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Dutton points to NSW-Origin deal as case for nuclear power
The opposition leader says the NSW-Origin deal is an example of how Labor’s approach will increase power bills; Optus sued by ACMA over 2022 cyberattack. Follow updates live.
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- Campbell Kwan
Universities brace for foreign student cuts of up to 95pc
Both sides of politics say the reductions are needed to relieve housing pressure and both plans would deliver a huge shock to the $48b industry.
- Julie Hare
Albanese powers ahead with Australian-made battery plan
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will launch a National Battery Strategy on Thursday for the $523 million for batteries in last week’s budget.
- Ronald Mizen
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Hedge fund betting on class actions banks on $135m profit a year
The fund behind largest litigation deal in history expects to make about $135 million a year from the deal, illustrating the huge profits up for grabs for investors.
- Ronald Mizen
Nuclear power will be cheaper than CSIRO estimates, Libs insist
The Coalition agrees with the CSIRO about the construction cost of a nuclear power station, but not the price of electricity it would produce.
- Phillip Coorey
Glen Le Lievre cartoons for 2023-24
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- Glen Le Lievre
Coalition shifts goalposts on immigration cuts
During a National Press Club address, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said the Coalition would cut both permanent migration and net overseas migration.
- Phillip Coorey and Tom McIlroy
Injured Aussies could be compensated ‘millions’ by Singapore Airlines
Fifty-six Australians were on board the flight and eight were injured in the “severe turbulence”; Angus Taylor says “commercial viable” nuclear power industry won’t need subsidies. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Federal budget
Bill Shorten’s NDIS spending claims can’t be trusted
A lack of respect for taxpayers explains the NDIS blowout. Perhaps it’s because almost half of adults pay no net income tax.
- John Kehoe
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- Federal budget
BCA quits big-spending welfare advisory board
The Business Council, representing top 100 CEOs, has left the government’s Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee, arguing it put insufficient priority on workforce participation.
- Phillip Coorey
Nuclear could cost up to $17b and take until 2040 to build: CSIRO
The nation’s first large-scale nuclear power plant could cost as much as $17 billion and not be operational until at least 2040, the CSIRO says.
- Phillip Coorey
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Coalition to bring back tax and spending limits: Taylor
The Coalition will reintroduce speed limits on tax and spending, and implement reform to encourage investment and aspiration.
- Phillip Coorey
NDIS reforms can’t wait for a ‘magical unicorn day’: Shorten
Disability Minister Bill Shorten says premiers should stop using disabled people as a political football, after the states called for delays to NDIS reforms.
- Tom Burton
Labor premiers leave Miles on his own with Dutton on immigration
Former treasurer Wayne Swan has accused Peter Dutton of “dog whistling on migration”.
- Tom McIlroy, Gus McCubbing and Tom Rabe
Qld industries fear compounding workforce shortage
Labor Premier Steven Miles has backed Dutton’s plan to slash migration; Peter Dutton has accused Anthony Albanese of ‘squibbing’ his response to war crimes arrest warrants. Live updates here.
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- Hannah Wootton
Nearly 46 hours a month to read all privacy policies: study
Australians would spend nearly 46 hours a month reading all the privacy policies they encounter, according to a new report into data firms.
- Tom Burton
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Why you can’t argue the $300 energy rebate will lower inflation
Energy bill relief increases real disposable income and boosts aggregate demand. We can debate how far they push inflation, but not that the direction is up.
- Steven Hamilton
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- Live exports
Farmers prepare to go to war with Labor over live sheep trade
A heated meeting between federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, the prime minister and senior National Farmers Federation officials last week may mark a low point in relations.
- Andrew Tillett
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