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The Victorian government has been accused of a cover-up after a secret document laid out a raft of risks to delivering the controversial Suburban Rail Loop.

Weeks after Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced his support for mandatory minimum jail terms for antisemitic offences, the government has legislated such laws. Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke stated the federal parliament would now be “putting in place the toughest laws against hate speech that Australia has ever had”.

Australians from vulnerable communities could be disproportionately harmed by laws that introduce mandatory jail time for some terror offences, experts warn.

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US president doubles down on controversial idea to seize Gaza; Matildas star says skin colour was a factor in her treatment

The PM is right to say the cost of living is rising slower than before, but until the RBA cuts rates it’s likely nobody cares

Indigenous woman’s mother accuses Labor of ‘trampling on our graves’ as Anthony Carbines disputes coroner’s findings

Vice-chancellors have defended action taken against anti-Semitism on university campuses amid concerns that Jewish students feel unsafe.

In a bid to bolster an under-pressure health system, the federal government has committed $1.7 billion in extra funding for public hospitals and services.

The last minister standing after a taxpayer-funded ride to her boozy 40th birthday lunch acknowledges she "probably should have said something" at the time.

Laws guaranteeing parents access to three days of subsidised childcare have been brought forward in parliament with an election due in the coming months.