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In a speech to the UN General Assembly, the PM has announced an increased intake of refugees to Australia. Courtesy ABC News 24.
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Indigenous MPs break new ground
The five Indigenous MPs of the new Parliament have sat down together for the first time to discuss their priorities and the challenges ahead.
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Philip Lowe and Guy Debelle are the unlikely duo taking the reigns at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
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Air Force bases slated to close
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Detention's mind-boggling cost
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Government to cut Newstart
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