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Labor and Coalition block bill that would ban incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth
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Australian politics live: Greens vow to table bill to block US execution livestream; government considering allowing individuals to sue tech platforms
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Private health insurance changes ‘recalibrating precious taxpayer dollars’, says Wells The health minister, Mark Butler, yesterday promised to reintroduce a bill to reduce private health insurance rebates for over-65s, after it was thrown out of the Senate by the crossbench and Coalition. It’s really important we reintroduce it, because we need to raise the level of support and resourcing for aged care. I was the aged care minister before being the communications minister, we need to work urgently. There’s not enough beds being built for older Australians who need that support. It’s recalibrating precious taxpayer dollars. Continue reading...
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Senior Victorian public servants hid loss of up to $285m from Covid grants given to ineligible businesses
Whistleblowers applauded as Ibac finds ‘decisions were made to withhold information about the magnitude of the loss’ Senior public servants in one state covered up losses suspected to be worth hundreds of millions arising from flawed Covid-19 business support payments, an investigation has found. During the pandemic, the Victorian government spent an estimated $257m on support grants to 9,000 ineligible businesses. Continue reading...
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White House spokesperson Katie Zacharia’s law career faces scrutiny
Katie Zacharia has repeatedly claimed to be a lawyer, but critics question whether she was ever licensed.
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Trump suggests those who leak government information should ‘be shot’
The US president has long been unhappy with inside information about his administration being leaked to the media.
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Istanbul in chaos, shut down by heaviest rainfall since 1985
Torrential rain has triggered flash floods across Istanbul.
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Ship catches fire in Romania’s waters amid rising attacks in the Black Sea
Authorities are investigating whether drones may have been involved in the latest incident.