PM's $1b plan to scrap carbon tax compo dead on arrival

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"To take this money away from those of us who are least able to afford increasing energy prices is just plain wrong."

Medicinal cannabis rules loosened after Senate gangs up on government

Terminally ill patients will get faster access to medical marijuana after the Greens teamed up with One Nation to deliver a shock Senate vote to kill off access and importation restrictions.

Australia's next generation fighter jets starve pilots of oxygen

Australia's next generation stealth fighter jets have been beset with yet more problems, with the US Air Force grounding a fleet of F-35s after the aircraft started starving their pilots of oxygen.

Corruption fighter Tony Fitzgerald wants to clean up Canberra

Legendary corruption fighter Tony Fitzgerald is challenging federal politicians to prove they truly are "honourable" members.

The humanitarian catastrophe Australians know nothing about

It's been described as the worst humanitarian disaster since World War II: up to 23 million people are at risk of starvation.

Minimum wage to rise by $22 a week

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Australia's lowest-paid workers will get a $22-a-week pay rise after the workplace umpire lifted the national minimum wage to $694.90.

Full cuts to Sunday penalty rates delayed until 2020

Landmark cuts to weekend penalty rates in several industries will be phased in over four years.

Fourth Australian caught up in London attack

The Australian government has "very real concerns" about two more Australians caught up in the London terror attacks.

Australians injured as PM condemns 'cruel' attack in London

At least one Australian was among the dozens injured in the London Bridge terrorist attack, which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull described as another "cruel example" of the ever-present threat posed by radical Islamists.