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New government 'report card' to track women's equality

The federal government will track progress on gender equality including wages, homelessness, harassment and men's attitudes in an annual report card.

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As crisis calls over financial distress climb, treasurer and finance minister say they know rate rises are hurting

The government acknowledges a growing number of people making financial distress calls to crisis support hotlines, as the Reserve Bank governor says the mental health concerns of Australians weighs heavily on him.

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Concerns Alice Springs health workforce crisis threatening Aboriginal life expectancy gains

Life expectancy gains for Indigenous communities in Central Australia have been hard-won. But there are fears a healthcare staffing crisis in Alice Springs could unravel the progress made.

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Sunak migrant plan succeeded in Australia, claims top politician

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Medical gels made from spinifex grass to provide 'safer' treatments, jobs for Indigenous Australians

Scientists in outback Queensland are combining traditional Aboriginal knowledge with western medicine to develop a new treatment for conditions such as arthritis, while also creating STEM jobs for First Nations people.

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Super gender gap costing women thousands each year

A new study estimates women have missed out on more than $2.8 billion in super in since Australia's paid parental leave scheme was introduced.

The New Daily

Ahmedabad pitch confusion, with two strips prepared ahead of fourth India-Australia Test at Narendra Modi Stadium

Australia remains in the dark about which pitch will be played on in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad, with Indian curators preparing two wickets.

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Family of first woman MP make historic donation

The family of Australia's most prominent political couple has handed over a much-treasured Bible to the parliament.

The New Daily

Mudgee statue celebrates Louisa Lawson, advocate for women's rights and suffrage

This town of 12,000 never had a statue of a female, so locals decided to raise nearly $130,000 to honour its most well known advocate for women's rights, Louisa Lawson.

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Morning Mail: gender super gap revealed, Thorpe denies dating former bikie, UK to block asylum claims

Study highlights glaring financial inequality as we mark on International Women’s Day; senator says she was made to say she was in a relationship

The Guardian - AU

Calls for Australia's employment laws to be overhauled in wake of stoush between Sally Rugg and Monique Ryan

A Federal Court challenge between high-profile political staffer Sally Rugg and teal MP Monique Ryan shines a light on Australia's "troubling" parliamentary culture and prompts experts to call for employment legislation to be overhauled.

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Dame Dorothy Tangney and Dame Enid Lyons immortalised in first female statues in Canberra's parliamentary zone

Australia's first female federal politicians will break new ground again when they are immortalised in what will be the first statues of women in Canberra's parliamentary zone.

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Joe Biden's new plan to tax the rich, Ukraine denies involvement in Nord Stream attacks, and Melbourne Airport faces delays — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Nissen huts once lined this Belmont North street. Now there are only 23 left in the Newcastle suburb

Decades before the tiny house movement, prefabricated "tin can" Nissen huts helped ease the housing shortage for thousands of British families migrating to Australia.

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Supermarket giants promise to ‘urgently’ resume soft plastics recycling

Australia's three big supermarkets have promised to "urgently" revive the failed soft plastics recycling scheme, but still face big problems.

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Long-term economic efforts of South Australian River Murray flooding still being calculated

River Murray floodwaters wiped out Peter Singh's Renmark vineyard late last year — and now he is faced with the difficult question of what to do next: rebuild or sell?

The Conversation

First look at the new settlement rule of Australia's electricity market, has it worked?

You might not realise this when you flick your switch at home, but Australian electricity generators are forever locked in a bidding war. They compete for the right to supply electricity on the spot market. The cheapest bids win and electricity from those generators is supplied, or “dispatched”, to the…

The Conversation

Solar power can cut living costs, but it's not an option for many people – they need better support

As the cost of living soars, many Australian households are turning to rooftop solar to cut their energy costs. A Pulse of the Nation survey last month showed about 29% of Australians have installed or are considering installing solar panels on their homes.

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Health care offered to women in prison should match community standards – and their rights

On this International Women’s Day, let’s not forget women in prison.

The Conversation

Australia has taken a 'light touch' with Airbnb. Could stronger regulations ease the housing crisis?

The current housing crisis has renewed debates about how to regulate short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb. The international research on the impact of these rentals is clear: when landlords “host” tourists rather than residents, housing supply is depleted, rents rise and neighbourhoods change.

AAP

Energy giant launches electric vehicle subscriptions

One of Australia's biggest energy firms will launch a subscription car service to get more EVs on the road and offer some customers free power to fuel them.

ABC News

Regulated power prices set to surge 'at least 20 per cent' this winter as energy bill reprieve ends

Benchmark power prices are tipped to rise by more than 20 per cent within months, as the enormous costs from last year's energy crisis flow through to consumers' bills.

ABC News

Tasmania 'vital location' in 'rewilding' efforts to rebuild native animal populations

Scientists are starting to think outside the box when it comes to 'rewilding' — a practice of reintroducing native animals back into their habitat — but could bringing in predators like Tasmanian devils also help deal with foxes and feral cats on mainland Australia?

Daily Mirror

Mum admits she gave up four of her children because she couldn't afford them

Hebriella George, from New South Wales, is one of 160,000 people in Australia waiting for public housing, and says the decade-long wait has left her unable to afford to give her four children the "home they deserve"

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Anthony Albanese heads to India with the hopes of securing lucrative opportunities for Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due to touch down in India today for a visit to shore up ties with the South Asian nation as it strives to become the next economic superpower.

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