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9 Feb 2017 - 11:44am

Trump tweet could drag Aust to war: Greens

The Greens have warned Donald Trump could drag Australia to war with a single tweet, calling for parliament to decide whether soldiers should be deployed.
9 Feb 2017 - 11:32am

No renewable energy target for WA Labor

The WA opposition has rejected reports it wants half the state's energy to come from renewable sources.
9 Feb 2017 - 11:02am

'Enough is enough' tax avoiding firms told

Treasurer Scott Morrison has introduced draft laws that will impose a tax on diverted profits by multinational companies.
9 Feb 2017 - 11:18am

PNG starts to deport Manus asylum seekers

Up to 60 asylum seekers on Manus Island are being targeted for deportation.
9 Feb 2017 - 10:52am

PM introduces expenses watchdog bill

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has presented a new bill to parliament to set up an independent parliamentary expenses authority.
9 Feb 2017 - 9:12am

Crown gets Melbourne hotel tower go-ahead

Crown has been given the go-ahead to build Australia's tallest tower - a $1.75 billion, 90-storey hotel and apartment complex.
9 Feb 2017 - 11:08am

SA electricity grid a 'basket case': Frydenberg says after blackout

Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg wants the South Australia government to consider working to reopen a coal-fired power station that closed in May 2016.
9 Feb 2017 - 9:24am

Police to reveal more on Bourke St rampage

The public is expected to get an update on the police investigation into the Bourke St rampage in which six people were killed and dozens injured.
9 Feb 2017 - 8:34am

Mark Furner elevated to Qld cabinet

Former senator Mark Furner will be elevated to the Palaszczuk government cabinet after winning the support of the Labor Right faction on Wednesday night.
9 Feb 2017 - 9:06am

No deal, Labor says on childcare bill

Labor will oppose a federal government omnibus bill that creates a new childcare subsidy but with a range of welfare payment cuts.
9 Feb 2017 - 10:10am

Greens have anti-religion agenda: Pell

Cardinal George Pell has hit back at a Senate motion for him to return to Australia to answer child sex abuse allegations.
9 Feb 2017 - 8:16am

Half of indigenous Aussies report racism

Almost half of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have described experiencing racism in a report released on Thursday.
9 Feb 2017 - 10:39am

'It's getting a bit freaky': Labor hits back at Turnbull after second Shorten sledge

Malcolm Turnbull's blistering attack on Bill Shorten has won favour among some independent MPs but it's been labelled a "shrill rant" by Labor.
9 Feb 2017 - 6:40am

Job losses if tax cuts don't pass: Twiggy

Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest is calling out Labor and crossbench senators for standing against company tax relief.
9 Feb 2017 - 10:54am

Bushfire threat in Perth's southeast eases

A blaze in semi-rural Bedfordale, 40km southeast of Perth, has been tackled by 130 firefighters overnight and contained, assisted by cool weather.
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8 Feb 2017 - 7:53pm

Generation gloom? Young Australians found to have low hopes for their futures

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8 Feb 2017 - 3:34pm

Sinkhole opens near PM's Sydney mansion

A sinkhole has opened in the Sydney harbourside turf of the rich and powerful at Point Piper, not far from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's mansion.
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Malaysian restaurant owners fined over $200,000 for exploiting workers with 'similar culture'

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6 Feb 2017 - 6:13pm

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