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For many voters despairing about the gridlock and lack of integrity in Australian politics in recent years, the success of the teal independents in the May 2022 federal election was an exhilarating moment. They won six formerly safe Liberal seats, returned four independents - Zali Steggall in Warringah, Helen Haines…

Rental affordability has tanked nationwide, with tenants in many cities and regions slugged with prolonged periods of rapidly rising rents.

When gambling addicts steal hundreds of thousands of dollars for losing bets, the victims of theft have little recourse. Advocates say that must change

"I was told on my first day in the job, this is how it operates. I was horrified to begin with, but you either get on board or you get out the door, and I had a mortgage and kids."