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Deals between platforms and news publishers would sustain vital journalism, the government says. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumTech companies pushed to pay for Australian news

Social media and search engines must pay for local news or face other financial charges in a government bid to fund Australian journalism.

Kat Wong

Brittany Higgins shares powerful message as Linda Reynolds seeks bankruptcy.

AustraliaHiggins shares powerful message as Reynolds seeks bankruptcy

As Australia learnt Brittany Higgins would likely soon be declared bankrupt after not paying ex-Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds a cent towards legal bills, the rape survivor posted on social media.

Max Corstorphan

Digital platforms could face millions in fines under Labor’s new proposal. NewsWire / Aaron Francis

PoliticsPremiumAus’ big move on US tech titans

Labor is brainstorming ways to force tech firms to pay Australian media for content, with new details proposing tough penalties for those who don’t cough up.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Indonesia and Australia have been diplomatic friends for a quarter of a century. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

politicsPremiumMajor Russia question in new treaty

Russian ties in the Indo-Pacific have been brushed aside by Penny Wong after Australia announced a historic security deal with Indonesia.

Ria Pandey

The US House has approved a funding bill to reopen the Government.

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US Government shutdown to end, Trump to sign bill

The House has approved a funding bill that is now on its way to US President Donald Trump’s desk to reopen the Government, ending the longest shutdown in the country’s history.

Max Corstorphan

The NSW government plans to remove the back nine at Moore Park golf course. Newswire / Gaye Gerard

NewsPremiumMajor threat over secret golf course docs

One of NSW’s most senior Labor politicians faces a major threat over documents about a controversial plan to redevelop an inner city Sydney golf course.

Nathan Schmidt

Jacinta Allan signs Victoria’s Treaty with Aboriginal people into law. NewsWire Handout

NEWSPremiumHistoric moment as Treaty signed into law

In a historic moment, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has formally signed Australia’s first-ever Treaty with Indigenous people into law.

Duncan Evans

The US House of Representatives is due to vote on a resolution package to end the shutdown. (EPA PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumUS House returns to vote on ending government shutdown

The Republican-controlled chamber US House of Representatives has voted 213-209 to move towards a final vote on ending the longest-ever government shutdown.

David Morgan, Nolan D McCaskill and Bo Erickson

Anthony Albanese says Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is refusing to budge.

Federal politics CommentsTurkey’s President refusing to budge on rival COP bid: PM

Turkey’s President has doubled down on his bid to host the COP climate summit next year — an event Australia is also fighting for — as the deadline fast approaches for host-rights to be determined.

Caitlyn Rintoul

The foreign minister says she won't engage in hypothesis about the security deal with Indonesia. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

SecurityPremiumScant detail on Australia and Indonesia's security deal

Australia's leaders remain circumspect about the terms of a new security agreement with a key northern neighbour after finalising the deal with its president.

Grace Crivellaro

Premier Jacinta Allan and First Peoples' Assembly co-chairs have signed the treaty agreement. (Justin McManus/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremium'Two worlds meeting': major milestone in treaty quest

Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people has been formally signed into law, and has been described as a historic moment once thought impossible.

Rachael Ward

Donald Trump has provided no evidence of his claims of widespread killing of Christians in Nigeria. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumAfrican Union rebukes Trump: 'no genocide' in Nigeria

"Think twice," the African Union Commission has told Donald Trump after he claimed "very large numbers" of Christians were being killed in Nigeria.

Michelle Nichols

Dan Tehan is responsible for drafting the Liberal Party’s official energy policy. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

BREAKINGPremiumLibs scrap net zero after secret meeting

The Liberals have finally agreed a position on the policy tearing the Coalition apart.

Ria Pandey, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

The Liberal Party has dumped net zero.

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Net zero climate policy dumped by Liberal Party

LIVE UPDATES: The Liberal Party has officially agreed to abandon the 2050 net zero target, but will stay committed to keeping Australia in the Paris agreement.

Kimberley Braddish and Max Corstorphan

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NewsPremium‘Massive’: Bold plan for state’s stadiums

Sports fans could soon be even closer to the action than ever in one state, with plans to free up land for new hotels and entertainment precincts.

Nathan Schmidt

Donald Trump has been named in newly released Epstein emails.

World PoliticsVideoCommentsTrump responds to Epstein email naming

Donald Trump has responded to newly released Epstein emails which name the US President, as the White House confirms Virginia Giuffre’s name was redacted.

Max Corstorphan

Ms Beazley said she was considering four-year, full-spill elections and even mandatory voting if participation continued to decline.

ElectionCommentsPremiumWestern suburbs council launches bold bid to fill empty seat

Peppermint Grove will head to the polls in March after failing to attract a single candidate for a vacant council seat — the only metro council in Perth to fall short.

Harriet Flinn

Sussan Ley's Liberal party is on the brink of locking in a new climate policy. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsCommentsD-Day for Liberal climate policy after marathon meeting

Liberal MPs are on the brink of locking in a new climate policy but will still need to haggle on the issue with their rural counterparts.

Zac de Silva

Donald Trump has been named in newly released Epstein emails.

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Newly released Epstein email claims Trump ‘knew about girls’

The White House says the release by Democrats of emails from Jeffrey Epstein are an attempt to create a ‘fake narrative’ to smear US President Donald Trump.

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Liberal opponents of a net-zero emissions target are set to win the day on Liberal energy policy. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumLiberals dump net-zero, but stay with climate treaty

A commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 has been formally scrapped by the Liberal Party following weeks of political infighting and division.

Zac de Silva, Jacob Shteyman, Andrew Brown and Tess Ikonomou

The proposed roofed Macquarie Point stadium faces criticism that its costs outweight its benefits. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

PoliticsAFL stadium approval debate to begin in earnest

Politicians deciding the fate of a stadium and a state's AFL dream will begin debating an order to approve the divisive venue.

Ethan James

Danger Asbestos in this Area sign at Wittenoom.

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Ratepayers shouldn’t be stung with asbestos costs

Local governments are tasked with supporting the delivery of risk-based, prioritised removal of asbestos products in publicly-owned and controlled properties but removal costs shouldn’t end up on the ratepayer.

Alison Xamon

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NewsPremiumMum’s fight over rental ‘nightmare’ home

A single mother-of-two thought she was moving into her dream home, but after one day her children were already calling it the “nightmare house”.

Nathan Schmidt

Treasurer Rita Saffioti.

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Rita SaffiotiComments
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Hospital blitz will mean more beds and better health care

The historic announcement that we are buying a hospital in Mount Lawley, building a hospital in Peel, and upgrading a hospital in Perth will deliver more beds in WA and better access to health care.

Rita Saffioti