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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. …
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‘Switch it off’: Social media on notice after attacks
Social media companies are being threatened with legal action over graphic images and videos circulating online after the recent stabbing attacks in Sydney, as a minister implores the public to …
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Facebook angers enemies as it starts to unfriend news
Australian Facebook users who rely on social media as their main source of news will need to start looking elsewhere from Tuesday. Meta will start shutting down the Facebook news …
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‘We’re sceptical’ on supermarket break-up push: Labor
Labor is “sceptical” about breaking up supermarket giants amid warnings proposed powers could push up food prices and harm job security for workers. As households struggle to pay for groceries, …
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Australia’s healthcare system ‘groaning at the seams’
Patients in regional and remote areas will soon receive easier access to care under a plan to unleash the full potential of the nation’s nurses. Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney …
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Albanese working to keep Julian Assange out of US jail
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has worked with Julian Assange’s legal team to strategise how to free the WikiLeaks founder. Assange faces his final appeal in the UK against …
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Home buyers could miss out on ownership scheme
Thousands of aspiring homeowners may have their dreams dashed as the Albanese government risks losing crucial support for its signature housing policy. Labor’s Help to Buy housing scheme will support …
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Coalition would dump right to disconnect law: Dutton
Criminal penalties for bosses contacting employees after hours under Labor’s workplace reforms would be scrapped under a coalition government, Peter Dutton says. Workers will soon have the right to ignore …