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Chalmers during the budget address.
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Australia news as it happened: Treasurer’s $3.5b energy subsidy to fight inflation revealed in federal budget; Defence whistleblower sentenced to almost six years jail

Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down his budget which included a $3.5 billion energy subsidy and defence whistleblower David McBride was jailed.

  • by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
We asked every Cumberland councillor where they stood on the same-sex parent book ban, set to be revoked at a meeting on Wednesday night.
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Cumberland City Council book ban LIVE updates: Councillors to meet as same-sex parents book debate rages

  • by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey
Sergio Cuesta was last seen in September 2023.
Courts

Man allegedly lured to his death after $150,000 necklace ‘burglary’

  • by Tara Cosoleto
Charlise Mutten was allegedly murdered by her mother’s fiance, Justin Stein.
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Courts

‘I’ve got my guns, I’m going to kill you’: Justin Stein’s alleged threat to Charlise’s mother

  • by Sarah McPhee
A group of students occupy the Arts West building at Melbourne University’s Parkville campus on Wednesday.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Pro-Palestine protesters defy warnings to leave Melbourne Uni building

  • by Alex Crowe, Chip Le Grand and Madeleine Heffernan

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The Prince Charles Hospital in the north Brisbane suburb of Chermside.
Mental health

Three deaths at Brisbane hospital mental health unit spark review

The health minister confirmed a review was under way after three people died by suicide at the hospital unit in the past 16 months.

  • by Keira Jenkins
A fungicide used to protect strawberries from mould could render a new British antifungal drug useless before it even hits the market.
Medicine

The deadly price of a perfect strawberry

We’re running out of medicines that can treat deadly fungal infections. A new agricultural chemical could make things even worse.

  • by Angus Dalton
The Austin Hospital in Heidelberg.
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Healthcare

Patient seriously harmed after equipment fails during heart surgery

  • by Aisha Dow
Jordon Hadfield studied a medicine degree to become a rural GP but decided psychiatry offered better work-life balance and more time with patients
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Health

‘Run off your feet’: Why medical students such as Jordon are turning away from general practice

  • by Angus Thomson
NSW will significantly boost its funding for palliative care.
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Queensland doctors demand answers over end-of-life care funding

  • by Fraser Barton
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