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Senate estimates gets sweary, Albanese government under pressure
This week the Albanese government was under pressure on multiple fronts, Senate Estimates got a little sweary and Tony Abbott said he hadn't taken a "vow...
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Live: SA government hands down 2026 budget
South Australia’s debt is projected to hit to more than $50 billion by 2029-30, with health taking up about one third of the budget. Newsiline summarises...
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MP uses parliament to reveal threats to NZYQ deportees in Nauru
A cohort of refugees deported to Nauru by the federal government have faced threats of violence and verbal abuse, independent MP Andrew Wilkie has reveale...
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Live: Trade minister meets with US counterpart over proposed 12.5pc tariffs
Don Farrell has met with his US counterpart after the US proposed imposing a 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian exports. Newsiline summarises this report...
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'Infuriating': Aboriginal voters turned away, told to line-up again on SA election day
South Australia's Electoral Commission was aware that forcing First Nations voters to queue twice for the Voice election would be perceived as "discrimina...
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Hundreds of thousands of Centrelink payments cancelled illegally, Albanese government admits
Senate estimates hearing told issues caused by a glitch in the automated system that runs the controversial mutual obligations scheme Follow our Australia...
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Minister dismisses Labor colleague Ed Husic’s criticism of secondhand Aukus submarines deal as ‘disingenuous’
Pat Conroy says three used Virginia-class nuclear submarines from the US will be cheaper to buy and run Get our breaking news email, free app or daily new...
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Breaking: Legal fight involving ex-Carlton president Luke Sayers to play out publicly
A bid by Mr Sayers to have a defamation case brought by his wife over a nude photo scandal heard privately has been rejected by a judge. Newsiline summari...
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One Nation says it wants a Norway-style gas policy – but it’s not actually in favour of higher taxes on profits
Pauline Hanson wants the government to take a stake in resource operations. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers...
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NDIS overhaul will ‘harm’ Australians with disabilities, government’s own committee warns
Reform advisory committee also says changes will undermine scheme’s original intentions and give unprecedented power to the health minister Get our breaki...
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Katter attempt to dodge ban and debate abortion access shot down by Qld government
The subject became an issue ahead of the last Queensland election in October 2024, with premier David Crisafulli implementing a ban on abortion debate aft...
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Federal government paid $3.8m in personal protection for then CFMEU administrator
Senate committee also hears Murray Watt needed personal security after sending the union into administration Get our breaking news email, free app or dail...
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Victorian minister under fire for writing 33 character references including for taxi driver who assaulted women
Labor’s Luba Grigorovitch says she regrets six of the character references and vows never to write another Follow our Australia news live blog for latest...
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Government waives gag orders for defence sexual violence survivors ahead of inquiry
Recommended by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, the inquiry is due to begin later in 2026. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS...
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Pauline Hanson is no prime minister. This is what Labor must do to stem the rise of One Nation | Peter Beattie
When I became premier in Queensland in 1998, it was against a rise in One Nation support. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and...
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Under-16 e-scooter ban watered down by Qld government
Under the amended bill, children aged between 12 and 17 will be allowed to ride-mobility devices if they're supervised. Newsiline summarises this report f...
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Victorian government promises 'tougher scrutiny' of IVF clinics
The government is introducing amendments to laws governing IVF clinics that will allow the state's health minister to personally intervene to cancel a pro...
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Property prices may drop but it’s decades of policy failure, not the budget, to blame
Instead of relying on tax-enhanced speculation, investors must now look at established properties based on actual profitability – leaving space for first...
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Public servant to take SA government to court over golf course redevelopment
An Adelaide man alleges the state government failed to properly refer the controversial North Adelaide Golf Course to the federal environment minister for...
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'I won't be commenting': Rockliff grilled after Ogilvie resigns as minister
"You can ask it in 50 different ways … I won't be commenting any further", the Tasmanian premier says as he responds to questioning in parliament from Lab...
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Government loses bid to keep terror funding documents secret
Commissioner Bell said the documents would provide a comparison of the resourcing given to counterterrorism agencies before and after August 2024, when th...
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Australia could still buy five US submarines if needed, defence minister says
Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended a shake-up to AUKUS that would involve Australia buying three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the...
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US Navy interested in using controversial Darwin ship lift, NT minister says
Northern Territory Infrastructure Minister Bill Yan says the United States Navy has expressed interest in using the controversial Darwin ship lift, which...
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Government declines to protect Indigenous sacred site to be bulldozed for Brisbane Olympic stadium
Environment minister Murray Watt decides against emergency declaration to halt construction but does not rule out ‘longer term protections’ Get our breaki...
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Live: Socceroos' last chance before World Cup squad selection against Mexico
Australia's World Cup hopefuls get one final chance to impress before the Socceroos' squad for the 2026 World Cup is finalised against Mexico at the Rose...
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Budget won't be to blame if house prices fall, housing minister says
The housing minister says the federal budget will have only a "mild" impact on house prices, and if predictions bear out that house prices may drop by 10...
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Is the government really overhauling employment services?
The government isn't rebuilding the Commonwealth Employment Service, but will its proposed changes fix a broken system? Newsiline summarises this report f...
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Breaking: Tasmanian minister Madeleine Ogilvie to move to the backbench
Tasmanian government minister Madeleine Ogilvie will move to the backbench after accusations she misled parliament. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Tasmanian government reverses GP service funding cuts for one year
Two southern Tasmanian primary health services have been thrown a one-year lifeline, but the state government says it wants the federal government to step...
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Qld health minister orders probe into treatment of alleged violent offender
Tim Nicholls has ordered an investigation to examine the interactions between an alleged violent offender and the health system after the death of a man i...
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Victorian government seeks to double cap on political donations as Jacinta Allan moves to fix electoral laws
Allan government negotiating with crossbench MPs after the Coalition indicated it would not support the proposed $10,000 donation cap The Victorian govern...
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Tony Abbott elected unopposed as Liberal Party president
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says he is ready to serve the Liberal Party in its time of 'existential crisis' upon his return to the political stage....
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Are you allowed to make deepfakes of the prime minister?
Are you allowed to make deepfakes of the prime minister? Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Just In and links readers to the original publishe...
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Government defends blocking release of counter-terror documents
The federal government has made a public interest immunity claim over the documents before the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion, ess...
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Second government minister suspended from parliament over secret documents
Government frontbenchers John Graham and Penny Sharpe have been suspended from the upper house over failing to produce documents demanded by the oppositio...
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Qld government to push ahead with Victoria Park demolition amid heritage challenges
Excavators and fencing began appearing at the Brisbane park earlier this week, but the federal government has not yet assessed challenges under the Aborig...