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Labor’s new grant category proposal criticised by legal experts as ‘retrograde step’

Awarding grants for explicit decisions of government risks ‘entrenching a system of permissible pork-barrelling’, barrister says

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Australia’s productivity plunge: why is the Reserve Bank concerned and should we panic?

Philip Lowe cited ‘subdued’ productivity growth when the RBA lifted rates for a 12th time to try to tame inflation. Here’s why it matters

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Leaked Brittany Higgins material to be raised in federal court hearing of Bruce Lehrmann defamation case

The federal court will consider the audio and text messages of Higgins and her partner David Sharaz published by several media outlets

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Australian Ballet dancers begin industrial action over pay dispute: ‘They’re living on tuna and rice’

Performers still reeling from the pandemic aren’t ruling out a strike, as the company refuses to guarantee their pay will keep pace with inflation

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Albanese government looks to revive $5m grant made under Coalition government against legal advice

Rowing facilities project in Albert Park, Victoria is part of Morrison-era grants that are currently being reviewed after the Albanese government’s election

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Paul Keating sent explosive email to Labor cabinet two hours before attack on Aukus, FOI documents reveal

Exclusive: Former PM warned cabinet ministers over China, Pacific and US hegemony in lead-up to his pointed speech at National Press Club

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Integrity of Sydney’s main Warragamba dam at risk from extreme flooding, says study

Exclusive: NSW ministers told of climate change impact and concerns about ‘weak’ rock seam under the dam wall

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Qld Police Threatened To Raid A Govt-Backed First Nations Rehab Camp To Arrest A 12 Y.O. Child

Queensland Police threatened to raid a First Nations rehab camp just to arrest a 12-year-old child, who it then targeted a year later.

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‘Set up to fail’: boy, 12, attempted suicide after Queensland police demanded rearrest at bush camp

Exclusive: Twice in two years police intervention thwarted attempts to rehabilitate young serial offender

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Losing bidder for Myki system upgrade tells Daniel Andrews tender process was ‘flawed’

Government defends processes and the US company that won the tender, saying it has ‘reputation for delivering successful projects’

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Australian abuse survivors fight to stop Catholic church’s ‘new type of cruelty’

Survivors are lobbying to change the law to prevent institutions unfairly using legal stays to stop them taking cases to trial

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Bridget McKenzie and Mark Coulton reject suggestion they ‘trespassed’ at inland rail project

Nationals pair say they were at a level crossing on a public road when they visited the rail corridor without ministerial permission

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‘Like Guantánamo’: the children locked in solitary for weeks at a time in Queensland youth prison

Exclusive: Whistleblowers, judges and youth workers say children are leaving Townsville’s Cleveland youth detention centre scarred, angry and more likely to commit further crime

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Australian universities accused of ‘entrenched non-compliance’ with workplace law over staff underpayment

Fair Work Ombudsman points to a culture where underpayment is rarely raised and there is ‘no systematic approach to reviewing claims’ if it is

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Australian government considers compensation for Afghanistan war crime victims

Human rights and legal groups have stepped up their calls for a compensation plan in the wake of the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation ruling

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Can your suburb help fix Australia’s housing crisis? It all comes down to density

Despite adding millions of people and dwellings over the past decade, our cities are well behind globally in terms of population density

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‘Partial privatisation’: Waterloo South public housing tenants say NSW Labor misled residents

Having promised to end sell-offs before the election, Chris Minns’ government forced to defend development plans

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More than 8,000 single parents to be moved on to jobseeker before Labor’s welfare reform begins

Greens senator says it is ‘heartless’ not to make an interim provision for families until eligibility extends in September

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Queenslanders chased by debt collectors to pay for Covid tests they believed were free

Brisbane father says there was no mention of cost by staff at drive-through site but he received a $360 bill for three tests

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Victorian Liberals gear up for byelection following the resignation of Warrandyte MP Ryan Smith

Potential candidates include opposition party’s federal vice-president and upper house MP Matt Bach as Labor considers whether to contest electorate

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Ben Roberts-Smith defamation verdict to end high-stakes battle between Australian media giants

Not only is it high stakes between Australia’s largest media companies but experts say this case will likely affect future public interest stories

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Queensland LNP criticised for ‘failure of leadership’ on voice – as it happened

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Complaints to Australian medical regulator about telehealth rise by 413% over three years

Exclusive: Medical Board of Australia to issue guidelines stating consultations must be in real time as complaints over prescribing issues jump by 750%

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Aukus ‘expensive’ and not ‘easy to replicate’, Australian officials told foreign diplomats

Exclusive: Documents obtained by Guardian Australia show Australia attempted to reassure countries amid nuclear proliferation concerns

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Church accused of adding to trauma of survivor by trying to thwart case involving paedophile priest

Catholic church’s claim he could not have been an altar boy because he was baptised Anglican proved to be incorrect but delayed case for a year, in a legal move being heavily criticised

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