National News
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MP called British-Australian in 1966 form
Liberal MP Linda Sudmalis' citizenship is under scrutiny again after it was revealed a document from when she was 10 described her as "British-Australian".
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Darebin snubs Canberra’s Oz Day warning
A second Melbourne council has voted to change Australia Day, ignoring threats from the federal government to withdraw the right to host citizenship ceremonies.
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Senators assess anti-gay posters
As neo-Nazis get involved in the same-sex marriage 'no' case, a parliamentary inquiry has offered to scrutinise campaign material.
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Welfare drug tests for Sydney’s southwest
The Turnbull government has selected Canterbury-Bankstown in Sydney's southwest as the first location for a drug testing trial of new job seekers.
3 hours ago | The Echo | 0 National News
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MP called British-Australian in 1966 form
Liberal MP Linda Sudmalis' citizenship is under scrutiny again after it was revealed a document from when she was 10 described her as "British-Australian".
2 hours ago | The Echo | 0 -
Darebin snubs Canberra’s Oz Day warning
A second Melbourne council has voted to change Australia Day, ignoring threats from the federal government to withdraw the right to host citizenship ceremonies.
2 hours ago | The Echo | 0 -
Senators assess anti-gay posters
As neo-Nazis get involved in the same-sex marriage 'no' case, a parliamentary inquiry has offered to scrutinise campaign material.
2 hours ago | The Echo | 0 -
Welfare drug tests for Sydney’s southwest
The Turnbull government has selected Canterbury-Bankstown in Sydney's southwest as the first location for a drug testing trial of new job seekers.
3 hours ago | The Echo | 0 -
Security evolving with terror threat: PM
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a new national strategy to tackle the growing use of vehicles as weapons by terrorists.
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Shorten offers PM talks on citizenship row
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has offered talks with the prime minister over the growing citizenship crisis which has already captured seven MPs and senators.
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Depression treatment a juggling act: study
Data from the Australian Genetics of Depression Study confirms thousands with depression have been juggling multiple antidepressants to manage their condition.
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Vic drug inquiry considers injecting rooms
A Victorian inquiry into drug law reform will consider proposals to establish supervised injecting rooms and decriminalise illicit drugs.
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Cabinet citizenship trio face High Court
The opposition will have a field day when parliament returns following revelations Fiona Nash is the third cabinet minister embroiled in a citizenship saga.
4 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Hanson scorned for Senate burqa stunt
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has entered the Senate wearing a burqa, drawing a stinging rebuke from Attorney-General George Brandis.
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Kimberley kids trade sex for booze, drugs
An inquest into the deaths of 13 Aboriginal youths in WA's far north has heard children are prostituting themselves to score drugs and alcohol.
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China ‘a threat’ to Australian Antarctica claim
Australia risks being outflanked by China if it continues a complacent attitude towards its Antarctic territory.
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Barnaby Joyce citizenship saga rolls on
The citizenship scandal which has engulfed Barnaby Joyce appears certain to drag on for another day.
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Aust breakthrough for peanut allergy
A small clinical trial of a new immunotherapy treatment has seen more than two-thirds of children with a peanut allergy cured.
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Nationals still under fire over alleged Murray-Darling Plan corruption
Reverberations continue over the ABC Four Corners TV report alleging corruption and mismanagement of the Murray-Darling river.
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Council votes to stop Aust Day citizenship
A Melbourne council voted unanimously to stop holding citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day out of respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Joyce case to be heard with other MPs
The High Court has bundled together all five MP citizenship cases - including that of Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce - for a directions hearing next week.
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Abbott points finger at ‘yes’ advocates
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says some same-sex marriage advocates have attempted to set a disappointing tone to the debate.
One week ago | The Echo | 1 -
Pedophile priest faces more jail time
Australia's most prolific pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale is facing a pre-sentencing hearing after admitting historical offending against another 11 victims.
One week ago | The Echo | 0 -
Catholic Church wants confession seal kept
The Catholic Church says outside confession all offences against children must be reported to the authorities but the confessional seal cannot be broken.
One week ago | The Echo | 0 -
‘I may be a New Zealander as well’: Barnaby Joyce
The Turnbull government faces a possible constitutional crisis, after Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce was told he could be a citizen of New Zealand.
8 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Gay marriage to stick on political agenda
Labor senators will push for a parliamentary inquiry into rules around the same-sex marriage postal survey and protections against ballot fraud and hate speech.
8 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Detention centre secrecy rules dropped
The federal government has moved to drop the prospect of two years jail for immigration workers who divulge information about detainee mistreatment.
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Turnbull giving US a ‘blank cheque’: Rudd
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has hit out at Malcolm Turnbull's commitment to come to the aid of the US in the event of a North Korean attack.
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Cover-up robs Aussies of Kokoda victory
A Japanese general backdated withdrawal orders to cover up a key Australian victory on the Kokoda Track in PNG during World War II.
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