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Tax reforms flagged for housing crisis fix
November 29, 2022 02:36 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSLabor should have another look at contentious housing-linked reforms it unsuccessfully took to the 2019 election, independent MP Andrew Wilkie says.

Ambassador lays out the Finnish line
November 29, 2022 02:30 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSFinland's ambassador in Australia has named climate change, technology and trade as key areas of discussion when the Nordic nation's prime minister touches down

PM backs NBL's Indigenous player rule
November 29, 2022 02:25 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe NBL's Indigenous player rule has drawn praise from the prime minister, who says they're leading the way in promoting First Nations within their sport.

Albanese eyes truth in political ad laws
November 29, 2022 02:24 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSPrime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is keen to progress laws which would ban political advertising containing misleading information.

Sydney Modern a gallery of light on dark
November 29, 2022 02:07 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe new Art Gallery of NSW building is complete, filled with artworks, and will open its doors within days.

Half of cancer patients face care hurdles
November 29, 2022 02:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSCancer patients say the complexities of navigating the medical system can make it difficult to make informed decisions about their treatment and life choices.

Ex-MP Maguire charged over visa scheme
November 29, 2022 01:53 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSGladys Berejiklian's former boyfriend Daryl Maguire has been charged with criminal conspiracy over an alleged visa fraud committed while he was an MP.

Australia's youth voice concerns
November 29, 2022 01:52 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSSome teenagers in Victoria are too scared to go home while others struggle to pay bills and study full-time, a survey has revealed.

Regional rental stress worse than ever
November 29, 2022 01:49 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe latest Rental Affordability Index shows more regional households are facing stress and key workers cannot find homes, in NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and WA.

Koala virus worse for northern populations
November 29, 2022 01:36 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSVirologists are a step closer to understanding a mysterious AIDS-like virus that is impacting koala populations differently across state lines.

Help NSW DV perpetrators to change: report
November 29, 2022 01:35 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe system in NSW should find ways to motivate domestic violence perpetrators to seek help, such as a desire to be a better parent, a report has found.

Call to cap 'out-of-control' gas market
November 29, 2022 01:32 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSEnergy prices should be capped to ensure power remains affordable for cash-strapped households and manufacturers, unions and the community sector say.

Defence program 'partly effective'
November 29, 2022 01:32 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSThe Defence Department's management of a program approving projects worth billions of dollars is "partly effective" with greater transparency being urged.

WA Nationals support Indigenous voice
November 29, 2022 01:27 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSWestern Australia's state parliamentary Nationals have split from their federal counterparts by expressing support for an Indigenous voice to parliament.

Guide Dog pups the paw-fect Christmas gift
November 29, 2022 01:17 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSGuide Dogs is calling on Victorians to become volunteer puppy raisers this festive season and give people with low vision and blindness the ultimate gift.

Vic guards 'skipped through' COVID course
November 29, 2022 01:08 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSGuards pretended to read through an online COVID-19 training module before starting work at Victoria's hotel quarantine system, a Melbourne court has been told.

Wailing, yelling after Walker shooting
November 29, 2022 01:03 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSAn inquest into the death of NT man Kumanjayi Walker has been told of family members wailing, yelling and throwing themselves to the ground after the shooting.

Qld man sentenced for flooding building
November 29, 2022 12:56 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSDaniel Martin Kornaus has been sentenced after turning on two fire hydrants and flooding an inner-city Brisbane unit complex in an act of "drunken stupidity".

More than 400 homes in SA flood path
November 29, 2022 12:52 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSHundreds of homes are among 4000 South Australian properties set to be flooded along the Murray with authorities to contact residents about emergency plans.

Aviation firefighters to stop work
November 29, 2022 12:40 PM AEDT| By AAPNEWSDomestic and international flights will be affected when aviation firefighters at 27 airports stop work for four hours next month over safety concerns.
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