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| UpdatedAustralian children's author Mem Fox has made more than 100 trips to the US over the years, but now says she is unlikely to ever go there again after her wrongful detainment by immigration officials at LA Airport earlier this month.
Topics: immigration, community-and-society, government-and-politics, author, adelaide-5000, sa, australia, united-states
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Week three of WA's election campaign saw the leaders go head to head in the only live televised debate, but neither Premier Colin Barnett or Opposition Leader Mark McGowan manage to deliver a decisive blow dispatching their opponent to political oblivion.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, wa
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Parts of Australia's biggest cities could struggle to attract enough disability workers for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a new report warns.
Topics: disabilities, health, government-and-politics, federal-government, work, australia
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| UpdatedIndonesian President Joko Widodo makes his first bilateral visit to Australia this weekend — a sign a military spat early this year has been resolved and relations between the two nations are stable.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, terrorism, world-politics, australia, indonesia
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| UpdatedDonald Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports the US President's campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, a White House official says.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, defence-and-national-security, world-politics, donald-trump, us-elections, united-states, russian-federation
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| UpdatedFlood-affected farmers in the south of Western Australia say the State Government has been too slow in reacting to their plight, adding there is a lack of comprehension around the scale of the damage.
Topics: floods, rural, government-and-politics, ravensthorpe-6346
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A firebrand monk who helped stoke sectarian conflict in Myanmar throws his support behind the controversial Dhammakaya sect in Thailand, which is currently at odds with law enforcement over money laundering allegations.
Topics: buddhism, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, thailand, burma, asia
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Israel now joins countries such as Cuba, Egypt, Syria, Sudan and Venezuela that have blocked access for Human Rights Watch staff members.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, rights, human, charities-and-community-organisations, world-politics, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied
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Australian Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan defends his workforce, insisting the vast majority do not "down tools" at 4.51pm, while also disputing claims by union officials.
Topics: public-sector, government-and-politics, tax, australia
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The latest reshuffle of Queensland's electorates honours seven distinguished women from all over the state.
Topics: electoral-system, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, qld, australia, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedVictoria's Premier stands by embattled Speaker Telmo Languiller, despite a probe into his taxpayer-funded claim for almost $40,000 for living 80 kilometres from Melbourne.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, parliament-house-3002, vic, queenscliff-3225, tarneit-3029
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The Chaser's Chas Licciardello and the ABC's John Barron set out to discover the real America – its politics and its people – with US and Australian experts coming along for the ride!
Topics: government-and-politics, united-states
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Host: Ellen Fanning
Panel: Michael Biercuk, Verity Firth and Chris Berg
The panel discusses Tony Abbott’s latest dig at the Government, Elon Musk’s predictions for the future & Bill Gates' suggestion that we tax robots.
Topics: science-and-technology, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedPauline Hanson's One Nation officially disendorses two of its candidates for failing to reach required standards, just a fortnight out from the March poll, in what a political analyst describes as a rare move.
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Haven’t we seen this movie before? This week, all eyes are on the brawl brewing between Tony Abbott and the man who ended his prime ministerial dream, Malcolm Turnbull. Combine that with the really easy issue of Middle Eastern religious politics and the landmark decision to cut penalty rates on Sundays, and political reporter Matthew Doran and our Parliament House team have plenty to chat about.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, australia, parliament-house-2600
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Paralympian Jan Pike Jan Pike is used to battling. But one of the biggest fights of her life has been dealing with the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Topics: disabilities, health, health-policy, health-insurance, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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| UpdatedA retired former minister and a son of a former premier are nominated as candidates for Liberal preselection for the next South Australian election.
Topics: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, liberals, sa
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A Philippine senator and leading critic of President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly anti-drug crackdown is arrested on drug charges after being accused of receiving money from drug dealers.
Topics: drug-offences, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, philippines, asia
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Pauline Hanson's One Nation is expecting to field dozens of candidates at the next South Australian election, but experts predict it will be tough for the party to cut through.
Topics: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sa
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The push for Tasmania's own Aboriginal reconciliation council is welcomed as a step towards "black and white coming together", but not all see the move as necessary.
Topics: aboriginal, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, indigenous-protocols, indigenous-culture, government-and-politics, tas
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| UpdatedA re-elected Barnett Government would push to have Sunday penalty rates for some workers slashed, in exchange for a higher base rate on other days.
Topics: government-and-politics, tourism, hospitality, wa
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| UpdatedOne of the state's biggest power users, SA Water, is looking to construct a hydro-electric turbine near Hahndorf to help offset its hefty electricity use.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, electricity-energy-and-utilities, hahndorf-5245, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedRide-booking company Uber emails its users in Victoria, urging them to lobby the Victorian Government not to introduce a $2 trip levy on all taxi, Uber and hire car rides.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedThe New South Wales Government launches a new campaign to recruit more women to become train drivers, saying there is no reason it should be a male-dominated field.
Topics: rail-transport, industry, transport, government-and-politics, parliament, states-and-territories, nsw
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| UpdatedFor Jan Pike, one of the biggest fights of her life has been dealing with the National Disability Insurance Scheme - so much so, that she says it almost cost her her life.
Topics: disabilities, health, health-policy, health-insurance, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia