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See the GP for free: Albanese’s $8.5bn election cash splash
Labor has announced an $8.5bn election sweetener that promises to boost the bulk-billing rate to 90 per cent of GPs by 2030. Here’s the pledge.
The Sydney suburb using the most water revealed
Residents in the affluent eastern Sydney suburb of Woollahra are using a staggering 100,000 litres more water than the average Sydney household per year. See the breakdown.
Kay’s final farewell: ‘Don’t be sad, it was my time to go’
Kay Henderson knew exactly how she wanted to spend her last day before dying: in the ocean with her family and friends. It was, said the voluntary assisted dying advocate, ‘the best day’.
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Cold blooded murder: Police hunt taxi driver’s cold case killer
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‘Unacceptable’: ABC review submitted almost two months late
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Covid circus: Businesses chased for cash they were never paid
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‘Amazing’: Teen’s incredible escape after 20-metre Sydney cliff fall
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Dale Finucane on life after retirement
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Heartbreaking farewell video
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