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'Unbalanced' disability system needs rapid change

Once considered world-leading, the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been questioned as its cost continues to surge.

AAP · Dec 6, 2023

'Digital nation' tries to save itself from climate doom

With rising sea levels threatening to wash Tuvalu away, the island nation has made a last-ditch attempt to preserve its statehood and culture.

AAP · Dec 5, 2023

The Australian detention system was established to destroy us, but we refugees are still here

We were banished to Manus and Nauru, out of sight and out of mind. We are calling for a royal commission because the Australian public deserves the truth

The Guardian - AU · Dec 1, 2023

Katter wants to toss King off coins, use local heroes

Australia should to scrap images of British monarchs on coins and replace them with national identities, a federal MP says.

AAP · Nov 27, 2023

Labor's poll slump linked to cost of living pressures

Newspoll suggests support for the Labor government has taken a hit and it is tied with the coalition on a two-party preferred basis.

AAP · Nov 26, 2023

Climate crisis and China-US rivalry: five top takeaways from the Pacific’s most important summit

Leaders discussed phasing out fossil fuels and navigating Washington and Beijing’s battle for regional dominance, all while internal tensions bubbled below the surface

The Guardian - AU · Nov 11, 2023

Morning Mail: Optus faces outage fallout, sharehouses surge in housing crisis, Ivanka Trump testifies

The network outage is the latest setback for the telco after last year’s huge data breach, while cost of living crisis is causing a change in living arrangements

The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2023

Catherine King and former Qantas CEO Alan Joyce met at least twice in recent months

Exclusive: documents show transport minister met former airline chief at Parliament House two months before she ruled against Qatar Airways request

The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2023

Icac says Berejiklian inquiry sent ‘clear message’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2023

Afternoon Update: US mass shooting kills at least 16; Sydney woman found dead identified; and Gen Z want less sex on screen

A man is reported to have opened fire at a bowling alley and bar in Maine’s second-largest city of Lewiston in the US

The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2023