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The age and education levels of voters were behind Labor's success at the federal election, a study by the Australian National University has shown.
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The final seat in the Victorian Senate race will be taken by either a Liberal or United Australia Party candidate.
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Retailers face some tough times ahead due to cost of living pressures and rising interest rates, Deloitte Access Economics warns.
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The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide will continue in Townsville on Monday morning with a serving officer to give evidence.
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A new study has found health care departments need to more carefully choose respirator masks for frontline staff to maximise compliance and protection.
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Two people have died after a civilian car was targeted with an explosion in Kabul - the third deadly attack of the weekend.
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As battles grind on in the contested areas in the east, NATO warns the war in Ukraine may go on for years.
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Energy regulators have put forward a "capacity mechanism" as Australia faces an immediate crisis amid challenges posed by ageing coal plants.
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Airline companies Qantas and Airbus are joining together to kickstart Australia's sustainable aviation fuel industry.
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Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe will address a conference on Tuesday on Australia's economic outlook and monetary policy.
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Indonesia, as president of the G20, will convene a health ministers meeting on Monday, a gathering Labor's Mark Butler will attend virtually.
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The Labor government is standing by a pledge to cut energy bills by $275 a year, even after a week of turmoil in Australia's energy market.
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Employment Minister Tony Burke does not believe wages growth is about to fuel inflation, after minimum wage earners were awarded a 5.2 per cent increase.
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As Vanuatu prepares to reopen on July 1, an Australian cruise ship refitted as a floating vaccine clinic is racing to get to the country's remote islands.
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Leading international 3D house-printing company COBOD has struck a deal with Melbourne outfit Fortex to distribute its equipment in Australia.
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Researchers at Flinders University say studying the unusual behaviour of a native bee is helping them better understand the early stages of social evolution.
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Ukrainian negotiator David Arakhamia says talks will resume with Russia by the end of August.
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The TV Week Logie Awards are back after a pandemic-enforced break, with a farewell to iconic Australian soapie Neighbours.
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Experts say nine out of 10 long COVID sufferers were not taken to hospital with the virus, showing a milder infection won't protect you from brain fog.
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Protesters have marched across Australia calling for a "ceasefire" in Indigenous communities by disarming police.
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Mayors and councillors from across Australia will focus on how to avoid cuts to services when they meet on Monday for their annual national assembly.
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Four talented artists have beaten a record 2400 entrants to win at the Young Archies
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Aussie violin virtuoso Jonathon Glonek is determined to bring classical music to the bush and inspire a new generation of music lovers.
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Australians have little idea how many people will need blood transfusions during their lifetime and vastly overestimate donor numbers, research shows.
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Claims made in a media report of CIA plans to assassinate Julian Assange will feature in an appeal against his extradition to the US, his brother says.
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The prime minister and state and territory leaders have agreed on an extension of funding as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact on the health system.
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The federal government has responded to the United Kingdom's decision that the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States can proceed.
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After a COVID-19 cancellation, riders will finally complete the last leg of a 900km ride from Canberra to Melbourne to raise funds for ovarian cancer research.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has welcomed what he called "the first step on the EU membership path that'll certainly bring our victory closer".
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The federal government has responded to the United Kingdom's decision that the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States can proceed.
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The British government has ruled Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges, and his team says he will appeal the decision.
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Good morning, early birds. NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean has reportedly been granted emergency powers to force coal and logistics companies to deliver fuel to electricity generators, and Australian Border Force has searched 41,410 phones, computers and devices in five years. It's the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.
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The federal election showed that people had by and large rejected anti-vax propaganda. But the problem is not completely a thing of the past.
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Over the lifetime of a small book on Scott Morrison, his lying went from side-issue to front and centre in his political fate.
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More than 100 Australian troops have touched down in Papua New Guinea to help with the Pacific nation's national election in July.
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Defence Minister Richard Marles has accused the coalition of "making stuff up" over the compensation being paid for the scrapped submarine deal with France.
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Some states are still reporting daily cases in the thousands but the reproductive rate of COVID-19 has stabilised across the country.
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A series of confidence readings for consumers and business are likely to have been undermined by the latest interest rate rise and escalating inflation.
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New NDIS minister Bill Shorten has labelled crime gangs that are defrauding the scheme of millions of dollars as "despicable".
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An alleged senior drug syndicate associate has been extradited from Thailand to Australia over a conspiracy to import 40kg of methamphetamines.
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Defence Minister Richard Marles has met with his Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of an international gathering in Singapore.
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A chemical factory in Ukraine's frontline city of Sievierodonetsk has caught fire after Russian shelling, Luhansk governor Serhiy Gaidai says.
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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has given a vision of economic co-operation balanced with military deterrence against China for peace in the Indo-Pacific.
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The federal government will pay French company Naval Group about $830 million to settle a scrapped deal to build defence submarines in South Australia.
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The latest research data released by finance and property specialists CoreLogic delivers little joy for buyers, sellers and builders alike.
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The US will lift its requirement that air travellers to the country take a COVID-19 test before boarding their flights while infections have risen in the UK.
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Australian medical students are calling on governments to urgently address pressures on the health sector, brought on in part by COVID-19.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hinted the Nadesalingam family will be able to get permanent visas following their return to the Queensland town of Biloela.
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Ahead of the Greens' national conference in Melbourne, the new party deputy leader says she will be dedicated to tackling all manner of discrimination.
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Better-armed Russian troops continue to pound Sievierodonetsk, as Ukraine pleads for faster deliveries of large-scale artillery alongside humanitarian aid.
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