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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 …
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Criminal penalties slip through among workplace reform
Bosses could face criminal penalties for contacting employees after hours under proposed workplace laws, but Anthony Albanese has promised to strip away the sanctions. Workers will soon have the right …
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King’s Australian tour in doubt after cancer diagnosis
King Charles’ planned visit to Australia is in doubt following his cancer diagnosis. Buckingham Palace on Tuesday revealed the monarch, 75, had begun regular treatments for cancer and would postpone …
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Warning amid falling student visa approval numbers
Australia has reduced the number of student visa approvals in a bid to stop rorting of the international education system. Approval rates dropped by 40 per cent in January compared …