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Government eyes off super tax concessions

Labor has nudged the door open to changing super tax concession rules as a measure to repair the federal budget.

AAP

Scam bill to double in 12 months: Labor

Scammers are on track to rip off Australians to the tune of $4 billion this year, with authorities telling people to take time to check an offer or contact.

AAP

Tax dodgers warned amid Labor chase

The federal government is doubling down on tax dodgers as the prime minister and his top officials hit the road to sell his first budget.

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Handouts would only fuel inflation: PM

Anthony Albanese has defended his decision to not offer immediate cost of living relief in the budget, saying it would only add to rampant inflation.

AAP

Labor government locks in compensation scheme for financial misconduct victims despite ‘god-like powers’ warnings

Minister for financial services says government’s accountability regime is ‘locked and loaded’ and will not be changed

The Guardian - AU

Financial adviser 'reforms' will undermine yet another royal commission recommendation

If you were facing open-heart surgery you’d want to know your surgeon was qualified. Or, if you were going to court, that your lawyer was specialised in the relevant area of law.

The Conversation

Jim Chalmers says the Coalition is responsible for $1 trillion of debt in the federal budget. Is that correct?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the budget is "heaving with a trillion dollars in Liberal Party debt". Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

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'I didn't know much about my dad's death until a chance meeting 50 years later'

Kevin Jones had no idea of the extraordinary connection that would be revealed when an elderly Scottish woman sat down opposite him at breakfast during their holiday cruise

Wales Online

Kirstie Clements: The fashion-forward future of racing

It has been testing times for the racing industry, with the onset of COVID along with a growing distaste for the sport.

The New Daily

Predatory payday lenders placed on notice

Changes that could stop payday lenders from taking advantage of vulnerable customers and plunging them deep into debt could be delivered by the end of the year.

AAP

Albanese government to crack down on payday lenders

Senate committee will consider laws to reform sector, including a cap on the proportion of household income lenders can take in repayments

The Guardian - AU

Q+A guest labels Iranian government a 'terrorist group' as other tells of brutality of its morality police

Iran's morality police have blood on their hands and their actions have led to widespread protests, but Q+A audience member Sara Bakhshi details exactly what she escaped from during her first interaction with them at the age of just 12 years.

ABC News

‘Differences of opinion’ within Labor over stage-three tax cuts amid worsening economic outlook

Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones says government ‘not walking away’ from previous policy but framing budget in ‘difficult’ circumstances

The Guardian - AU

Optus engaging lawyers 'not a good look'

Optus is being dragged over the coals after promising to "vigorously defend" any class actions launched by Australian customers over a major security breach.

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Trio jailed for total of 14 years after discovery of £632k cannabis haul in Lanarkshire village

Officers were carrying out a search for missing children when they came across 164 kilos of the Class B drugs.

Glasgow Live

Three drug traffickers caught in Lanarkshire with £632k haul of cannabis smuggled in animal feed

Officers were carrying out a search for missing children when they discovered the haul. Gary Campbell, 37, Kieran Sinclair, 26, and Stephen Jones, 55, earlier admitted being concerned in the supply of the drugs.

The Guardian - AU

Optus tells former Virgin Mobile and Gomo customers they could also be part of data breach

Identification repair service receives a month’s worth of complaint calls in three days as government pressures telco to pay for replacement ID documents

The New Daily

Optus hack: Telcos face tougher fines in looming legal crackdown

Optus and other telecommunications giants face a massive crackdown as the federal government prepares to rush through new privacy laws.

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The Guardian - AU

PM indicates timeframe for Indigenous voice referendum – as it happened

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‘Compensation from Optus’: Telco under pressure to pay for hack cleanup

Optus is under pressure to foot the bill for replacing personal information exposed to criminals in a huge hack last week.

Daily Mirror

Young dog groomer faces being scarred for life after attack by client's terrier

Kayleigh Price was bitten on the face by Stephen Jones’ cross breed terrier outside her home in Kirkby earlier this year and now faces being left with permanent scarring depending on treatment

Liverpool Echo

Dog groomer scarred after out of control terrier bit her face

Stephen Jones' terrier cross, Biscuit, bit dog groomer Kayleigh Price earlier this year

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire’s Matty Bovan makes Milan fashion debut with D&G backing

Design royalty reached out to the Briton after seeing his prismatic knitwear and hand-painted fabrics on Instagram

The Guardian - AU

Analysis shows federal politicians will pocket more than $18m over 10 years from stage three tax cuts

Parliamentarians, on base salaries of at least $211,250, will receive average cut of $10,000 in first year according to modelling

The Guardian - AU

Albanese can no longer blame policy delays on the Queen’s death. Next week will be a scramble to deliver on promises

The PM will face strong challenges from the opposition on election pledges – how he performs could determine momentum heading into 2023

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