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Politics Now: Hero cop Amy Scott, Anthony Albanese among crowd as Bondi honours Westfield stabbing victims
Anthony Albanese, Chris Minns lead a candlelight vigil at Bondi Beach for victims of the Westfield attack, with Amy Scott seen hugging colleagues in the crowd.
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Indexation refusal to trigger $8bn tax slug
Labor’s tax on unrealised capital gains is set to raise more than $8bn a year in a decade as more people are slugged, a Parliamentary Budget Office analysis indicates.
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83,000 reasons for government to make home care a priority
The government should urgently release new home-care packages. Postponing the introduction of the Aged Care Act is justified but that must not deprive those already waiting.
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