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Former military lawyer David McBride has been sentenced to five years and eight months for sharing classified documents with journalists.

The scheme has paid out over 6 percent of claims so far and is due to wrap up in September.

The Christchurch Call was set up by Jacinda Ardern and Emmanuel Macron in response to the 2019 mosque mass shooting event.

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said that the initiatives are meant to bring energy costs down for Australians.

Being pregnant, ill, young or Aboriginal are among the additional reasons judges in Victoria may be able to delay sentencing offenders to immediate imprisonment

While the figure is well below the $22.1 billion surplus in 2022-23, it marks the first back-to-back surplus in nearly two decades.

Sheep are exported live to middle eastern countries but will be stopped after animal rights concerns and farmers will be compensated by a funding package.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the federal government has now sanctioned 90 individuals and 100 entities with links to Iran.

Life360 also unveiled its plan to invest in Hubble Network, a satellite business founded by its co-founder and director, Alex Haro.

‘There is pretty extensive damage.’

The government also wants to pay superannuation guarantee on paid parental leave to help parents who choose to have more children.

International students were an invaluable asset to the Australian economy, tertiary representatives argued.

The digital ID system will make cybersecurity ’simpler, safer, and more secure,' says Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

‘It will be the largest investment ever in the history of the Northern Territory police.’

$147.6 million funding is earmarked to support the the development of common user network infrastructure in the North West Interconnected System.

The move could potentially stoke political tensions in the region.

Violence has broken out at an encampment at the University of Melbourne, meanwhile the ANU has warned students about potential code of conduct breaches.

The NSW government is pushing for potential reforms to boost the voter turnout rate.

Parliament promises to be busy in the first week of May, with digital ID and net zero legislation among the bills to be considered, along with the budget.

Pooklia are small nocturnal rodents which disappeared from Victoria for nearly 50 years, but have been given a fighting chance by Melbourne Zoo