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| UpdatedUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says it may be necessary to take pre-emptive military action against North Korea if the threat from their weapons program reaches a level that the United States believes requires action.
Topics: foreign-affairs, government-and-politics, donald-trump, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, united-states
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| UpdatedAustralia's booming craft beer industry, which has more than doubled in the past five years, is demanding a fairer deal from the Federal Government, saying the current tax regime is holding it back.
Topics: alcohol, tax, government-and-politics, manufacturing, australia, nsw
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| UpdatedA potential problem has arisen for the WA Liberals, already in disarray, with Labor considering offering former Liberal minister Simon O'Brien the role of president of the Upper House.
Topics: government-and-politics, wa
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Mark McGowan moves to limit the number of pathways foreign workers have to enter Western Australia within hours of becoming the state's new Premier.
Topics: government-and-politics, wa
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| UpdatedA day after Premier Jay Weatherill clashed with Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg, he pounces on the Opposition's Steven Marshall, suggesting he is only party leader because there is no one else.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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Planet America hosts John Barron and Chas Licciardello delve into the murky world of US crime and punishment … plus it’s another busy week in the White House with travel bans, tax returns and yet more hacking and wiretapping claims.
Topics: government-and-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedNSW National Party senator John 'Wacka' Williams reveals he has Parkinson's disease, but says he wants to serve out the rest of his Senate term
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, nationals, health, diseases-and-disorders, parkinson-s-disease, inverell-2360
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The Queensland Premier is confronted by an Australian businessman and a tour operator after arriving in India to inspect Adani's home port.
Topics: coal, industry, business-economics-and-finance, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, india, qld, australia
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Palaszczuk confronted in India
Topics: government-and-politics, business-economics-and-finance, india
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| UpdatedMalcolm Turnbull wanted this week to be about his vision for an expanded Snowy Mountain Hydro Scheme. But Jay Weatherill had other ideas, gate crashing a Josh Frydenberg press conference and subjecting him to a nationally televised shirtfronting. We’ll dissect that biffo and the fallout from the election whitewash in the west.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, federal-elections, australia, parliament-house-2600
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Many people think that democracy is the right system in terms of being fairer and delivers the best outcomes for people, but does it actually make us happier?
Topics: happiness, emotions, community-and-society, government-and-politics, globalisation---economy, business-economics-and-finance, australia
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| UpdatedPoliticians at the state and federal level — seemingly from nowhere — came up with nation-building energy solutions this week as they sought to out-do each other, says Insiders host Barrie Cassidy.
Topics: government-and-politics, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia
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Queenslanders have a civic duty to support farmers struggling with the outbreak of the white spot prawn disease, the state's Fisheries Minister says, insisting there are no human health risks.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, redcliffe-4020, brisbane-4000
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Restrictions on gambling advertisements may be effective in helping those with problems manage their urges to gamble.
Topics: gambling, government-and-politics, community-and-society, australia
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| UpdatedMultinational gas companies have played Australian customers. It's hard not to conclude LNG producers are cheating the system.
Topics: alternative-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedMore than 200 jobs are in limbo after the owners of the Heyfield timber mill in Victoria's east announced it would close, but the Victorian Government may still throw workers a lifeline.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, environment, heyfield-3858
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| UpdatedThe City of Perth announces it will conduct a $500,000 audit of its operations to reassure concerned ratepayers, although Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi denies it is in response to Premier Mark McGowan's threat to sack the council.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedMark McGowan is officially sworn in as Western Australia's 30th Premier by State Governor Kerry Sanderson after Labor's landslide victory in last Saturday's election.
Topics: government-and-politics, elections, wa, perth-6000
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Macquarie Group submits a proposal to the NSW Government to build a metro station at Martin Place, complete with two office towers and shops on elevated terraces.
Topics: rail-transport, transport, industry, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, sydney-2000, nsw
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US President Donald Trump's budget proposes to boost defence spending by $US54 billion ($70 billion) — the largest increase since Ronald Reagan's military build-up of the 1980s — as well as cut the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) funding by 31 per cent.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, world-politics, defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, united-states
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The Coopers Brewery brouhaha, energy policy and the WA election dominated the week's news, but who ended up on top? Fran Kelly and Patricia Karvelas pick their winners and losers.
Topics: government-and-politics, coal, alternative-energy, federal-government, federal---state-issues, australia, wa, sa
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Cystic fibrosis advocates push for a reimbursement agreement to be adopted in Australia, where drug manufacturers are only paid for medicines if further trials prove they work.
Topics: diseases-and-disorders, health, pharmaceuticals, health-policy, federal-government, government-and-politics, children---toddlers, family-and-children, community-and-society, australia
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| UpdatedOpposition Leader Tim Nicholls labels his regional Queensland tour a success despite some fiery confrontations at public forums in Townsville and Cairns over ride sharing group Uber.
Topics: government-and-politics, cairns-4870
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| UpdatedFelicity Ward is a stand-up comic whose personal experience of mental illness is at the core of her comedy work. Though passionate about her career, she says persistent anxiety has dampened the joy of making people laugh.
Topics: arts-and-entertainment, comedy-humour, television, government-and-politics, world-politics, political-parties, alp, health, mental-health, stress, drug-use, alcohol, australia, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedA planned expansion to the Snowy Hydro scheme is grabbing headlines — but a new plan could build oceanfront hydro power in places without mountains, including South Australia.
Topics: hydro-energy, alternative-energy, environment, government-and-politics, sa, australia