PoliticsNow live news: Chinese spy ship off WA an 'aggressive act'; PM pledges to change 'bulldozer' ways
As Peter Dutton reveals a Chinese warship with intelligence-gathering capability entered Australia’s exclusive economic zone off WA, PM says the event is 'concerning' and 'far from an act of friendship'.
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Labor’s efforts to ease the cost-of-living crunch will extend to the ‘tricky tactics’ used by business to ‘rip off’ consumers on everything from concert tickets to gym memberships.
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