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Labor MP unaware of Shorten’s cry for help

Senior Labor MP Mark Butler says he was unaware that former leader Bill Shorten had asked for help from the party during the election campaign.

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Surplus aim not a ‘political prize’: PM

Scott Morrison says the aim of returning a surplus is to protect the Australian economy rather than trying to achieve a ‘political prize’.

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Urgent works bill for cracked Syd towers

Owners in Sydney’s cracked Mascot Towers face a new $1 million bill months after agreeing to stump up $7.7 million to restore their decade-old building.

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Urgent works bill for cracked Syd towers

Owners in Sydney’s cracked Mascot Towers face a new $1 million bill months after agreeing to stump up $7.7 million to restore their decade-old building.

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1 hour ago

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Australia watching Brexit vote “closely”

Australian trade minister Simon Birmingham says the government is watching the Brexit vote in the UK on Saturday “very closely”.

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1 hour ago

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Cormann remains committed to lower taxes

Mathias Cormann says future budgets may look at ways to help companies grow after a business group called for a cut in the 30 per cent company tax rate.

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1 hour ago

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Entry debacle at One Nation conference

Former One Nation president Jim Savage says Pauline Hanson’s party is being managed by “clowns’ after being refused entry to the national conference.

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2 hours ago

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Iraqi man arrested over smuggling deaths

An Iraqi man, 43, is behind bars in connection with a people smuggling venture that resulted in more than 350 deaths in 2001.

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2 hours ago

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Morrison celebrates Indonesian leader

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will attend the presidential inauguration of Indonesia’s leader Joko Widodo over the weekend.

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3 hours ago

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Charities struck off, earnings hit $146b

Australian charities reported combined revenue of $146 billion in 2018/19, with a dozen struck off for bad behaviour.

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3 hours ago

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Woman abducted at knifepoint in Sydney

A 43-year-old Sydney man is behind bars accused of abducting a woman at knifepoint and ordering her to withdraw cash from a bank.

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3 hours ago

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Liberals have made us “prosperous”: PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has honoured the contribution of Robert Menzies and John Howard for the 75 years of the Liberal Party.

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6 hours ago

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Ex-NRL player jailed for animal smuggling

Former Roosters and Broncos NRL player Martin Kennedy has been jailed for animal trafficking, and will remain behind bars until at least 2022.

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13 hours ago

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Judges to decide best Aussie tap water

Judges will consider colour, clarity, smell, feel and taste as they decide on Australia’s best tap water.

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13 hours ago

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Vic cops in counter-terror training drill

Hundreds of Victorian police officers and members of the Australian Defence Force will flood the east of the state for a counter-terror exercise.

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13 hours ago

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Tarantino denies lying about sex worker

A man has denied lying when he testified to picking up a sex worker around the time and near the place from where a Sydney schoolgirl vanished in 1998.

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22 hours ago

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Drug-driver who killed WA surfer jailed

A drug user who had meth and cannabis in his system when he crashed into a young couple on a WA highway, killing the driver, has been jailed for six years.

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22 hours ago