Tag: National
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Opposition leader welcomes ‘assertive women’ to party
The opposition leader has encouraged “assertive women” to join the Liberals, hitting back at controversial comments made by a party elder. Sussan Ley, the first female leader of the federal coalition, said her party must reflect a modern Australia after the Liberal’s former federal president Alan Stockdale reportedly claimed women had become “so assertive” the…
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Sorry Day healing for stolen generations survivors
Aunty Lorraine Peeters was taken from her family at the age of four. The Gamilaroi and Wailwan woman and her five sisters were forcibly removed from their home at Brewarrina, in outback NSW, and placed at Cootamundra Domestic Training Home for Aboriginal Girls. Her two brothers were taken to Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home. The…
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Nationals pull plug on coalition agreement with Liberals
Nationals Leader David Littleproud announced an agreement couldn’t be reached and his party “will sit alone on a principled basis”. “It’s on a principled position of making sure that those hard-fought wins are maintained and respected and we continue to look forward,” Littleproud told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday. “What we are saying is that…
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The price of power: How ‘energy poverty’ could have changed the outcome of the election
Without the Albanese government’s Labor’s energy policies, the recent federal election could have had a very different outcome. Amid rising household electricity and gas prices, research released today shows a direct correlation between ‘energy poverty’ and voting patterns in Australia. The study from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University…
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Genes, environment or a special bond? Why some twins talk and think in unison
An interview with Paula and Bridgette Powers – identical twins who witnessed their mother’s carjacking – recently went viral. The way they spoke and gestured in unison has captivated global audiences. Bridgette and Paula Powers gained global attention for the way they speak, recently appearing on ABC’s Australian Story. So why are we so fascinated,…
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Albanese makes first state visit since election
Albanese will travel to Jakarta on Wednesday, where he will meet with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo released a video of his conversation with Albanese after his thumping election win, saying he was “so happy” to see him win another term. The prime minister told the Indonesian president he wanted Jakarta to be his first…
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Dosed-up Tasmanian salmon could pose health risks in the long run
In early April it was reported that Tasmanian salmon farmers have been using antibiotics to treat the bacteria that has killed over a million salmon, and that fish from diseased pens are being sold for human consumption. Australians have been told it’s all fine, provided the fish are withheld from harvesting for the right time…
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Prices down as Coles keeps tabs on Trump tariffs
Prices on major products are beginning to fall at Coles as the supermarket giant keeps a close eye on any impacts of Donald Trump’s tariffs on products. Australia’s second-largest supermarket chain on Wednesday unveiled a 3.7 per cent increase in sales over the three months to March. Inflation at the supermarket, excluding tobacco, remained stable…
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‘I won’t miss the pressure’: Election guru Antony Green calls time
After more than three decades of crunching the numbers on polling night, ABC election guru Antony Green is preparing to step out of the spotlight. He’s as synonymous with polling day as democracy sausages, how-to-vote cards and the electoral commission. But as Green counts down to his last on-air broadcast as ABC’s chief election analyst,…
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Virgin Australia to refund thousands
Some 61,000 travellers will get refunds averaging $55 for the error that occurred between April 2020 and March 2025. The airline said it had policies that determine what additional costs a customer will be charged when they make a change to their itinerary. “We recently found that in some instances… bookings were repriced in a…