5 h. ago Amazon promises faster Melbourne deliveries after opening two new logistics centres

Amazon has opened its third fulfillment centre in Victoria, delivering a boost of more than 700 jobs for the state.

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10 h. ago Beaches metro, negative gearing crackdown: The surprising policies backed by NSW Young Libs

Abolishing negative gearing and building a northern beaches metro are all on the agenda at the NSW Young Liberals’ gathering.

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10 h. ago With just one dish on the menu, this Sydney restaurant is a cure for decision fatigue

No choice = no decisions = no stress. It’s liberating.

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27 h. ago Charges laid after north shore teal candidate targeted in Liberal

Tina Brown, along with Philip Ruddock and his wife, has been threatened in a series of anonymous letters authored by a Liberal volunteer.

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27 h. ago Opposition, former LNP premier raise questions over top doc hiring

Campbell Newman and Labor don’t often see eye-to-eye. But both want answers over the chief health officer recruitment process after revelations about political signage at the first pick’s home.

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46 h. ago ‘Ridiculous regulation’: Labor makes housing central to economic summit

As new data reveals homeownership becoming a more distant dream, slashing housing red tape is firming as an area in which new policies will follow Labor’s economic roundtable.

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50 h. ago A rapist and bully but beloved by Boomers: The turbulent history of Gareth Ward

One-time Liberal Gareth Ward was loved and loathed in equal measures, but if you stood in his way he would “annihilate you”, according to his foes in the south coast town of Kiama.

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53 h. ago ASX declines as CBA and AGL shares slump; Miners, Tyro advance

The Australian sharemarket closed lower after the rally in the nation’s largest bank ran out of steam and the biggest power generator was tanking following underwhelming results.

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63 h. ago ASX set to edge up, Wall Street jumps on rate cut hopes; CBA results ahead; Startup offers $53b for Google’s Chrome

The US stock market is rallying toward records on Tuesday after data suggested inflation across the country was a touch better last month than economists expected.

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63 h. ago ASX set to edge up, Wall Street jumps on rate cut hopes; Startup offers $53b for Google’s Chrome

The US stock market is rallying toward records on Tuesday after data suggested inflation across the country was a touch better last month than economists expected.

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64 h. ago ASX set to edge up, Wall Street gets inflation boost; CBA results ahead

The US stock market is rallying toward records on Tuesday after data suggested inflation across the country was a touch better last month than economists expected.

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3 d. ago Former Israeli PM slams ‘lip service’ Palestine call as Labor division mounts

A former Israeli PM has dismissed Australia’s move to recognise Palestine as populist symbolism, but the Albanese government is facing growing calls to impose further sanctions.

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3 d. ago Chinese ships smash into each other while chasing Philippine boat, footage shows

A China Coast Guard vessel accidentally rammed into a People’s Liberation Army Navy ship in the South China Sea, resulting in “substantial damage”, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

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4 d. ago The 11 days that made Albanese and Labor change their path on Palestinian recognition

Two weeks ago, the prime minister was unequivocal: there was no move afoot for the Australian government to recognise a Palestinian state. On Thursday, he picked up the phone.

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4 d. ago ‘On board with Coalition or quit’: Speakman fires warning to colleagues

NSW Liberal Leader Mark Speakman has taken a stand against his detractors, insisting he will remain leader and defining the party as proudly YIMBY.

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4 d. ago Inside story: Why work from home could return Jacinta Allan to office

Victorian Liberals and major employers are treading delicately on the issue of legal out-of-office work protections, but Labor hopes its WFH plan will boost productivity and the government’s popularity.

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4 d. ago 100 days in, how does PM measure up? Voters are harder judges second time around

First-term governments are granted some leeway, but then the electorate expects life to improve.

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4 d. ago Split in Albanese’s caucus as government moves to kill AI laws

The sprawling technology has become a subject of intense debate within Labor’s inner sanctum.

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5 d. ago Hollowed out of thinkers, Sussan Ley’s party dreams of nothing other than opposition

Ley’s leadership of the Liberal Party will be short if she can’t find a purpose other than to advocate for lower taxes.

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6 d. ago AFL Saturday LIVE: Ben King takes flight for mark of the year contender as Suns lead Blues; Pies, Hawks get finals boost as Lions lose to Swans

The Blues are chasing an upset win over the finals-bound Suns at Marvel Stadium while Port Adelaide and Fremantle play in Adelaide. Sydney shocked Brisbane earlier today and St Kilda beat Richmond. Follow along as the AFL action continues with updates and reactions from around the league.

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