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Seasonal farm workers receiving as little as $9 a week after deductions, investigation reveals
A group of Pacific islanders are being paid as little as a $9 a week after deductions to pick fruit and vegetables on Australian farms by a company that sponsored their visas under a federally-run Seasonal Worker Program.
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NDIS budget under strain with boom in autism diagnoses
The sustainability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is in question with an unexpected boom in autism cases blowing out budget forecasts.
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Defence White Paper: spending on weaponry and military forces is not an 'either/or' proposition
Australia joins Asia's arms race with spending on weaponry and military forces to reach $195 billion. Defence Minister Marise Payne explains the proposition of the 2016 Defence White Paper.
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Gay rights activists welcome government apology nearly 40 years after brutality and humiliation at first Mardi Gras
The New South Wales Government has offered an apology to participants in Sydney's first ever Mardi Gras, who were arrested and bashed by police when attempting to parade in 1978.
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