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Australia's scandal-ridden childcare sector a legacy of 'golden age' of reform
Professor Deborah Brennan, one of Australia's leading social policy researchers, issued this warning to federal senators in 2009 about Australia's childcare system: "We really have entered into a vast national experiment with our children in...
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View from The Hill: Nationals dump net zero – say Australia shouldn’t cut emissions faster than comparable countries
Once again, the Nationals have got out in front of the Liberals on a key issue, this time net zero, announcing on Sunday they were dumping their commitment to it. This is not unexpected, but more than awkward for their Coalition partner. It makes...
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Calls for tripling the fines for triple-0 failures as Optus set to face parliament
The Senate plans to grill Optus executives over the recent fatal triple-0 outages. Photo: File. Optus bosses will be called to front up to a Senate inquiry over the telco’s triple-0 outages linked to the deaths of at least three Australians. They...
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Australia funds 57 new community projects boosting local economies
BY MORRIS NAFU Australia is funding 57 new community-driven projects under its Community Partnership programme, injecting over SBD 13 million into local communities. The ceremony, held at the Mendana Hotel on Thursday, marks the second round of...
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Calls mount for investigation into Australia's eSafety Commissioner over her attendance at 'censorship summit'
Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant is facing mounting calls for a parliamentary investigation after bombshell revelations exposed her role in a secretive summit at Stanford University in the United States. The saga erupted this...
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Australia must put politics aside and pass nature laws that benefit the economy and the environment. We owe it to our kids
Victoria’s Healesville Sanctuary is helping to protect and restore the critically endangered orange-bellied parrot which is predicted to be extinct within five years. With only 50 known to be left in the wild, a major breeding program aims to...
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Australian teachers fight wage cuts and austerity demands
Public school teachers in the island state of Tasmania joined rolling strikes over stagnant pay and intolerable working conditions this week. This is another indication of intensifying discontent among educators and other public sector workers...
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Australia and Asean: United in preventing conflict
November 2, 2025 | 12:00am Southeast Asia understands all too well the true cost of conflict and the value of peace. Violence and instability disrupt livelihoods, displace communities and undermine economic growth – threatening food and energy...
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Manele Praises Australian Funding for Community Projects
BY MORRIS NAFU Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele joined Acting Australian High Commissioner Andrew Schloeffel to congratulate new beneficiaries and coordinators of small-scale community projects funded by Australia during a signing ceremony in...
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Speaker Led Delegation To Parliament Of Australia – Office of the Speaker
Office of the Speaker of the NZ House of Representatives Rt Hon Gerry Brownlee The Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Rt Hon Gerry Brownlee, will lead an official delegation to the Parliament of Australia on Monday 3 November...
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Minister Rae celebrates Aged Care profits while older Australians pay more
Australian Greens From today, Labor’s new Aged Care Act comes into force, meaning older Australians will pay more for essential care, including up to $50 just for help with a shower, and some will have to forgo care altogether. This week, Labor’s...
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Baby Priya brought compassion to the parliament. Then four men hijacked the debate
Member for Melbourne Sarah Witty rose to speak about having experienced the loss of a stillborn baby herself. Loading “Losing a child at any stage is profoundly painful, yet stillborn and infant deaths are often met with silence, discomfort or...
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A digital frontier: Australia’s sweeping social media ban for minors
Australia has passed a law banning children under 16 from having social media accounts, effective December 10, 2025. Social media platforms face fines of up to AU$50 million for failing to implement age verification measures. Critics, including...
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Hamas Challenges Terrorist Designation in Australia, Citing International Law, Palestinian Rights
Hamas is mounting a legal challenge against the group’s terrorist designation in Australia, arguing that the listing breaches international law and provides legal cover for Israeli attacks on Palestinians — its second such attempt after a similar...
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Sweeping aged care reforms take effect today: What Australians need to know
Broad-sweeping funding changes have come into action in a bid to provide a more “financially sustainable” industry which critics have warned could increase costs of basic care. The Australian Parliament passed the Aged Care Act 2024 in November...
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Everyone says they are worried about hate crimes. But Australia’s laws to combat them are all over the place
Hate crimes have long been debated in Australia, but the war in Gaza and the rise in reports of antisemitism and Islamophobia have thrust the laws designed to punish these crimes into the political spotlight. The Australian federal police...
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Atlantic Lithium Awaits Ghana Parliament Approval for Ewoyaa Mine
Atlantic Lithium has concluded negotiations with Ghana’s government on revised fiscal terms for its Ewoyaa Lithium Project and now awaits parliamentary ratification, the final hurdle before construction can begin on what would become Ghana’s first...
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Tony Abbott’s warped story of Australia
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Murdoch’s The Weekend Australian Magazine promoted its interview with Tony Abbott on the release of his new book with a cover shot of him submerged in a sea pool from the neck down....
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Australian Federal Police to Deepen Ties With PNG Law Enforcement Amid China Competition
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Aug. 4, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas Australia’s policing footprint in the Pacific is set to deepen further, with AFP...
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Australian Families Face 2-Year Wait for ADHD Diagnosis
Families in rural and regional areas often face much longer waits for ADHD assessments due to limited specialist services. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Australian families are enduring waits of up to two years for an...
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