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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
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LGBTQ
Trans woman wins landmark discrimination case against female-only app
- by Jewel Topsfield and Nick Bonyhady
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Antisemitism
Jewish groups demand extremist influencer Candace Owens’ visa be cancelled
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion & Perspectives
Dutton is placing all his bets on an issue not crucial to voters
The Middle East has become new and ugly territory for Australian politics, but the engaged minority’s focus is no guide to how it will play out for the disengaged majority at the ballot box.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
What Peter Dutton has in common with Australia’s most famous fly spray
Polls show Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese are as unpopular as each other. For a first-term opposition leader, that is a historically good result.
Shaun Carney
Columnist
Rowland in the deep on Labor’s big gamble
It should have been a political win for Labor to curtail ads that annoy voters. Instead, questionable political management put the government on the defensive.
Paul Sakkal
Federal political correspondent
Federal
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Building Bad
CFMEU boss keeps his job as union plunged into administration
The Coalition has demanded an explanation for the government’s decision to keep national secretary Zach Smith on as hundreds of other unionists were removed.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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
Updated
LGBTQ
Trans woman wins landmark discrimination case against female-only app
- by Jewel Topsfield and Nick Bonyhady
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Australian economy
No election spendathon: Chalmers says he’s got the big calls right
- by Shane Wright and David Crowe
Western Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Victoria considers new building insurance checks – but at a cost
- by Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
Opinion
Metro Tunnel
Delays, blowouts and stuff-ups: Victoria’s project problem is bigger than Allan
- by Annika Smethurst
Queensland
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Government
Leavers to leave long-term police union perch for new Qld-NSW border gig
- by Matt Dennien
New Gabba upgrade plans might not be made public before election
- by Matt Dennien and William Davis