Politics
Federal
Albanese’s hand-picked domestic violence experts tell him to ban gambling ads
The prime minister ordered a rapid review of practical solutions to stop the violence. The advice he received is something he’s been reluctant to do.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Former communist to lead clean-up of Setka’s old CFMEU branch
Veteran university unionist Grahame McCulloch will have to overhaul the Victorian division of the union but current national secretary Zach Smith will stay on.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Ben Schneiders
Former MP’s penalty doubled for election Facebook posts
A judge has doubled former Liberal MP Andrew Laming’s penalty for posting illegal election campaign messages on Facebook.
- by Rex Martinich
Banks gouging $4 billion from customers for cashless transaction fees: MP
A Labor MP has accused the big banks and credit card providers of stinging consumers $4 billion annually through card surcharges imposed by small retailers.
- by Shane Wright
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LGBTQ
Trans woman wins landmark discrimination case against female-only app
Roxanne Tickle was awarded $10,000 after the Federal Court upheld her discrimination complaint against female-only app Giggle for Girls, which had blocked her.
- by Jewel Topsfield and Nick Bonyhady
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Australian economy
No election spendathon: Chalmers says he’s got the big calls right
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he will use the pre-election budget to continue the inflation fight.
- by Shane Wright and David Crowe
Florence the machine to get a boring friend at Snowy 2.0
A fourth giant tunnelling machine will be added to the Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project in a bid to keep it on track.
- by Mike Foley
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