wayne Hunt didn’t receive full medical assessment after seizure in cell and died days later, coroner hearsGet our

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November 05, 2025

‘Nationals-lite’: former Liberal president says party would be ‘rewarding standover tactics’ if net zero dumped

Exclusive: Jason Falinski says cutting net zero would tell young Australians ‘we have given up’ and could have negative impact at next election Get...

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November 04, 2025

Many GPs ‘nervous’ about bulk-billing rollout under new Medicare scheme

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says doctors concerned at being ‘100% reliant on government funding decisions’

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November 04, 2025

The RBA governor resorts to sport cliches on interest rates while stretched Australians try to keep up with costs

We now know that the central bank doesn’t think inflation will be back in its 2 to 3% target range until 2027

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November 04, 2025

Australia politics live: Ley condemns ‘insensitive’ comments by MPs linking stillbirth bill to late-term abortions

Meanwhile Greens senator David Shoebridge criticises Labor’s Nauru deportations as undemocratic. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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