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Taxpayers footed a bill of more than $179 million over three years for consultants investigating the cost and economics of the project.

Liberal and One Nation senators have scrutinised human rights commissioners over their interpretation of discrimination law at recent parliamentary hearings.

The scarcity of Australia’s water and the $50 billion market developed to manage it is drawing the attention of global capital.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission will examine how media were tipped off to Roberts-Smith’s arrest.

India and the United States separately signed a framework agreement on securing supplies of critical minerals and rare earths.

There was also a reported physical confrontation between a family member and photographer.

The Victorian government has rejected a recommendation to cap legally owned firearms at four per licence holder.

Simon Gordon, group manager for strategy at the NIAA, said he needed to confirm if Price’s claim of $22 billion was accurate.

Nationals MP Alison Penfold has introduced legislation to amend the Sex Discrimination Act that would define “man” and “woman” in law based on biological sex.

Chris Bowen is due to spend more than $150 million (US$107 million) on the United Nations’ 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) meeting.

‘We saw protest activity—which is a legitimate part of functioning democracy—turn into violent protests,’ said AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt.

A Yazidi-Australian says his village trekked through mountain terrain under the cover of darkness to escape ISIS.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed seven women and 12 children have made plans to travel from Syria to Australia.

‘We were pivoting resources across because that’s where the leads took us and where we were required to put effort,’ said Director-General Mike Burgess.

Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash pressed officials on what they knew about the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith.

‘We think [the United States has] a China problem here, they got a real China problem there,’ said the chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

Daniher was diagnosed in 2013 and devoted the rest of his life to raising money for medical research.

There has been an online push to launch a campaign supporting former NRL player Jai Arrow in his battle with motor neurone disease.

Planned to align the 1980s vintage Collins-class submarines with their French replacements, the project failed to change strategy when the order was cancelled.

Fresh details into the killings of two police officers were detailed in a Coroners Court directions hearing on the morning of May 25.