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Flux the System, a micro-party which is using self-styled preference whisperer Glenn Druery as a consultant, is running 26 fake independent candidates for the Legislative Council in the WA election.
Topics: minor-parties, elections, government-and-politics, perth-6000, wa
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WA Treasurer Mike Nahan has lobbed a hand grenade at the Prime Minister, accusing Malcolm Turnbull of breaking his promise to fix the state's share of GST.
Topics: tax, government-and-politics, perth-6000
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Australia and Russia have been in a state of frozen disagreement for the past three years, reaching a new low with the downing of MH17. But Russia's ambassador to Australia says slowly but surely, things are looking better.
Topics: foreign-affairs, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, government-and-politics, federal-government, bishop-julie, australia, russian-federation
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| UpdatedIn a scene straight out of Hogwarts, South Australia's Lower House transforms into a Chamber of Secrets, with a Labor MP repeatedly refusing to say the name of a new colleague and political rival.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa, australia
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| UpdatedIt was all pomp, ceremony and snipers on rooftops in Washington, DC, this week as the US President gave his first speech to Congress in a kind of replacement State of the Union.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, donald-trump, united-states
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The State Government assures doctors the next stage of a $550 million upgrade to Nepean Hospital in Sydney's west will begin within two years.
Topics: health, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, hornsby-2077, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedThe Senate clerk recognises concerns the DHS's release of personal information to a journalist could have a "chilling" impact on sources in the Centrelink investigation.
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedThe Tasmanian Opposition says the Human Services Minister "lied to the public" after she was forced to correct the record about her knowledge of a Right to Information request.
Topics: state-parliament, welfare, government-and-politics, hobart-7000, launceston-7250
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| UpdatedNAB chief executive Andrew Thorburn faces tough questions over the bank's financial planning arm and its practices.
Topics: banking, business-economics-and-finance, company-news, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedThe economy may be the best avenue for the Right and the Left to take as they try to tackle the emergence of One Nation and other political alternatives.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedThe State Government and some Aboriginal groups reject a push for a separate Upper House electorate for Tasmania's Indigenous community.
Topics: government-and-politics, aboriginal, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, launceston-7250, tas
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Topics: government-and-politics, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy
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Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas, hosts of the Party Room, choose their winners and losers from the week in federal politics.
Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, canberra-2600
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The number of people joining the National Disability Insurance Scheme is rising dramatically, according to official figures, but disability advocates say in the race to meet enrolment targets, people entering the NDIS are losing out.
Topics: disabilities, health, health-policy, health-insurance, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedA former federal MP who held Tasmania's largest electorate is headed to a new island, and this time he will be running the whole show.
Topics: government-and-politics, tas, norfolk-island
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump has created a more volatile global security situation, which could spell trouble for Australia's energy supplies, experts say.
Topics: oil-and-gas, trade, defence-and-national-security, foreign-affairs, world-politics, government-and-politics, australia, united-states, china
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| UpdatedFrom the penalty rates debate to 18C and Pauline Hanson, the Government has found itself struggling to take the political lead this week, says Insiders Host Barrie Cassidy.
Topics: government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, race-relations, australia
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| UpdatedForeign aid spending is at its lowest level in eight years under the Turnbull Government and charities are calling for an urgent increase amid warnings of famine across the Middle East and North Africa.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, relief-and-aid-organisations, disasters-and-accidents, yemen, somalia, south-sudan
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| UpdatedThe Human Services Minister has been referred to the Australian Federal Police, but what does this actually mean? ABC News political reporter Stephanie Anderson explains.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia
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| UpdatedA publicly owned electricity grid is the only way to put a cap on costs, keep energy competitive and solve the country's energy crisis, according to one economics expert.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, government-and-politics, australia
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Sweden will reintroduce military conscription next year because of difficulties filling the ranks on a voluntary basis at a time of increased security concerns, the Defence Minister says.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, government-and-politics, world-politics, sweden
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| UpdatedThe Federal Opposition seemingly switches its position on a bill that would allow the Government to release the personal information of veterans, saying strict safeguards need to be in place to protect the data.
Topics: veterans, federal-government, parliament, government-and-politics, australia
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It's been making headlines since summer, but how does Centrelink's controversial debt recovery system actually work?
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedThe agency set up to improve online government services never worked on Centrelink's automated debt recovery system.
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, political-parties, social-policy, australia
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| UpdatedThe retirement of LNP stalwart and former deputy premier Jeff Seeney makes it harder for the party to ward off One Nation in the central Queensland seat of Callide, political analysts say.
Topics: liberal-national-party-queensland, political-parties, government-and-politics, electoral-system, state-parliament, parliament, one-nation, brisbane-4000, qld, australia, bundaberg-4670