PoliticsNow: Albanese locks in Xi meeting at G20 summit
The PM will hold firm on Australia's 'own position' in discussions with China's President in Bali, with trade blockages, Indo-Pacific tensions and war in Ukraine on the agenda.
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State and feds at loggerheads over stumping up for NDIS bill
The dispute comes amid protracted negotiations over the future of NDIS funding, with the scheme forecast to grow beyond $120bn a year in the next decade without reforms.
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Energy company renews Kimberley gas project bid
Activists targeting a plan to drill for gas in WA’s Kimberley region have vowed to push ahead with their campaign after the company said it would present a new plan to federal regulators.
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