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Porter declines to apologise for robo-debt

Attorney-General Christian Porter has admitted the government’s robo-debt system for welfare payments was flawed, but won’t apologise for legal reasons.

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53 minutes ago

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Jobs ‘number one game’ for IR meetings

Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter does not want to set down what the government wants from proposed meetings between unions and business.

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1 hour ago

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Virus part of domestic violence inquiry

The federal government has issued a draft terms of reference for an inquiry into domestic violence.

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2 hours ago

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Virus part of domestic violence inquiry

The federal government has issued a draft terms of reference for an inquiry into domestic violence.

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2 hours ago

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Australia closer to no new COVID-19 cases

Australia is edging closer to the day it records no new COVID-19 cases but some clusters in Melbourne remain active.

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7 hours ago

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Vic Aboriginal war veterans to be honoured

Aboriginal war veterans from Victoria, whose sacrifices went unrecognised for years, will be honoured in a virtual remembrance service.

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7 hours ago

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NSW prepares for easing of travel rules

NSW residents are enduring one more day of tight COVID restrictions before pubs, beauty salons and museums reopen and intrastate holiday travel is permitted.

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7 hours ago

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Victorian eateries to open with limits

Victorian businesses and venues prepare for a major step towards pre-COVID-19 life, albeit with limited numbers.

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7 hours ago

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Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, measures and impacts as of 1815 AEST May 30.

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17 hours ago

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Ruby Princess crew member has tuberculosis

Ruby Princess passengers have been warned that a crew member being treated in a Sydney hospital was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis.

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18 hours ago

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‘Lack of care’ for dead SA disabled woman

Ann Marie Smith, the woman with cerebral palsy who died in appalling conditions while under the care of the NDIS, has been remembered in an online vigil.

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18 hours ago

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Anti-vax protesters defy restrictions

Protesters across Australia have breached social-distancing measures to rally against vaccines and coronavirus restrictions.

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19 hours ago

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Traditional owners lash Rio heritage claim

Mining giant Rio Tinto has come under fire for its public response after destroying a significant indigenous site in Western Australia dating back 46,000 years.

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21 hours ago

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Labor wants housing plan to support jobs

Federal Labor wants to raise the cap on the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme for people looking to build their first home, to aid the construction sector.

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23 hours ago

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Year 2 class isolates due to Melb cluster

A class of Year 2 students is isolating after a child became one of the latest COVID-19 cases linked to a student from Keilor Downs Secondary College.

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23 hours ago

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No new NSW virus cases, easing imminent

A raft of coronavirus-prompted NSW public restrictions are set to lift on Monday, while the state has recorded zero new COVID-19 cases.

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23 hours ago

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Apology not needed for robo-debt: minister

Federal Labor believes the Morrison government must apologise to the thousands of Australians that have felt the impact of its failed robo-debt scheme.

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30 May 2020

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ANL confirms 50-container NSW spill loss

The operator of a ship which spilled cargo off the NSW coast says it lost 50 containers in the accident, while the ship master has been charged.

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30 May 2020

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Libraries, museums to help COVID recovery

States and territories are moving on to the next phase of easing coronavirus restrictions with libraries, museums and galleries set to reopen their doors.

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30 May 2020