Australia
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New state opposition leader elected in resounding vote
Vincent Tarzia is the new leader of the South Australian Liberals after the party voted to replace David Speirs, who quit the role due to leadership speculation. Ahead of Monday …
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‘At least three’ nations interfering in Australia: ASIO
Spy chief Mike Burgess says up to four countries, including Iran, are actively involved in foreign interference in Australia. “I can think of at least three or four (countries) that …
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Secret story behind Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance
With its palatial Greek columns, ziggurat roof and universally understood significance, the Shrine of Remembrance is one of Melbourne’s beloved sacred sites. And 90 years after its construction in the …
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Greens and Labor deadlocked over housing crisis
The political divide over housing endures as the Greens challenge the new minister to reconsider the government’s policies, including a rent freeze and more public housing funding. Greens’ housing spokesperson …
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Fighting the looming ‘silent pandemic’
When Jane Fletcher went into hospital for routine surgery she never expected to come out with a superbug and a front-row seat to the ‘silent pandemic’. The health psychologist was …
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Growing requests for coroner’s inquest into Louisa Ioannidis’s death in Melbourne
In 2011, 24-year-old Louisa Ioannidis was found dead, in a creek in Melbourne. Thirteen years later, her family is calling for a coroner’s inquest, driven by new evidence uncovered by …
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Scalpel taken to hospital ‘back office bureaucracy’
Victorian hospitals will be overhauled but not forced to merge following a scathing review finding the health system no longer fit for purpose. The state government has accepted all but one of …
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Worker pay rise a pathway to universal childcare: PM
A pay rise for early learning educators is a step towards universal childcare, the prime minister says. Early childhood and out-of-school hours staff are in line to receive a 15 …
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Hospital failed little Noah Souvatzis before his avoidable death: coroner
The parents of a 19-month-old boy who died after being wrongly discharged from hospital have sobbed in court as a coroner found his death was preventable. The Souvatzis family were …
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Rex board spat grounded as airline’s future in balance
An 11th-hour bid to oust the directors of struggling carrier Rex will be sidelined ahead of a vote by tens of thousands of creditors to decide whether to resurrect or …