PoliticsNow, coronavirus Australia: Hanson to back religious discrimination bill
One Nation boss says Labor is 'looking for a problem which doesn’t exist', as she confirms she will back PM's discrimination legislation in Senate.
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Federal Labor on a collision course with miners over green push
The federal government has made a powerful enemy for itself in the west after the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA said it would fight Labor’s push for so-called nature-positive laws.
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More undergraduates signing up for teaching: Labor
The federal government has released new data showing more undergraduates are applying to become school teachers than in previous years, as it works to tackle the nation’s crippling teacher shortage.
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