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MYEFO: budget deficit to deteriorate
The Mid-year budget update is not expected to contain good news for the government. Peter Martin explains why.
The Mid-year budget update is not expected to contain good news for the government. Peter Martin explains why.
A van filled with gas bottles has exploded out the front of the Australian Christian Lobby in Canberra. The groups head Lyle Shelton says they've received death threats.
Nationals MP Matt Canavan has had a bizarre spray on radio, accusing the ABC of reporting fake news over the Adani coal mine.
In October dairy farmers told a Senate committee about the the 'devaluing' of the dairy industry and the toll it's taking on their families and livelihoods.
Australian police and intelligence agencies are stepping up measures to guard against incidents like those in Nice and Berlin. Courtesy ABC News 24.
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The Treasurer has set a target for the first half of 2017 to get the budget back in the black as he continues to warn of economic challenges ahead.
Treasurer Scott Morrison says the budget will still balance in four years time despite difficulties revealed in the mid-year budget update.
The mid year budget update has been delivered by the Treasurer and Fairfax Economics Editor Peter Martin explains why Scott Morrison has chosen to reveal a bigger deficit now.
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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has had an extraordinary spray at Rod Culleton after he quit her party. Courtesy Channel 7.
The Mid-year budget update is not expected to contain good news for the government. Peter Martin explains why.
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Peter Martin explains why Australia's copyright laws are putting it at a competitive disadvantage.
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The ACTU is behind the latest round of robo-calls, these ones featuring Leanne who urges people to call the PM about his plans to cut her father's pension.
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The government's black economy taskforce will consider the future of the $100 bill as it looks to crack down on cash payments to rake in unpaid tax.
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Australia is plummeting down international education rankings - beaten even by Kazakhstan. Matthew Knott explains.
Peter Martin explains why Australia's copyright laws are putting it at a competitive disadvantage.
The Quest for the Suppository of Wisdom - a new video game that pits Tony Abbott against his adversaries.
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Some changes are funny, some are scandalous - public servants and political staff have been anonymously editing Wikipedia. James Massola has been tracking them down.
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Staunch marriage equality advocate Warren Entsch has all but conceded defeat, changing his mind to support the plebiscite, over a free vote.
The CEOs of the four big banks sing from the same song sheet at a parliamentary inquiry - to a hard-to-please audience.
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