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Medical students are not eligible for the Commonwealth Prac Payment, leaving some wondering if they will be able to graduate.
A push to strengthen the government's action to reduce gambling harm will be the focus on the second day of Labor's National Confernece. Follow live.
The ALP's 50th National Conference kicked off with the rise of One Nation, local council budgets and regional voter frustrations leading negotiations.
The incident could stir fresh tensions between China and Australia in the wake of several recent high-profile disputes.
Anthony Albanese will announce an expansion of the Commonwealth's "paid prac" scheme at Labor's National Conference. Follow live.
Anthony Albanese may have been a keen participant in robust conference debates in years gone by but is now using his authority to enforce a much more controlled process.
One Nation has some of its strongest support in outback Australia and recent polling shows it could win over 30 regional seats. So what's winning over regional Australians when it comes to Pauline Hanson's party?
The man who previously warned ASIO about the Bondi gunmen won't be able to give sensitive and classified evidence at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
Labor will respond to growing anxiety about the rise of artificial intelligence with a new taskforce to give Australian workers a greater say in how the technology shapes the nation.
Murray Watt says there are constitutional limits on what the government can do to prevent the return of an Islamic State-linked doctor. Follow live.
Anthony Albanese has been in near-fatal vehicle accidents not once, but three times. Politically, his is also a story of survival against the odds.
Labor members and unions are gearing up for fights over gambling, gas and AI at the party's national conference later this week.
Pat Conroy defends the government's $4.2 million spend on hotel reservations for a pre-Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Fiji. Follow live.
From left-wing roots to "radical centre" prime minister, Anthony Albanese reflects on his 30-year career in Parliament House.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces $10 million to improve maternity services at Royal Darwin Hospital, but maternity care advocates say the money is unlikely to improve staffing issues.
Senator Andrew Bragg says he "strongly" disagrees with the recently elected Liberal Party president, who claims diversity is "not a strength".
Advocates question the timing of law changes that coincide with mounting federal court challenges from individuals fighting deportation.
The national Telstra outage last week was triggered by maintenance work that caused the system's clocks to go back two decades, the telco says.
Pauline Hanson says her daughter Lee Hanson is the "future" and has the "potential" to lead One Nation. Follow live.
As a new influx of car brands enters the market, dealers ask for a change to consumer laws to fix a grey area that makes them responsible for warranty repairs.
Vaping and smoking rates are on the decline, but a shift to other nicotine products could represent an increase in average use.
The mismatch between where the public resides and what the Liberals are expounding is a deeper challenge — a gulf perhaps unable to be bridged, at least in the short term.
Australians who have endured prolonged detention overseas call on the government to adopt a more strategic approach to cases involving citizens, especially those held by countries that practice "hostage diplomacy".
Tim Ayres has accused the Coalition of being "juvenile" for criticising the establishment of an Office of AI in the prime minister's department. Follow live.
If Australia is truly going to coax major AI companies to choose us rather than the other suitor nations with similar ambitions, some tough decisions need to be made soon.
Clare O'Neil says reducing the tobacco excise to address the rising take-up of illicit tobacco will not help Australians give up smoking. Follow live.
The Australian Signals Directorate says hackers are trying to access information through network devices, such as laptops, which use old software and predictable passwords.
Parts of the Sturt Highway, which connects Sydney to Adelaide and provides an integral part of the country's freight network, have been given the lowest possible safety rating by the Australian Road Assessment Program…
Tens of billions of dollars in investment, and Australia's ambition to become a global AI power, could hinge on a law written in 1968 for an era of black-and-white television, film and radio.
Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says he supports a drop in house prices if it helps young people get into the housing market. Follow live.
Major online platforms are accused of failing to deploy readily available technology to detect well-known blackmail tactics.
The home affairs minister says he will "not lift a finger" to support suspected Australian ISIS fighters held in an Iraqi prison. Follow live.
When the bells resume ringing in the halls of parliament, Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor will both do well to dispose of any complacency.
Small businesses affected by the change are in limbo as states decide whether to waive stamp duty fees, with industry groups warning relief will be limited unless they sign on.
Pacific Minister Pat Conroy says the testing of a nuclear-capable missile damaged China's reputation and has strengthened the case for a Pacific security pact.
Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.
The telco will face a grilling from politicians about this week's nationwide outage that brought businesses and transport systems into chaos.
Curbing access to the child care subsidy, parental leave pay, aged care and pensions for some of the most well-off taxpayers would free up about $21 billion a year, a new report says.
Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady apologises to the company's customers, saying the telco let them down and that investigations into the cause of Wednesday's Telstra outage are continuing.
Disability sector workers say lives are being put at risk due to the NDIS watchdog's failure to act on serious safety complaints in one of Australia's remotest regions.
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