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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
45 mins
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Australia News
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Alfred Bui
Budget 2024: 110,000 New Residents in 5 Years: Queensland to Lead the Country in Net Migration
Queensland’s net interstate migration is forecasted to soar by 110,000 by 2027-28 at the expense of NSW and other states.
May 15, 2024
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Alfred Bui
57 mins
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Australia News
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Jim Birchall
Asian Artefacts Defaced at Museum and Buddhist Temple in Victoria
Police are looking for two alleged offenders who damaged artwork and sculptures with a oil-like substance across two locations in and around Bendigo.
May 15, 2024
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Jim Birchall
2 hours
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Net Zero Transition
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Celene Ignacio
Japan Transitions to Become Australia’s LNG Competitor
Japan’s domestic LNG demand has fallen 25 percent since 2014 and may drop by another 25 percent by 2030.
May 14, 2024
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Celene Ignacio
4 hours
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Australia News
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Jim Birchall
Budget Boost for Australia’s National AI Centre, Safeguards Against High-Risk AI
The agency aims to standardise restrictions on AI to mitigate nefarious actors that threaten national security.
May 14, 2024
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Jim Birchall
5 hours
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
Serious Domestic Violence Offenders Will Find It Harder to Get Bail Under NSW Reforms
‘These are long overdue, targeted and will help keep women and children safer.’
May 14, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
5 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
6 hours
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Australia News
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Crystal-Rose Jones
A Cooler April for Australia, but the ‘Hottest’ on World Record, Says Bureau of Meteorology
The world felt a little warmer in April after it was declared the warmest April month on record, but Australia bucked the global trend.
May 14, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
7 hours
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Budget 2024: $76 Million for Global Climate Change Efforts, Including Bid for UN COP31
The Australian government delivered its federal budget on May 14 evening, which outlines the plan for the nation going forward.
May 14, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
8 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
8 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
11 hours
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Australia News
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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
17 hours
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Australia News
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Nina Nguyen
Budget 2024: Labor to Spend $468 Million to Get NDIS ‘Back on Track’
The government are undertaking reforms to ’moderate this additional growth‘ and ’return the NDIS to its original intent,’ the budget noted.
May 14, 2024
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Nina Nguyen
17 hours
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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
17 hours
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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
18 hours
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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
18 hours
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Australia News
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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
18 hours
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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
18 hours
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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
19 hours
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Economic Policies
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Budget 2024: Government Pledges to Build 1.2 Million New Homes in Five Years
About $6.2 billion will go into the initiative.
May 14, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
19 hours
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