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Sydney hospital patient charged with attempted murder after allegedly setting fellow patient alight
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Australian politics live: Labor and Coalition reject bill to stop incarcerated women being shackled in childbirth; Wells tables social media reform
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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Mexican court closes case against official over 2023 detention centre fire
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Iran war live: Tehran vows to fight until US yields as ships sink in Hormuz
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US destroys dhow suspected of Iranian command and control
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Paddington: The Musical is coming to Sydney in 2027
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Illegal tobacco increasingly hard to spot, with some fakes featuring Australian health warnings
Government warned that counterfeit tobacco produced by criminal organisations in south-east Asia is becoming more sophisticated Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The black-market tobacco trade continues to thrive as sellers turn to counterfeit packaging to skirt bans, prompting calls for the urgent passing of tougher laws. Intelligence provided to the federal government shows cigarettes in plain Australian-style packaging are being produced illegally at an industrial scale in south-east Asian warehouses. Continue reading...