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Tas treasurer defends budget spend, debt

Tasmania will head into net debt for the first time in 15 years to fund a record infrastructure spend of $3.8 billion.

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McKay to nominate for NSW Labor leadership

Chris Minns and Jodi McKay are expected to battle it out for the leadership of NSW Labor following the party’s bruising state election defeat in March.

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Morrison visits recovering north QLD farms

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will visit a cattle stud and rodeo during a visit to outback Queensland on Friday - his first trip after being re-elected.

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Morrison visits recovering north QLD farms

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will visit a cattle stud and rodeo during a visit to outback Queensland on Friday - his first trip after being re-elected.

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Labor leadership focus turns to deputy

With Anthony Albanese is set to be elected unopposed to the Labor leadership, the attention has turned to who will be his deputy.

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Rush wanted to settle for $50k and apology

Geoffrey Rush has been awarded $2.9 million after winning his defamation case against a Sydney newspaper publisher and journalist.

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Crowd control as Vivid lights up Sydney

More than two million people are expected to flock to Sydney’s CBD to gaze at the colourful projections and sculptures in the annual Vivid festival.

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Melbourne bathtub murderer to be sentenced

A Melbourne man who claimed he killed his ex-lover in a suicide pact, before confessing to her murder, is due to be sentenced.

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Climate linked to child gastro: study

Researchers have found there is a correlation between extreme weather and cases of gastro among children caused by a common parasite.

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No final election vote for Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke didn’t cast his vote Saturday’s federal election but died believing he had contributed everything he could.

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NSW triple killer Rees’ parole overturned

Triple murderer Berwyn Rees has had his parole overturned by NSW’s highest court after a judge found the impact on victims’ families weren’t fully considered.

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Geoffrey Rush gets $2.9m defamation payout

Geoffrey Rush has been awarded $2.9 million after winning his defamation case against a Sydney newspaper publisher and journalist.

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13 hours ago

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Labor’s carbon target stacks up: Burke

Labor will be going back to the drawing board on how it would reduce carbon emissions but shouldn’t ditch its reduction target, frontbencher Tony Burke says.

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Suspended sentence over emaciated dog

A South Australian woman has been given a suspended jail sentence over a severely emaciated dog, which had to be put down.

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Budget slug for SA hoons

Fines for car hoons will be hiked in next month’s South Australian budget as the state government attempts to make up a $500 million GST shortfall.

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16 hours ago

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Income tax cut plan faces fight in Senate

The coalition’s plan to cut income tax rates over several years faces opposition from Labor, with Anthony Albanese only supporting immediate tax relief.

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16 hours ago

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PM to bust public service ‘congestion’

Scott Morrison wants federal public servants to pick up their pace, particularly when potential investors are waiting on their decisions.

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17 hours ago

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Time for coalition to find some policies

The federal election is run and won, now the coalition needs to find some policies if it is to govern successfully for another three years.

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‘Tension with law’ for ex-ABF boss’s lover

Former border rorce boss Roman Quaedvlieg’s partner lied under oath after facing a conflict between her loyalty to the law and her lover, a court’s been told.

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