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Labor asks watchdog to advise on overhauling travel perks for politicians as backlash grows

Sussan Ley offers bipartisan truce to work on reform as attorney general Michelle Rowland refers expenses for independent audit

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State Library of Victoria scraps restructure plan after outrage from famous writers and public

Proposal to cut jobs and refocus on ‘digital experiences’ attracted ire of writers including Helen Garner and Nick Cave

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The online wellness clinics letting customers ‘add to cart’ experimental peptides without a doctor consult

The growing market for injectable peptides includes many schedule 4 drugs that are not yet approved for use in Australia but can be prescribed by a doctor

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NSW Health resists lower blood lead guidelines for children in Broken Hill, documents reveal

Greens MP condemns ‘pathetic’ level of funding to deal with lead contamination in state’s far west

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Anthony Albanese sidesteps calls for reform amid growing community anger over MP travel perks

The federal opposition and crossbenchers have backed a review of expenses spending rules

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Nine bring-a-plate ideas for Christmas drinks, barbecues and dinner parties this summer – recipes

Whether you’re a kitchen rookie or an advanced home cook, these appetiser and pot luck recipes bring self-confidence too

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Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say

Prime minister defends Anika Wells as controversy over use of taxpayer-funded travel entitlements continues

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Afternoon Update: ‘proud’ PM hails social media ban; Trump fact-checked; and an uninvited bear

Anthony Albanese says the ban would not be perfect from day one, but suggested it would one day be among Australia’s other great reforms

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Under-16s who slipped through cracks of social media ban will be ‘booted off in time’, eSafety commissioner says

Julie Inman Grant unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions as Anthony Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’

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Liberal candidate denies law firm’s claims of bullying and using staff to pursue political ambitions

Grant Hutchinson denies allegations made in court by current and former partners prior to his preselection for Victorian seat of Croydon

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Albanese says his use of family travel allowance ‘in accordance with the rules’ as MPs call for fresh look at entitlements

The prime minister claimed $2,800 in family travel entitlements coinciding with three major sporting events between 2023 and 2025

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Reddit to comply with Australia’s ‘legally erroneous’ under-16 social media ban

Platform to introduce age-prediction model analysing users but argued to eSafety commissioner it was a source of information not a social media platform

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‘Not approved for human use’: the online frenzy for injectable peptides sweeping Australia

Social media is driving a boom in the use of peptides to improve appearance and physical performance. Many are experimental and come with risk of serious side effects

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‘Remarkable’ Mithaka cultural landscape featuring Australia’s oldest houses placed on national heritage list

Aboriginal site featuring ancient quarry sits on transcontinental trading route connecting Gulf of Carpentaria to Flinders Ranges

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What caused Sydney’s M4 tunnel closure – and what on earth is shotcrete?

The M4 shut for ‘emergency roadworks’ early Thursday and was still closed hours later. Repairs had made the tunnel safe to reopen in the afternoon – but not before drivers experienced considerable delays

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Skydivers go on strike in three Australian states and claim pay has plummeted

Union asks ‘would you want your mum strapped to an underpaid instructor?’

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HyperVerse promoter ‘Bitcoin Rodney’ accuses Australian Sam Lee in US court of duping him with ‘elaborate deception’

Rodney Burton says in Maryland district court memorandum he acted in good faith when promoting scheme that allegedly defrauded investors of US$1.89bn, but Lee calls claims ‘baseless’

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‘Day by day I lose weight’: asylum seekers on Nauru get $115 a week, but a bag of grapes costs $20

Forbidden from working, people sent to the island by Australia say they are struggling to survive because food is so expensive

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Man pleads not guilty over allegedly projecting pro-Palestine messages on Sydney Opera House forecourt

Lawyers for Fouad Masri say the case will have important ramifications for freedom of speech in Australia

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Helen Garner says State Library of Victoria turned into ‘party central’, with planned job cuts to ‘bring disgrace’ on Melbourne

Acclaimed author ‘sick’ about 171-year-old institution’s proposed restructure as hundreds of writers sign open letter in protest

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‘Nightmare scenario for disabled people’: NDIS overhaul risks lives, advocates say

Sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans are generated criticised amid fears they amount to ‘robo-planning’

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Reform Australia: who is behind the new rightwing group recruiting at an anti-immigration rally?

Digital footprint offers clues about who may be involved in the political venture being promoted on pamphlets at the Put Australia First event in Sydney

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Victorian Labor to introduce stand-alone coercive control offence in backflip to match opposition policy

Exclusive: Allan government acknowledges ‘more must be done’ and will introduce new offence despite insisting laws already protect against it

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ATO’s revamped ‘robotax’ scheme targets $5.3bn in on-hold debts – some that have been invisible for years

Exclusive: New program is designed to raise $5.3bn from 325,000 taxpayers, with some debts dating back to 2017, documents show

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Australia’s eSafety commissioner rejects US Republican’s assertion she is a ‘zealot for global takedowns’

Julie Inman Grant says Australia’s Online Safety Act ‘does not impinge upon Americans’ freedom of speech’

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