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Unions push ALP for insecure jobs pledge

Unions have called on the Labor Party to take a pledge to the next federal election to halve the number of people in insecure work.

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7 minutes ago

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Election genius backs Johnson, Trump wins

Griffith University professor Bela Stancic believes UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be re-elected.

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1 hour ago

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Injured hikers rescued from Tas wilderness

Three Indians who were hiking in Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain wilderness have been rescued after spending two nights suffering hypothermia in a remote cabin.

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Injured hikers rescued from Tas wilderness

Three Indians who were hiking in Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain wilderness have been rescued after spending two nights suffering hypothermia in a remote cabin.

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Dutton douses call for air force fire help

Peter Dutton has dismissed calls by independent MP Andrew Wilkie for air force transport planes to be used as water bombers.

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3 hours ago

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Labor puts jobs at heart of climate change

Labor frontbencher Terri Butler says climate change reform can’t be achieved without properly explaining what will happen to jobs in coal.

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3 hours ago

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Minister blasts Coles on milk drought levy

Senior Nationals minister David Littleproud has called for shoppers to boycott Coles until it puts a 20-cent levy on all dairy products to help farmers.

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4 hours ago

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Vic Liberal MP’s parting message on gender

Victorian Liberal MP Mary Wooldridge says she’s quitting politics and is calling on her party to do better on getting more women into parliament.

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5 hours ago

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Australian housing scheme still ambitious

An initiative raising funds for affordable housing hopes to become as commonplace as wearing a seat belt.

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5 hours ago

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Conditions ease amid Qld bushfire chaos

Weather conditions have once again eased in Queensland, with a number of bushfires scaled down overnight.

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5 hours ago

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Broncos not keen on Folau despite reports

Brisbane have denied they’ve made any approach to bring Israel Folau back to the NRL club following media reports they were pursuing the former Wallabies star.

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11 hours ago

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Firies battle blazes before mercury soars

NSW firefighters are hoping to get some critical back-burning and containment work done before conditions worsen.

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11 hours ago

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Most back net-zero emission target: survey

The Australian Institute says 62 per cent of Australians back a net-zero emissions target, including 54 per cent of a coalition voters.

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15 hours ago

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Restore faith in politics: Plibersek

Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek says the party “let down” true believers with a NSW donations scandal, and has urged for a restoration of faith in democracy.

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15 hours ago

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Second attempt at Tas hikers rescue fails

Efforts to rescue three injured hikers from Tasmania’s Cradle Mountain region have been hampered by bad weather for a second day.

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20 hours ago

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ALP should back wellness budget: NZ Labour

New Zealand’s finance minister says the Australian Labor Party should consider a ‘wellness budget’ approach if it wins government.

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07 Dec 2019

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Taylor the minister for ‘porkies’: Labor

Politicians are still going toe-to-toe over embattled minister Angus Taylor, even as he prepares to escape the country to attend an international conference.

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07 Dec 2019

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ALP president takes on social media giants

ALP national president Wayne Swan says no option should be off the table in tackling social media giants that don’t stop the spread of fake news.

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07 Dec 2019

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Australia ‘to exceed emissions targets’

Energy and Emissions Reductions Minister Angus Taylor will head to the UN climate talks armed with a report showing Australia will exceed its emission targets.

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07 Dec 2019