Australia
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Five-year fugitive arrested upon return to Australia
A Victorian man who disappeared five years ago while on a trial over a plot to import 186kg of cocaine has been arrested at Melbourne Airport. Omer Tok has been …
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Joyce to step down immediately as Qantas CEO
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will leave his job immediately, following a recent furore over the airline’s profits and service. Mr Joyce advised the board he was bringing forward his retirement …
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AI to rapidly disrupt Australian economy: Deloitte
Roughly a quarter of the Australian economy will be hit hard and fast by generative artificial intelligence (GAI) disruption as highlighted in a report by top economists. Finance, ICT and …
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Job seekers skipping meals, cutting heat as prices rise
Rising prices are leaving many Australians on income support payments with no choice but to skip meals and cut back on heating to make ends meet. Nearly three-quarters of Australians …
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Opposition to Indigenous voice proposal hits majority
Opposition to the Indigenous voice to parliament has now tipped over into the majority. A Newspoll, conducted for The Australian, shows support for constitutional change has fallen to 38 per …
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Australia’s housing crisis: A perfect storm spurs debate on rental caps
Owning a home (or two) has been seared into our immigrant psyche. Homeownership shielded our poor working-class immigrant parents from political and economic vagaries. Unlike our Greek peers in Germany, …
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‘Stitch-up’: inquiry’s duck hunting ban call raises ire
Victoria may have held its last duck hunting season after an inquiry recommended a ban, riling shooters and some unions. An upper house committee tabled a report to state parliament …
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Armenians demand govt pressure on ‘genocidal’ blockade
Hundreds of Australia’s Armenian diaspora have called on the government to increase pressure on Azerbaijan to lift a nine-month blockade over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory that has left thousands starving. …
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Warning over threats, harassment during referendum
Federal politicians and their staff have been urged to report abuse and harassment to police as the Indigenous voice referendum campaign gets under way. Australian Federal Police officers have been …
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Albanese govt slammed for ‘reckless’ mine approval
Environmental groups have accused the Albanese government of recklessness and hypocrisy after it approved a major coalmine expansion in central Queensland. Groups including the Climate Council and Australian Conservation Foundation …