Australia

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and UK Defence Secretary John Healey at the AUKUS trilateral meeting.
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Australia
Nicola Smith

Is AUKUS still on track after surprise sub agency probe?

NICOLA SMITH: The surprise appointment of Dennis Richardson to conduct an urgent review of the Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) has reignited doubts about whether the $368 billion AUKUS program is on track.

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Anthony Albanese says a deal with Nauru President David Adeang is a good result for both nations. (Dominic Giannini/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Nicola Smith

Landmark Nauru deal provides $140m in geo-political win

Australia has signed a landmark new pact with Nauru to provide security and critical infrastructure amid international concerns about China’s growing footprint in the Pacific. 

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Images have emerged of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese playing tennis in Cottesloe. Pictured: Anthony Albanese and club member Elizabeth Pell.
Politics
Dylan Caporn

Court out: PM plays tennis in WA as Jewish community reels

Pictures have emerged of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese playing tennis in one of Perth’s ritziest suburbs, as Australia’s Jewish community was dealing with the fallout from the Melbourne synagogue firebombing.

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Internal damage to the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea after it was firebombed.
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Australia
Ellen Ransley

Anti-Semitism taskforce for ‘evil’ synagogue firebombing

The ‘evil’ firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue is officially being treated as a terrorist attack, as a new special police task force is established to combat the exponential rise in anti-Semitism. 

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Mr Butler on Monday put insurance firms on notice that they risked being named and shamed or faced tougher legislation to stop unfair premium hikes if they did not “do the right thing” by consumers. 
Australia
Nicola Smith

‘Sneaky’ health insurance firms on notice for price-gouging

Health Minister Mark Butler has threatened a crackdown on “sneaky” price-gouging practices by private health insurers that are being used to charge millions of Australians more for coverage.

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Peter Dutton has vowed to create a dedicated anti-Semitism taskforce and deport anti-Semitic migrants should he win the next election.
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Politics
Ellen Ransley

Bowen’s failure in anti-Semitism speech slammed by Coalition

The Coalition has acused Labor of failing Jewish Australians after Chris Bowen was unable to condemn anti-Semitism without mentioning Islamophobia.

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Police will have greater powers to randomly search people in a crackdown on knife crime.
Australia
Neve Brissenden

‘Can’t take chances’: Cops get broad knife-search power

Police will be able to randomly search people for weapons as part of a crackdown on knife crime under laws that have now come into effect.

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Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen.
Australia
Nicola Smith

‘Unrealistic’: Labor slams nuclear plan as cost D-day looms

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has slammed the opposition’s “wildly unrealistic” nuclear energy plans after Australia’s leading science agency revealed nuclear plants would likely cost twice as much as renewables.

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A discussion paper looks at ways to make the superannuation system simpler and more equitable.
Australia
Poppy Johnston

Why these actuaries want to tax your super withdrawals

Actuaries have floated bold tax tweaks to ensure Australia delivers on its newly legislated objective for the super system: delivering income for a dignified retirement.

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The number of homeless employed people has jumped as housing costs have soared across the nation.
Australia
Samantha Lock and Alex Mitchell

The national crisis pushing Aussies to ‘breaking point’

The number of Aussies sleeping rough has surged over the last three years according to a new landmark report into homelessness across the nation.

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Australians view Anthony Albanese as the weakest national leader in decades, with Peter Dutton firming as the stronger option for voters as a Newspoll shows the next election remains neck and neck. 
Australia
Dylan Caporn

Newspoll: Voters rate Anthony Albanese as weak, out of touch

Australians view Anthony Albanese as the weakest national leader in decades, with Peter Dutton firming as the stronger option for voters as a Newspoll shows the next election remains neck and neck. 

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Jewish leaders say Melbourne's Adass Israel synagogue will be a ‘jewel in the crown’ once again.
Victoria
Melissa Meehan and Caitlin Powell

Police meet as synagogue fire-bombers on the run

Board member says a synagogue will be rebuilt ‘bigger and better’, as PM says attack ‘fulfils definition of terrorism’.

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So it was fitting that moment broke a record of a man who was astonishing himself, who made the world sit up and take notice of his stand for human rights.
Australia
Damien Stannard

Aussie teen sprinter is simply ‘Gout’ of this world

A 16-year-old boy named Gout Gout has claimed a famous Australian record.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Australia is inviting ‘more terrorism’ after a UN backflip.
Politics
Nicola Smith

‘Terrorism’: Labor responds to Netanyahu’s Australia attack

Labor has been forced to respond to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim Australia was inviting ‘more terrorism’ and ‘more anti-Semitic riots’ after a UN backflip.

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With the government's approval rate falling, Anthony Albanese is hoping to shore up support in WA.
Australia
Kat Wong

Albo begins pre-Christmas campaign push in WA

The prime minister will head to Perth to announce millions in critical minerals cash as he attempts to shore up support in resource-rich WA.

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