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Australia open to Ukraine peacekeeping operations: PM
Anthony Albanese has left the door open to Australian troops serving in peacekeeping operations in Ukraine. The prime minister and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both backed in Ukrainian President …
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‘Underestimated my whole life’: PM makes election pitch
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to take the nation in the right direction as he makes his bid for a second term, while hinting at the timing of the …
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Parents to lose final say in social media ban for kids
Parents will not be able to give consent for their children to use social media under a blanket ban proposed by the Albanese government. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced …
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PM Albanese announces social media ban for under 16s
Australia will move to ban social media for children aged under 16, with the prime minister declaring he was “calling time” on the harm caused to young people. Anthony Albanese …
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Census to include sexual orientation, gender topics
Questions on sexual orientation and gender will be included in the census, after the Albanese government backflipped on its decision to omit the proposed change. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced on …
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CFMEU put into administration in ‘public interest’
The embattled CFMEU has been placed into administration effective immediately. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said on Friday he deemed it in the “public interest” to place the union into administration, including …
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Shamed Aussies shun financial help for debt struggles
Almost six million Australians are struggling to make loan and debt repayments, but many are too ashamed to ask for help. The latest research released by the Moneysmart website, which …
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Time ‘not on side’ for people trapped in PNG landslide
Australia is working on how it can best help Papua New Guinea following a catastrophic landslide that’s feared to have killed hundreds of people. The United Nations migration agency estimates …
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A fraction of promised DV support workers delivered
Recruitment problems are behind the shortfall in hundreds of promised frontline domestic violence support workers, the women’s minister says. Katy Gallagher says only 30 of the 500 staff promised during …
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Australia must protect multiculturalism: Albanese
Anthony Albanese has defended Australia’s multiculturalism as cracks in social cohesion emerge after two stabbing attacks in Sydney, while his attorney general called for men to end violence against women. …