Senator’s comments inappropriate, says PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has spoken out against comments made by a Labor senator after she called Israel's violence in Gaza a genocide.
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Australia's medical regulator is investigating claims dentists are encouraging patients to access their super to pay for dental treatments.
Former prime minister Scott Morrison's AUKUS talks with Donald Trump were met with a "warm reception", soothing worries over the defence alliance's future.
Wages have already been growing faster than inflation and the gap widened further in the March quarter, although not by as much as analysts had expected.
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Raiders coach Stuart pens new deal until end of 2029
Ricky Stuart is set to coach Canberra until the end of 2029 after he was handed a new four-year deal.
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Harsher penalties for drink and drug driving
Police will be given the power to impose immediate licence suspensions immediately on drivers who choose to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol under the Road Safety Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, which has passed the Assembly.
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Relief for energy bills loses spark as critics arc up
Even the richest Australian will receive cost-of-living help, the prime minister insists, because pressures are felt throughout the income scale.
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A 26-year-old man who fled court in June while being sentenced will face the ACT Magistrates Court following his extradition from NSW.
Seven nature reserves will be closed from June 9 until July 23 as the ACT government begins the annual kangaroo cull with 1336 animals in the cross-hairs this year.
Greg Aldridge and Simon Port, of EveryMan, are doing their best to tackle domestic violence through their Working With the Man program, a specialist, behavioural-change course for male perpetrators of violence against women.
Australian households will get an energy rebate of $300 and cheaper medicines, while renters will be offered extra assistance in this year's federal budget.
Measures to improve and make Australia's healthcare system more efficient fall short of real reform, the nation's doctors say.
The presumption of bail will be reversed for high-risk domestic violence offenders in NSW and those who are released will be electronically monitored.
David McBride has been sentenced to nearly six-years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to leaking classified documents that revealed alleged war crimes.
Australian laws would be "ignored or disparaged" if enforced outside its borders, a judge has said while siding with Elon Musk's X against the local watchdog.
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A case that will determine whether an ex-SAS soldier shot a farmer in Afghanistan and committed a war crime has been delayed by new evidence.
A crocodile measuring more than four metres long has been captured in a north Queensland marina after lunging at a man on a house boat.
