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NSW Government Spent $10 Billion With Small and Medium Businesses
Australia’s small business have been struggling, with the business insolvency rates remaining high in 2025.
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Farmer Speaks Out Against Forced Entry Powers for Net Zero Plan
Landowners face fines of up to $12,000 if they do not allow workers onto their lands to build new transmission lines.
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Tasmania to Phase Out Greyhound Racing by 2029
Greens and independents welcome move as Labor accuses the premier of using ban to secure minority government support.
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Netanyahu Says Australia ‘Marching Into Rabbit Hole’ on Palestinian State Recognition
The statement comes after Australia opposed Israeli security cabinet’s plan to take control of Gaza City.
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Hunt Is on for Space Rock After Asteroid Rattles Country Victoria
A meteor expert says the unexpected collision could provide some rare space rock samples.
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Greens Proposal to Ban New Gas Connections Defeated in NSW
Abigail Boyd said gas was one of the leading causes of the ‘climate crisis.’
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Optus Sued for 2022 Data Breach Affecting 9.5 Million Australians
The federal watchdog accuses Optus of serious privacy failures.
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What’s Really in the WHO Health Regulations?
Are we losing our sovereignty or is it just light admin?
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Personal Debt Worries Hit 6-Year High as More Aussies Find Themselves on Struggle Street
The National Debt Helpline received a record number of calls in the last financial year.
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Fortescue Touts China Ties With 1st-Ever Yuan Loan to an Australian Firm
This aligns with Beijing’s long-term goal to make the Renminbi a global alternative to the US dollar.
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NZ Ardern Government Warned to Curb COVID Spending, Report Reveals
It said the government’s $66 billion COVID response exceeded what was needed.
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Chinese Battery Giant Invests $50 Million into Australian Lithium Mine
Chinese battery giant joins Liontown’s $316 million capital raise, which matches a $50 million injection from the federal government.
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AI-Created Sexually Explicit ‘Deepfakes’ to Be Penalised With Jailtime in NSW
‘Sharing or threatening to share such images, even if the person hasn’t created them, will also be a crime ...’ says NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley.
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Suppressed Evidence Revealed After Patterson Convicted of Mushroom Murders
What the jury didn’t hear in the mushroom murder trial.
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Wong Urges Israel to Abandon Gaza City Takeover Plan, Warns of Legal Violations
The opposition has warned that Hamas must be removed before there can be peace.
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Albanese Heads to New Zealand for Talks on Trade, AUKUS, and Pacific Cooperation
Albanese and Luxon set to tackle big-ticket issues in annual talks.
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Australians Are Paying the Price for Outdated Electricity Rules: Report
Current rules no longer protect households from price shocks, according to the review.
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Australian MP Resigns After Sexual Assault Convictions
The former families minister resigned moments before MPs could formally expel him from parliament over sex assault convictions.
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NSW Government Spent $10 Billion With Small and Medium Businesses
Australia’s small business have been struggling, with the business insolvency rates remaining high in 2025.
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Farmer Speaks Out Against Forced Entry Powers for Net Zero Plan
Landowners face fines of up to $12,000 if they do not allow workers onto their lands to build new transmission lines.
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Tasmania to Phase Out Greyhound Racing by 2029
Greens and independents welcome move as Labor accuses the premier of using ban to secure minority government support.
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Netanyahu Says Australia ‘Marching Into Rabbit Hole’ on Palestinian State Recognition
The statement comes after Australia opposed Israeli security cabinet’s plan to take control of Gaza City.
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Hunt Is on for Space Rock After Asteroid Rattles Country Victoria
A meteor expert says the unexpected collision could provide some rare space rock samples.
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Greens Proposal to Ban New Gas Connections Defeated in NSW
Abigail Boyd said gas was one of the leading causes of the ‘climate crisis.’
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Optus Sued for 2022 Data Breach Affecting 9.5 Million Australians
The federal watchdog accuses Optus of serious privacy failures.
|
What’s Really in the WHO Health Regulations?
Are we losing our sovereignty or is it just light admin?
|
Personal Debt Worries Hit 6-Year High as More Aussies Find Themselves on Struggle Street
The National Debt Helpline received a record number of calls in the last financial year.
|
Fortescue Touts China Ties With 1st-Ever Yuan Loan to an Australian Firm
This aligns with Beijing’s long-term goal to make the Renminbi a global alternative to the US dollar.
|
NZ Ardern Government Warned to Curb COVID Spending, Report Reveals
It said the government’s $66 billion COVID response exceeded what was needed.
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Chinese Battery Giant Invests $50 Million into Australian Lithium Mine
Chinese battery giant joins Liontown’s $316 million capital raise, which matches a $50 million injection from the federal government.
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AI-Created Sexually Explicit ‘Deepfakes’ to Be Penalised With Jailtime in NSW
‘Sharing or threatening to share such images, even if the person hasn’t created them, will also be a crime ...’ says NSW Attorney-General Michael Daley.
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Suppressed Evidence Revealed After Patterson Convicted of Mushroom Murders
What the jury didn’t hear in the mushroom murder trial.
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Wong Urges Israel to Abandon Gaza City Takeover Plan, Warns of Legal Violations
The opposition has warned that Hamas must be removed before there can be peace.
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Albanese Heads to New Zealand for Talks on Trade, AUKUS, and Pacific Cooperation
Albanese and Luxon set to tackle big-ticket issues in annual talks.
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Australians Are Paying the Price for Outdated Electricity Rules: Report
Current rules no longer protect households from price shocks, according to the review.
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Australian MP Resigns After Sexual Assault Convictions
The former families minister resigned moments before MPs could formally expel him from parliament over sex assault convictions.
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