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'Gold-plated' building code worsening housing crisis

It takes a year longer to build an apartment compared to a decade ago as a result of onerous red tape, the housing industry says.

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'Never again': lessons from a new-look war memorial

The Australian War Memorial sits on a "fault line" in the national debate, its director says, as he reflects on how history guides its $580 million refurb.

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Budget tightrope to cut oil dependence, ease inflation

The upcoming budget presents an opportunity to reduce reliance on vulnerable global fuel supply chains but comes at a time of multiple priorities to juggle.

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Eye-watering drone spend dismissed as 'window-dressing'

Australia will spend up to $15 billion to beef up its drone capabilities over the next decade, but a defence expert has warned it won't go far enough.

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Australia won't join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade

Australia has not been asked to help stop ships travelling through the critical Middle East waterway and doesn't expect to be, the prime minister says.

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Economic inequality is straining Australian democracy

MPs need to represent the people better and foster a greater sense of inclusion to safeguard democracy, which is under strain, the Grattan Institute says.

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You've got mail: tales from Australia's oldest 'postie'

After running the Bellata post office for more than three decades, Australia's oldest postmistress reflects on her time in the mail industry.

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Epic battle over Epic Country as NGA exhibition opens

As the exhibition at the centre of "white hands on black art" allegations opens, the damage wrought on an Aboriginal-run art collective becomes clear.

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NDIS overhaul uncertainty 'deeply unsettling'

As the government debates how to rein in the spiralling cost of the NDIS, advocates say the disability community is struggling with the uncertainty.

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The big change that could be coming for NDIS funding

The government is preparing a major overhaul of Australia's main disability support scheme in a bid to bring down its spiralling cost.

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Art controversy in court and on national gallery walls

The Ngura Pulka exhibition is finally opening at the National Gallery of Australia, following a three-year delay because of allegations of interference.

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Australians buy record number of new EVs – as it happened

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Labor MPs break ranks on budget disability reform

Some government MPs are pushing for major NDIS reforms, but advocates say people with disabilities should not be left behind.

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Australia appoints first woman as top legal adviser

Experienced barrister Ruth Higgins SC has made history as the first woman to be appointed Australia's top legal adviser to the federal government.

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Century-old farming dynasty ends with one last harvest

The Carberrys have been cotton farming pioneers for nearly 60 years but this season's harvest will be the last for the family's 97-year-old patriarch.

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Liberal Party boss to quit after key by-election test

After almost a decade in the role, the administrative head of the Liberal Party has decided it's time to step down.

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Not healthy for democracy: calls for more MPs shot down

Anthony Albanese has used his strongest language yet to rule out adding more MPs to handle a growing population, despite a push for fairer representation.

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Australia won't send troops to answer Trump's oil rant

Australia has ruled out sending troops to the Middle East amid Donald Trump's remarks for nations to "get their own" oil from the Strait of Hormuz.

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Taxpayers stung for Defence mistake on Redback vehicles

Defence's failure to pay invoices on time for a project worth $7 billion will cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalty payments.

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PM queries priorities as coalition opposes MP expansion

The coalition won't support any push to expand parliament to deal with an increasing population as a major inquiry reviews whether representation is adequate.

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Fuel pain to last longer despite tax cut kicking in

Fuel prices won't immediately become cheaper at the bowser as a tax cut comes into effect, and might take weeks to flow through to motorists.

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Truck tax cut backed as fuel-rationing threat looms

Business groups have urged the government to cut the road-user charge for trucks, but not the fuel excise for all motorists.

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Liberal campaign order came from the top: ex-Brethren

The rigid hierarchy of the Plymouth Brethren Church meant any orders for followers to campaign for the Liberals would have come from the top, ex-members claim.

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Need cash for the arts? Try donor finance, inquiry told

Australia's cash-strapped arts sector could be helped by repayable loans from private donors, an inquiry has been told.

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Light shone on 'deceptive' anti-renewables campaigns

Greater transparency has been pitched as a salve to an increasingly fraught climate information ecosystem.

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