SYDNEY — Rural doctors have welcomed an AU$65 million ($51 million) boost to bulk billing rebates in the bush. “This is going to be a real game-changer for…
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Cancer-causing firefighting chemicals have been found in the endangered Australian sea lion and fur seal pups, sparking fears the contaminants could decimate populations further.…
CANBERRA, Australia — Labor’s Penny Wong has challenged Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison to boot Member of Parliament Andrew Laming from parliament or face losing any credibility he has on the…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia is treading a dangerous path by ignoring its own range of expertise on China and listening only to “China hawks”, says Australian expert…
CANBERRA, Australia — May 11 federal budget assumes Australia’s international border will open next year, but the government admits it won’t jeopardize its Covid-19 suppression strategy in…
CANBERRA, Australia — As the Australian government cops criticism for not extracting its own citizens out of Covid-ravaged India, the government is being warned about the vulnerable…
PERTH, Australia — A royal commission into Crown Perth is set to hear evidence from representatives of Western Australia’s gaming regulator. Gaming and Wagering Commission chair Duncan…
BRISBANE, Australia — A new study has found employment and hours worked have held steady despite the removal of crucial support measures that were in place during…
CANBERRA, Australia — Skepticism towards the Covid-19 vaccine is higher among people experiencing homelessness than the general population, advocates say. The Australian Alliance to End Homelessness says…
BRISBANE, Australia — North-eastern Australian state of Queensland’s Treasurer Cameron Dick says his state is being short-changed in the federal budget for much smaller “city-states” like South Australia. South…