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Loyalty or laziness? Whatever you call it, the banks are cashing in
Australians are being done over by electricity providers and banks that bet we won’t call it a day. And it’s costing us billions of dollars a year.
- by Shane Wright
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Coalition cooks up tax write-offs for ditching gas to end party ‘climate wars’
Liberal moderate Andrew Bragg has been given free rein to map out the opposition’s energy policy – but some in the party argue that nuclear power should still be an option.
- by Paul Sakkal
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COVID inquiry warning to plug Australia’s health gaps before next pandemic
People from the least advantaged fifth of the population were six times more likely to die of COVID at the pandemic’s 2021 Australian peak than those in the most advantaged group.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Two former non-citizen detainees arrested for breaching curfew over Christmas
Seven of the approximately 150 non-citizens, including some sex offenders and other violent crimes, have now been arrested.
- by Paul Sakkal and Matthew Knott
Alicio speaks three languages, loves science and is popular at school, but Australia doesn’t want him
Alicio has cerebral palsy. While his condition hasn’t held him back from swimming lessons, nor from playing with his friends in the school playground, it means Australia’s migration system won’t let him stay.
- by Angus Thompson
‘Stars not aligning’: Quad summit in doubt for second year running
The elevation of the Quad had been a central feature of US President Joe Biden’s push to compete with China and it has also boosted Australia’s prominence on the world stage.
- by Matthew Knott