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The Latest Breaking News on Indigenous Australia

Australia’s major parties have lost ‘courage’ on Indigenous affairs, Mick Gooda says

After making the voice a centrepiece of 2022 election, Labor and Coalition instead push ‘practical action’

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Rednote used to spread false claims about ‘wicked’ policy on Chinese Australians and citizenship

Exclusive: Posts that falsely claim Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are targeting Chinese Australians are cited by experts as examples of disinformation

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Inquiry into WA state election after Labor win

Hot off its thumping third term election win, the WA Cook Labor government has commissioned an inquiry into the state poll amid complaints about how it was run.

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Premier hails hate law revamp as toughest in the nation

Laws to tackle deepening hate and division have passed in parliament after a state government bowed to demands for greater safeguards.

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'Chainsaw massacre' to cull public service under Dutton

Labor has likened coalition plans to slash one in five public service jobs to a horror movie, saying it would hurt communities without saving taxpayer dollars.

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Teen released then re-admitted to hospital before death

A murder trial has been told a teen allegedly attacked with a metal pole and suffering head injuries was re-admitted to hospital hours after he was released.

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From the Pocket: Andrew Krakouer blazed his own trail beyond family history and football feats

Former Tigers and Magpies star overcame a famous surname and a prison sentence to make a lasting impression on and off the field

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Dutton refuses to rule out ABC cuts and repeatedly declines meeting with chair Kim Williams, sources say

Opposition leader still won’t say which jobs will be cut in plan to slash 41,000 public sector positions

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Greens promise to push government to spend 1% of budget on environment if they hold balance of power

The minor party makes pledge as Labor faces calls to explain its nature policy and plans for a federal EPA

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Greens flag new condition in event of a hung parliament

A minority party will push for one per cent of the federal budget to be spent on "restoring" nature if the election produces a hung parliament.

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'Doing it for them': independent aiming to oust Dutton

A "divisive" Peter Dutton is more interested in clinching the nation's top job than working for his electorate, says an independent looking to unseat him.

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Labor pushes for workers' pay rise during campaign

The prime minister is campaigning in a key battleground state after announcing Labor is pushing for a pay rise for millions of low-paid Australian workers.

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Housing and crime spearhead Dutton's pitch in key seats

Community safety is a key tenet of Peter Dutton's pitch to voters as he positions himself as a strong leader in contrast to a prime minister he brands as weak.

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A sense of optimism: independents in regional Australia claim to offer a new kind of politics, but can they win?

Alex Dyson in Wannon, Caz Heise in Cowper and Kate Hook in Calare are among those hoping to upset the major parties in the federal election. But don’t call them teals

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kos Samaras on polls and the people who’ll decide this election

The demography that makes up the Australian electorate is changing and as voters desert the major parties polls are becoming harder to read.

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Who decides what Australian students are taught in schools?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has begun his election campaign with fresh criticism of schools.

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What do Peter Dutton’s proposed funding cuts really mean for Melbourne’s long-awaited airport rail?

Here’s what you need to know about the opposition leader’s plan to halt Suburban Rail Loop funds and slash $2bn in Sunshine station upgrades

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Dutton accused of Trump turn with school 'agenda' claim

The opposition leader has been accused of taking a leaf out of the US president's playbook with his comments on teachers and school funding.

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Incarceration crisis: youth laws to face UN scrutiny

Australia's juvenile justice system could come under international scrutiny as one state seeks to make its youth crime laws even tougher.

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Former judge's corrupt conduct appeal hits snag

Former senior judge Walter Sofronoff's bid to shed a corrupt conduct finding over his handling of a Bruce Lehrmann inquiry could be tossed out before it begins.

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Bowen rejects Dutton’s claim hosting Cop31 would cost billions – as it happened

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PM heads to Victoria to fight for crucial seats

The prime minister has arrived in Victoria where the two major parties are fighting for a number of seats, as the state could determine who wins the election.

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Keep an eye on the Senate – the people elected to it this year will have immense power for years to come

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally ended weeks of speculation and named the election date for the national parliament.

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Independents and minor parties may decide who runs Australia. Who and what will win their support?

The polls suggest no party is likely to have a majority after the federal election on 3 May. We asked the current crossbenchers what their priorities would be in that event

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The western Melbourne teacher: ‘Hecs debt, that’s a big problem’

Ed Bryant is a new homeowner who feels broadly better off since changing careers, but worries about debt – and AI

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