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The use of spit hoods will be reinstated in NT youth detention centres and police watch houses, as part of sweeping changes to the justice system.

Police investigating after ‘unknown liquid’ poured through hole in door and inverted triangle painted on building

A national Newspoll, conducted October 7–11 from a sample of 1,258, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. After three 50–50 ties in a row, this is the first time this term the Coalition has led in Newspoll.

Costings show Liberals' payroll tax cuts worth less than expected.

Letters and Short Takes: Monday, October 14, 2024

A "Mediscare" text campaign has been launched by the opposition before the first ballots were cast for the Queensland election.

Labor is trailing the opposition for the first time since 2022, but experts say the government should not be worried yet about its electoral fortunes.

Government says it is untenable for companies to self-declare what financial information is too commercially sensitive to be made public

The government has rejected suggestions that China's removal of tariffs on Australian exports was for something else Beijing was seeking in return.