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Qld govt haunted by Trad’s house saga

The integrity saga surrounding the Queensland government it set to continue with the deputy premier referred to the parliamentary ethics committee.

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One in nearly 700 men get breast cancer

Mark Martin didn’t know men could get breast cancer until an unrelated trip to the doctor, with figures showing the cancer affects one in 700 Australian men.

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Air tankers battle Victorian forest blazes

Fires burning in remote forested parts of northeast Victoria are being fought with aircraft as authorities take advantage of milder weekend temperatures.

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Air tankers battle Victorian forest blazes

Fires burning in remote forested parts of northeast Victoria are being fought with aircraft as authorities take advantage of milder weekend temperatures.

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Federal government tips into hydrogen fund

Federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor says a new fund will help Australia to realise its potential as a global hydrogen supplier.

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Indigenous health needs policy with teeth

Australia’s top docs says the government needs to ensure 90 per cent of Australians have access to fluoridated water to improve indigenous dental health..

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Renewed calls for EpiPen alternatives

There are renewed calls for an alternative to the EpiPen as shortages to the child’s version force pharmacists to limit sales to one per customer.

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Trad to face ethics committee on Qld home

Queensland’s parliamentary ethics committee will investigate deputy premier Jackie Trad over the purchase of a Brisbane investment property.

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Sydney plunged into afternoon darkness

Sydney faced an “apocalypse”, plunged into darkness at 5pm as smoke from bushfires mixed with storm clouds to block out the sun, followed by lightning strikes

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Police chastised over late Lawyer X docs

Victoria Police has again been chastised for dragging its feet in handing over evidence to the ‘Lawyer X’ royal commission.

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Perth man guilty of elderly woman’s rape

A 39-year-old man who broke into a 76-year-old woman’s Perth home and raped her after she called triple-zero has been convicted after a trial.

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Top-earning retirees get bigger tax breaks

The government’s consultation paper for its planned retirement income review shows Australia’s top-earning retirees get the lion’s share of tax breaks.

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Government flags changes to union laws

The Morrison government has released its proposed amendments to union-busting legislation after extensive negotiations with Senate crossbenchers.

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What’s happening in federal parliament

Parliament sits in Canberra over the coming fortnight for the final time this year, with union-busting laws and scrapping the medevac process on the agenda.

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Government looks for win on union laws

The Morrison government is hoping for two significant wins on unions and asylum seekers when parliament resumes for the final time this year.

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Decision in ASIC case against advice firm

A Federal Court judge is set to announce if a now-defunct financial advice firm and its director misled almost 20,000 clients with an “inaccurate” policy.

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Pursuits seen as risky before Bourke St

Police viewed vehicle chases as risky at the time the Bourke Street driver rammed pedestrians in a deadly 2017 rampage, an inquest has heard.

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Dutton bullish about medevac repeal bill

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton believes he can summon support from the Senate cross bench to unwind refugee medevac laws when parliament returns next week.

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Ex-NSW minister Eddie Obeid granted parole

Former NSW ALP minister Eddie Obeid - who was jailed for misconduct in public office - has been granted parole and could be released from December 14.

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