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Nation’s capitals squeeze in an extra 430,000 people

Australia’s capital cities are home to a record 18.4 million people after their populations swelled by another 430,000 residents over the past year.

  • Shane Wright

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton up his promise of public service cuts to 40,000 workers on Wednesday.

Coalition takes aim at public servants as Dutton looks to cut 40,000 jobs

Tuesday night’s budget shows the government has added 41,411 public servants since 2022, fuelling a political fight over the public service and government spending.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland
The budget bottom line has suffered a $31 billion hit from over-estimates of tobacco excise.

Vaping and black market tobacco burn $31 billion hole in budget revenue

Alcohol levies are raising more money for the budget than cigarettes as documents reveal Treasury was unprepared for the financial fallout from vaping and black market tobacco.

  • Shane Wright
Sita Sargeant will soon be running walking tours in Sydney and Melbourne that highlight women’s place in history.

The women who shaped Sydney history and changed Sita Sargeant’s life

A canny publican who used a legal loophole to vote inspired a new book and walking tours to showcase notable women in history.

  • Julie Power
Australia’s most expensive public artwork, Ouroboros by Lindy Lee.

Canberra’s newest (and priciest) attraction stops traffic, literally

Out of the corner of my eye, a car mounts the kerb, hazard lights flashing as its occupants stop to take snaps. Ouroboros is a social media star.

  • Sheriden Rhodes
Gallagher at home in Canberra, where she looks out for local wildlife such as magpies and roos.

‘I just started screaming’: The finance minister on the tragedy that changed her life

A sudden, catastrophic loss helped shape Katy Gallagher. Today, she’s a key member of the PM’s inner circle – and in the Coalition’s crosshairs.

  • Deborah Snow
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Lawyer Rebekah Giles.

Rebekah Giles accused in court of witness coaching in cavoodle case

Barrister Gina Edwards is in dispute with her former lawyers Giles George, who represented her in her defamation case against A Current Affair.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

Dutton says $24 billion from public service jobs will pay for bulk-billing boost

The Coalition has been coy about the precise number of jobs it will cut if elected, but Dutton on Monday confirmed that winding back 36,000 workers would be key.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Shane Wright
Brandon Paenga-Amosa (left) and Western Force teammates celebrate their thrilling win the capital.

Force hold on for famous win over Brumbies in Canberra

The Western Force have cracked a 14-year drought in Canberra to shock the ACT Brumbies with a 45-42 victory in the first Australian derby of the Super Rugby Pacific season.

  • Melissa Woods
Airline flight paths had to be changed because of Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea.

From training to rehearsal: Why ‘brazen’ Chinese warships are off Sydney’s coast

The geopolitical earthquake in Europe will inevitably see aftershocks in Asia. Those aftershocks have arrived. Welcome, Australia, to an entirely new Pacific security environment.

  • Mick Ryan

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