Australia
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Victorians to pay the country’s most property taxes
Victorians are poised to be slugged with the most property tax in the country this year and beyond, but NSW won’t be too far behind. That’s the finding from a …
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St Basil’s in Sydney sells former aged care site auctioned at over $17m
A property formerly used by St Basil’s Aged NSW/ACT as an aged care facility in Sydney has sold at auction for $17.255 million, with the new owner revealing it will …
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Ministers taken to task for unlawful robodebt scheme
Former coalition ministers have been found to have dismissed or ignored key concerns about the unlawful robodebt scheme. But it is not yet clear which – if any – ex-ministers …
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Melbourne Airport baggage upgrade to cause disruption
Melbourne Airport will move to a track and trace baggage system for international flights, with passengers warned to expect disruptions during a $500 million upgrade. Under the new system, checked …
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Date locked in for rare state by-election as MP quits
A date has been set for the first Victorian state by-election in almost six years following the departure of long-time Liberal MP Ryan Smith. Lower house speaker Maree Edwards confirmed …
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‘Wrong, illegal and never again’: The robodebt reaction
Former coalition ministers have been found to have dismissed or ignored key concerns about the unlawful robodebt scheme. But it is not yet clear which – if any – ex-ministers …
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Police unit goes cold on unsolved death cases
The head of the NSW unsolved homicide squad has conceded his team has no record of multiple cold cases being examined during an inquiry into dozens of suspected gay hate …
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Job applicants with Greek names still face discrimination, study reveals
Job applicants with non-English names receive half as many call backs as those with English names, according to a new study by from Monash University published in The Leadership Quarterly. …
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International airport check-in system back after outage
A system outage at international airport check-in points across the nation has been fixed after causing delays for passengers. The provider of the Australian Border Force’s advanced passenger processing systems …
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Smoke blankets Melbourne as factory catches fire
Melbourne’s city centre has been shrouded in smoke as crews try to contain a large factory fire. Twelve fire trucks were called to the blaze on Clarendon Street in Southbank …