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Clare ArmstrongNational political editor

Clare Armstrong is the national political editor of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Adelaide Advertiser and Courier Mail based in Canberra. She was previously a federal political reporter at the Daily Telegraph, and has also reported for the Townsville Bulletin. In 2021 Clare received the Wallace Brown Award recognising the best young journalist in the federal parliament press gallery.

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A new code of conduct has been rolled out for all dating apps in Australia

It’s a nationwide first

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 26, 2020 an AFP journalist holds his phone showing the dating application Bumble in Washington,DC. - US dating app Bumble, where women make the first move, won Wall Street's heart as it went public Friday, with markets valuing the company at $13 billion. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP)

New code: Dating apps to crack down on abusive creeps

Dating app companies have agreed to share complaints with police if there is an ‘imminent threat’, and will terminate accounts of known dangerous users under sweeping new protections for Australians.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. JULY 4TH, 2024. senator Fatima Payman announces her exit from the ALP. Picture: NewsWire/ Martin Ollman

‘Pseudo empathy’: Payman slams ‘disengenous’ Labor colleagues

Fatima Payman has taken a scathing swipe at her Labor colleagues while exiting the party, rejecting their ‘pseudo-empathy’. She will remain in parliament as an independent.

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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - June 25, 2024: Senator Fatima Payman holds a press conference after crossing the floor to support Senator Mehreen FaruqiÃ¢â¬â¢s motion to have the Senate recognise Palestine as a state at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Rogue senator’s Labor mutiny was ‘plotted weeks ago’

Anthony Albanese says he expects rogue Senator Fatima Payman to quit Labor within “days” amid revelations she began plotting her future beyond the party “weeks” ago.

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Albo in fiery TV clash over rogue Senator Fatima Payman

The Prime Minister has clashed with ABC host Sarah Ferguson over his handling of the rogue Labor senator who voted against the party.

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Apprentice Kaylee Kimber at Metricon construction site at Stretton, Monday, April 22, 2024 - Picture: Richard Walker

Apprentice tradie numbers fall amid housing crisis

The number of Australians starting construction trades apprenticeships fell 22 per cent in one year under Labor.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH EXLCLUSIVE. NO NEWS.COM. NO AUSTRALIAN., , CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA -JULY 2, 2024: Elizabeth Young who lost her daughter Jade during the April Bondi Junction stabbing attack and will attend a mental health roundtable in Parliament House in Canberra calling for long-term equitable funding. Picture: Martin Ollman

Close the mental health gaps: Mum of Bondi stab victim’s plea

The families left to grieve are the “collateral damage” of the Bondi stabbing rampage, says Elizabeth Young. While some have support, others are left calling help numbers that go unanswered.

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Concept of work from home and home family education. Mom and son are sitting at the desk. Business woman works on the Internet in a laptop, a child writes in a notebook.

Another kick in the guts: Families to cop huge $120 NBN price hike

Households struggling amid a cost of living crisis are facing skyrocketing NBN prices, with even the cheapest internet plans about to face a hike.

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Keir Starmer and Anthony Albanese portraits

Albanese’s ‘radical’ nuclear stance at odds with UK’s Labour

The Australian Labor Party’s unwavering antinuclear stance is at odds with left-wing political parties abroad, and experts say Albanese’s approach jeopardises the nation’s climate goals.

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‘Frankly untenable’: Albo doubles down on rogue Senator

The PM has doubled down on a decision to ban a rogue senator, but the Coalition says the issue is “another blow” to the PM’s authority.

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