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Government Ordered to Release Report Into Fatal Taipan Helicopter Crash
A workplace safety report into the Taipan crash will be made public, but the government has blocked the release of other legal documents.
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A ‘Political Weapon’: Opposition Seeks to Strip Prime Minister’s Power Over Staffing Numbers
Albanese has cut staff from both independents and Coalition MPs.
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Labor, Nationals MP Call for National Firearm Registry to Be Fast-Tracked After Police Killing
Work on the NFR officially began in July 2024 but it is not expected to be fully operational until 2028.
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Most New Zealanders Have Given up Getting COVID Booster Shots
Only around 1 in every five people aged under 50 are bothering with COVID boosters.
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Barnaby Joyce Believes Australians at Odds With Parliament on Net Zero
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said if you get rid of net zero you are ’saying climate change is not real.’
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Trauma and Alcohol Dependency: Robodebt Whistleblower on the Price of Speaking Out
One legal centre estimates 4 in 5 Australian whistleblowers suffer reprisal.
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Former Senator Relieved After Defamation Win Against Brittany Higgins
Linda Reynolds said comments about her from Higgins had cost her health and wellbeing.
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Pacific Nations Split on Deep-Sea Mining as US Pushes to Curb China’s Critical Minerals Dominance
The ocean is an untapped source of significant mineral wealth, which often belongs to poorer nations, but extracting it has implications for the environment.
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3 Offshore Wind Projects Announced for West Australia’s Bunbury Zone
The three ventures are expected to generate up to four gigawatts of renewable power—enough to supply around 2.7 million homes.
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Sydney Can’t Survive as a ‘Museum’: Premier Warns City Losing Its Young People
‘It’s a culture of no, a culture that has effectively blocked new housing,’ said NSW Premier Chris Minns.
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Inflation in Australia Jumps to Highest Level in 12 Months
Electricity prices were the major driving factor for the increase.
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Hobart Council Using AI to Catch Unregistered Short-Stay Accommodation Providers
An Airbnb spokesman told The Epoch Times the company supports governance measures around the program.
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Home Affairs Official Warns of ‘Hybrid’ Threats That Combine Terror, Gangs, and State Power
Once 3 very separate threats to Australia’s security, the lines between state actors, terrorism, and gangs are increasingly blurring, a security expert warns.
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Australia Rejects Claim It Expelled Iranian Ambassador Due to Israeli Pressure
Israel says Australia only acted after Netanyahu criticised Albanese.
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Iran Rebukes Albanese After Envoy Expelled Over Anti-Semitic Arson Plots
Australian leaders accuse the Iranian regime of organising anti-Semitic arson attacks to sow division in society.
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Victorian Commissioner Warns Fugitive Who Killed 2 Police Still at Large, Armed With ‘Powerful Firearms’
Dezi Freeman is still at large and had earlier fled into bushland.
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New Zealand’s Economic Growth Forecast to Outstrip Australia’s
Westpac says economic growth is likely to be modest in Australia over the coming year, but New Zealand’s will recover to more normal levels.
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Queensland Man Who Backed Islamic State Online Sentenced to 4 Years’ Prison
The Logan man was in prison when sentenced due to removing a GPS tracking bracelet.
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Government Ordered to Release Report Into Fatal Taipan Helicopter Crash
A workplace safety report into the Taipan crash will be made public, but the government has blocked the release of other legal documents.
|
A ‘Political Weapon’: Opposition Seeks to Strip Prime Minister’s Power Over Staffing Numbers
Albanese has cut staff from both independents and Coalition MPs.
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Labor, Nationals MP Call for National Firearm Registry to Be Fast-Tracked After Police Killing
Work on the NFR officially began in July 2024 but it is not expected to be fully operational until 2028.
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Most New Zealanders Have Given up Getting COVID Booster Shots
Only around 1 in every five people aged under 50 are bothering with COVID boosters.
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Barnaby Joyce Believes Australians at Odds With Parliament on Net Zero
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said if you get rid of net zero you are ’saying climate change is not real.’
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Trauma and Alcohol Dependency: Robodebt Whistleblower on the Price of Speaking Out
One legal centre estimates 4 in 5 Australian whistleblowers suffer reprisal.
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Former Senator Relieved After Defamation Win Against Brittany Higgins
Linda Reynolds said comments about her from Higgins had cost her health and wellbeing.
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Pacific Nations Split on Deep-Sea Mining as US Pushes to Curb China’s Critical Minerals Dominance
The ocean is an untapped source of significant mineral wealth, which often belongs to poorer nations, but extracting it has implications for the environment.
|
3 Offshore Wind Projects Announced for West Australia’s Bunbury Zone
The three ventures are expected to generate up to four gigawatts of renewable power—enough to supply around 2.7 million homes.
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Sydney Can’t Survive as a ‘Museum’: Premier Warns City Losing Its Young People
‘It’s a culture of no, a culture that has effectively blocked new housing,’ said NSW Premier Chris Minns.
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Inflation in Australia Jumps to Highest Level in 12 Months
Electricity prices were the major driving factor for the increase.
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Hobart Council Using AI to Catch Unregistered Short-Stay Accommodation Providers
An Airbnb spokesman told The Epoch Times the company supports governance measures around the program.
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Home Affairs Official Warns of ‘Hybrid’ Threats That Combine Terror, Gangs, and State Power
Once 3 very separate threats to Australia’s security, the lines between state actors, terrorism, and gangs are increasingly blurring, a security expert warns.
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Australia Rejects Claim It Expelled Iranian Ambassador Due to Israeli Pressure
Israel says Australia only acted after Netanyahu criticised Albanese.
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Iran Rebukes Albanese After Envoy Expelled Over Anti-Semitic Arson Plots
Australian leaders accuse the Iranian regime of organising anti-Semitic arson attacks to sow division in society.
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Victorian Commissioner Warns Fugitive Who Killed 2 Police Still at Large, Armed With ‘Powerful Firearms’
Dezi Freeman is still at large and had earlier fled into bushland.
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New Zealand’s Economic Growth Forecast to Outstrip Australia’s
Westpac says economic growth is likely to be modest in Australia over the coming year, but New Zealand’s will recover to more normal levels.
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Queensland Man Who Backed Islamic State Online Sentenced to 4 Years’ Prison
The Logan man was in prison when sentenced due to removing a GPS tracking bracelet.
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