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PoliticsLabor offers compromise on security laws

The federal opposition says it will pass security laws dealing with airports if the government agrees to more work on how the laws impact maritime ports.

Paul Osborne

PoliticsHighlights of Queensland's 2021/22 budget

A snapshot of what the Queensland government will be spending money on, by sector, in the 2021/22 financial year.

Marty Silk

PoliticsGet me out of here, Tamil dad begs

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has announced a Tamil family which has been in detention on Christmas island will be released into community detention in Perth.

Tracey Ferrier

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McKechnie to be reappointed as CCC boss

The McGowan Government is set to use its massive majority in Parliament to reappoint John McKechnie as Corruption and Crime Commissioner.

Peter Law

APPEA conferenceCommentsPremiumCanberra’s war of words with China ‘must stop’: McGowan

Mark McGowan has opened the country’s biggest oil and gas conference by calling for a ‘national reset’ in Australia’s relationship with its biggest trading partner.

Josh Zimmerman

‘End this painful saga’VideoCommentsPremiumSettle Biloela family ‘permanently’: McGowan

Premier Mark McGowan has called on the Federal Government to ‘end this painful saga’ and ‘permanently’ resettle the Tamil family once they have been reunited.

Charlotte Elton

Heritage debaclePremiumTown of Cambridge’s $300k beach kiosk ‘backward step’

The Town of Cambridge’s plan to overhaul a heritage building after it spent nearly $300,000 on preservation works has been slammed as a backward step that damages its historical significance.

Victoria Rifici

PoliticsHastie concerned about Afghan interpreters

Assistant Defence Minister Andrew Hastie is concerned about Afghan interpreters and says the government is working to bring them to safety in Australia.

Daniel McCulloch

PoliticsWork on Sydney's third city starting 2021

More than $1 billion has been promised to build Sydney's third city, with work starting by the end of the year on the high-tech manufacturing and research hub.

Tiffanie Turnbull

Issues resolvedVideoCommentsPremiumPM, Johnson strike Aust-Britain free trade agreement

Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have agreed to an in principle free trade agreement overnight.

Sarah Ison

Family reunitedCommentsPremiumBiloela family released to live in Perth

The Biloela family is being released from Christmas Island and reunited in Perth, where they will live while their youngest daughter Tharnicaa Murugappan receives medical care.

Sarah Ison

BILOELA FAMILYPremiumDecision on Biloela family confirmed

The Biloela family will be removed from Christmas Island and sent to a mainland city, for now. But their fate is still up in the air.

Finn McHugh and Evin Priest

PoliticsAustralia being left behind on renewables

A new global report has found Australia risks being left behind as other countries race to embrace renewable energy sources.

Daniel McCulloch

Downsizing’s upsideCommentsPremiumIncentives to seniors could boost affordable housing

For some retirees, downsizing is simply not right for them. But for those who do want to make the shift, all levels of government need to look at what carrots can be dangled to ease the move.

Annabel Hennessy

Annabel HennessyPolitics Reporter

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Email reveals Honey sounded alarm on Libs’ green policy

WA Liberal leader David Honey warned colleagues the policy of closing government-owned coal plants in just four years would be an electoral disaster the day before it was unveiled.

Josh Zimmerman

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Probe forgottenCommentsPremium
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McGowan backflips on Housing corruption inquiry

Mark McGowan has backflipped on his pre-election support for a government inquiry into corruption within the Department of Housing during Paul Whyte’s time with the agency.

Josh Zimmerman

EditorialCommentsPremiumRight call made to end Biloela family’s detention

Allowing the family out of their detention nightmare is the right decision and it’s muddled thinking to suggest their experience will lead to a flood of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia.

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Are these homes the solution to WA’s housing crisis?

With the waiting list for public housing continuing to balloon, the McGowan Government is looking to homes that can provide a quick fix — and it may have found the solution.

Peter Law

PoliticsAustralia and UK set to confirm trade deal

Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson have finalised details on an in-principle free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom.

Daniel McCulloch

PoliticsTamil family bound for community detention

Immigration Minister Alex Hawke will allow a Tamil family that has been detained on Christmas Island to stay in Perth on a community detention placement.

Daniel McCulloch

PoliticsQld govt eyes surplus as debt grows

The Queensland government is aiming for a return to surplus in 2024/25, according to the budget handed down on Tuesday.

Marty Silk

PoliticsIsrael's new government begins work

Longtime Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows no sign of backing down even after his replacement was sworn in, and vowed to depose his rivals.

Ilan Ben Zion

PoliticsNorthern Ireland leader stands down

Northern Ireland's big parties have a week to agree to go into government together after the DUP's Arlene Foster notified of her resignation as First Minister.

Amanda Ferguson

‘Important next step’CommentsPremiumDoctors get green light to give vaccinations in homes

A new program will allow doctors to deliver vaccinations to the elderly, frail or immobile people at disability or aged residential care facilities.

Sarah Ison