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Cairns watch house worker sounds alarm over ‘massive deterioration’ in children’s physical and mental health

Exclusive: anonymised notes reveal concerns about injuries, self-harm, security incidents and sickness in overcrowded cells

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Back to school 2024: the best deals for technology, books and uniforms in Australia

From stationery to laptops and other vital school supplies, we look at the top retailers’ back-to-school sales before term one

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More than 200 NSW taxi drivers ignored initial penalties for overcharging customers, data shows

Exclusive: Large proportion of drivers who were punished after complaints were disciplined more than once, fuelling industry calls for regulation

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Scott Morrison to resign from politics for ‘new challenges in the global corporate sector’

Former prime minister quitting after 16 years in parliament to also ‘spend more time with my family’

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Australia urged to quash convictions of all Indonesian children jailed as adult people smugglers

Exclusive: Leader of successful class action says government should ‘step in to overturn the convictions’, amid calls for a formal apology

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NSW minister’s wife ‘disciplined’ for pro-Palestine stand

The teacher wife of NSW minister Jihad Dib has been ‘disciplined’ for her pro-Palestinian activism at school, and Labor has reiterated its position on the stage three tax cuts has not changed.

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Asic examines collapsed bitcoin company Blockchain Global after Guardian investigation

Regulator takes action after masthead reveals links between two of company’s directors and a series of failed crypto schemes

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ChatGPT is coming to Australian schools. Here’s what you need to know

Government framework to help make education more compelling and effective – but experts warn of a worsening learning gap

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Taking care of business… visas

Labor has axed a business visa that allowed foreigners to live in Australia if they spent $5 million here, and Victoria’s opposition has abandoned its support for a Treaty over ‘secrecy’ concerns.

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Jobseeker endured 11 weeks without Centrelink payments but was still forced to attend job agency appointments

Advocates say government failing to meet ‘basic obligation’ to process claims quickly after Tim McCabe spent weeks with ‘no income’

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Assaults, isolation and deprivation: what life is like at Cairns watch house for children and staff

Exclusive: Rare photo and staff testimonies paint bleak picture of Queensland lockup where situation is said to have reached ‘a tipping point’

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Does a public school education in Australia really cost $93k?

Costs listed in new report include optional items such as music instruments and outside tuition and are ‘really inflated’, expert says

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Meta downplays concerns by Australia’s online safety regulator it is censoring pro-Palestinian content

Company says there was ‘briefly’ a problem with ‘inappropriate Arabic translations’

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Rozelle parklands: NSW government was told about possible asbestos seven days before acting

Exclusive: Member of public emailed Transport for NSW on 2 January about potentially hazardous mulch but investigation was delayed for a week

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ABC strongly denies outside influence in removal of Antoinette Lattouf

As broadcaster prepares to defend a wrongful dismissal case, managing editor ‘rejects’ it was influenced by pro-Israel groups lobbying for presenter to be removed

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Teals to pressure government over emissions

The Teals will demand a 75% reduction in emissions by 2035 if they hold the balance of power after next year’s election, and Penny Wong treads carefully over South Africa’s genocide case against Israel.

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Conservative politicians stoking Australia Day debate online with paid ads, analysis finds

Several Liberal MPs share advertisements on Facebook lobbying against changing the date after Woolworths’ decision to pull national merchandise

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Sydney’s Rozelle parklands to remain shut for at least six weeks due to asbestos contamination

Exclusive: NSW EPA issues a clean-up notice to department of transport after asbestos was found in mulch near playground last week

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Freed immigration detainee sues Australian government for damages for alleged false imprisonment

Stateless Kurdish man’s compensation case is the first sparked by high court ruling that indefinite detention is unlawful

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Psychologist treating children in Cairns watch house warns of ‘horrendous’ and ‘inhumane’ conditions

Exclusive: Government is failing to meet basic needs of youth in Queensland lockup, putting staff at ‘risk of harm’, psychologist alleges

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If Albanese wants to keep voters onside he needs to deliver on his cost-of-living promises – and soon

Despite helping ease living costs in 2023, the Labor government shouldn’t wait too long in the new year to show voters there’s more help on the way

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Wong bound for Israel

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong will fly to the Middle East today where she will meet victims of Israeli and Hamas violence, and the Victorian government bailed out Tennis Australia to the tune of $63 million.

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Fate of duck hunting in Victoria hangs in the balance as deadline looms for government decision

State Labor MPs are being polled by minister on ‘controversial issue’ after parliamentary inquiry recommending 2024 ban

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Australian students handed ‘wellbeing shots’ made by subsidiary of British American Tobacco – as experts fear new front in health wars

Experts say tobacco companies are turning to the booming wellness industry as a way of normalising more harmful products, and that some brands obscure or hide their ownership

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Police ‘cannot meet’ expectations for children in custody amid Cairns watch house overcrowding

Senior officer calls for help providing basic necessities to juvenile inmates, including food and toilet paper

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