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| UpdatedLeading economists criticise the logic behind a failed push to extend working hours at the Australian Tax Office by nine minutes a day, saying productivity is increased by working smarter rather than longer.
Topics: public-sector, government-and-politics, tax, australia
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There are now 200 more people employed by the NT's three utilities companies than before they were split, which has cost more than $70 million so far, insiders say.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, nt
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| UpdatedThere are fears Tasmania's giant kelp forests are almost extinct, as Senate inquiry into the impact of climate change on sea life begins.
Topics: environment, environmental-impact, government-and-politics, climate-change, eaglehawk-neck-7179, tas, hobart-7000
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After decades of persecution, Copts hoped the Arab Spring might signal a turnaround in their fortunes. For many, though, life remains precarious, and there are calls for Australia to accept and help them.
Topics: christianity, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, discrimination, refugees, immigration, unrest-conflict-and-war, australia, egypt
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| UpdatedCatholic and worker solidarity used to help Australians wrestle more with their vote than they seem to do now.
Topics: world-politics, political-parties, government-and-politics, catholic, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, unions, australia, united-states, united-kingdom
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Donald Trump has selected 54-year-old career officer General HR McMaster to be his new national security adviser. This is what we know about him.
Topics: donald-trump, government-and-politics, defence-and-national-security, united-states
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| UpdatedGlenice Grieve says she sent her son, Zak, news stories of a report criticising Darwin prison's facilities but the Corrections Department blocked their delivery.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, crime, human, government-and-politics, darwin-0800
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United States President Donald Trump has appointed Lieutenant General Herbert Raymond McMaster as his new national security adviser.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, us-elections, defence-and-national-security, united-states
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A group of South Australia's biggest electricity users are hoping to be allowed to band together in a bid to negotiate favourable long-term electricity contracts.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sa
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| UpdatedA Vietnamese asylum seeker says she faced three months of detention and beatings after being returned by Australian immigration officials.
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, refugees, government-and-politics, communism, indonesia, vietnam, asia
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Tasmanian mayors hit back over claims they should be doing more to fund urgent water and sewerage upgrades as they prepare for a Friday showdown with the State Government.
Topics: government-and-politics, local-government, water-supply, tas
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| UpdatedUS Vice President Mike Pence assures the European Union that the Trump administration will develop their cooperation in trade and security and backs the EU as a partner in its own right.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, donald-trump, belgium, united-states
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| UpdatedRussia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, has died suddenly at work in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.
Topics: foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states, russian-federation
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Curt Levey from FreedomWorks about sweeping new guidelines drafted in the US aimed at detaining and deporting illegal immigrants.
Topics: immigration, government-and-politics, united-states
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to Nick Dearden from Global Justice Now about growing calls for the British Government to rescind its invitation to Donald Trump for an official state visit.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, united-kingdom, united-states
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| UpdatedAttorney-General George Brandis draws laughter from the Q&A audience as he suggests victims of the Government's error-plagued automated debt recovery system can simply contact Centrelink to have their case resolved.
Topics: welfare, refugees, human, immigration, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedTraditional political campaign launches such as the ones put on by the WA Liberal and Labor parties on the weekend are a waste of money and are increasing voter apathy, marketing experts say.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, perth-6000, wa
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The YMCA's Ari Kurzeme discusses calls from more than 50 organisations to crack down on junk food advertising and put a tax on unhealthy foods, February 20, 2017.
Topics: obesity, health, diet-and-nutrition, government-and-politics, australia
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Host: John Barron
Panel: Quentin Dempster, Shireen Morris and Alan Kohler
Interview with: Dr Diana Johns
The panel discusses Josh Frydenberg’s comments about investing in carbon capture and storage, Bill Shorten's call for more Indigenous politicians & poll results on crime in Victoria.
Topics: government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, australia
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| UpdatedThe second turbine at Adelaide's Pelican Point power station, which had to be fired up after load shedding earlier this month, has been losing money for years, its operator says.
Topics: energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, port-adelaide-5015, sa, australia
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| UpdatedTiahleigh Palmer was one of 46 Queensland children in the child protection system who died in 2015-16, in a case the Government has described as "tragic". Take a look at what could be changing as authorities hope to prevent similar incidents.
Topics: family-and-children, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, crime, crime-prevention, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, qld, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedAustralia is being left behind when it comes to dealing with the obesity epidemic, according to a new report. Take a look at some of the key things it says can help us catch up.
Topics: health, diet-and-nutrition, government-and-politics, obesity, australia
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| UpdatedOn his first visit to Western Australia during the state election campaign, Malcolm Turnbull says reforms to the GST distribution system are "a few years away" — and warns federal funding for Labor's Metronet rail system is also a long way off.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, tax, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedA flurry of preference deals between political parties may have left you wondering how it affects your vote. We help you figure out how to make your vote count.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, elections, wa
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| UpdatedThe Queensland Government will spend $6 million to improve communication between agencies when a child goes missing, as part of recommendations following the death Logan schoolgirl Tiahleigh Palmer.
Topics: family-and-children, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, crime, crime-prevention, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, qld, brisbane-4000