1 hour ago Shane Richardson to walk away as Wests Tigers chief executive

Richardson called a meeting on Monday to inform staff he intended to leave the joint venture, following the removal of four independent directors last week.

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3 h. ago Queensland’s worst childcare paedophile could have been caught five times, report finds

Ashley Paul Griffith could have been caught five times, including two occasions where he was seen kissing young girls in his care, if the state had a mandatory reporting scheme.

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24 h. ago Liberals ignore, despise and knife their leaders – and drive their party over a cliff

Unlike the Labor Party, which mythologises even its pedestrian leaders, the Liberal Party celebrates only Menzies and Howard.

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27 h. ago ‘I don’t write the rules’: Wells, PM defend using taxpayer funds to bring family to ski resort

Labor is defending the sport and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

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28 h. ago Albanese defends Wells after minister charged taxpayers to take family to ski resort

Labor is defending the sport and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

Economics

33 h. ago Libs have no plan for immigration tensions, so Labor must act before it gets ugly

Oppositional politics risks an unedifying partisan stoush over our borders. It risks a slow-motion tragedy.

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33 h. ago Anika Wells charged taxpayers to take family to Thredbo ski resort

Labor is defending the sports and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

Economics

55 h. ago SEC fires up first public power asset since ’90s, but wind plans hit as AGL scraps Gippsland project

AGL-backed Gippsland Skies consortium is the third joint venture to walk away from early-stage studies for an offshore wind farm in Victoria.

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2 d. ago Cronulla riots, 20 years on: the legacy of violence lingers in brazen silence

Neo-Nazi and anti-immigration posters are allowed to remain on the streets of Cronulla while they are removed or covered with anti-fascist stickers in Sydney’s inner city.

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3 d. ago Wells attended friend’s birthday party during $3600 taxpayer funded trip

The minister attended the event celebrating a Labor figure while taking part in official business in June.

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3 d. ago Wells attended friend’s birthday party during $3600 taxpayer

The minister attended the event celebrating a Labor figure while taking part in official business in June.

Economics

3 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Labor plan to buy gas to stop factory closures; Pentagon review confirms AUKUS timeline

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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3 d. ago Man allegedly behind airport gun firing jailed over train station attacks

Nicholas Teplin has been sentenced for a peak-hour rampage at Central Station, as more details emerged about a scuffle with police at Sydney Airport’s domestic terminal.

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3 d. ago Labor plan to buy gas to stop factory closures as prices soar

The Albanese government is considering a first-ever national scheme to stop factories closing due to high-energy bills.

Economics

3 d. ago When ‘harmless jokes’ aren’t harmless: What it will take to change the story on domestic violence

It doesn’t matter that “it’s not all men”. It’s enough men. Enough to stop women doing things they love. Enough to change how women act and where they go.

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3 d. ago Former Labor government was warned of CFMEU ‘bias’ in major project policy

During her second day of inquiry evidence, AWU boss Stacey Schinnerl also detailed a key public servant’s relationship with a CFMEU chief.

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3 d. ago As it happened: House Democrats release new footage of Jeffrey Epstein’s private island; Fate of ISIS brides left to US military

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

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3 d. ago Labor claims Wells broke no rules with $100,000 New York flight bill

Parliamentary travel rules say ministers must achieve value for money when going on international trips. The government said on Thursday no rules were broken.

Economics

3 d. ago This $8.5b Medicare promise was at the heart of Labor’s election pitch. How’s it working?

Improvements in the bulk-billing rate last month are being overshadowed by a bigger fight over hospital bed block.

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3 d. ago WA MPs’ Christmas break delayed as Cook rushes to pass controversial bill

With surrogacy laws passed on Wednesday, the upper house has clear runway to debate the bill into next week, and Premier Roger Cook hopes it will pass before Christmas.

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