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March 06, 2025
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New home approvals surge; Victoria urged to embrace electric homes over gas – as it happened

This blog is now closed Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Chalmers defends Australian defence spending as Trump administration says nation should spend more Jim Chalmers has defended Australia’s defence spending as having already gone up “considerably”, amid suggestions from the Donald […]

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March 06, 2025
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Liberal fundraisers cancelled amid cyclone preparations and report Peter Dutton attended Justin Hemmes event

Exclusive: Fundraiser at Macquarie Bank HQ and Pharmacy Guild lunch called off as Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on the opposition leader’s home state Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A fundraising event at the Melbourne headquarters of Macquarie Bank featuring Peter […]

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March 06, 2025
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Western Australia has one story about the gas industry. It won’t accept dissent from ‘over east’

Saturday’s state election is unlikely to unseat Labor premier Roger Cook but, with both major parties supporting gas expansion, WA’s record threatens any national progress on emissions Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updates Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast […]

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March 06, 2025
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Guardian Essential report: How do the major parties plan to win your vote? – podcast

Has the interest rate cut made any difference to how people intend to vote at the upcoming federal election? Guardian Australia’s political reporter Dan Jervis-Bardy and Essential Media’s executive director Peter Lewis discuss how voters are responding to major political parties’ campaign rhetoric on key issues affecting their lives Read more: Continue reading…

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March 06, 2025
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Chalmers accuses Coalition of ‘horrendous contradiction’ as Taylor appears to backflip on insurance crackdown

Despite Peter Dutton’s February proposal, shadow treasurer says divestment will be ‘confined to supermarkets and hardware’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Angus Taylor has appeared to backflip on the Coalition’s commitment to crack down on insurance companies if they do […]

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February 28, 2025
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ARC suspends $870,000 grant to pro-Palestine academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, senators told

ARC chief Prof Peter Shergold defends decision at estimates hearing but is accused of bowing to allegations in ‘racist’ media Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A prominent academic and Palestinian advocate has had her $870,000 grant suspended after the education minister requested the board of the Australian Research Council […]