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As it happened: High Court dismisses immigration detainee challenge; Treasurer wants Australians to have more babies
Billionaire Elon Musk widens his legal fight with Australia, the treasurer would like Australians to have more children and some Labor MPs push back against gas plan.
- by Caroline Schelle and Angus Dalton
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Australia news as it happened: Tax cuts worth nearly $1900 in federal budget; Home Affairs botched sex-trafficking investigation
Home Affairs has been criticised for botching investigations, the treasurer will lift rent assistance in the budget and debate continues on deportation laws.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: Colleges told to stop recruiting fake overseas students; RBA holds rates steady
Private colleges are being told to stop recruiting fake overseas students, the Reserve Bank has held interest rates steady and the Coalition wants overhaul of deportation bill.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: RBA holds interest rates steady at 4.35 per cent; PM contacts China over flare drop in front of fighter jet
Polling shows men swing to support Coalition, Jim Chalmers promises budget spending and an Australian helicopter in near miss with Chinese fighter jet.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: ATO has dodgy landlords in sights; Australian brothers may have been killed for ute tyres
The Australian Tax Office plans to target landlords making inflated claims, privacy commissioner warns of AI and Australian brothers may have been killed over ute.
- by Josefine Ganko and Caroline Schelle
As it happened: Ten’s settlement offer to Lehrmann revealed; Ministers meet on domestic violence
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- by Jessica McSweeney and Sherryn Groch
Australia news as it happened: PM pledges financial support for DV victims, online safety measures; Violence flares among protesters at US college campuses
The federal government will invest $925.2 million to permanently establish the leaving violence program, alongside a range of online safety measures including banning doxxing and deepfake pornography, and tensions have erupted at US college campuses as violence breaks out at UCLA, and police put an end to protest at Columbia University.
- by Rachael Dexter and Josefine Ganko
Australia news as it happened: PM announces $925m investment to support people leaving violence; Qantas app data breach investigated
A plan to track domestic violence offenders will be considered by federal and state leaders at a national cabinet meeting that will also canvass stricter bail laws, and the United Nations aid chif has warned Israel’s assault on Rafah is on the ‘immediate horizon’.
- by Josefine Ganko and Jewel Topsfield
As it happened: Bonza cancels domestic flights, reports planes repossessed; Accusations of ‘lying’ against PM by violence against women rally organiser
Follow along here for all the latest national political news and breaking stories as it happens.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Jewel Topsfield
As it happened: Albanese admits domestic violence a national crisis; Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admits domestic violence is a national crisis, while US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel over Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks.
- by Josefine Ganko and Jewel Topsfield
As it happened: Australians flattened by biggest tax increase in world; States demand extra $12b for schools
Australians are facing the biggest tax increase in the developed world, states demand extra funding for schools and PM marked ANZAC Day in PNG.
- by Caroline Schelle and Catherine Naylor