Australia
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CFMEU crackdown laws lodged as calls mount to go harder
Construction union bosses who attempt to frustrate a forced takeover of the CFMEU risk heavy fines or jail time, but there are calls for even harsher penalties. Union officials who hinder external …
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Man who beat Xenophon makes bold poll pledge for Libs
Newly elected South Australian Liberal Leader Vincent Tarzia is spruiking his credentials as an underdog, after surviving a challenge from high-profile former senator Nick Xenophon at the 2018 state election. …
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Two years prison, fines to be slapped on CFMEU holdouts
Jail time and substantial fines will be slapped on those attempting to frustrate the government’s forced takeover of the embattled construction union. Individuals will face a civil fine of $188,000 …
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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 …