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Liberals overwhelmingly pick men for safe seats
Just one woman has been pre-selected to replace eight Liberal MPs retiring at the next election, but insiders insist the party is heading in the right direction.
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- Hydrogen
Drilling for ‘natural hydrogen’ an enormous opportunity: Labor
Naturally occurring hydrogen has been detected in Tumut and parts of western NSW, raising government hopes it can be extracted from the ground like natural gas.
Labor tips another $3b into the NBN to make copper history
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a $3 billion cash injection – along with $800 million from NBN Co – would be enough “finish what we started” with the NBN.
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Backdoor overseas student caps will ‘damage Australia’s reputation’
Under Labor’s new plan, visa applications for overseas students would be put on a go-slow once their intended university hits 80 per cent of its proposed cap.
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‘Give us a chance’: More visas not enough to fix skills crisis
According to a recently launched coalition of business groups, unions and community organisations, more than 620,000 permanent migrants work below their skill levels and qualifications.
Gambling sector stunned by axing of tax breaks
The wagering industry said Labor’s decision to axe the R&D tax incentive for gambling and tobacco companies risked exposing other sectors to political horse-trading.
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Forget cruises, the only way to see Antarctica is to go ‘deep field’
For a taste of the frozen continent made legend by names such as Scott, Amundsen, Shackleton and Mawson, you have to venture into its heart.
Capital gains benefit spikes to $22.7b as property investors sell out
Treasury estimates forgone taxes from the capital gains tax discount in 2024-25 have more than doubled since the last estimate in February 2023.
ABC to get $126m post-election funding injection
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland will also seek to make law the five-year funding agreements Labor committed to at the 2022 election.
ASIC sues HSBC Australia over slow scam response
ASIC claims some customers of the international bank lost $90,000 due to scammers, after warning it of suspicious activity on their accounts.
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- RBA
Architect of RBA overhaul touted for new interest rate-setting board
ANU Professor Renee Fry-McKibbin is emerging as a leading candidate as the Coalition gears up for a stoush with Labor over the appointees.
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- AI
Husic chases Australian edge in AI, industry says faster pace needed
Industry Minister Ed Husic will announce a National AI Capability Plan in Singapore on Monday where he is signing a memorandum of understanding on AI co-operation.
China slowdown to rip $8.5b from federal budget: Chalmers
The treasurer’s downbeat assessment came despite Beijing last week announcing plans to stoke the country’s slowing economy next year with a “moderately loose” monetary policy.
Remaining Bali Nine members return to Australia
Australians Matthew Norman, Michael Czugaj, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens and Si Yi Chen were accompanied back to Australia by government officials on Sunday.
Meet the man on whom Peter Dutton is pinning his nuclear hopes
The opposition leader picked a relatively untested backbencher to create the Coalition’s nuclear energy policy.
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- Social media
Media groups to push Meta for payment after Labor announces TikTok tax
Apple and Microsoft could also be caught by the policy with their Apple News and LinkedIn products if they meet the $250 million Australian turnover threshold.
Tech giants to be punished if they don’t pay for news
The big stick approach set to be announced on Thursday would force recalcitrant platforms to the negotiating table or risk being hit with penalties.
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- Battle for Warringah
The athlete-cum-Liberal willing to test the party line to beat teals
Jaimee Rogers, the former professional swimmer and Tabcorp presenter, backs a total ban on gambling advertising on television.
Andrew Forrest-backed wind farm gets taxpayer revenue guarantee
Energy Minister Chris Bowen will on Wednesday announce 19 projects to get the guarantee, but a new report says environmental laws are causing major project delays.
Union warns it might back Greens as CFMEU goes to the High Court
Electrical Trades Union national secretary Michael Wright said the Greens had been on “the right side of history” on union issues.
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