Australia news LIVE: Federal Labor downplays Victorian byelection results; Closing the Gap report finds only five targets on track
Rio Tinto (down 1.2 per cent), BHP (down 1 per cent) and Fortescue (1.5 per cent) deepened their losses at the end of ...
‘Just makes me swoon’: This is Rosso’s favourite house in Brisbane
The comedian and architecture fan loves the city’s distinctive homes, but says we have to rethink what affordable housing means for the future.
Fears regions will be left behind under WA upper house voting changes
There are fears regional West Australians will miss out on vital political representation as the state adopts a new method of ...
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Courtney Kruk
The event in Brisbane was one of 20 held across the nation calling on the Queensland government to reinstate health care for trans youth. Twenty-year-old fan Ameya was abused, despite the band ...
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WA Parliament
The Upper House MP, formerly known as Ben Dawkins, legally changed his name on January 29 to Austin Trump in what he said was a protest of the WA Labor government. The Liberal Party has vowed to ...
As it happened: Brisbane on Thursday, February 6
Both officers have been suspended and will appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on February 13. A man has been arrested in ...
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Hailstorm and construction uncovers hidden message in roof of Old Parliament House, now preserved as part of the building's 'heritage fabric'
Construction workers completing restoration works on the roof at Old Parliament House uncovered an inscription late last year. They stopped work and went on a mission to track down the family of ...
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ASX reveals cause of embarrassing outage
ASX is already defending a legal action from ASIC that it misled investors over the progress of the initial attempt to replace the Clearing House Electronic ... a three-decade-old platform used ...
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Ireland delays selection of prime minister as parliament erupts in row
Ireland has delayed choosing its new prime minister after a row over speaking rights sparked angry scenes in parliament ... his first trip to the White House in 2021. The following year, he ...
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Iraqi lawmakers pass a bill that critics say legalizes child marriage
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws Tuesday, including amendments to the ...
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Vanuatu risks return to all-male parliament in snap election in spite of strong ‘ vot woman’ campaign
If elected, the member of the Iauko Group will be the youngest person in the 14th Parliament, at the age of 28 years old, and one of the youngest ever elected. Parliamentary standing orders require ...
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Samoa PM addresses parliament amid political turmoil
She then said if a vote of no confidence is tabled against her, she will advise the head of state to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. Earlier, the Speaker of the House, Papali'i Li'o Taeu ...