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Rex Widerstrom
Court Rules Australia’s Internet Czar Has No Power to Block Content Overseas
The judge found that trying to continue to ban the spread of a video on X globally would have been overreach by local authorities.
May 15, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
6 hours
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Australian Politics News
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Farmers Walk out of Agriculture Minister’s Speech Over Live Export Ban
Angry farmers have turned their backs on MP Murray Watts as he gave his post-budget speech.
May 15, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
13 hours
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Energy Companies Offering EV Charging for Under $5
Electric vehicle sales fell in the month of April in Australia. However, hybrid sales increased.
May 14, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
19 hours
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Australia News
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AAP
Treasurer’s Theory of Economics to Be Put to the Test
The treasurer defends cost-of-living relief, disputing inflationary impacts.
May 14, 2024
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AAP
21 hours
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Viewpoints
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Graham Young
Opinion: A Triple 'F' Rating for This Federal Budget
Is this the future of Australia? Fat, flaccid, and foolish?
May 14, 2024
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Graham Young
24 hours
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Alfred Bui
Budget 2024: Interest Payments on Government Debt to Soar by 57 Percent in 4 Years
Total interest payments will soar from $22.7 billion in the 2023-24 financial year to $35.6 billion in 2027-28.
May 14, 2024
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Alfred Bui
May 14
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Australia News
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Budget 2024: Billions Poured into Making Australia a ‘Renewable Energy Superpower’
A range of green energy initiatives will be funded followed the release of the official budget by Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
May 14, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
May 14
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Budget 2024: $500 Million to Map the Entire Continent of Australia for Critical Minerals
The process to map the entire continent will take 35 years.
May 14, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 14
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Australia News
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Budget 2024: Government to Fund Aged Care Worker Pay Increase
A boost to aged care workers’ salaries is among the $2.2 billion in announcements made for the sector in the 2024 federal budget.
May 14, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
May 14
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Nina Nguyen
Budget 2024: Tax Cuts, $300 Household Energy Rebates Unveiled as Centrepieces
The opposition, however, argues the budget ‘does nothing to help Australians get ahead and to restore their standard of living.’
May 14, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
May 14
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Viewpoints
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Kevin Andrews
Opinion: Suppressing Fire Before an Early Election Call
This year’s Budget paves the way for an earlier election, should its assumptions prove accurate.
May 14, 2024
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Kevin Andrews
May 14
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Budget 2024: Government to Spend $215 Billion More Than it Earns Over the Next Five Years
The Labor government is set to spend $215 billion more than it earns over the next five years.
May 14, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 14
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Pro-Palestinian Activists to Defy Order to Remove University Encampment
‘We are part of a global student movement fighting for the liberation of Palestine,’ the group said.
May 14, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
May 14
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Australian Military Whistleblower Sentenced to Almost 6 Years in Jail
Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months for sharing classified documents with journalists.
May 14, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
May 14
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Over $20 Million Paid out in Vaccine Injury Claims in Australia
The scheme has paid out over 6 percent of claims so far and is due to wrap up in September.
May 14, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
May 14
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Australia News
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Alfred Bui
Budget 2024: Australia Reports 2nd Surplus on the Back of Strong Commodity Prices
While the figure is well below the $22.1 billion surplus in 2022-23, it marks the first back-to-back surplus in nearly two decades.
May 13, 2024
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Alfred Bui
May 13
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Australia News
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Jim Birchall
Australia to Ban Live Sheep Exports by 2028
Sheep are exported live to middle eastern countries but will be stopped after animal rights concerns and farmers will be compensated by a funding package.
May 13, 2024
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Jim Birchall
May 13
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
‘Destabilising Behaviour’: Australia Sanctions Iran Officials Amid Middle East Conflict
Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the federal government has now sanctioned 90 individuals and 100 entities with links to Iran.
May 13, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
May 13
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Australia News
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Celene Ignacio
Budget 2024: Labor to Expand Paid Parental Leave to Encourage Australians to Have More Children
The government also wants to pay superannuation guarantee on paid parental leave to help parents who choose to have more children.
May 13, 2024
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Celene Ignacio
May 13
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
Budget 2024: Labor to Invest $288 Million into Rolling out the National Digital ID
The digital ID system will make cybersecurity ’simpler, safer, and more secure,' says Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.
May 13, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
May 13
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