7 h. ago Queensland demands GST reform as state faces years in the red

Queensland’s LNP government has demanded a bigger slice of the GST pie, as its first budget forecast deficits until at least the next state election.

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7 h. ago Albanese’s class of 2025 tightens prime minister’s grip on Labor Party

Labor’s thumping election win delivers a boost for the PM in his party room, but the political certainties of decades past look to be over.

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10 h. ago Yesterday, bombs fell on the prison where I was jailed. It may be a metaphor for the Iranian people’s fate

The destruction of the gates of Evin prison, where I was incarcerated, risks becoming a metaphor for the fate of the Iranian people more broadly, once the missiles stop falling.

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10 h. ago Will NSW Labor’s restrained spending last? The treasurer answered that by saying nothing

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s steady-as-she-goes budget had some strong policies, without any bold reforms.

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11 h. ago Too safe for its own good? Our experts and the people deliver their budget verdicts

A “canny use of the state’s balance sheet” or a letdown that missed the chance to build the city and invest in healthcare? Here’s our view of the NSW budget.

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12 h. ago Brisbane news live: Queensland budget’s ‘fresh start’ | Grace hits back at Bleijie over CFMEU | Bail for man accused of assaulting bus driver

For today’s news updates in Brisbane and beyond as they happen, follow us here.

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13 h. ago ‘Scare campaign ends today’: Public service to grow 2.24 per cent

Queensland’s public service will grow by 2.2 per cent, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed on Tuesday as the first LNP state budget since 2014 confirmed consultancy services would be brought in-house.

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13 h. ago How the LNP government budget sells a ‘fresh start’ after five years of Dick

Every primary school student in Queensland will get $100 in the LNP’s first budget since 2014. But as the treasurer reveals his pathway to surplus, the books show deficits for years.

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14 h. ago NSW budget 2025 LIVE updates: Treasurer Daniel Mookhey announces historic $1.2b child protection package; flags more homes ‘for a state that sorely needs them’

The Minns government’s third state budget is expected to remain in the red.

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15 h. ago The state budget is in better shape. The economy, though? Short of fighting fit

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s budget lacks ambition in that it makes no attempt at taking on tax reform.

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15 h. ago Historic child protection overhaul, $1 billion housing guarantee scheme in budget

The NSW treasurer’s third budget features a guarantee to support 15,000 houses and outlines a path to surplus.

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15 h. ago NSW budget 2025 LIVE updates: Treasurer Daniel Mookhey set to hand down third state budget

The Minns government’s third state budget is expected to remain in the red.

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15 h. ago COVID antivirals are heavily marketed. It’s not clear how well they work

The expensive medication does little to prevent hospitalisation or death for people who are vaccinated against the virus, a new Australian analysis of randomised controlled trials has found.

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16 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Mushroom lunch court hearings near end as judge begins final instructions

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, enters its final stage today as Justice Christopher Beale begins his charge to the jury. Follow his instructions here.

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16 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Mushroom lunch court hearings near end as judge instructs the jury

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, enters its final stage today as Justice Christopher Beale begins his charge to the jury. Follow his instructions here.

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16 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Judge tells jurors they must not let feelings of prejudice or sympathy impact decision

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, is in its final stage as Justice Christopher Beale is directing the jury. Follow his instructions here.

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16 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Judge tells jury not to let feelings of prejudice or sympathy impact decision

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, is in its final stage as Justice Christopher Beale is directing the jury. Follow his instructions here.

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17 h. ago Brisbane news live: Budget day arrives with blanket of fog | Bail for man accused of assaulting bus driver

For today’s news updates in Brisbane and beyond as they happen, follow us here.

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31 h. ago First look at Barbados pitch as Australia prepare for uncertain West Indies surfaces

Australia face a tough call on their team balance as Bridgetown serves up a pitch that could deliver surprises. Here’s what the numbers say.

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31 h. ago Did a fleet of trucks remove Iran’s nuclear assets before US strikes?

Satellite photos show trucks lined up last week on a road to Iran’s nuclear mountain. What were they doing there is one of the key questions experts are now keen to answer.

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