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Cheaper housing should be a priority: RBA

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe believes more needs to be done to bring down the cost of a home.

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Witness relives execution-style shooting

A Sydney gym receptionist has told a murder trial of ducking behind the counter after seeing a hooded man lean into a car and then hearing about 12 shots

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Former NT police boss not guilty of rape

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has acquitted a former senior police officer on historical rape charges.

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Former NT police boss not guilty of rape

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has acquitted a former senior police officer on historical rape charges.

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RBA boss wants dole payment increase

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe wants the dole payment increased once the COVID-19 supplement runs its course.

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SA wine identity acquitted on sex charges

The District Court has acquitted prominent South Australian wine identity Peter Seppelt on child sex charges.

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Overseas visitor numbers slow to a trickle

Just 5400 foreign visitors entered the country in June as almost 16,000 Australians returned home from overseas.

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Watchdog worried about long-term detention

Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe has raised concerns about the length of time some people are being held in Australia’s immigration detention centres.

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South Aust seats redrawn for 2022 election

The Electoral District Boundaries Commission has redrawn all but one of South Australia’s 47 seats ahead of the 2022 state election.

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NZ virus strategy dangerous: health chief

Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has labelled New Zealand’s decision to lift coronavirus restrictions dangerous as the country deals with a new outbreak.

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RBA governor not ruling out negative rates

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has not ruled out negative interest rates in Australia but has explained why is it is unlikely to happen.

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Reef envoy pushes for more climate action

Australia needs to do more to tackle climate change, especially during the coronavirus recovery, according to an influential member of the Morrison government.

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Ex-NSW principal who abused boys sentenced

An ageing Christian brother has been handed a three-year community corrections order after pleading guilty to abusing boys at a Sydney school in the 1970s.

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RBA bracing for huge economic contraction

Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe has told federal parliamentarians he expects June quarter economic growth figures will show a contraction of seven per cent.

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Qld government backflips on corruption law

The Queensland government has backed down on a law which would have made it illegal to publish corruption allegations against electoral candidates.

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Border closures impact on health, farming

State governments need to find solutions that keep supply chains open across borders, Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says.

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No end in sight to WA’s Palmer battle

Western Australia’s premier says the state is shielded after parliament passed extraordinary laws to block Clive Palmer’s potential $30 billion damages claim.

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Concern over voter turnout in remote NT

About 18 per cent of voters have already cast their ballot in the Northern Territory election but low voter turnout in remote areas is causing concern.

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Virus-hit Syd school cleared of wrongdoing

Sydney’s Tangara School for Girls has been cleared of any COVID-19 breaches as the number of cases linked to the independent Catholic school reaches 21.

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