Exclusive: Louise Miller-Frost and Alicia Payne have vowed to push for further action after evidence from Sportsbet and Tabcorp this week

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Murray Watt, the federal environment minister, was asked earlier about former rugby league star Luke Bateman’s testimony

National Foreign Trade Council ‘disappointed’ at move to expand News Bargaining Incentive but Australian experts say government is not going far enough

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Betting firms respond to claims made by anti-gambling campaigners Tim Costello and Luke Bateman at parliamentary inquiry

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The accusations aren’t great

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The One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has repeatedly declared that he doesn’t ‘believe in multiculturalism’. But the reality on the ground in his New South Wales electorate of New England suggests otherwise.

Joyce supported a campaign for the town of A

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Angus Taylor and Anthony Albanese on leave this week

The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, is on leave for most of this week, his office has announced, with the deputy leader, …

Former rugby league player turned BookTok influencer Luke Bateman has alleged to a parliamentary inquiry he was supplied with drugs by gambling company promoters at the height of his spiralling addiction. 'There were times I would

The theme of the 26th Garma festival was Bukmak, meaning all of us, everyone together in Yolŋu language. The four-day gathering at the Gulkula ceremonial grounds in Arnhem Land is the largest First Nations cultural event in Australia

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Gumatj leaders announce plans for a new land council to be ‘part of the economic life of this nation’ at a cultural festival focused on hope

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After the rejection of the voice, the conversation about structural reform of the federal arrangements governing Aboriginal affairs must resume

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Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m

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One expert described Nationals leader Matt Canavan’s claim of land used for clean energy as ‘plain wrong and plain silly’

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Yolngu leaders in north-east Arnhem Land

Older Australians are overrepresented in every sphere of life, from politics to the economy and media … and they’re living longer. It’s time we stack the deck in favour of young people. Here’s how

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Labor’s national conference voted to repeal the ban but the PM fears it could undermine medical safeguards. We look at the debate shaping up

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Two years into her role representing King Charles, Australia’s head of state, the governor general, Sam Mostyn, says she has observed a “woeful lack of understanding” among the adult population about the civic underpinnings of Australia’s democracy – b

Belonging is hard when gaining citizenship is so expensive. The state has just become a regulator of the market

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Petrol now costs more than $1.90 a litre in every capital city, with diesel expected to exceed $2.40 a litre

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Petrol prices could surpass $2 a litre and diesel $2.

Tony Barry and Jon Faine (sitting in for Barrie Cassidy) examine the ousting of Jacinta Allan and the election of Ben Carroll as the new premier of Victoria. What does it mean for November's state election? And whi

As leaders dodged questions about fundraising activities this week, is it any wonder faith in politics is so low?

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Some National MPs even believe former deputy PM could return, as Hanson’s leadership succession plan does not include the New England MP

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On the day Barnaby Joyce

Born in regional Queensland in 1941 or 1943 - depending on who you ask - Alan Jones started his career as a school teacher. He ran for politics, and coached Australia's national rugby union team before becoming one of Australia’s highest-paid, most

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eSafety commissioner says court action against Telegram ‘very significant’

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Exclusive: ADF personnel who were discriminated against for being LGBTQ+ are owed a national apology, federal government told

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One Nation leader’s ‘how can you tell me there are good Muslims?’ remarks were the subject of complaints, but police say the matter has now been finalised

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Two years into her role representing King Charles, Australia’s head of state, governor general Sam Mostyn says she has observed a ‘woeful lack of understanding’ among the adult population about the civic underpinnings of Australia’s democracy – beginni

Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with’ civic underpinnings of our democracy

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The opposition leader is the highest-profile person mentioned so far at the NSW anti-corruption commission – and the political figure with the most to lose

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Minister says meeting Closing the Gap target a major step, but more work needed on others

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Member for Solomon previously denied alleged incident with administrator David Connolly and says he will contest charges

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LNP member Llew O’Brien says ‘there is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage’, leading Angus Taylor to state: ‘I congratulate all Australians’

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This month’s Guardian Essential poll shows signs that One Nation’s primary vote continues to plateau. But Labor can’t breathe a big sigh of relief just yet.

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She is certainly on trend

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I refuse to allow a cynical outlook of politics to infect our country, which is why I’m standing as an independent in Anthony Albanese’s seat of Grayndler

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Specially designed Airbus completes marathon 24-hour flight before joining Qantas fleet

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Former leader shows support for new Victorian premier while paying tribute to Jacinta Allan

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A feasibility study for the Western Australian project will show the project is uneconomic and requires government subsidies, experts say

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Opposition leader says he is ‘not a party to proceedings’ being investigated by NSW corruption watchdog as fellow Liberals close ranks

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Federal-state stoush comes as rating agency warns that electricity bills could skyrocket

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Breach exposes Pauline Hanson to possible fines as party given deadline to comply by 18 August

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Survey also shows Australians rounding on the government over its handling of inflation and the cost-of-living crisis

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Another female politician has fallen to opinion polls and factional leaders as the spectre of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation hovers over all

You can be sure that Ben Carroll will never be seen in a North Face jacket. Even if the leisure brand is to

Australian government insists legal costs should be paid by former senator as FoI fight escalates

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A clean bill of health is only ever temporary. It’s critical Labor continues to test its thinking both inside the party and the broader community

As the Albanese government approaches the midpoint of its second term and following last week’s gath

If the opposition leader was funding one side of a vicious factional war, it would be hard for many in the party to stomach

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Jacinta Allan steps down from top job before expected spill, saying her deputy has her ‘unqualified support’

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One Nation leader declares billionaire donated flights and invited her to the fashion show, but she paid for her own luxury accommodation

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• Jacinta Allan resigns as Victorian premier before leadership challenge by Ben Carroll

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Victoria has a new premier after the education minister, Ben Carroll, was voted in by the Labor party during a chaotic caucus meeting on Tuesday morning.

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