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Major job provider accused of trying to get jobseeker to sign off on false work invoice

Woman claims APM threatened to cut off her jobseeker payment after she refused to sign false time sheet. APM denies any wrongdoing

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AFP counter-terrorism operation that targeted 13-year-old with autism cost more than $500,000

FoI documents reveal the cost of Operation Bourglinster, which was criticised for encouraging a child’s fixation on the Islamic State

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Why some people are refusing to leave ‘unliveable’ flood-damaged Lismore homes

Squatters say they’re helping relieve the housing affordability crisis – but the NSW reconstruction authority disagrees

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Glass, plastic, roof insulation, oyster shells: what Australian consumers found in garden soil products

People who bought top dressing and potting mix from major retailers say poor regulation and a lack of labelling makes it impossible to trace the source of contamination

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Morning Mail: household transport costs soar, Harris and Trump fix debate date, more medals in Paris

Travel to work eats up 17% of family budgets as fuel and insurance costs rise, survey shows

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Victoria investigates waste facilities over cheap landscaping soil after asbestos found in NSW

Exclusive: Victorian Environment Protection Authority launches ‘proactive program’ to investigate potential risks from recycled soil fill

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Labor pushing for new powers to ‘clean up’ alleged criminal activity in CFMEU

In further toughening of stance, government considers calls for joint federal and state police taskforce to investigate unions

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NSW waste industry faces crackdown on recycled soil after asbestos found in more than half facilities tested

Exclusive: Watchdog says it ordered disposal of more than 600 tonnes of soil fill, fined three facilities and is considering ‘significant changes’ to rules after Guardian investigation

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Centrepay report that found major failings ‘ignored’ by successive Coalition governments, author says

Anna Buduls says her 2013 report, which found major failings with controversial debit system, was mostly forgotten about

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A father’s quest for answers after police botched investigation into son’s death

‘Are we not human?’ asks Lual Akech. He believes his son’s African background is one of the reasons Victoria police have not solved his alleged murder almost five years on

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Anti-gambling advocates refuse to sign ‘ridiculous’ NDAs for Labor briefing on betting ads

The government has invited anti-gambling groups to a briefing on proposed reforms to the sector on Friday – but there’s a special condition if they want to attend

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Interest rates could fall by Christmas

A shocking day on the stock market has stoked fears of a US recession (though Australian rate cuts could be the silver lining), and crossbenchers are mad about the government’s proposed gambling ads policy.

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Flawed Aguer Akech investigation shows why Victoria’s blanket suppression law is not fit for purpose

Well-meaning law designed to protect children prevents a basic function of investigative journalism – holding people to account

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A botched murder investigation left a family broken and a 15-year-old boy in jail for a year

Police used flawed identification evidence against a suspect in the 2019 stabbing of a Melbourne teenager but deny the investigation was ‘improperly conducted’

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Albo puts truth-telling in doubt

Labor’s commitment to a Makarrata commission on First Nations truth-telling is on shaky ground, and the ASX is set for its worst day in two years.

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Melbourne surgeon failed to tell patient he invented ‘experimental’ device used to replace jaw joints, court documents claim

Dr George Dimitroulis, who is being sued in a Victorian court by a former patient, denies any injuries were caused by negligence or the prosthesis

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Media exposure has forced the government’s hand on Centrepay. The contrast with robodebt could not be more stark

The Centrepay revelations should shock Australians – but not the government, after years of complaints about financial exploitation

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New Andy Griffiths, Korean slow food and a frontier war epic: the best Australian books out in August

Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

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Could government bail out Rex?

Any potential buyers for the airline would need to make a massive investment in new planes, and the latest Closing the Gap report is deeply concerning for First Nations peoples.

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Regional Express folds

Regional areas are fearful of losing jobs and tourism after Rex went into voluntary administration yesterday, and the latest inflation data is set to be released.

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‘Nobody is blind to it’: mass cheating through AI puts integrity of Australian universities at risk, academics claim

Staff and students say failure to challenge wholesale use of genAI threatens to make degrees all but worthless

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Aurora australis may be visible, BoM says – as it happened

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Burke to Indonesia, Dutton to Israel

The new home affairs minister is off to Indonesia to talk security and people smuggling, while Clare O’Neil tries to convince Australians Labor’s housing investment is enough.

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Australian universities accused of awarding degrees to students with no grasp of ‘basic’ English

Academics say universities have turned a blind eye to language shortcomings because of the revenue generated from international student fees

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Labor ignored Bonza’s plea for help, as questions linger over what transport officials knew and when

Exclusive: Documents reveal what transport minister Catherine King was advised to say in public as budget Australian airline headed for collapse

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