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December 05, 2025

US submarines carrying nuclear weapons could dock in Australia despite ban, Senate told

Defence secretary appears to contradict previous assurances from Penny Wong that only conventionally armed submarines will visit Australian ports...

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December 05, 2025

Chalmers cheers OpenAI’s new $7bn Sydney datacentre; emergency bushfire warnings in NSW – as it happened

Meanwhile sewage risked spilling into Sydney Harbour from a cracked wastewater pipe. This blog is now closedGet our

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December 04, 2025

Labor urged to target gas exporters and bring in east coast reserve ‘right now’ as it weighs scheme’s design

Australian Workers’ Union calls for ‘simple, workable’ model that applies to existing projects, not just future ones

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December 04, 2025

Marles says Labor ‘working’ through Trump administration’s Aukus review – as it happened

Follow today’s news liveAccused chi...

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December 04, 2025

Most NDIS participants will lose external avenue to appeal funding amounts under new system, Senate estimates told

Administrative review tribunal no longer authorised to alter a person’s plan or reinstate funding, agency confirmsGet our

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December 03, 2025

‘Addiction to secrecy’: opposition and crossbench slam Labor’s ‘undemocratic’ changes to FoI – including charging fees

The proposed changes, which the government claims are needed to combat AI-generated requests, would also reduce what documents can be releasedGet our

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December 01, 2025

Australia news live: Canavan warns of One Nation threat to Liberals; BoM blames Covid for IT cost blowout

The Nationals MP says outer suburban seats are vulnerable to populist challenge. Follow today’s news liveGet our ...

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November 30, 2025

Australia news live: Greens call for 25% gas export tax; house price surge wipes out benefits of three interest rate cuts

Greens senator Steph Hodgins-May says gas corporations have created a “crisis” that Australian households have had to pay for. Follow today’s news...

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November 30, 2025

Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle

NSW police arrest 141 people as campaigners demand federal government cancel planned fossil fuel projects and tax existing operations at 78%

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November 29, 2025

New behaviour standards are in place for parliament but crossbenchers say question time still rife with bullying

Independent MP Zali Steggall says it’s not always clear who is behind disorderly behaviour - and sometimes it can be a whole section of a political...

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