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Federal budget to commit $3.9bn for transport infrastructure, including fast rail and new line

The Prime Minister says NSW infrastructure improvements that will be part of Tuesday's federal budget will get people home "sooner and safer".

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has welcomed a decision by SBS to suspend the broadcast of two Russian state media outlets.

It has been a year since Facebook "blanked" local news. Here's the inside story of what happened, as revealed in documents released under Freedom of Information laws.

Quick thinking pub landlady Barbara saved a regular's life when he collapsed while watching the FA Cup on the pub's TV

If the government truly wanted to restore ABC funding, it would need to increase its budget by at least 10 per cent annually.

Opposition questions if the law allows Morrison government to demand statement of expectations from broadcasters

ABC Chair Ita Buttrose is “delighted” and Managing Director David Anderson says he now has “certainty” for planning. However, the Morrison government’s pre-election announcement it would restore the ABC’s budget to 2018 levels doesn’t come close to making up for what has been lost in cuts to funding and staff.

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