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TPP debate to continue in the upper house

Australia is set to officially join a major 11-nation trade deal, with Trans-Pacific Partnership legislation close to passing parliament.

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Labor, Greens make ABC inquiry push

Labor and the Greens will seek a senate inquiry into the independence of the ABC, following the release of the findings of a department review.

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Royal Sydney tour begins with baby news

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting ready for their first official day of public engagements following the announcement of Meghan’s pregnancy.

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Royal Sydney tour begins with baby news

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting ready for their first official day of public engagements following the announcement of Meghan’s pregnancy.

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Greens, Bernardi unite over Saudi reporter

The Greens, conservative Cory Bernardi and Centre Alliance will move a motion in the Senate calling on the government to take action over a missing columnist.

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Protect gay teachers now: Labor

Labor wants laws protecting gay teachers from discrimination at religious schools to be brought in immediately.

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Blogger jubilant at ‘cult’ defamation win

NSW blogger is jubilant after a jury validated her criticisms of a spiritual healer, finding he was the leader of a socially harmful cult.

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Migraine costing Australian economy $35.7b

Millions of Australians experience migraine, with the condition costing the economy $35.7 billion a year, a new report has revealed.

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Palace says Meghan Markle is pregnant

Kensington Palace has announced that Meghan Markle is pregnant as she started her first official foreign tour with Prince Harry.

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Snowy upgrade needs viability to proceed

Senior cabinet minister Mathias Cormann has dismissed calls from Barnaby Joyce to invest in new coal-fired power station instead of upgrading Snowy Hydro.

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Pauline Hanson says ‘it’s OK to be white’

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has failed to secure Senate support for a motion saying “it’s OK to be white”.

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Eagles player has another run-in with law

AFL premiership player Liam Ryan has had a run-in with the law less than a week after he was fined and banned from driving for 18 months for drink-driving.

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Agricultural visas not dead: PM Morrison

A plan to introduce visas for seasonal farm workers isn’t dead, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed.

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Defamation loss for NSW spiritual healer

A NSW spiritual healer is the leader of a socially harmful cult, according to the jury at his defamation action against a blogger.

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Question time in federal parliament

What we learned, heard and were amused by in Question Time on Monday.

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‘Idiot’ defence in Vic terror plot case

One of three men accused of planning a Christmas Day terror plot in Melbourne was an “idiot brother” who could offer good cover, his lawyer says.

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WA identity John Kizon still critical

Colourful Perth identity John Kizon remains in a critical but stable condition in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital following a car crash.

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Most sheep fine after live export: Joyce

Former Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says 99.7 per cent of sheep sent for live export are in a better or same condition when they reach their destination.

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