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Mining state's tax rebate watered down under new plan

After years of furious attempts to end a sweetheart Morrison-era deal, eastern states appear to have gained ground in reducing WA's GST windfall.

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NSW police warn ‘unauthorised gatherings’ this weekend will be met with a ‘significant’ policing response – as it happened

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Workers’ compensation changes to slash number of psychological injury claims across NSW

Labor and Coalition cut deal which unions argue will deny income support to people who can’t work

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Toll relief extended but bumpy road ahead to fund it

Motorists in one state will be cheering at the extension of a $60 weekly 'cap' on road tolls - though some may cop a new fee to cross an Australian landmark.

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Insurance costs to 'skyrocket' after workers comp fail

Insurance premiums for many charities and small businesses are set to spike after sweeping workers compensation reforms were voted down.

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Rudd hails Australia's 'first-class' ties with Trump

Former PM turned ambassador Kevin Rudd says Australia's strong links with the US under Donald Trump have deepened as critical minerals open up a new front.

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Black hole looms as workers comp scheme expands

Victims of bullying and sexual harassment can now seek redress under Australia's largest workers compensation scheme, but questions remain about its viability.

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Whistleblower fumes over state compo scheme 'betrayal'

A man who exposed Australia's largest workers compensation scheme's issues warns the government will have "blood on its hands" if proposed changes proceed.

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At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say

‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs,’ professor of climate risk warns

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WA ‘ready to fight’ to keep contentious $60bn GST deal as Chalmers orders distribution review

State treasurer expects bipartisan support in Canberra for existing deal will prevent changes, as NSW backs review of ‘busted’ system

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'Serial offender' charges prompt calls to end logging

A "rogue" forestry agency has been hit with dozens of fresh charges over logging operations, prompting renewed calls for an end to the loss-making practice.

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Big ideas to fix housing left untouched at roundtable

Plans to improve housing supply have emerged from the productivity roundtable, but economists say they won't fix the biggest issues affecting affordability.

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Peter Dutton rules out return to politics in rare public appearance – as it happened

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AI doom, nature laws and solving the housing problem: five takeaways from day two of economic reform roundtable

Jim Chalmers says ‘a useful consensus’ is emerging in several key reform areas

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Scandals dog attempts to 'get it right' on workers comp

Reform of an insurance scheme protecting more than 3.5 million workers faces delays as critics of proposed changes defend working with a scandal-plagued MP.

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Public-private pain: buying back Sydney’s embattled Northern Beaches hospital faces uncertain prognosis

The NSW government has been forced to take over the hospital from indebted owner Healthscope. But there is yet no agreement on price or what exactly the state is buying

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'Boring' budget to get finances ready for future shocks

Having sped up home approvals, a building laggard is shifting focus to getting construction going in a bid to reduce the biggest strain on family finances.

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Penny-pinching NSW budget lacks vision and offers few solutions to state’s most pressing problems

The Minns Labor government appears obsessed with keeping the state’s AAA ratings – so citizens of New South Wales will just have to wait

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NSW budget 2025 winners and losers

Developers and police the big winners in state budget while injured workers and koalas lose out

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'Room in your home and heart': budget backs foster care

A call for more foster carers of all backgrounds has been put out by a state after a landmark $1.2 billion budget injection to fix a "failed" system.

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Housing push the centrepiece of NSW budget which projects $3.43bn deficit next financial year

Financial position of Australia’s most populous state then expected to improve with a projected surplus by 2027-28

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Surplus in sight but few sweeteners in 'careful' budget

A nation-first approach to back up housing projects headlines Australia's largest state budget as critics attack surplus projections and support for services.

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Global race on as state speeds up billion-dollar builds

Existing systems are too slow-paced to keep up in a global race for capital, a major Australian technology chief says amid moves to boost business confidence.

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Major boost for tradie students to solve housing crisis

Tradies will be able to complete their apprenticeships for free as a state government tries to ease the housing crisis.

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Spotlight on inflation as state treasurers come clean

Monthly inflation data and state budget updates are set to dominate the economic agenda and shape the Reserve Bank's next cash rate call.

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