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PM ‘wishes the US well’ after Trump’s guilty verdict
Australia’s alliance with the United States goes beyond individual leaders, says Anthony Albanese after Donald Trump’s conviction over hush money. A New York jury has found the former president and …
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Students paid during work placement for first time
Student teachers, nurses and social workers will be paid during their compulsory work placements for the first time. As part of their degrees, these students must work hundreds of hours …
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Australians distrust use of AI in news content
Australians distrust news articles that have been written by generative artificial intelligence even as media companies increasingly turn to the emerging technology. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology first burst into …
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Tasmania vote a lesson for federal Labor and Liberals
Tasmanians have sent the nation’s major political parties into a frenzy as they prepare for a federal election by failing to vote decisively for either a Liberal or Labor government. Though ballots …
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Australia will work with US regardless of president
Australia is ready to work with the US regardless of who Americans vote for at the presidential election, the deputy prime minister says. Questions are being asked about the future …
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House prices may surge if buyers use super for deposits
House prices could surge by as much as $86,000 in some Australian capitals if aspiring homebuyers use their superannuation to put down a deposit. Under the federal opposition’s housing proposal, …
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NAPLAN results to arrive within weeks of testing
For more than one million Australian students, the anxious wait for their NAPLAN test results will be cut in half. On Wednesday, 1.3 million school students from nearly 10,000 schools …
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‘No silver bullet’ for housing crisis, experts warn
Australians are searching desperately for a cure-all to the housing crisis. Low vacancy rates and high demand are driving rents through the roof, climbing interest rates are draining mortgage holders’ …
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Criticism of tax breaks for property investors
Affordable housing has moved beyond many Australians’ reach because the government is subsidising the private market instead of building social housing, a new report has found. Everybody’s Homes Written Off report shows …
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Jobless rate steady at 3.9 per cent
The unemployment rate has remained stable at 3.9 per cent for the second month in a row. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics released on Thursday revealed …