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Northern Territory Country Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.

Departments reveal how many diversity and inclusion roles exist

The Coalition’s vow to slash diversity and inclusion roles in the public service will only deliver it a sliver of savings in its quest to cut thousands of jobs.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Olivia Ireland

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The raft of health investments will give direct financial relief to at least half a million Australian women.

HRT, contraceptive pills to cost less in major women’s health pledge

It will also be cheaper for women to get long-acting contraceptives and menopause assessments, in a significant package that Labor says will save women thousands of dollars.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton on Friday.

‘Straight from the Trump playbook’: Dutton flags cultural diversity jobs are in the firing line

The opposition leader says such programs and positions “do nothing to improve the lives of everyday Australians”.

  • Olivia Ireland
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher.

Why a boom in public service jobs has economists worried

More than four out of five jobs filled in the past two years have been in public service, health and education.

  • Millie Muroi
Minister for Aged Care Anika Wells is a major winner from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reshuffle.

Albanese reshuffles ministries ahead of election, promoting four women

The prime minister had an open spot in the government’s senior ranks after former Labor leader Bill Shorten announced his retirement.

  • David Crowe
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ mid-year budget update on Wednesday predicts Australia falling into deficit for years to come.

Everything you need to know about MYEFO in five charts

Here’s a guide to help you see through the sea of red unveiled by the treasurer.

  • Millie Muroi
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives for a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Friday.

Albanese’s small-target strategy has given rise to a dysfunctional parliament

A race to secure parliamentary assent for a range of measures before the holiday season is hardly new. But there were troubling aspects of this week’s events in Parliament House.

  • The Age's View

Australians illegally charged billions of dollars in merchant fees by federal government

Millions of small fees amounting to billions of dollars have been charged for two decades, dating back to the Howard government era.

  • Chris O'Keefe
Senator Linda Reynolds in Parliament House.

After Lehrmann saga, Reynolds doubts watchdog will stop ‘weaponisation’

Independent MPs slammed parliament’s new standards agency, saying it was a toothless major party “stitch-up”, while Linda Reynolds called its creators “hypocritical”.

  • Olivia Ireland
Gambling ads before, during and after sport are a target for the ban.

TV companies launch last-minute bid to block total gambling ad ban

Three senior Albanese ministers have argued a blanket ban on sports bet promotions would cripple revenue for free-to-air TV in difficult times.

  • David Crowe, Paul Sakkal and Chris Barrett

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