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Dutton says cultural diversity jobs do nothing to help Australians
During an impassioned speech on Friday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton pledged, if elected, to slash the public sector – and one area in particular.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Crime
Who knew and who didn’t: Inside the caravan bomb discovery that blindsided federal ministers
The key decision made after the explosives were found was that the details of the investigation had to remain under wraps, which meant political leaders could not know.
- by David Crowe and Perry Duffin
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Victoria’s Goldfields fast-tracked in bid for World Heritage status
The long campaign to recognise the area shaped by Victoria’s gold rush has just had a significant victory.
- by Mike Foley
Greens’ $8 billion scheme for 50 cent fares across Australia comes with costing questions
The Greens say the plan would cost the federal government $2.6 billion in the first year. However, state revenues from public transport are at odds with that figure.
- by Olivia Ireland
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Gambling
Labor shelves crackdown on gambling ads until after election
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s timidity on the gambling advertising debate was evidence of his alleged weakness of character.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Federal budget
Right idea, wrong target: How Dutton’s 36,000 job cuts will leave him exposed
Getting rid of thousands of public servants in Canberra sounds like a vote winner, until the voters realise that the services on which they rely won’t be there any more.
- by David Crowe
Albanese says antisemitic ‘cowards’ will be ‘hunted down, locked up’
Israel’s foreign minister said antisemitism was “spreading in Australia almost unchecked” and he expected more action to stop attacks on the Jewish community.
- by Matthew Knott
To cut or not to cut? The pros and cons facing the RBA
From what’s happening in the home building sector, to the make-up of the bank’s board, the Reserve Bank has plenty to consider for a February rate cut.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Stephen Jones to leave parliament
The assistant treasurer is set to leave politics in a fourth departure from the Albanese government as it heads to the federal election.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Political leadership
You can dress Dutton as ham, but that doesn’t make him PM material
The Liberal Party has been attempting to soften or just plain humanise Peter Dutton’s public image by showing him as a nice, thoughtful, caring fellow, but the opposition leader’s sharp edges are always close to hand.
- by Shaun Carney
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