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Rise in Palestinian applications for onshore protection visas as pressure grows on Albanese government

More than 300 Palestinians applied for onshore protection visas over June and July, home affairs department figures show

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‘Nothing unusual’ about blindness non-profit Vision Australia being led by someone who isn’t blind, chair says

Bill Jolley says he was ‘a bit surprised at the intensity of the reaction’ after ex-chair Graeme Innes launches petition calling for appointment of blind CEO

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Woman was ‘anxious to leave’ after allegedly being raped by high-profile Sydney man, court hears

The man, who cannot be named, has pleaded not guilty to raping five women

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Environment watchdog powers may be weakened to pass parliament, Albanese says

Labor urged not to water down ‘already weak proposal’ but PM confirms he is mulling whether to make new EPA ‘compliance only’ amid battle to pass bill

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Morning Mail: Greens spruik rental watchdog plan, far-right gains in Germany, the rise of sexual choking

New body could give tenants more power in landlord disputes; tensions over Gaza war escalate in Israel; choking during sex now common among under-35s

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Vision Australia pressed to appoint a blind CEO and open field externally

Founding chair Graeme Innes launches petition and accuses service provider of hypocrisy over recruitment for top job

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Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies quits nine months into the job due to ‘differences of opinion’

Guardian Australia understands there were disagreements between Davies and the OA board, including over using overseas talent in shows

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Woman who alleges she was raped by high-profile Sydney man denies she ‘made up’ claims, court hears

Defence counsel for man, who can not be named, says woman fabricated that she had rejected his sexual advances more than once to make sex sound ‘more nonconsensual’

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Seven alleges 13 women have made complaints about former Sydney reporter Robert Ovadia, court hears

The 51-year-old, who is suing the network for wrongful dismissal, was sacked in June after an internal investigation into allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’, and says the claims are ‘baseless’

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NSW Liberals branch calls for federal administration after ‘catastrophic failure’ of state division

Northern Beaches Liberals unanimously support motion as some observers say conservative faction ‘keen’ to oust moderates after council elections nominations error

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Delivery of renewables vital for energy supply

The energy market operator says power shortages could occur if proposed renewable projects are delayed, and the FBI is trying to home in on a motive for Donald Trump’s would-be assassin.

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Greens plan $296bn ‘big corporations’ tax grab

The Greens are banking on being able to withhold supply as they propose a swathe of huge new taxes on corporate profits, and 22,000 international students will be prevented from studying in Australia under the new cap.

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Children have been kept in isolation for more than 70 days in Queensland’s Cleveland detention centre, report finds

Some held overnight in tiny concrete rooms with no running water or toilet, Inspector of Detention Services says

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Seven West Media defends ‘sexy Santas’ dancers weeks after toxic work culture allegations

Four cast members from Seven’s annual Christmas Pageant danced to a Mariah Carey song at meeting in Western Australia

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PM arrives at Pacific Islands Forum – as it happened

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Discretionary powers used to stop investigations in one in four allegations of AFP misconduct

The AFP received more than 2,500 allegations of misconduct or police practices over two years

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The Coalition says the CFMEU is blowing out construction costs. Is that really true?

Opposition members including Peter Dutton have talked about a ‘CFMEU tax’ on major projects. Here’s what we know

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Queensland police officer accused of inappropriate behaviour by female colleagues now investigated for stalking

Female senior constable alleges male officer stalked and harassed her at remote police beat

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A banned promoter of cancer ‘cures’ was hijacked by genAI. Now the internet is ‘flooded with garbage’

Australian Barbara O’Neill’s ‘natural self-healing’ remedies found a certain audience through her own efforts. But her image has run wild thanks to unaffiliated groups exploiting her name on social media

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Liberals are gone from eight council ballots in Sydney. These ‘stocking-filler’ candidates might have a shot

Administrative bungle opens up opportunities for unlikely contenders – including one who hopes to ‘pull off a Steven Bradbury’

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Government gives itself power to pay any non-citizen to leave Australia

Exclusive: Greens decry expansion of scheme to ‘all non-citizens’ – including those whose asylum claims were rejected after arriving by air – as a ‘bribe’

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Labor extends work and Medicare rights to some visa-holders from Gaza and Israel

Rights granted as part of ‘additional assistance’ to those affected by conflict affect a small number of people, as government prepares to transfer more from visitor visas

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Swillhouse’s Hubert restaurant removed from Gourmet Traveller’s guide amid misconduct allegations

Staff urged to speak to authorities if they have experienced an unsafe workplace as Anton Forte resigns from hospitality association

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Ministers rack up $1m more in taxpayer-funded robodebt legal expenses, with Scott Morrison topping list

Former prime minister’s robodebt expenses hit $461,445, while Linda Reynolds incurs $166,700 in costs related to Brittany Higgins’s rape allegation

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Jewish creatives allegedly threatened after WhatsApp doxing consider suing New York Times

Jeremy Liebler says ‘all legal avenues are being explored’ after Melbourne-based New York Times reporter downloaded and shared group chat then spread by activists

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