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Merri-bek council to fly Palestinian flag amidst heightened tensions
Merri-bek council have voted in favour of a motion to fly the Palestinian territories’ flag amidst the war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, in a motion supported by …
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Optus dials up bid to mend frayed customer relations
Optus is picking up the shattered remains of customers’ confidence as it faces the fall out from its second major crisis in 18 months. The telecommunications giant suffered a 12-hour …
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Giles: Ethnic media’s ‘critical’ role, language preservation, aged care and… Ange
The vocal support for the Greek language, aged care workers, multicultural media and South Melbourne football icons were expressed by the nation’s multicultural minister on Thursday. The Albanese government stated …
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Sydney mayor and ex-Labor candidate found corrupt
A long-time Sydney mayor who was once the Labor candidate for a marginal federal seat has been found corrupt by an independent watchdog. City of Canada Bay Council mayor Angelo …
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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 …