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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with the retiring Brendan O’Connor (left) and Linda Burney.
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Indigenous

Truth-telling set to fill Voice gap as Leeser urges PM to step up

As retiring Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney declared history would look kindly upon the Voice effort, Liberal MP Julian Leeser lamented the “national silence” that has existed since its defeat.

  • by Paul Sakkal and James Massola

Opinion & Perspectives

Why Wednesday’s inflation figures mean the RBA faces its toughest decision in a generation

Some economists believe the result of tomorrow’s consumer price index is all the RBA will need to push the official cash rate to a fresh 12-year high.

Shane Wright
Shane Wright

Senior economics correspondent

Long, leisurely look at making Australia Day more inclusive

Everyone should support the Australia Day Long Weekend ambition to create a day without division that allows us all to celebrate what it means to be Australian.

‘It’s not good enough’: Police crack down harder on young Indigenous offenders

NSW Police are much more likely to simply caution rather than prosecute non-Aboriginal youth who cross the line.

Don Weatherburn
Don Weatherburn

Professor Don Weatherburn

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Federal

Tony Burke has been given the new super portfolio of immigration and home affairs.

Burke dismisses as ‘idiotic’ opposition claims he would be soft on Palestinian refugees

Palestinian community leaders want a permanent visa scheme for the 1300 people who have fled the conflict in Gaza.

  • by Paul Sakkal and Stephanie Peatling
houses

New home approvals drop placing more pressure on supply

Higher interest rates and pricey materials, labour and other costs have been weighing on home building,

  • by Poppy Johnston

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