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Election season at universities across Australia sees slogans, stunts
Beyond the colourful campaigns, many argue it's a crucial platform for institutions to hear student concerns. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC Ne...
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Labor's surcharge headache exposes a government on the back foot
After furious backlash from small businesses, the electorate and some of his own colleagues, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rapidly reversed two major governm...
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NT government flags changes to sexual offender suppression laws
The Northern Territory is the only place in Australia where the identities of accused sexual offenders are protected until they are committed to stand tri...
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MP Luke Gosling vows to seek Labor preselection despite pending assault case
Member for Solomon Luke Gosling has vowed to recontest his seat at the next federal election, saying future Territorians will "shake their head" at his pr...
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Federal government backtracks on disaster funding split
In June, the Commonwealth announced plans to split disaster recovery funding 50-50 with states and territories, having previously contributed 64 per cent...
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Breaking: ATO credit card ban delay as government backs down after business backlash
The federal government will temporarily cover credit card surcharges after businesses warned that losing the payment option would put them under pressure....
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Plans for Sydney’s controversial new public square in doubt after NSW government intervention
State planning minister declares project ‘state significant’, wresting approval process away from local council Plans for a grand new public square in cen...
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State government takes control of Sydney Town Hall Square project
The council says the plaza, which will require the demolition of several buildings the city has obtained since the 1980s, is necessary to create a gatheri...
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Tax bungle by government could impact workers if ATO chases money
Tasmanian state service employees who took voluntary redundancies stretching back well over a decade could be on the hook for a tax bill after the state g...
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Live: Minister moves to smooth over government response to ATO payment change
Pat Conroy has tried to smooth over the federal government's response to the ATO's decision to end credit card payments. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Veterans sue government over 'mass and routine' medical data sharing
A new class action will allege the federal government breach privacy laws by sharing thousands of ex-ADF members' medical records to an Australian univers...
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NT government departments hit by massive network outage
A massive network outage interrupted all government departments in the Northern Territory today, affecting services from hospital to police systems. Newsi...
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Ministers urge ATO to reverse credit card ban amid growing backlash from small businesses
Business owners who use credit card payments as cashflow tool need ‘clear, consistent approach’, chamber of commerce says Labor is putting pressure on the...
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Election candidates say vandalism and attacks on the rise
State and local election hopefuls are calling out the stealing and defacing of election signs, along with a rise in racism and intimidating behaviour, wit...
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Indonesian government faces wildfires lawsuit as haze blankets region
Civil society organisations in West Kalimantan province are suing the Indonesian government alleging negligence in their handling of the region's wildfire...
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Mental health capacity restored in November after fire, government says
Mental health services in Tasmania's north-west were severely impacted after part of a public hospital was damaged in a fire. Newsiline summarises this re...
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Former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro could face new torture charges
Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are being held in a New York prison on drug trafficking charges, with their trial expected to begin in June. News...
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Clean-air advocates want the government to axe woodfired heaters
Victoria is moving new homes off gas, but clean-air campaigners say wood heater pollution is getting less attention, while some households say they want t...
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Was pre-COP a flop? Questions loom over the Australian government
The Pacific Islands climate summit held ahead of the official COP31 in Türkiye had its disappointments from the start, but the blame for falling short of...
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Greens launch election platform with promise to slash grocery prices
The Greens will take on major supermarkets and address community safety with new policies inspired by New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani. Newsiline summar...
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Constitutional expert labels Albanese government’s golf club grant ‘grey corruption’
Prof Anne Twomey says $6m for Marrickville Golf Club was made under a ‘farcical scheme’, which Labor defended as within the rules Get our new political em...
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Man charged over damage to Tasmania's Parliament House, Hobart casino
A Tasmanian man has been charged over two separate property damage incidents in Hobart, including at Parliament House where a number of windows were smash...
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Angus Taylor’s immigration plan misses the target – on politics and on policy | Abul Rizvi
The most surprising aspect of the Coalition’s policy is that in six pages of detail there is not a single mention of the labour market Under pressure to m...
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Morning Mail: Mourning on 7 October anniversary; Coalition policy may risk India relations; and vale Richard Morecroft
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...
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Housing protests erupt in Barcelona after Spain calls early election
Spaniards have staged repeated protests in cities across the country in recent weeks, demanding action on an entrenched housing crisis. Newsiline summaris...
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Anthropic says AI agents didn’t breach Australian government websites – video
During a joint parliamentary hearing on artificial intelligence, Anthropic’s head of safeguards, Dave Orr, says that investigations of hundreds of million...
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Calls for Cornell president to resign during protests over gang rape allegation
The Ivy League university has been at the centre of international media attention following allegations a student was gang raped at a fraternity house in...
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Live: Coalition to announce long-awaited migration policy
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor's Coalition is set to unveil its long-awaited migration policy today, weeks after One Nation and Labor announced their plan...
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SA government advertising spend hits record levels
The Malinauskas government has spent nearly $200 million on advertising in its first four years in office, including a record spend last financial year. N...
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US accuses California woman of spying on Taiwan president's son for China
The FBI says authorities have arrested a California woman and accused her of spying on one of the sons of Taiwan's president at the behest of Chinese offi...
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Breaking: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announces early election
Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has called an early election as the country grapples with a housing crisis. Newsiline summarises this report from A...
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Yemen's government declares major operation against Houthis
The Houthis have withstood a series of attacks over the years by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their Western allies, and have updated their weaponry with the...
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Breaking: Bolsonaro defies expectations in Brazil presidential vote to face Lula in run-off
Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, has finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the co...
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NT government scrambles for Batchelor dialysis options ahead of YiSSA closure
The government has previously said dialysis patients would not be moved to Batchelor, 100 kilometres from Darwin, when they are evicted from the YiSSA acc...
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Roads, renewables and state taxes spark debate at Ripon election forum
Renewable energy transmission lines, the emergency services levy and roads were contentious topics at a candidates' forum in the marginal regional Victori...
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Three oppositions are contesting Victoria's election. The premier leads one
With voters flocking to One Nation and Premier Ben Carroll doing all he can to distance himself from his predecessors, Victoria is gearing up for an unusu...