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Jessica WangNewsWire Federal Politics Reporter

Jessica Wang is a federal politics reporter for NewsWire based in the Canberra Press Gallery. She previously covered NSW state politics for the Wire and has also worked at news.com.au, and Mamamia covering breaking news, entertainment, and lifestyle.

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Breaking News

TOPSHOT - Lebron Jones (C) wipes his eyes while viewing his burned home during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county, California on January 8, 2025. At least five people are now known to have died in wildfires raging around Los Angeles, with more deaths feared, law enforcement said January 8, as terrifying blazes leveled whole streets, torching cars and houses in minutes. More than 1,000 buildings have burned in multiple wildfires that have erupted around America's second biggest city, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)

Aus ‘ready to assist’ with horror US fires

Emergency Management Minister Jenny McAllister says Australia is “ready to assist” the US in managing its horror bushfires.

Costs

AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - General view editorial generic stock photo image of Australian cash money currency. Picture: NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

Cash boost for millions of Aussies

New data has revealed the boost to Aussie wages, with a worker on the median wage now earning more than $2000 extra a year.

Costs

Cash boost for millions of Aussies

New data has revealed the boost to Aussie wages, with a worker on the median wage now earning more than $2000 extra a year.

Breaking News

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos August 01, 2022: A general view of a Gas storage facility at Port Botany in Sydney as Australia's gas crisis and the ACCC placing pressure on the federal government and exporters to take action amid a looming record shortage. Picture: NCA Newswire

Critical gas warning issued to four states

Australia’s southern states have been warned gas shortfalls are likely to continue in the winter months due to underlying issues with supply and diversity.

Climate Change

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Newswire Photos: JANUARY 14 2024: A view of a crowded Bronte Beach in Sydney's East with dangerous currents and soaring temperatures after two young women have shared the daunting cost of skin cancer checks as calls grow for the government to make screenings free for all high-risk Australians. It comes as more Australians admit to avoiding the doctor as more GPs stop bulk-billing due to the rising cost of care and a decade-long freeze on Medicare rebates. Photo by: NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard

‘Be prepared’: Warning to young Aussies

Young Aussies are being called to help ensure the country is equipped to combat the immediate aftermath of floods, bushfires and other potentially devastating climate events.

Breaking News

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 7, 2024: Leader of the House, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Burke lashed over ‘inaction’ on freed crim

Tony Burke has been accused of not intervening in the release of a former detainee who was convicted of several crimes, including attacking his wife with a meat cleaver.

UPDATEDFederal Election

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 13, 2024: , The Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton in Brisbane today, Along with Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud MP and Ted O'Brien MP Shadow minister for climate change and energy. They discussed, the Coalition’s approach to energy which integrates zero-emissions nuclear energy alongside renewables and gas, delivering a total system cost significantly lower than Labor’s. This means reduced power bills for households, lower operating costs for small businesses, and a stronger, more resilient economy, they say. Picture: NewsWire / John Gass

‘Clinging’: Dutton’s brutal call on elections

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has compared the PM’s proposal for longer terms for government to the Voice referendum, appearing to backflip on previous comments.

Sustainability

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. DECEMBER 1, 2023: Former Minister for Defence of Australia, Christopher Pyne at the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Limited:’ Ex-Lib dashes Dutton’s nuclear goal

A former high-profile Liberal minister effectively ruled out the likelihood of the Coalition commissioning a plant, stating chances are “limited” at best.

Breaking News

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA:Scientific equipment in the 50yr old control room at the Heavy Ion Accelerator, Nuclear Physics research and hands-on training Facility at ANU College of Science, Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

State could cop $872bn blow under nuclear

An election pitch to build seven nuclear plants would create an economic black hole in one state totalling to $872bn by 2050, new modelling reveals.

On the Road

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has claimed victory following a major committment from Anthony Albanese to pledge $7.2bn in funding to upgrade the deadly Bruce Highway, unofficially kicking off Labor’s re-election campaign.

Premier’s wild call on Albo’s $7.2bn pledge

David Crisafulli celebrated a $7.2bn funding pledge to fix a “deathtrap” highway as a major win for the state LNP.

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