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Tax cut needed to ease mortgage pain: Libs

Tax cuts due to come into effect from mid-2024 have become a flashpoint for the upcoming budget as Australia faces economic headwinds.

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On the verge of his second World Cup, Socceroos veteran Aziz Behich is just trying to take it all in

He's been part of the Socceroos for more than a decade. With his second World Cup on the horizon, Aziz Behich is just trying to take it all in.

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Treasurer rules out Medicare levy hike

Lifting the Medicare levy to funnel more funds into the strained public healthcare system is not on the Albanese government's agenda.

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Albanese meets Solomons PM – as it happened

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North Korea launches another ballistic missile, Alex Jones declines defence in Sandy Hook trial, and Russian cosmonaut takes to space from US — 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.

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Morning mail: skills shortages soar, oil production cuts agreed, complaints over ‘off-meter’ taxis

Thursday: The number of occupations experiencing a skills shortage in Australia has almost doubled. Plus: Alec Baldwin settles prop gun death lawsuit

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Journalists at foreign-owned outlets in Australia could face jail for exposing ADF war crimes, paper suggests

Press freedom policy paper says Australia’s foreign interference laws could be used to target journalists who ‘prejudice national security’

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Australia suffering dire skills deficit with occupation shortages doubling in 2022

A new National Skills Commission report has revealed the country is facing a "staggering" skills shortage, with nearly a third of occupations struggling to fill positions.

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Family doctors warn that GP surgeries may close en masse amid funding and recruitment crisis

Three in four family doctors say they are burnt-out, and most practice owners fear they will close their surgeries due to mounting costs, a survey finds.

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Mountain bike tourism booming in Cairns, far north, with events generating $20m this year

Home to the oldest mountain bike track in Australia, Cairns and the far north experience a boom in bike sports with $20 million generated this year.

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Concentrated solar thermal power touted as part of Queensland's clean energy future

An Australian company says its technology can help solve the problem of around-the-clock clean energy.

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Former ACCC boss Rod Sims calls for tax increases amid debate over stage 3 cuts

The former chair of the ACCC says taxes must rise if the federal government wants to deliver the essential services Australians demand.

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Here's another type of COVID test to get your head around. But is this new home kit worth the cost?

A new type of COVID test is set to be available from November for Australians to use at home.

The Conversation

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is coming to Australia. What should we expect from his visit?

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will arrive in Australia on October 6 for talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. What should we expect from his visit?

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Megadroughts helped topple ancient empires. We’ve found their traces in Australia’s past, and expect more to come

Most Australians have known drought in their lifetimes, and have memories of cracked earth and empty streams, paddocks of dust and stories of city reservoirs with only a few weeks’ storage. But our new research finds over the last 1,000 years, Australia has suffered longer, larger and more severe droughts…

The Conversation

Paul Yore: the uncompromising Australian artist riotously tackling queer culture, corporate greed and hyperconsumption

Artist Paul Yore works with found and discarded materials, including other people’s abandoned craft projects. Embroidery threads, braid, cross stitch samplers and quilt pieces – once objects of promise and anticipation – sit forgotten in sewing boxes and bottom drawers, until they are consigned to the op shop or the…

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Backpackers return to regional Queensland for work and play post-pandemic

Foreign accents echo through the dormitories of regional Queensland hostels again, with a boom in accommodation bookings from international travellers in recent weeks.

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Australian wool market falls to lowest point in 18 months as COVID, Ukraine war take their toll

The market has fallen for the fifth week in a row and observers say the trend looks set to continue.

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Economist alleges corporate watchdog ASIC is only investigating tiny proportion of complaints

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has experienced years of upheaval and a heavy workload after the banking royal commission. An economist's analysis suggests the independent body is only investigating a fraction of complaints.

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Pacific Islands backed a partnership with the US, but China unlikely to be deterred in push for influence

A week after the US and the Pacific signed a historic joint-partnership declaration, Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says China had a "different approach to engaging with the Pacific" to the US, while an expert says Beijing will not be deterred from pushing for influence in the region.

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Derry Girls season three is finally airing in Australia. Here's how to watch and what to know before it starts

Australians have waited for three years and are finally being rewarded with the third season of Lisa McGee's beloved comedy Derry Girls.

The Canberra Times

Advocates call on UN body to recommend spit hood ban

A UN committee is investigating Australia's compliance with anti-torture rules.

Newcastle Herald

Nuclear pushback against Senate bill

Nuclear power in Australia would increase electricity costs, slow the transition to a low-carbon economy and introduce the potential for catastrophic accidents, a new Australian Conservation Council report says.

Daily Mirror

Wedding guests furious after finding out Airbnb property is empty and under construction

A family booked a villa in the beachside town of Byron Bay, Australia, only to find out the property was empty and under construction when they arrived. They had received no warning from the host

Daily Record

King Charles III continues royal duties in Scotland with Balmoral reception

The monarch, who is just under a month into his reign, welcomed Australian official Linda Dessau to Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire.

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