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Australian packaged food third healthiest

Australia has the third healthiest packaged foods of 12 countries put to the test by research which analysed more than 400,000 food and drink products.

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Debate on NSW abortion bill continues

The NSW upper house will continue debating a bill to decriminalise abortion amid raucous rallies but the draft legislation won’t go to a final vote this month.

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Lawyer X ‘lived in constant fear’

Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo suffered the most “deleterious consequences” imaginable as a result of her informing even before she was exposed, her lawyer says.

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Lawyer X ‘lived in constant fear’

Lawyer X Nicola Gobbo suffered the most “deleterious consequences” imaginable as a result of her informing even before she was exposed, her lawyer says.

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Majority Aussies want equal parental leave

A survey commissioned by ING suggests 76 per cent of Australians support equal parental leave and 85 per cent believe it would strengthen new family units.

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Former MP appeals for Liberal diversity

Former Liberal MP Craig Laundy says recruiting more women and people from different cultural backgrounds will be crucial to the party’s future.

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Qld man charged over killing 55 years ago

Queensland man Vincent O’Dempsey, 80, has been charged with murder for allegedly killing a police informant 55 years ago.

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Religion ‘shield’ laws to be revealed soon

Draft laws to protect people from religious discrimination are set to be released in coming weeks with a view to passing parliament by the year’s end.

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Aunt to be sentenced over Qld boy’s death

A Brisbane nurse who caused her nephew’s death by failing to seek medical treatment for his serious illness is due to be sentenced in court.

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Pension age should match lifespans: report

Australia’s age pension could be more sustainable if the access age changed along with people’s life expectancy, a new report argues.

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Palmer’s Qld Nickel defence ready to go

Clive Palmer’s lawyers are expected to begin the billionaire businessman’s defence at the $100 million Queensland Nickel trial.

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Disgraced Pell awaits appeal decision

Disgraced Cardinal George Pell will learn on Wednesday whether the Court of Appeal upholds or drops his conviction for sexually abusing two boys in the 1990s.

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Airport workers to protest pay, conditions

Airport workers are set to rally for better pay and and more guaranteed hours as part of a broader campaign across the road and air transport sectors.

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Qld protesters deny ‘booby trap’ claim

Protesters have hit back at claims they are booby-trapping devices to block Queensland roads and railways as the state government drafts laws against their use.

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Business warns of SA land tax ‘damage’

Business SA has criticised proposed changes to land tax arrangements in South Australia announced by the state government in this year’s budget.

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Thousands protest abortion bill in Sydney

Holding aloft crosses, images of Jesus and signs saying “stand for life”, thousands have gathered in Sydney to protest against a bill to decriminalise abortion.

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Heart Foundation tick for full-fat dairy

Eating or drinking full-fat dairy products won’t increase healthy people’s risk of heart disease or stroke, the Heart Foundation has declared.

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Conservatives aren’t Liberal base: Laundy

Retired Liberal MP Craig Laundy says conservatives on his side of politics don’t represent the party’s “base” as some politicians would like people to believe.

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