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Declining rates of home ownership aren't necessarily a bad thing, according to the Reserve Bank.

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Commission declines to claim public interest immunity, paving the way for a tell-all showdown with government MPs.

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The Australian government has reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following President Donald Trump's shock retreat from the plan, a longstanding pillar of US foreign policy. 

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Public service bosses to lose their grip over billions in tech spending.

The US is contemplating whether to put 'boots on the ground' in Syria, as part of Trump's push against IS.

A Coalition senator has accused his own government of succumbing to "populist pressure" with its crackdown on politician's perks.

Australia's ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey has warned President Donald Trump his trademark "America First" rhetoric will leave allies and trading partners questioning their relationship with America, and risks a horrible impact on the domestic economy.

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott has delivered a blunt warning that the May budget should not raise taxes.

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ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie is poised to announce a sweeping overhaul of the broadcaster's management structures that is designed to free up tens of millions of dollars to invest in programming.

Full-time employment collapsed to its weakest point in 16 months in January after two months of gains were reversed, leaving Australia with 56,100 fewer full-time workers than in January 2015.

Labor's climate change spokesman Mark Butler has dismissed as "rubbish" widely circulating claims that Federal ALP had dropped its goal of achieving half of the nation's electricity will be supplied by renewable sources by 2030.

A long-awaited review into the governance of industry super funds by former Reserve Bank governor Bernie Fraser has found no grounds for legislation that would force boards to have a minimum number of "independent" directors.

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On the league table of modern political lunacy, Joyce - carp-slaying, Depp-destroying, barnstorming Barnaby - doesn't even rate a mention.

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The last thing Labor can afford as it weathers a mounting scare campaign against its ambitious climate change policy, is any sense that it does not understand it itself.

Cigarette giant Philip Morris, which is professing it wants a smoke-free future, is facing major obstacles to its plan to introduce to Australia a new cigarette that eliminates smoke by heating tobacco rather than burning it.

The Turnbull government is preparing to introduce new criminal penalties for anyone convicted of impersonating a Commonwealth entity.

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"Let's hunt down some indo reporters and balibo them. What's Suharto up to these days," Richard Eldridge tweeted.

The government will reportedly seek to curb capital gains tax concessions for property investors in an attempt to improve housing affordability and boost revenue as budget cuts continue to falter in the Senate.

The NSW government will investigate the $300 million digital wagering deal struck by ClubsNSW with James Packer's online betting business CrownBet.

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Treasurer Scott Morrison has signalled the May budget will raise taxes to protect Australia's AAA credit rating - if the senate blocks $13.2 billion in proposed savings.

Government should apologise for the program, not tinker at its edges, opposition says.

A fresh parliamentary push on same-sex marriage has become more likely after a cross-party Senate committee reached a broad consensus on refining the government's same-sex marriage legislation.

A unity ticket which had placed the NDIS beyond politics has been shredded after a brawl broke out over its funding.

Revamp is thought to be the most expensive office fit-out in Australian government history.

ATO's seaside dream fails to pull a crowd as the Coalition warns decentralization is here to stay.

Australia's first female foreign minister Julie Bishop is being urged to help plug the gap in aid funding caused by Donald Trump's "global gag rule" prohibiting US dollars from being used for abortions.

But burden of proof still on welfare agency's clients.

In November, a Grattan Institute report said soft drinks should be taxed like cigarettes and leaded petrol to boost the budget by $520 million per year and tackle Australia's obesity epidemic.

The government has raised the prospect of increasing taxes if Labor and the Senate crossbench continue to obstruct its cuts to family tax benefits, paid parental leave and unemployment payments.