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Dire stat demands 'urgent reform' from election winner

Whoever forms government after the election will need to deliver substantive reform to fix Australia's long-term productivity challenge, economists say.

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Mining bosses warn of international competition

Three senior mining executives have warned Australia must get its policy setting right to remain competitive in the international marketplace.

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Australia pledges an additional $11 million in Gaza aid

Some $25 million in sorely needed aid is being committed by Australia to several global hotspots including $11 million to Gaza after the ceasefire was broken.

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Doubts coalition gas plan a quick fix for lower prices

Domestic gas will be prioritised and supply fast-tracked under a coalition government but experts doubt it will slash prices as quickly as promised.

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Muslim groups reject push for new Islamophobia definition at Australian universities

Groups call for a unified anti-racism standard and say separate definition would ‘shield’ universities from criticism of the antisemitism definition

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Stinging deaths, back yard poisons and billions spent: model predicts Australia’s fire ants future

Exclusive: Cost blow-out has experts worried people will use ‘huge’ volumes of pesticides to protect themselves from ‘tiny killers’

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Dutton unveils plan to force more gas into Australian market and expand production in major pre-election pitch

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would introduce a long-awaited gas reservation scheme, in a budget reply speech that puts energy policy firmly at the centre of the upcoming election campaign.

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Australian PM To Call May 3 General Election: Reports

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday he would call a general election "imminently", with local media reporting the poll would be held on May 3.

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Albanese to call election on Friday as Dutton pledges fuel tax relief and national gas plan

Anthony Albanese is set to announce on Friday that Australians will go to the polls on May 3, after he makes an early morning visit to Governor-General Sam Mostyn.

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F1: Red Bull ruthlessly drop Liam Lawson after two races as Yuki Tsunoda decision confirmed

Lawson pays the price for poor performances in Australia and China

Evening Standard

How Australia’s government is spending less on consultants – and trying to rebuild the public service

The post-Covid era has been marked by a global crackdown on government spending on consultants. This phenomenon hasn’t only concerned France, where the “McKinsey-gate” episode concerning President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 campaign for the Élysée led to a Senate inquiry and spending cuts.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Expected To Hard-Launch Federal Election Date On Friday

Good luck, and don't fuck it up, Australia.

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We calculated how much Dutton’s excise cut would save you on fuel – and few will save as much as promised

The opposition has unveiled its response to Labor’s A$17 billion “top-up” tax cuts outlined in Tuesday night’s federal budget: cheaper fuel for Australians.

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'Silencing' allegations won't rattle Netball chief West

Netball Australia chief Stacey West is standing by the investigation that cleared the Queensland Firebirds of possessing an alleged toxic culture.

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Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese set to call election ‘imminently’

Prime Minister Albanese’s Labor Party has introduced new tax cuts in advance of general election due before May 17.

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Not just the stadium: what Brisbane Olympic organisers are planning for

Brisbane was awarded the Olympics and Paralympics more than 1,300 days ago, and much has happened in between.

AAP

Blanchett to Gaga: four decades of Martin Grant fashion

From tailored coats to monochromatic ball gowns, four decades of fashion by a renowned Australian designer go on display in a new exhibition.

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Australian Survivor Winner David Genat Just Landed A Cool $9M With Deal Or No Deal Victory

It marks the biggest cash prize in reality TV history!

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Australian home affairs secretary admits to using disappearing messages on Signal for work

In wake of Trump administration group chat scandal, department’s chief operating officer tells Senate there is no ban on staff using the feature

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When a 1-in-100 year flood washed through the Coorong, it made the vital microbiome of this lagoon healthier

You might know South Australia’s iconic Coorong from the famous Australian children’s book, Storm Boy, set around this coastal lagoon.

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Travel deal lets Australians whisk through US airports

Less paperwork and shorter queues will greet Australian travellers at US airports under a deal the government says shows the nations' strong relationship.

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Defence spending: our research shows how Australia can stop buying weapons for the wars of the past

Australia’s defence spending is on the rise. The future defence budget has already been increased to 2.4% of GDP. There is pressure from the new Trump administration in the United States to raise this further to at least 3%.

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US man 'felt responsible' for Aussie cop shooting: FBI

A US man who talked to an Australian family before and after they fatally shot two police officers later allegedly told FBI agents he added "fuel to the fire".

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Foreign aid cuts could mean 10 million more HIV infections by 2030 – and almost 3 million extra deaths

In January, the Trump administration ordered a broad pause on all US funding for foreign aid.

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Australia may no longer be ‘deputy sheriff’, but its reliance on the US has only grown deeper since 2000

The year 2000 marked an inflection point for many Western countries, including Australia, in their outlook towards the world.

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