Australia

Government Services Minister Bill Shorten says call wait times at Centrelink have dropped by almost five minutes on average per call.
Australia
Katina Curtis

Centrelink call times drop while ‘claims processed faster’

Australians are getting money from the government faster and spending less time on the phone or in waiting rooms, fresh data reveals.

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Anthony Albanese has become a symbol of the widespread art of grifting among the political class, writes Latika M Bourke.
analysis
Australia
Latika M Bourke

Albo undone by Qantas flights of fancy

LATIKA M BOURKE: Albanese has become a symbol of the widespread art of grifting among the political class and, worse, exposed his personal shortcomings to the public.

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Defence Minister Richard Marles has cancelled a $7bn satellite program.
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Australia
Ellen Ransley

Albanese Govt axes game-changer $7bn satellite program

The Federal Government will cancel a $7bn multi-billion-dollar military-grade satellite communications program announced only 18 months ago, due to “evolving threats in space”.

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Anthony Albanese has defended his long-time political ally Kevin Rudd amid suggestions the former prime minister might have to be dropped as ambassador to the US if Donald Trump wins the presidential election.
US Politics
Katina Curtis

Albanese declares Kevin Rudd is doing a ‘terrific job’ in US

Anthony Albanese has defended his long-time political ally Kevin Rudd amid suggestions the former prime minister might have to be dropped as ambassador to the US if Donald Trump wins the presidential election.

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Education Minister Jason Clare has admitted he asked for free flight upgrades.
Politics
Dylan Caporn

Senior Labor figure reveals Qantas flight upgrade

A senior Labor minister has revealed he asked Qantas for a free flight upgrade while on a personal trip five years ago. 

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Labor will introduce legislation next year to lift the minimum income repayment threshold by more than $10,000 a year
Politics
Josh Martin

One million Australians to save $680 a year under new HECS-HELP changes

This cost-of-living relief applies to all graduates earning up to $180,000 per year.

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Opposition leader Peter Dutton.
Australia
Katina Curtis

No quid pro quo: Senator defends Dutton over private flights

Shadow transport minister Bridget McKenzie insists mining magnate Gina Rinehart expected nothing in return when she let Liberal leader Peter Dutton use her plane for a flight worth at least $40,000.

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Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi successfully sued Pauline Hanson under racial discrimination laws.
Politics
Ellen Ransley and Natalie Richards

Hanson vows to appeal finding she racially vilified senator

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson racially vilified Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi when she told her to ‘piss off back to Pakistan’ in a 2022 tweet, a court has ruled.

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A judge will rule whether a tweet by Pauline Hanson breached the Racial Discrimination Act. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Staff Writers

Pauline Hanson to learn fate over ‘racist’ senator post

A Federal Court judge is preparing to determine whether Pauline Hanson made a racial slur about a Greens senator.

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Thousands of Australians are owed their share of $241 million in unpaid Medicare benefits.
Australia
Hayley Taylor

How almost a million Aussies can get a cash boost within days

The average amount owed to eligible Australians is $260 - and there’s an easy way to claim it.

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I might be the only person in commercial aviation history to have requested a flight downgrade, writes Mark Riley.
Political
Mark Riley

Why I turned DOWN a Qantas flight upgrade in 2018

MARK RILEY: I might be the only person in commercial aviation history to have requested a flight downgrade. Today, I’m so glad I did.

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RBA governor Michele Bullock and Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Australia
Ellen Ransley and Matthew McKenzie

Why inflation news is still not good enough for the RBA

Inflation has fallen to its lowest level since early 2021. But that’s still unlikely to translate into a rate cut when the RBA meets next week.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he was transparent about all upgrades with Qantas. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
updated
Australia
Katina Curtis, Ellen Ransley & Jessica Wang

Coalition demands Albo answer Qatar questions

The Coalition is calling for Anthony Albanese to declare whether he acted ‘on behalf of Qantas’ during the Government’s decision last year to block Qatar Airways’ bid for more flights into Australia. 

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A royal commission into the robodebt scheme recommended people be referred for criminal prosecution. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
updated
Politics
Ellen Ransley

Anti-corruption watchdog reconsidering Robodebt decision

The national corruption watchdog will reconsider its decision not to investigate referrals from the Robodebt Royal Commission after findings the NACC commissioner ‘engaged in misconduct’.

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Video
Senator Jane Hume backs 7News boss Anthony De Ceglie’s call to scrap broadcast tax to protect Australian journalism
Politics
Caleb Taylor

Senator backs 7NEWS chief’s call to scrap broadcast tax to protect Australian journalism

A Coalition senator has thrown her support behind the call for the Albanese government to end the unfair $45 million cash grab. 

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