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CFMEU is down but the court battle may be just starting

A possible court challenge could threaten the government's attempt to tackle the CFMEU's alleged corrupt behaviour and criminal links.

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Ministers rack up $1m more in taxpayer-funded robodebt legal expenses, with Scott Morrison topping list

Former prime minister’s robodebt expenses hit $461,445, while Linda Reynolds incurs $166,700 in costs related to Brittany Higgins’s rape allegation

The Guardian - AU

Albanese given taxpayer-funded legal help after defamation threat from John Margerison

Attorney general approves legal assistance ‘in relation to a defamation claim’ made against PM, along with approval for claims against Bill Shorten

The Guardian - AU

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Blood, sweat and fears: laws may not protect workers

Changes to Australian privacy laws may not stop employers from requesting invasive medical tests with little explanation, a report has found.

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‘Close association’ through army reserve prompted anti-corruption commissioner to recuse himself from robodebt referral

Exclusive: Paul Brereton delegated decision not to pursue investigation so as ‘to avoid any possible perception of a conflict of interest’

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s definition of death preventing use of latest organ transplant technology

Exclusive: Mark Dreyfus cites strong support from states and territories to update human tissue laws last reviewed almost 50 years ago

The Guardian - AU

Labor urges court to bin obligations so it can keep documents secret in event of ministry changes

Albanese government brings landmark appeal against original ruling on freedom of information that says documents remain official once portfolio changes hands

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Five issues that threaten to derail the Albanese government’s plans before the next election

The PM wants the focus to be on first-term achievements and cost-of-living relief but question marks remain over religious freedoms and gambling ads

The Guardian - AU

Urgent call to pass deepfake sexual image sharing laws

Laws that crack down on the creation and sharing of non-consensual sexual images, including digitally altered deepfakes, should pass with haste, senators say.

AAP

ASIO raises threat level to ‘probable’ due to increasing extremism, chief says

The Australia Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has raised Australia’s national terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”, with ASIO head Mike Burgess giving a grim assessment of the “degrading security enviroment”.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Welcome King Charles, farewell the republic as Albanese casts aside lost causes

Anthony Albanese can’t escape the powerful symbolism. In October he is due to greet King Charles on Australian soil – hard on the heels of formally burying Labor’s hopes of turning Australia into a republic.

The Conversation

Thousands of aged care incidents, deaths and neglect tracked across Hunter

New data reveals extent of 'serious incidents' in nursing homes

Newcastle Herald

View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O'Neil to grapple with housing crisis

Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong political performer, into the challenging Home Affairs portfolio.

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Ad campaign to tackle 'unacceptable' elder abuse

A $4.8 million ad campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse and expose the hidden form of cruelty will run over the coming months.

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Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives

Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine have gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives

The Guardian - AU

Mining giant to cut 700 jobs – as it happened

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A decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry

Quinn Schansman dreamed of becoming the youngest-ever CEO of an American company

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'Shocking' report: half of sexual offenders target kids

Sobering statistics have painted a bleak picture of sexual offences across Australia, with men making up the overwhelming majority of perpetrators.

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Australia’s professional services sector is being used to launder money. It’s time for tougher laws

Australia’s stable political and legal systems – and relatively resilient economy – make it an attractive place to do business.

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‘A long way to go’ on combating domestic violence, PM says – as it happened

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Dirty cash flow into Australia risks global reputation

Drug traffickers, terrorists and other criminal groups exploit Australia's extensive trade relations to mask illicit financial transactions, regulators warn.

The Guardian - AU

After serving years as children in Australian adult prisons, Indonesians reveal new anguish

As a 16-year-old facing an Australian court, Nasrudin Yahya had ‘no idea’ he was going to jail because his interpreter did not speak his language

The Conversation

The Albanese government has ordered an inquiry into native title – why is it needed?

Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced that the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) would review the Native Title Act to “rectify any inefficacy, inequality or unfairness”.

AAP

As China premier departs, focus shifts to Pacific

A group of Australia's ministers will travel to Papua New Guinea for talks with their ministerial counterparts.

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Push for all-in response after deepfake porn shock

The traumatising consequences of non-consensual AI porn used against school girls have come to the front of the national conscience - so what's being done?

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