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Thunderstorm asthma season conditions similar to 2016
Allergy sufferers have been put on alert for thunderstorm asthma, with an ambulance leader warning conditions are akin to those before Melbourne’s deadly event in 2016. The peak thunderstorm asthma season …
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Minister blocks release of Qatar flight decision papers
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says the government has “nothing to hide”, as a cabinet colleague knocks back a Senate request to provide documents about its decision on Qatar Airways’ …
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Victorians top list for taking deadly ‘super drug’
Victorians are the country’s biggest consumers of the deadly “super drug” fentanyl as authorities warn of its potentially disastrous consequences. Melbourne has the highest level of heroin, ketamine and fentanyl consumption …
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PM urges renewables shift or risk being left behind
Anthony Albanese has told energy industry leaders Australia must move towards renewable energy or risk being left behind. In a speech and panel discussion at NewsCorp’s Future Energy summit, the …
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Illegal links prompt uni to return artefacts depicting Zeus, Hercules and other warriors to Italy
An ancient two-handed vessel and a red-figure fish-plate will be among items a university returns to Italian ownership after revelations about their underworld links. An Attic black-figure amphora, which was …
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Airbnb reforms in spotlight as housing fight rages on
The Greens are calling on the federal government to put limits around short-term rentals like Airbnb to boost supply and take pressure off rents. Leader Adam Bandt said people were …
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Watchdogs give Victoria hurry-up on corruption reforms
Victoria’s corruption watchdogs have given the government a hurry-up on implementing recommendations from a bombshell report into branch-stacking within the Labor party. A progress report into the joint Operation Watts …
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Carbon credits ‘not the enemy’ of push towards net zero
The purpose of carbon credits is widely misunderstood and critics are putting climate investment at risk, a summit has been told. “I support efforts to give greater integrity to carbon …
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Public consultations called – aimed at making tougher laws against hate speech and hate conduct
Wednesday afternoon, September 13, the Victoria’s Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs, Nathan Lambert, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Justice, Nina Taylor, called on multicultural media to inform communities about the …
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Fire too fast for containment lines near NT town
A mega blaze that has been burning for more than a week is racing towards a remote Northern Territory town, tearing through fire breaks. The Barkly Complex fire broke a …