Australia

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has introduced new legislation to make sure non-citizens released from immigration detention are still subject to curfews and electronic monitoring.
Australia
Katina Curtis

Emergency fix to monitor detainees after High Court loss

An emergency fix should make sure former immigration detainees are still subject to curfews and monitoring while satisfying the High Court but Tony Burke won’t say how many are being tracked now.

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NAB has released its FY24 results. NewsWire / Roy VanDerVegt
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Business
Jackson Hewett

NAB pledges better times ahead for battered borrowers

The Big Four Bank’s CEO has also revealed a forecast for when he believes interest rates will finally fall, adding that there is ‘light at the end of the tunnel’.

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Borrowers griping on the RBA’s reluctance to cut rates will have plenty more to worry about after the US election.
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Business
Jackson Hewett

Trump win likely to stump RBA delivering rate relief

JACKSON HEWETT: Unhappy with the RBA failing to deliver a Melbourne Cup rate cut? You’ll be even less happy with the outcome of America’s two-horse race.

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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke
Australia
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Dylan Caporn

Scramble for new detention laws after humiliating ruling

The Federal Government has suffered another embarrassing defeat in the High Court, which has ruled in favour of an Eritrean refugee who challenged the conditions.

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Possibly one of the world’s worst cybercriminals, who allegedly stole the data of millions of Australians, has been arrested in Canada and will face an extradition hearing today.
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Australia
Kristin Shorten

Hacker accused of massive Ticketmaster data breach arrested

The hacker who allegedly stole the data of millions of Australians has been arrested in Canada and will face an extradition hearing.

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Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers are at loggerheads over the implications of spending on inflation.
Wealth
Ellen Ransley and Matthew McKenzie

RBA boss and Treasurer at loggerheads over inflation. Again

The Reserve Bank was forced to adjust its expectations due to ‘higher than expected’ Government spending, casting shadows around Jim Chalmers’ claim Labor was making progress in the fight against inflation.

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Peter Dutton has warned colleagues not to be distracted by ‘Labor traps’.
Australia
Katina Curtis

Dutton warns colleagues of distractions and ‘Labor traps’

Peter Dutton has warned his colleagues not to be distracted by ‘Labor traps’ while Anthony Albanese proclaimed his confidence the Government can be returned with an increased majority.

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Seven’s Spotlight program revealed doctored audio had been inserted into an ABC story about an operation conducted by Afghanistan soldiers, including former November platoon commander Heston Russell. 
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Australia
Ellen Ransley

ABC admits ‘inaccurately’ doctoring audio

Five additional gunshot sounds were ‘inaccurately’ added to ABC footage of a commando firing from a helicopter, an independent review has found. 

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An Indonesian fishing vessel seized and destroyed by ABF in 2024.
Australia
Katina Curtis

Border Force officials insist patrol numbers back on track

Australian Border Force officials insist patrols of the northern waters are on track to increase despite falling in the last financial year.

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Outgoing Queensland premier Steven Miles looks set to be elected unopposed as Labor leader. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Savannah Meacham

Qld Labor to make big leadership call after election loss

Former Queensland premier Steven Miles looks set to be chosen as the opposition leader following Labor's defeat at the polls.

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The relationship between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and former Qantas boss Alan Joyce continues to be scrutinised. h The Nightly
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Australia
Latika M Bourke

Who’s to blame for our ‘abusive relationship’ with Qantas

The man who exposed Anthony Albanese’s Qantas upgrades says the public’s full outrage should be directed not just at the PM or the airline’s former boss Alan Joyce, but at a third party.

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Zali Steggall has refused to give up membership to Chairman’s Lounge as upgrade scandal continues to engulf Canberra.
Australia
Caleb Taylor

Teal MP refuses to give up Chairman’s Lounge as perks scandal continues to engulf Canberra

Zali Stegall is not following the lead of three of her independent colleagues.

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ASIO chief Mike Burgess says nine terror attacks, disruptions or incidents occurred in 2024.
Australia
Dominic Giannini

ASIO detects nine terror cases, none linked to Middle East

Australia's spy agency raised concern about terrorist ideology influencing violence but dismissed links between the Middle East conflict and attacks at home.

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The impact on trade of another Donald Trump presidency is causing concern, one expert says.
US Politics
Dominic Giannini

Maverick Trump versus mainstream Harris: Allies fears for US vote

Donald Trump's views are out of touch with the mainstream and could pose a risk to Australia's national interests, an international policy expert has warned.

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The Australian Defence Force is 4400 people short of its "authorised strength", a hearing was told.
Australia
Ellen Ransley

Government pledges $600m to bolster flailing ADF

The Government will spend $600m in order to meet an ambitious goal to help the ADF recruit and retain much-needed military personnel.

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