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Federal Opposition leader Angus Taylor recently pledged to cut “wasteful” bureaucracy in Federal government housing and climate programs.
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Bethany Hiatt

‘Wasteful’: Data shows surge in public service ranks

Australia’s public service ranks have swelled under Labor, with new figures revealing the number of bureaucrats has ballooned to nearly 200,000 staff.

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Brisbane rugby player’s desperate search for life-saving stem cell donor after leukaemia diagnosis

His cancer treatment failed. Now Rowan needs a stranger to step forward

Australia
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Hancock Prospecting has repeated calls for changes to the ABC’s editorial standards after the broadcaster issued a belated apology over a video segment that featured violent references against Gina Rinehart.

ABC’s standards face reckoning after belated Gina apology

Australia
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Julian Leeser says the Census should include a box option for Judaism.

Jewish MP criticises Census for excluding Judaism option

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ACT Liberal Party leader Mark Parton and, inset, the photo he took in the committee room.

‘Wanna swap’: Libs leader responds to sex worker text claim

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Former US President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden says.

‘Very painful’: Sad update in Joe Biden’s cancer battle

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Iran has outlined a list of tough demands it wants the US to meet before an agreement can be made to open the Strait of Hormuz.

‘Loudly proclaimed’: Iran reveals demands to unlock Hormuz

Middle East
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A newly released trove of Pentagon files reveals eerie reports of unexplained aerial phenomena.

‘Huge’: Pentagon drops never-before-released UFO files

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Construction must halt on the ballroom at the White House, says the US appeals court.

Legal showdown as Trump’s ballroom project hits roadblock

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Iran has outlined a list of tough demands it wants the US to meet before an agreement can be made to open the Strait of Hormuz.

‘Loudly proclaimed’: Iran reveals demands to unlock Hormuz

Middle East
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Iran is pushing for restrictions on US Navy warships using the Strait of Hormuz as part of negotiations aimed at reopening the vital waterway.

Iran moves to block US ships as Hormuz standoff escalates

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The war on Iran is hitting US partners Australia and New Zealand among those racking up billions of dollars in higher fuel import costs after prices spiked with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Australia bleeds billions as Iran war sparks oil crisis

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Defence Minister Richard Marles says the United States will determine how long its AUKUS submarine deployments to Australia, insisting the arrangement does not represent an American base.

US will determine length of AUKUS sub deployments: Marles

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