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Hospital quotas put mentally ill at risk

1 minute ago Patients are being prematurely released so staff can meet discharge quotas and free up beds.

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Mass evacuations feared in NSW

1 minute ago Hundreds of thousands of people west of Sydney could be confronted by growing bushfire calamity.

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I was a lame duck: ex-CEO Wal King

1 minute ago Former Leighton Holdings chief Wal King said he had become ostracised within the construction firm.

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Cutting migration ridiculous: Guy

1 minute ago Victoria has embraced faster growth in the past, Planning Minister Matthew Guy says.

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Home subsidies go to rich not renters

1 minute ago High-income Australians the biggest beneficiaries of government support for housing, new report ...

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Majority want sport to lose booze

1 minute ago Third of Australians believe the ties between major sporting codes and alcohol companies are too ...

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Racism reports jump, poll finds

1 minute ago Number of migrants who say they have experienced discrimination has jumped over past seven years.

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Number of HIV cases jumps 10 per cent

1 minute ago Australia has had the biggest jump in new HIV cases in two decades, leading experts to call for ...

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Chefs' offerings in public taste test

1 minute ago The Birdcage has been the centre of fine food at the Melbourne Cup carnival for more than a decade, ...

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Car park as big as a suburb

Rail link a distant hope as Melbourne Airport's car park grows beyond 25,000 spaces.

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Generously endowed A global organisation of wealthy young people is seeking to revolutionise philanthropy
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Fury over evaluation process Principals tip up to 40 per cent failure rate for teachers in government's new performance review regime.
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Car park as big as a suburb