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Federal
Officer who stopped Bondi Junction attacker receives bravery award
Inspector Amy Scott was praised for saving many lives when she shot an advancing Joel Cauchi during the shopping centre rampage.
- by Angus Thompson
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Analysis
Affordable housing
The unusual political pairing squaring up against Labor on housing
Max Chandler-Mather and Andrew Bragg have little in common - except for a shared conviction that the federal government’s agenda on housing is behind the times.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Dan Andrews joins pro-Israel group, denounces ‘antisemitism and terrorism’
Publicly expressing support for Israel has become politically tricky for Labor MPs, but Andrews and former Labor senator Nova Peris are both taking on new roles.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Nuclear energy
Dutton’s nuclear plan contains a fib, but there’s also a fact in its favour
The opposition leader’s numbers seem plucked out of the air, but renewable projects aren’t coming anywhere near fast enough to fill Australia’s looming energy gap.
- by David Crowe
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Nuclear energy
‘Most valuable option’: Switkowski backs case for nuclear as states dig in
Business leader and nuclear physicist Ziggy Switkowski said the next generation of nuclear plants could justify their higher cost because of the value of their reliable baseload power.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
More Australians need help, but we’re giving less
Cost-of-living pressures are hitting most Australians, who are responding by cutting donations to the nation’s under-pressure charities.
- by Shane Wright
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Dutton didn’t put a price on nuclear power plants. The world shows they come at a cost
Peter Dutton admits the cost of his nuclear policy will be “big”. So big that it could cause enormous problems to the federal budget.
- by Shane Wright