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If you live in public housing, what rights do you have to stay in your home?

Around 544,000 people live in public housing in Australia. And there’s huge demand for more: 169,000 households are waiting for public housing, up almost 10% from a decade earlier.

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You spin some, you lose more: how Albanese’s gambling rhetoric falls short

As a new parliamentary year resumes, politicians such as the ACT’s David Pocock have renewed their calls for legislation to tackle Australia’s gambling losses, which are the worst in the world per capita.

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Good luck Dua Leaper: scientists return frogs wiped out by fungal disease to wild

Researchers dig ‘spas’ and install ‘saunas’ in ACT wetlands to give green and golden bell frogs the best chance of survival

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NSW to remove ‘good character’ from being considered at sentencing hearings in nationwide first

Survivors of sexual abuse welcome the ‘monumental shift’ in how courts approach sentencing, while others say it could limit defendants’ rights

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Contentious solar farm green lit, as locals fight on

A solar farm that will power 40,000 homes has been given the go-ahead, with a court ruling it is not "inconsistent" with a region's rural character.

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New public holiday floated to create April long weekend

A late bid to add a public holiday to create an Anzac Day long weekend, falling into line with WA and ACT, is being considered by the NSW government.

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Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech

What impact will the criminal hate provisions in the Albanese government’s Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Act 2026 have on the ability of ordinary Australians to protest?

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Big wet to follow swelter, says weatherman

The heatwave impacting Australia's southeast is set to continue across the weekend, but thunderstorms are also on the way.

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Former attorney-general charged with grooming teen

Former ACT attorney-general Gordon Ramsay has had his bail conditions varied during a brief mention of his grooming charge in court.

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Lehrmann inquiry head can't shake corruption finding

The head of a forensic review into Bruce Lehrmann's criminal prosecution breached public trust by leaking witness statements and other documents to media.

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Victoria could become first Australian state to ban unnecessary surgery on intersex children

Exclusive: Legislation would prohibit deferrable, irreversible procedures until child can give informed consent, bringing state in line with ACT

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Long-sought environmental law reform is finally here. But will the compromise deal actually protect nature?

Today is a landmark day for environmental law. After years of false starts and abandoned promises, Labor has finally struck a deal with the Greens to pass long-awaited changes to the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. The laws are expected to pass the Senate today – the final…

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Impacts of colonisation on dingoes are ‘written in their bones’, new research finds

Dingoes are no ordinary dogs. They trace their roots back to an ancient Asian lineage and made their way to Australia more than 3,500 years ago.

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New data shows the ACT and Queensland economies are beating the rest of the nation

The Australian Capital Territory and Queensland have won bragging rights for having the fastest growing economies in Australia in 2024-25.

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ACT Police Accused Of Racial Profiling After Wrongful Arrest Of Aboriginal Teenager

It’s alleged that officers approached the 17-year-old with weapons drawn, pushed him to the ground and handcuffed him with multiple knees on his back, without asking for his name or ID documents.

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Dedication to refugee health earns top ACT accolade

A doctor whose work with refugees in Southeast Asia helped save thousands of lives and advanced malaria treatment has been awarded a territory's top accolade.

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Schools in Australia have closed over asbestos in play sand fears – here’s what you need to know

Tasmania and the ACT shut schools as recalls issued for products at large chainstores but consumer watchdog says risk to children is low

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Dozens of schools in Australia and New Zealand shut after play sand recalled over asbestos fear

Closures follow laboratory results confirming traces of tremolite and chrysotile asbestos in several sand products widely used in early-learning classrooms

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More schools close, others reopen amid asbestos scare

Some schools will reopen and others close over the detection of trace amounts of asbestos in a play sand product, while experts say the risk remains very low.

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Turnbull says Coalition consumed by ‘fact-free, reality-free’ climate culture war – as it happened

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Multiple ACT schools shut after alert over asbestos in coloured sand products

Testing and remediation to take place in 16 schools after a consumer safety recall was issued for coloured sand used in sensory play and arts and crafts

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Consumers feeling merry in time for a Christmas splurge

Australian consumers are the most optimistic they've been since early 2022 despite fading prospects of more interest rate cuts.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ATO’s $42m debt collector contracts; teacher shortages bite; inside the nitazenes threat

ATO reliance on private debt collector revealed; remote and disadvantaged schools suffering teacher shortages; death toll rising from nitazenes drug use

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NSW Labor ignores own drugs summit advice by keeping sniffer dogs and strip-searches at festivals

Police minister Yasmin Catley says high-visibility tactics remain important ‘investigative tools’ – even at music festivals trialling pill testing

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'Sword' could help millions act on human rights

High-profile names are backing an effort to bolster rights for eight million Australians, and not leave them reliant on anti-discrimination "shields".

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