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Mining state's tax rebate watered down under new plan

After years of furious attempts to end a sweetheart Morrison-era deal, eastern states appear to have gained ground in reducing WA's GST windfall.

AAP · Mar 19

NSW police warn ‘unauthorised gatherings’ this weekend will be met with a ‘significant’ policing response – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2025

Workers’ compensation changes to slash number of psychological injury claims across NSW

Labor and Coalition cut deal which unions argue will deny income support to people who can’t work

The Guardian - AU · Dec 11, 2025

Whistleblower fumes over state compo scheme 'betrayal'

A man who exposed Australia's largest workers compensation scheme's issues warns the government will have "blood on its hands" if proposed changes proceed.

AAP · Oct 8, 2025

At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say

‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs,’ professor of climate risk warns

The Guardian - AU · Oct 6, 2025

WA ‘ready to fight’ to keep contentious $60bn GST deal as Chalmers orders distribution review

State treasurer expects bipartisan support in Canberra for existing deal will prevent changes, as NSW backs review of ‘busted’ system

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2025

'Serial offender' charges prompt calls to end logging

A "rogue" forestry agency has been hit with dozens of fresh charges over logging operations, prompting renewed calls for an end to the loss-making practice.

AAP · Aug 29, 2025

Big ideas to fix housing left untouched at roundtable

Plans to improve housing supply have emerged from the productivity roundtable, but economists say they won't fix the biggest issues affecting affordability.

AAP · Aug 22, 2025

Peter Dutton rules out return to politics in rare public appearance – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2025

AI doom, nature laws and solving the housing problem: five takeaways from day two of economic reform roundtable

Jim Chalmers says ‘a useful consensus’ is emerging in several key reform areas

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20, 2025