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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 …
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Porn leading to violence and grooming: Contos
Australia needs a sex consent education overhaul to ensure people are “porn literate,” with a leading activist warning its consumption could lead to a mass form of grooming. In an …
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‘Leave as soon as possible’, Australians in Israel warned as hundreds die at Gaza hospital bombing
Australians are being urged to take the first available flight out of Israel with the situation in the Middle East “rapidly deteriorating”, as the federal government monitors the threat of …
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Dutton talks down second Indigenous referendum
Australians are unlikely to get a second chance to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution in the near future, despite a coalition pledge. The Indigenous voice referendum was defeated on …
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More Australians struggling with power bill shock
One of Australia’s largest energy companies is supporting thousands more households with hardship programs as people grapple with rising prices. Origin Energy general manager for government engagement Tim O’Grady told a …