2025 • Sep 08
Australia news live: Chinese state media accuses Wong and Marles of ‘stirring up tensions’ with joint Taiwan Strait statement
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2025 • Sep 04
Labor’s new home care plan could price some elderly people out of laundry and showering help, watchdog warns
Aged care inspector general Natalie Siegel-Brown fears vulnerable older Australians will forgo care because they can’t afford itGet our
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2025 • Sep 03
Politics live: Australia could pay up to $2.5bn to Nauru over 30 years to take noncitizens, home affairs department says
Follow today’s news liveDaniel Andrews attend...
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2025 • Sep 02
Labor facing backlash over plans to curb access to government information
Changes announced by Michelle Rowland include new charges for FoI requests as well as tougher rules related to cabinet confidentiality
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2025 • Sep 01
Labor under pressure to release immediate in-home aged care funding as opposition and crossbench senators unite
Amendments to front-load new Support at Home system expected to be voted on this week, after inquiry told more than 121,000 people waiting on assessmentsGet our
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2025 • Aug 30
Australian government criticised over ‘disgraceful’ $400m deal to deport foreign-born former detainees to Nauru
An agreement relating to the NZYQ cohort, who previously faced indefinite immigration detention, was signed by home affairs minister Tony Burke on FridayGet our
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2025 • Aug 26
Australia’s move against Iran over antisemitic attacks hailed by Israel – but PM should not expect praise to last
Labor’s decisive response may counter criticism it has not pushed back enough against rising instances of antisemitism since 7 October
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2025 • Aug 25
Australia politics live: Labor to invest $30m in trade skills teaching; MP with autistic daughter reveals fear over NDIS changes
Andrew Giles to map out plans for more electrical and construction teachers. Follow today’s news liveGet our brea...
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2025 • Aug 25
Labor’s first home buyers scheme a ‘backwards step’ likely to push prices higher, experts warn
Treasury estimates new policy will only add 0.5% to home prices over six years, but some experts disagree
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2025 • Aug 25
Lambie says crossbench ‘not important’ after Labor’s election landslide – as it happened
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2025 • Aug 19
Four-day work week? Six weeks of holidays? Australians have a choice about how to bank productivity gains
Business groups call it a ‘populist, anti-productivity thought bubble’, but a four-day week holds obvious appealGet our
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2025 • Aug 19
Australia news live: federal court to hear Bruce Lehrmann appeal; Labor to tweak pension and welfare calculations
Lehrmann is appealing against a defamation case loss against Network 10 and Lisa Wilkinson. Follow today’s news liveGet our
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