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Sophie Cotsis reveals NSW government’s intention to ban silica engineered stone if national agreement is not met
NSW Industrial Relations Minister Sophie Cotsis has confirmed the government will consider a statewide ban on silica engineered stone if no consensus is reached on a national level at an …
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Alleged Greek Australian Neo-Nazi faces court for threats against Senator Thorpe
The Herald Sun reported that a former young Liberal turned neo-Nazi has “fronted court” accused of creating and publishing a video that included “threats of violence” against Senator Lidia Thorpe. …
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NAB customers are cutting spending, rate peak in sight
Households are getting their budgets under control as they continue to find more ways to cut spending so they can pay their mortgages, National Australia Bank says. While many have …
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Nationwide outage leaves Optus customers offline
Optus has been hit by a nationwide outage, with its mobile phone and internet services down for millions of Australian customers and businesses. On its website early on Wednesday, Optus …
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Without A Fight wins the 2023 Melbourne Cup
Jockey Mark Zahra has won his second successive Melbourne Cup, riding Without A Fight to victory at Flemington. Chris Waller trained the second and third-placed finishers with Soulcombe, ridden by …
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Odds shorten on unpopular result in rates decision
The festive season could be soured by another round of interest rate pain if the Reserve Bank board decides more tightening is needed to drive inflation down. A 25 basis …
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Baby trafficking in Chania: Infant of “unknown parents” sold to an Australian woman
An Australian woman seems to have had all the required documents to bring a baby delivered by surrogacy in Greece back to Australia. The Georgian national and the facility she …
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Staffing boost returns humans to Centrelink services
Thousands of Centrelink and Medicare staff are being recruited in a bid to shorten call wait times and provide better customer service. The federal government will hire 3000 new recruits …
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More Australians trapped in Gaza request assistance
There has been a jump in the number of Australians and their family members in Gaza needing assistance from the federal government. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is …
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Increased surveillance of shoppers raises concerns
Big supermarkets are being warned that increased surveillance of shoppers, including close-up cameras on self-checkout screens, is more likely to anger shoppers rather than deter theft. Consumer behaviour expert Nitika …