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• PM cannot hope minister rape claim will simply vanish

  28-02-2021 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  This a case where the best political play also just happens to be the right thing to do.
  
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• ‘Army will be brutalised’: Defence firms brace for major funding cuts

  16-04-2024 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Defence firms fear the “sword of Damocles is about to drop” as the government seeks to stop the $50 billion budget from spiralling out of control.
  
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• A stabbing, a riot, a nation divided: Albanese’s toughest test

  16-04-2024 07:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Albanese did all the right things. He said all the right things. Yet the events of Monday night exploded regardless.
  
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• What constitutes a terrorist attack? And what is Australia's current terror threat level?

  16-04-2024 07:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Authorities investigating a stabbing incident at a Sydney church explain why it is being treated as an alleged terrorist attack, while Saturday's stabbing rampage at Bondi Junction was not.
  
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• New environmental enforcer on the way, but little progress on promised overhaul of environment laws

  16-04-2024 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans for a new national environmental protection body have been revealed, but broader reform of the nation's environmental laws has been deferred indefinitely. 
  
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• PM calls for Australians to ‘unite, not divide’ after Sydney church stabbing

  16-04-2024 04:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for peace after the alleged violent stabbing of a church leader on Monday night and injuries to several police in clashes outside.
  
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• Prince Harry in legal setback about security protection in UK

  15-04-2024 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Prince Harry loses his first attempt to appeal against the dismissal of his legal challenge over the British government's decision to take away his police protection when he is in Britain. 
  
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• David Pocock is wielding a sword in the Senate — and he has the Department of Defence in his sights

  15-04-2024 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Since his elevation to the Senate in May 2022, David Pocock has been striking terror into the heart of the establishment, on a mission to hold Canberra to account. Now, he has the Department of Defence in his sights.
  
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• David Pocock is on an accountability mission — and the senator expects answers

  15-04-2024 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Since his elevation to the Senate in May 2022, David Pocock has been striking terror into the heart of the establishment, on a mission to hold Canberra to account. Now, he has the Department of Defence in his sights.
  
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• Woolworths and Coles will be asked to explain their profits and higher prices today. Here's what to expect

  15-04-2024 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths and Coles will be interrogated over their rising prices, growing profits and market power by a dedicated Senate committee examining supermarket prices later today. Here's what to expect from their appearances.
  
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• Why are we paying more for groceries? It's one question Coles and Woolworths will likely have to answer today

  15-04-2024 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths and Coles will be interrogated over their rising prices, growing profits and market power by a dedicated Senate committee examining supermarket prices later today. Here's what to expect from their appearances.
  
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• Plibersek scales back environment reforms as coral bleaching goes global

  15-04-2024 17:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The Albanese government is backing away from its pledge to lodge a comprehensive nature protection reform in parliament.
  
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• Best of cartoons, April 16, 2024

  15-04-2024 16:13 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Former Liberal Dan Cregan joins SA Labor cabinet

  15-04-2024 12:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal-turned-independent MP Dan Cregan is the big winner in an SA government cabinet reshuffle and ministerial expansion prompted by the resignation of fellow independent Geoff Brock.
  
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• People smugglers could exploit visa black ban: Home Affairs

  15-04-2024 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  “We know that people smugglers look at any changes … and they sell them,” Operation Sovereign Borders’ Rear Admiral Brett Sonter told an inquiry.
  
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• Israel urges Australia to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorists

  15-04-2024 09:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Israel is seeking urgent action from Australia and other democracies to label the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organisation in a bid to prevent it amassing weapons
  
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• Human rights groups air concerns and personal testimonies on government migration bill

  15-04-2024 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government's proposed changes to migration law are "entirely incompatible with human rights" and the government should abandon its bill, human rights groups have told a Senate committee scrutinising the legislation.
  
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• Best of cartoons, April 15, 2024

  15-04-2024 06:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Justice Michael Lee Finds Bruce Lehrmann Raped Brittany Higgins

  15-04-2024 05:53 via australianpolitics.com
  Justice Michael Lee of the Federal Court has found that on the balance of probabilities Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins. In so finding, Lee found in favour of Network 10 and its truth defence. Lehrmann’s defamation claim has been rejected. Lee said: “Mr Lehrmann is not entitled to the vindication of his reputation. The respondents, however, are entitled to vindication by the entry of judgment on the statement of claim.” Lee went on to say: “But even though the respo
  
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• Former Liberal defector joins Labor cabinet as SA reshuffle leads to expanded ministries

  15-04-2024 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The SA government's first cabinet reshuffle since the 2022 election leads to four portfolios for Liberal-turned-independent MP Dan Cregan, with Labor's Nick Champion taking on what the government is calling a "super portfolio" in Housing and Urban Development.
  
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• Workers without equal rights decades after joining Australia

  14-04-2024 22:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal 'predicament' is preventing many in the Cocos Keeling Islands from owning homes amid calls for Commonwealth support.
  
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• Cocos Malay workers without equal rights decades after joining Australia

  14-04-2024 22:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A legal 'predicament' is preventing many in the Cocos Keeling Islands from owning homes amid calls for Commonwealth support.
  
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• Last time the High Court heard an immigration case it overturned detention laws. Here's what we know about the next one

  14-04-2024 21:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A High Court ruling late last year has seen political brawling over immigration detention reach levels not seen for the best part of a decade. This week another case makes its way to the court and the consequences could again be major.
  
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• Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia

  14-04-2024 20:04 via smh.com.au
  
  The new plan clears the way for public investment in high-value therapies, naming cancer and heart disease as key areas that deserve government funds.
  
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• Do we want Australia's economy to become more self-sufficient?

  14-04-2024 06:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says we must think differently about the role of government, when strategic competition has become a fact of life. But what role should government play in our future economic development?
  
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• Labor hits back at critics by adding tax breaks to industry aid

  14-04-2024 06:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Chalmers backed the case for tax concessions in a new signal about the scale of the budget plan to help clean energy industries and local manufacturing.
  
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• Treasurer alludes to major foreign investment reform, iron ore to affect budget surplus

  14-04-2024 03:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers indicates tax incentives targeted at certain industries will feature in the May budget, plus an imminent overhaul of foreign investment laws, while flagging the iron ore price could negatively influence a possible surplus. 
  
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• Volunteers face the brunt of translation as non-English speakers number more than a quarter of a million in Victoria

  14-04-2024 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Flora Walter's WhatsApp group has around 500 members and has supported Mildura's Malay community in translating vital information for years, including during the Victorian floods of 2022. But it's not yet officially supported by government.
  
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• Sunday April 14 Full Program

  14-04-2024 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  David Speers interviews Treasurer Jim Chalmers. SBS' Anna Henderson, John Kehoe of the AFR and The Age & Sydney Morning Herald's David Crowe discuss the issues of the week. Mike Bowers talks the week in pictures with Mark Humphries.
  
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• Bondi Stabbing

  14-04-2024 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Horrific, indiscriminate and heartbreaking – that was the Prime Minister’s description last night after a man walked into Westfield Bondi Junction and started randomly stabbing shoppers. 5 women and a man died – 8 others remain in hospital this morning – including a 9-month old baby who’s undergone surgery.
  The offender was only stopped when confronted by a female police officer – who’s been hailed as a hero. Last night the Prime Minister stood alongside
  
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