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A multi-million-dollar campaign to counter racist attacks, abuse and discrimination is launched by the Victorian Government in response to the perceived rise of extreme-right groups.
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| UpdatedThe Sunshine Coast electorate of Nicklin could be anyone's for the taking at the next state election, according to departing independent MP Peter Wellington, who says his voters will respond best to candidates on personal level.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, nambour-4560, qld, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558
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| UpdatedIn light of the Victorian Government's move to overhaul Melbourne's bus network, we take a look at some of the innovative systems other cities have in place and what Melbourne could learn from them.
Topics: states-and-territories, parliament, government-and-politics, community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedThe South Australian Labor Party is set for more infighting over preselections, with a group of left-wing industrial unions backing their own candidate for a vacancy in the Upper House.
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Opposition Leader Bill Shorten of having the "biggest glass jaw in Australian politics" during a Question Time stand-off. Follow live.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedRetired Government MP Jillian Skinner is thought to be missing in action by colleagues after failing to turn up to New South Wales Parliament today.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, liberals, political-parties, north-sydney-2060
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull accuses Labor of threatening crossbench senator Derryn Hinch after he supported the Government's key industrial relations bill.
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| UpdatedSexist, obscene and other offensive slogans on vans and vehicles, found on holiday hire vehicles such as controversial Wicked Campers, are being made illegal in Queensland.
Topics: government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedThe Victorian Government rejected a report it commissioned which recommended the introduction of compulsory mental health and drug treatment for vulnerable children in the strife-torn child protection and youth justice systems.
Topics: youth, drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, drug-use, health, drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, vic, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedNewly independent senator Cory Bernardi is on a crusade to "clean up Canberra", urging Parliament to crack down on entitlements for retired prime ministers who have only served a single term.
Topics: parliament, federal-parliament, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedGreens senator Nick McKim launches a blistering attack on Labor and the Coalition, accusing them of playing politics with energy policy and climate change.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, federal-parliament, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedAttorney-General George Brandis says legislation will be introduced to Parliament this week amid doubt over future Indigenous Land Use Agreements following a Federal Court ruling.
Topics: native-title, rights, law-crime-and-justice, federal-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, australia
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Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, parliament-house-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedSpeaker Tony Smith warns federal politicians over props in Parliament after MPs bring coal and solar panels to Question Time.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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Hundreds of timber industry job losses could be offset with $45 million in government and private investment into a new national park in eastern Victoria, The Wilderness Society says.
Topics: environment, environmental-impact, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, melbourne-3000, kinglake-3763, healesville-3777, marysville-3779, heyfield-3858
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Queensland's public hospitals are wasting millions of dollars of taxpayer money by not being cost efficient when it comes to buying high-end medical equipment, an auditor-general's report finds.
Topics: healthcare-facilities, parliament, state-parliament, government-and-politics, health, qld
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The legal quirk of double jeopardy has proven to be a stumbling block throughout the Bowraville case. Find out why it's taken so long to return to court.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, laws, courts-and-trials, state-parliament, parliament, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedTreasurer Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into Parliament and told the Opposition not to fear it as debate over energy security dominated Question Time.
Topics: government-and-politics, political-parties, parliament, federal-parliament, australia
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L. Alan Winters of the UK Trade Policy Observatory tells Beverley O'Connor the bill to trigger Brexit talks will easily pass.
Topics: trade, parliament, united-kingdom, european-union
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It is day one of the 2017 parliamentary year, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has already found himself in quite the pickle.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, australia
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| UpdatedCory Bernardi tells the Senate his decision to quit the Liberal Party and strike out on his own was a difficult one, but he is "relieved" to be able to pursue a more conservative branch of politics.
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| UpdatedA shortage of driving instructors meant Queensland Rail staff who were supposed to be learning how to operate trains were left "sitting about" during the state's rail crisis, the drivers' union claims.
Topics: government-and-politics, unions, rail-transport, state-parliament, parliament, qld, brisbane-4000
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Queensland's train woes are likely to continue until "late 2018" at the earliest, with a report into the network's failings finding there will be a long-term shortage of skilled drivers.
Topics: government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, public-sector, qld, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedOutspoken conservative senator Cory Bernardi is expected to formally break with the Liberals and form his own political party. From same-sex marriage to Islam and immigration, here's where he stands on key issues.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, australia