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South Korea’s president declares martial law, country rises to reject it

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol unexpectedly declared martial law in the country only for lawmakers to rapidly assemble to reject it, and the Greens are keen to strike a deal with Labor should the next Parliament be hung.

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Twenty private schools with wealthiest parents received $130m total in Australian public funds in 2023

Data comes as education minister remains stalled in negotiations with states and territories over contributions to Schooling Resource Standard

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Pro-brumby activists racially vilified head of Indigenous group, Victorian tribunal finds

Exclusive: Yorta Yorta woman targeted in campaign by Barmah Brumby Preservation Group that included posters with racist slogans, Vcat finds

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Albanese government gets an ‘F’ from voters on housing, wages

New polling shows voters are scathing of the government’s attempts to address the cost of housing and wage growth, and a new register will be set up requiring telcos to recognise and block scam texts.

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Neon cities, cyber nightmares and yum cha: Cao Fei, the visionary artist charting China’s past and future

For her first major solo show in Australia, the Guangzhou-born artist has turned the Art Gallery of New South Wales into a bustling cityscape

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Afternoon Update: Biden pardons son Hunter; Australia’s largest cocaine bust; and rowing naked across the Pacific

The outgoing US president had previously said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence

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Noticing fewer groceries on the shelves at Woolworths? Here’s what you need to know

United Workers Union is calling for warehouse staff to be paid at least $38 an hour, with people walking off the job in three states

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Life without Bill Shorten: Labor eyes frontbench reshuffle

Anthony Albanese is considering a new-year cabinet shake-up following the retirement of Bill Shorten, and the housing market appears to finally be losing steam.

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Predatory rent-to-buy operators barred from Centrepay debit system in sweeping Albanese government reforms

Exclusive: ‘High-risk services’ will be removed, including companies providing consumer leases and household goods

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Health and beauty products most discounted items at Coles and Woolworths, data reveals

The supermarkets also heavily promote unhealthy foods, often displaying them prominently, Guardian analysis shows

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‘Pushing isn’t always pretty’: Adam Bandt on why the Greens blocked Labor’s agenda until last sitting day of the year

But Bandt would not be pressed on Anthony Albanese’s decision to cancel a environment deal the Greens and David Pocock struck with Tanya Plibersek

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Incredible 32-bill day ends parliamentary sitting year

Parliament has adjourned for the year with the final day seeing an astounding 32 bills passed, and opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham has called time on his political career.

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Plibersek had nature positive deal in writing before Albanese vetoed without her knowledge

Exclusive: Environment minister agreed detail with Greens but the PM intervened after lobbying from WA premier and miners

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Maria felt pressured to sign an NDA after being sexually harassed. Now she’s speaking out against the practice

Hopes are rising that a push for change in Victoria means victims will no longer be ‘badgered into silence’

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Communications minister’s office admits gambling ad reform taking ‘longer than hoped’

Emails seen by Guardian Australia from Michelle Rowland's office say they ‘can’t commit to a revised timeframe’ on the long-awaited reforms

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Lidia Thorpe suspended after racism row with Pauline Hanson

The independent senator threw pieces of paper at Hanson after the One Nation leader questioned Fatima Payman’s Senate eligibility, and there are still a least 37 bills the government wants to ram through on the last sitting day.

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Albanese government plan to raise tax on super balances over $3m all but abandoned

Exclusive: Amid a chaotic end to the parliamentary session, Labor fears a repeat of franking credit policy fiasco that helped cost the 2019 election

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Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ legislation after intervention by WA premier

Roger Cook says he spoke to ‘highest level’ of federal government to reiterate his view the environment bills in their current form ‘should not be progressed’

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‘Dangerous crunch point’: risk abuse survivors will be denied justice due to delays in Australia’s redress scheme

Parliamentary inquiry warns it may run out of time to work through backlog of cases due to significant hold ups and surge in applications

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Banks and bookmakers tricked by ‘sophisticated’ gambling syndicate may have breached anti-money laundering laws

Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show syndicate placed bets with Sportsbet while using another person’s name

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Third Australian fell ill after suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos

Exclusive: Dual national understood to be in stable condition after tragedy which has claimed six lives

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Labor to sit out Prahran byelection as ex-Greens MP Sam Hibbins departs amid controversy

Exclusive: Victorian Greens confident of retaining inner Melbourne seat as former MP ‘absolutely disputes’ claims by intern

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Greens concede on Labor’s housing bills

The Greens have agreed to help Labor pass its housing bills after a protracted fight, and RBA analysis predicts ‘strong negative impacts’ if Trump’s extreme economic agenda comes to pass.

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Australia’s former national security watchdog accuses successor of bowing to pressure from attorney general

Grant Donaldson faults Independent Security Legislation Monitor Jake Blight for ‘clarification’ to old annual report which criticised Mark Dreyfus

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Victorian doctor admits breaching medical code of conduct by asking patients to fund her teenage vape solutions clinic

Dr Carolyn Beaumont says she made ‘an error of judgment’ by asking for donations in an email to previous patients

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