‘Felt pressure to make people proud’: Why Jean-Claude Perrottet paid for Liberal memberships

One-time Catholic Schools NSW employee Jean-Claude Perrottet was ‘let go’ from his job just one month before a corruption inquiry started.

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The problem of Australia's 'beer tax' is well known. Is it time to end it?

The cost of alcohol is grinding Australia's old pub culture and live music venues into dust. Should we keep forging ahead with six-monthly increases in the beer excise?

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‘No corruption’: Abbott says ICAC a factional hit job as Taylor faces questions

Tony Abbott, the federal Liberal president, said the religious-right Reformers group was “largely a group of enthusiastic young Christians with a strong sense of mission”.

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After a decade leading the ACTU, what is the legacy of Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil?

Australian unions, representing around 1.6 million workers, are about to get two new leaders. Here’s what changed in the past decade and the challenges ahead.

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Report confirms workers pa the price for inflation driven by profits

The OECD’s annual employment outlook confirms that profits have driven Australia’s inflation that led to the Reserve Bank raising rates.

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OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Hacked Into Hugging Face, a Digital Library

The incident, which targeted the computer systems of another company called Hugging Face, happened while OpenAI was testing the systems.

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From DV to deportation, Hanson has told us who she is for decades

Hanson does not care about the everyday Australian. She cares about what benefits her. This has always been the case.

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The F.D.A. Approves a New Pill to Slash Cholesterol Levels (Gift Article)

The new pills can lower cholesterol levels far below what can be achieved with statins, clinical trials have shown.

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Future pharmacy: A better deal for patients and taxpayers

Community pharmacy policy in Australia is controlled by pharmacy owners, and patients and taxpayers are losing out.

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New Australian pressure record brings deep freeze to south-east

Preliminary data shows the highest ever pressure in Australia was recorded in Tasmania on Monday morning.

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America’s superpower is under siege, from its own president

Multiculturalism has served America well, but Donald Trump has re-energised xenophobic hostility in the land of the free.

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The Afghan family who are safe at last and full of hope, thanks to an Australia Pauline Hanson will never know

In International Refugee Week, two speeches paint starkly different visions of the country

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‘Go to hell’: Protesters crash Pauline Hanson speech

Protesters have lashed out at the policies of One Nation outside the National Press Club as Pauline Hanson delivers a major speech.

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Tim Wilson holds undisclosed shares in climate advisory firm through family trust

The shadow treasurer's investment trust holds 15,000 shares in a small company called Gondwana Carbon which helps developers to acquire land, develop carbon abatement projects, earn carbon credits and...

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Labor's CGT plan flawed but better than what we have, economists tell inquiry

Economists have offered qualified support for the government's plans on day one of a Senate inquiry.

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Why viral death tax claims are dead wrong

Social media users are angerd over reports the government is introducing a "death tax", but experts say the claims are dead wrong.

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Klein should stand down from Origin duties following gambling revelations

As the NRL closes in on what it hopes will be a $4 billion broadcast rights deal, it is now dealing with unwanted attention.

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Business groups urge rejection of CGT changes

Business groups are urging the government to scrap its capital gains tax changes as the first tranche of measures is scrutinised at a parliamentary inquiry.

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Ireland is a data centre 'cautionary tale'. This is the impact on locals

As Australia and other countries embark on a new wave of AI-driven data centre development, locals in Ireland share how the runaway growth of the facilities can affect everyday life.

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