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Hands up for Gonski 2.0
CANBERRA [AAP] Bleary-eyed government MPs are celebrating a major win in securing the Gonski 2.0 schools funding package through parliament during another marathon sitting. The coalition won crossbench support for the reforms ahead of the long winter break by shovelling... Read More →
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Aust to help Philippines tackle militants
CANBERRA [AAP] Australia’s advanced intelligence-gathering P-3 Orion aircraft are heading to the Philippines to help in the fight against Islamic State-affiliated terrorist groups. Defence minister Marise Payne on Friday confirmed two RAAF P-3 Orion aircraft will provide surveillance support to... Read More →
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Ministers immune from Vic court appearance
Caroline Schelle MELBOURNE [AAP] Three federal ministers won’t have to appear in court to find out whether they will be charged with contempt for saying Victorian judges are soft on terrorists. It’s unclear whether health minister Greg Hunt, human services... Read More →
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Breastfeeding lowers risk of heart attack
Research published in of the Journal of the American Heart Association found mothers who breastfed their babies had a nine per cent lower risk of heart disease, and a eight per cent lower risk of stroke, compared to women who had never breastfed.
2 days ago | The Echo | 0 National News
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Hands up for Gonski 2.0
CANBERRA [AAP] Bleary-eyed government MPs are celebrating a major win in securing the Gonski 2.0 schools funding package through parliament during another marathon sitting. The coalition won crossbench support for the reforms ahead of the long winter break by shovelling... Read More →
Yesterday | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Aust to help Philippines tackle militants
CANBERRA [AAP] Australia’s advanced intelligence-gathering P-3 Orion aircraft are heading to the Philippines to help in the fight against Islamic State-affiliated terrorist groups. Defence minister Marise Payne on Friday confirmed two RAAF P-3 Orion aircraft will provide surveillance support to... Read More →
Yesterday | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Ministers immune from Vic court appearance
Caroline Schelle MELBOURNE [AAP] Three federal ministers won’t have to appear in court to find out whether they will be charged with contempt for saying Victorian judges are soft on terrorists. It’s unclear whether health minister Greg Hunt, human services... Read More →
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New shoot-to-kill powers for NSW police
NSW Police now have greater shoot-to-kill powers after new counter-terrorism legislation passed through the state parliament's upper house.
2 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Breastfeeding lowers risk of heart attack
Research published in of the Journal of the American Heart Association found mothers who breastfed their babies had a nine per cent lower risk of heart disease, and a eight per cent lower risk of stroke, compared to women who had never breastfed.
2 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Telsa update after airbag safety issue
Almost 500 Australian Tesla owners need to urgently download an update to their car's firmware after it was discovered the passenger front airbags don't deploy in crashes.
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Qld lawyer pleads guilty to fraud
The solicitor who represented Daniel Morcombe's killer Brett Peter Cowan is behind bars after pleading guilty to fraud and other charges. Tim Meehan made the plea in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday to aggravated fraud and eight counts of fraudulent falsification of records.
2 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Symposium to navigate medical cannabis
Health professionals and experts will gather in Melbourne to discuss medical cannabis as the industry moves to position Australia as a world leader in its production.
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Senate facing late night Gonski debate
Labor has vowed to keep fighting the Turnbull government's school funding package until the very last vote in parliament. The government is on the verge of victory after securing the 10 crossbench votes it needs to legislate the so-called Gonski 2.0 deal.
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Extradition for NSW murder accused husband
Extradition and a murder charge await the estranged husband of a school teacher who went missing north of Grafton in 2015.
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Aus online security concerns hit new highs
Australians' concerns about security are at the highest they have been in a decade, new research shows.
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New laws strip pedophiles of passports
Federal parliament has passed new laws to strip pedophiles of their passports to stop them travelling overseas.
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A booming budget but NSW props up nation
NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet says the state's diminishing share of the GST pie is "completely unfair".
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‘Bottom 100’ puts human face on poverty
A global not-for-profit group hopes to put a human face on poverty with its new "Bottom 100" list.
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NSW budget’s extra $74 million for ambos
The NSW ambulance service will receive an extra $74 million as part of Tuesday's state budget, which will fund more emergency staff, stations and services.
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World must take in more refugees: Pezzullo
Immigration department secretary Michael Pezzullo says Australia is leading the way on refugee intakes and other countries must step up.
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NSW urged to tighten fire safety laws
Belinda Tasker SYDNEY [AAP] The NSW government is being urged to introduce laws to make it compulsory for fire safety systems to be installed and maintained by qualified people following the deadly London tower block blaze. The National Fire Industry... Read More →
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Lib senator threatens school funding plan
Katina Curtis CANBERRA [AAP] The Turnbull government risks losing one of its own senators as it tries to sure up crossbench support for its schools’ funding overhaul. Retiring Liberal Chris Back, who leaves parliament at the end of this week,... Read More →
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NSW schools to be big winners in budget
SYDNEY [AAP] The NSW government will spend up big on education infrastructure in Tuesday’s budget, with $4.2 billion set aside for new schools and upgrades of existing facilities. Over the next two years, the Berejiklian government will start building or... Read More →
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Turnbull ministers to face Melbourne court
Christopher Talbot MELBOURNE [AAP] Three senior Turnbull government ministers are due to face a Melbourne court for contempt over their remarks on Victorian judicial decisions. Health minister Greg Hunt, human services minister Alan Tudge and assistant treasurer Michael Sukkar have... Read More →
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‘Disappointing’ no ministers visited Timor
Lisa Martin CANBERRA [AAP] The coalition government is under fire for ignoring East Timor and failing to send any ministers to Dili since it came to power in 2013. Opposition foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong has just wrapped up a... Read More →
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Fed govt calls national gun amnesty
CANBERRA [AAP] The federal government will call a three month national gun amnesty, the first since the Port Arthur massacre in 1996. The amnesty is being held against a backdrop of an increased threat of terrorism and ongoing shootings and... Read More →
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Mutilation trial wait to extend into 2018
A trial for two parents accused of sending their daughters to Africa in 2015 to undergo female genital mutilation is unlikely to begin until next year. The African-born couple are charged with removing their girls - then aged 12 and nine - from Queensland for genital mutilation.
9 days ago | The Echo | 0 -
Try-again time for media ownership laws
The Turnbull government is having a fresh crack at shaking up media ownership laws, using the troubles at Network Ten to pressure Labor into a change of mind.
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Gestational diabetes major threat, expert
A rise in a highly preventable pregnancy complication has raised concerns among public health experts that thousands of young Australian women are at future risk of a heart attack or stroke.
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