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Tanya Plibersek urged to block ‘climate-wrecking’ Queensland coalmine that would raze koala habitat

Environmentalists say Vulcan South mine would be an ‘absolute disaster’ for animals including koalas, greater gliders and glossy black cockatoos

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Swift parrot thrown temporary lifeline

The Tasmanian Supreme Court has ordered a temporary halt to logging in a critically endangered swift parrot breeding ground in Tasmania, and for the first time since 2020, bulk-billed GP visits are up after Labor tripled incentives for doctors.

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The Australian who ascended to the helm of a Republican-linked fundamentalist Christian group

Martyn Iles, the former head of the Australian Christian Lobby, is set to lead a lucrative creationist group that built a replica Noah’s Ark – and has fresh ambitions for Australia

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Australia and top allies in talks over UN aid funding in Gaza

Albanese government is yet to publicly outline conditions to reinstate funding to UNRWA but it is unlikely to move before US or UK

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Millions allegedly misspent or wasted in Australia’s offshore detention system, senior Home Affairs official tells tribunal

Workers’ compensation case hears claims $6m in funds were misused on items including golf umbrellas in dispute with PNG contractor

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Hungry Panda delivery rider launches legal action against company claiming loss of work after protesting pay

Data seen by Guardian Australia shows Zhuoying Wang gets between 30 to 70 orders per shift but this dropped down to zero around the protest

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Australian Sam Lee charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in US for role in $1.89bn ‘Ponzi scheme’

HyperVerse crypto schemes, subject of a Guardian Australia investigation, alleged to have defrauded investors of almost A$3bn

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Melbourne council considers permanent removal of Captain Cook memorial after vandalism

The stone memorial at Edinburgh Gardens, in Fitzroy North, was toppled and spray-painted with the words ‘cook the colony’ on Sunday

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Pro-Israel ‘surveillance’ group turning attention to Australia, leaked posts show

Members of Shirion Collective, which claims to ‘expose antisemites’ online, have discussed presenting lists of names to home affairs minister

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NSW premier says construction waste recycling rules may be reviewed as widespread compliance issues revealed

Chris Minns says environmental watchdog’s powers must be ‘sufficiently robust’ amid investigation into asbestos-contaminated garden mulch

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David Littleproud accuses Labor of ‘class warfare’ over stage-three tax changes, saying $190,000 is ‘not a lot’

Nationals leader says tax cuts were about ‘giving everyone a fair go’ and Labor is ‘pitting one Australian against the other’

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Victorian government under fire from animal rights advocates over rejection of duck hunting ban

Ban on recreational duck hunting recommended by Labor-led inquiry shot down after Jacinta Allan met with ministers

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Jannik Sinner, 22, wins Australian Open

Italian Jannik Sinner came from behind to demolish Russian Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open’s men’s final 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3, and working-class communities in Coalition regional and rural seats will be the biggest winners from Labor’s changes to the stage three tax cuts.

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NSW watchdog failed to act on contamination risk despite ‘damning’ asbestos findings

Exclusive: environmental regulator has known for more than a decade that contaminated soil fill might have been used in childcare centres, schools and parks

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Queensland hospital failed to perform rape kit and allow police access after alleged sexual assault of dementia patient, family claims

Exclusive: daughters of 79-year-old allegedly assaulted in ‘virtual ward’ care system say their complaints were dismissed by staff

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Data gold rush: companies once focused on mining cryptocurrency pivot to generative AI

Tech companies are cashing in on an unprecedented demand for computing power needed to operate artificial intelligence

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He’s everywhere in Perth – but is Basil Zempilas the man to save the WA Liberals?

The lord mayor, sports commentator and newspaper columnist confirms he will run for parliament, but his potential tilt has already sparked controversy

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ABC’s first Middle East correspondent urges management to back staff during Israel-Gaza conflict

Peter George says journalists aren’t as protected now by management as he was in the 1980s, and are at increasing risk of self-censoring

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Former police deputy commissioner known for ‘vagina whisperer’ comment running for Cairns mayor

Paul Taylor apologised for comment before resigning in 2022, as former officers and locals express mixed views on his political campaign

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Treasury estimated stage-three tax cut changes would add 0.1 percentage point to inflation

RBA hasn’t modelled whether Albanese government’s redistribution of tax cuts could add to inflation, but isn’t expected to adjust its forecasts

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Traditional owners speak out against claims Victoria’s cultural heritage laws are major setback to housing expansion

Exclusive: Laws impact less than 1% of building developments, despite being cited among reasons for the Coalition’s treaty backflip

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Labor MPs endorse changes to stage-three tax cuts

Move will spark fierce political battle for Albanese government as opposition vows to roll back changes if they win government

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Albanese government under pressure to reveal next moves after failed referendum

Exclusive: Indigenous representatives want the federal government to accelerate its plans on closing the gap, including delivering significant funding

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Stage-three tax cuts: cabinet approves new cost-of-living relief for workers on less than $150,000

Taxpayers earning under $150,000 would be better off under a plan to retain the 37% tax bracket, unwinding the Morrison government’s stage-three tax cuts due to come into effect this year

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Labor labours over tax cuts for all

Australians who earn up to $150,000 a year will be better off under Labor’s proposed changes to the stage three tax cuts, and 2,697 calls to triple zero went unanswered during the Optus outage last year.

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