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Rex Widerstrom
Former Foreign Minister Sues NZ Minister Over ‘China Puppet’ Comment
Bob Carr says he will sue Winston Peters over remarks he made on radio in a dispute over AUKUS.
May 02, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
1 hour
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Queensland Premier Doles out Coal-Funded $1,000 for Energy Bills
The coal-royalty funded handout comes less than 6 months before the Queensland state election.
May 01, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
4 hours
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Australia News
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Jim Birchall
Solar Tech Conference Attendees Walk out on Opposition Energy Spokesman
Mr. O'Brien argued renewables and battery storage technology was experimental and would not generate the energy capacity the country needs endangering the grid.
May 01, 2024
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Jim Birchall
6 hours
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Australian Politics News
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Rex Widerstrom
Think Tank Questions Government’s $1 Billion Bet on Quantum Computer
The Commonwealth and Queensland governments have commited almost a billion dollars to quantum computing start-up PsiQuantum.
May 01, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
6 hours
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Australia News
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Jim Birchall
‘Absolutely Committed’: Albanese Inks $925m to End Gender-Based Violence
Domestic violence was described as a national crisis.
May 01, 2024
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Jim Birchall
7 hours
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World News
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Monica O’Shea
Charges Against State Health Department Over COVID-19 Quarantine Problems Dropped
Evidence of health department employees was found to be inadmissible in court because it had been used in another hearing.
May 01, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
23 hours
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Asia & Pacific
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Rex Widerstrom
Bejing’s Hold on Solomons Uncertain After Pro-CCP Prime Minister Resigns
It is likely that Manasseh Sogavare’s successor will maintain a pro-Beijing stance.
May 01, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
23 hours
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Budget Will Make Australia ‘An Island of Reliability in a Sea of Uncertainty’: Treasurer
Net zero remains a key focus of the federal Labor government.
May 01, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
23 hours
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AAP
Australia Affirms Strong Ties With India Despite Spy Scandal
Mr. Chalmers emphasises that the two countries still maintain a strong and important economic relationship.
Apr 30, 2024
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AAP
Apr 30
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Elon Musk Position on X Censorship ‘Absolutely Driving Me Crazy’: Minister
The minister argued protecting the community is ‘not censorship.’
Apr 30, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 30
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Migrant Detainee Charged by Police for ‘Aggravated Robbery’ of 73-Year-Old Grandmother
Majid Jamshidi Doukoshkan is one of a 100 immigration detainees released into the community following a High Court ruling.
Apr 29, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 29
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Australians Do Not Trust News Content Written by Artificial Intelligence: Poll
95 percent believe news outlets should disclose if they are using AI.
Apr 29, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 29
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Australia News
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AAP
Pauline Hanson to Take Stand in Hate Speech Lawsuit
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been sued for racial discrimination by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
Apr 29, 2024
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AAP
Apr 29
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Crime and Public Safety
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Rex Widerstrom
Government Warned Against Alienating Men in Domestic Violence Campaign
Independent MP Dai Le has warned that any campaign targetting gendered violence must recognise that not all men are violent, or risk alienating many.
Apr 29, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 29
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Mood Sours After PM Asked to Speak At Domestic Violence Rally
The Australian leader’s involvement in the national rallies attracted headlines for the wrong reasons after he was handed the mic to speak.
Apr 29, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 29
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
9 Percent Pay Rise for Women-Dominated Jobs Receives Pushback
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is calling for pay rise based on gender for women in ‘key feminised industries.’
Apr 29, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 29
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Australian Politics News
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Rex Widerstrom
Pauline Hanson Discrimination Trial Begins for Alleged Racism
The case centres on a tweet sent by the One Nation leader telling another senator to ‘pack [her] bags and piss off back to Pakistan.’
Apr 28, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 28
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
‘$45 per Gun’: Senator Concerned at Cost of National Gun Register
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan said the government waste continues.
Apr 28, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
Apr 28
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Victorian Premier Appears Before Indigenous ‘Truth-Telling’ Commission
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has joined the roll of senior politicians who have appeared before the state’s Yoorrook Justice Commission.
Apr 28, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Apr 28
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Australia News
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Alfred Bui
Single Australians Slapped With World’s Biggest Tax Increase in 2023
Australia saw a significant increase in tax burden on single workers, according to a new report.
Apr 26, 2024
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Alfred Bui
Apr 26
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