Federal Labor promises half a billion dollars for women's health, including better access to long-term contraceptives
Medicare rebates would be boosted significantly for women taking up long-term contraceptives, in an effort to lift their ...
Australia's sanctions against Terrorgram may amount to symbolism under a Trump US presidency
In an Australian first, sanctions have been put on the online far-right extremist network Terrorgram. But if the US moves ...
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Federal Parliament passes Australia's toughest hate speech and hate crime laws with mandatory sentencing
Federal Parliament has passed what the government calls Australia’s toughest laws against hate speech and hate crimes. Labor ...
Australia’s looming debt crisis could be a real opportunity
Why not use the looming fiscal crisis of the states to tackle the buck-passing by seriously reforming which tier of ...
Australian rail unions “excruciatingly close” to sellout deal with NSW Labor government
The latest round of limited work bans called by the Rail, Tram and Bus Union and other rail unions are designed to have ...
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DeepSeek rated too dodgy down under: Banned from Australian government devices
As American big tech companies lashed for their slow efforts to prevent harms Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has ...
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Australia wakes to more antisemitic graffiti after a discovery of explosives was revealed by police
As three more episodes of antisemitic graffiti were discovered across Sydney on Thursday morning, Australian political ...
Australian democracy is not dead, but needs help to ensure its survival
A new audit of Australia’s democracy finds it generally in good shape, but with pressing issues that need addressing.
Australia bans Chinese AI platform DeepSeek on government devices
The Albanese government’s ban is the latest in a string of prohibitions on Chinese technology companies due to national ...
Hospitals will get $1.7 billion more federal funding. Will this reduce waiting times?
The funding has been billed as a way to shorten waits for care in emergency departments and for elective surgery. But will it ...
Australia bans DeepSeek AI from government use
Services offered by Chinese AI company DeepSeek have been banned from Australian government systems and devices.
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Australian government doubles down on AWS
Federal government signs three-year whole-of-government agreement with Amazon Web Services, expanding access to cloud services for all levels of government.