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Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns have signed a bailout agreement for the Tomago aluminium smelter.

Billions in bailout for nation’s biggest aluminium smelter

‘It’s a critical asset for the country and our manufacturing future.’

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The growth of the military and economic relationship between the former World War II enemies has been truly remarkable, which makes Anthony Albanese’s clumsy and ill-advised comments about the country’s female leader so baffling.

What PM’s melon-gate saga means for Japan-Australia alliance

ANDREW GREENE: The growth of the two nations’ relationship has been truly remarkable, which makes Anthony Albanese’s crass comments about the country’s female leader so baffling.

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The Coalition is proposing to scrap energy efficiency rules and bring in more migrant builders and fewer baristas as part of its plan to solve Australia’s housing crisis.

Lib’s call to scrap energy efficiency rules on new homes

The Coalition is proposing to scrap energy efficiency rules and bring in more migrant builders and fewer baristas as part of its plan to solve Australia’s housing crisis. 

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CPSU national secretary Melissa Donnelly is poised to take the helm at the ACTU.

New ACTU boss announced as One Nation in firing line

The head of the Public Sector Union is poised to succeed Sally McManus as the secretary of Australia’s peak union body.

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Anthony Albanese is poised to overtake Labor predecessor Paul Keating for time spent in office.

Why there won’t be any celebration at PM’s major milestone

ANDREW GREENE: Anthony Albanese is learning the hard way that legacy matters more than time served.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a Labor caucus meeting at Parliament House in Canberra.

PM punts on ‘strongest’ gambling advertising bill to pass

Fresh off the five-week winter recess, the Prime Minister offered key concessions on inducements during Monday talks with Opposition leader Angus Taylor to clear the bill for Parliament this fortnight.

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Labor candidate for Secret Harbour Georgia Tree’s past comments have resurfaced to haunt the party.

Questions remain over Labor’s ‘skeletons in our closet’

The treatment of women in politics is in firm focus again with a current Labor candidate’s past comments appearing to hint at the party’s hidden problems.

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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

The young rugby player was diagnosed with leukaemia straight of high school.

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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

Hancock Prospecting has called 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.

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

Jewish MP criticises Census for excluding Judaism option

The Liberal Party’s only Jewish MP in Federal Parliament says the Census should have included a tick box option for Judaism to reflect the contribution of the Jews to Australia since 1788.

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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

ACT Opposition leader Mark Parton has addressed claims he messaged a sex worker while he was taking part in a Parliamentary Hearing.

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Jean-Claude Perrottet gives evidence at the ICAC hearing Wednesday.

Premier’s brother recruited ethnic groups to stack branches

Jean-Claude Perrottet, the younger brother of former Liberal premier Dominic Perrottet, has told an anti-corruption hearing he recruited ethnic minorities to the party hoping to overthrow a sitting Federal MP.

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Governor-General Sam Mostyn at Government House in Canberra.

Who is Sam Mostyn? Poll reveals most Aussies don’t know GG

LATIKA M BOURKE: Two years after she was sworn in, a new poll finds most Australians could not name the Governor-General.

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