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Resources Minister Keith Pitt regains spot after he lost his cabinet position when Barnaby Joyce became Nationals leader.
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King Charles weighs in on ‘unmistakeable’ climate change
Discussion of natural disasters and climate change made up about one-third of the King’s address to Parliament House.
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QLD public servants in line for major parental leave hike
David Crisafulli has left the door open to dramatically increasing paid parental leave for Queensland public servants and delivering a pay rise above the 2.5 per cent budgeted by Labor.
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