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Australia news LIVE: Donald Trump found guilty; Ex-detainee drone surveillance sparks human rights concerns

Gina Rinehart is finally okay with the idea of her portrait being hung in Canberra.Not the much-discussed painting by Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira, of...

Labor faces battle for key Melbourne seats under boundary redraw

Melbourne, held by Greens leader Adam Bandt, would cross the Yarra River to take in traditional Liberal-leaning suburbs such as Prahran and South Yarra.That...

Outrage as AEC proposes key Labor seat be abolished

A key seat behind Labor's 2022 election victory is set to be abolished after the Australian Electoral Commission released its plans for major redistribution...

Police investigate ‘vile’ ranking of female Qld students

The Education Department confirmed it was made aware of a post containing inappropriate content relating to students on Wednesday.“The school acted immediately to have...

Locals love this cafe parklet. Businesses want the three car spaces back

However, after complaints from nearby businesses, the council backflipped and ordered its removal – despite strong support from the community.A group of 31 business...

Report finds ‘clear need’ for an Australian Human Rights Act. What difference would it make?

This week, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights reported on its Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework. By majority,...

‘All getting sick and tired’: Farmers descend on Perth protesting Albanese government

Earlier in the month, the Labor government announced it was funding a $107 million package over four years that would help sheep farmers transition...

‘Enough is enough’: More than 1,000 trucks descend on Perth in live export ban protest

In short: Hundreds of trucks have taken to Perth's streets in a show of solidarity against a ban on live sheep exports.Earlier this month,...

A lock of hair and $180,000 in fines after eight-year-old drowns at school camp

“I got to comb his hair the way he liked it, and took one last look at my final baby before I kissed his...

‘Wouldn’t have lasted in that portfolio for a week’: PM lashes Dutton over immigration row

Anthony Albanese has struck a blow at Peter Dutton amid pressure for the Prime Minister to sack Immigration Minister Andrew Giles over the Direction...

‘Each victim was in dreadful fear’: The terror of the ‘inner-west rapist’

Kennedy demanded his victim lift her nightie. The woman “had an overwhelming sense that she didn’t want anything to happen in her bedroom”, the...

More than 285,000 illegal cigarettes, 2000 vapes seized in raids

More than 285,000 illegal cigarettes and 2000 disposable vapes have been seized in raids in Canberra.In a joint investigation, the Australian Border Force (ABF)...

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