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Victoria's Budget: $1 Billion Surplus Cut to Fund Cost-of-Living Relief
The Victorian government will record a $600 million operating surplus in 2025-26, $1 billion less than forecast, to fund cost-of-living relief including free public transport for under-18s and free weekend transport for seniors, with no new taxes planned and several thousand public sector jobs to be...
Victoria's Budget: $1 Billion Surplus Cut to Fund Cost-of-Living Relief
The Victorian government will record a $600 million operating surplus in 2025-26, $1 billion less than forecast, to fund cost-of-living relief including free public transport for under-18s and free weekend transport for seniors, with no new taxes planned and several thousand public sector jobs to be...
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44% Bias Score
Boosting Australia's Productivity: A Counterintuitive Approach
Australia's productivity growth has stagnated despite decades of government initiatives; a new Productivity Commission report offers potential solutions, while this article suggests a counterintuitive approach: raising real wages to incentivize business investment in labor-saving technology.
Boosting Australia's Productivity: A Counterintuitive Approach
Australia's productivity growth has stagnated despite decades of government initiatives; a new Productivity Commission report offers potential solutions, while this article suggests a counterintuitive approach: raising real wages to incentivize business investment in labor-saving technology.
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52% Bias Score
Australian Campaign Pushes for Mandatory Genetic Testing in Unexplained Child Deaths
Danielle Green's campaign, "Coroners Project," advocates for mandatory genetic testing in unexplained child deaths in Australia after losing two children to a rare gene mutation that was not detected during autopsy, highlighting that 40% of child deaths under 20 are currently unascertained.
Australian Campaign Pushes for Mandatory Genetic Testing in Unexplained Child Deaths
Danielle Green's campaign, "Coroners Project," advocates for mandatory genetic testing in unexplained child deaths in Australia after losing two children to a rare gene mutation that was not detected during autopsy, highlighting that 40% of child deaths under 20 are currently unascertained.
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40% Bias Score
Planned Burns Threaten Extinction of Victorian Glossy Black Cockatoos
Planned burns of 13,000 hectares of forest in East Gippsland, Victoria, threaten the vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoo population, which already suffered a 75% decline after the 2019-20 bushfires and relies on the remaining 48,000 hectares of unburnt habitat for its specialized diet and breeding. Con...
Planned Burns Threaten Extinction of Victorian Glossy Black Cockatoos
Planned burns of 13,000 hectares of forest in East Gippsland, Victoria, threaten the vulnerable Glossy Black Cockatoo population, which already suffered a 75% decline after the 2019-20 bushfires and relies on the remaining 48,000 hectares of unburnt habitat for its specialized diet and breeding. Con...
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48% Bias Score
EU Seeks Defense Pact with Australia Amid Rising Global Instability
In Rome, the European Union proposed a defense pact with Australia to deepen military cooperation, spurred by increased global instability, following similar agreements with South Korea and Japan; Prime Minister Albanese expressed cautious interest.
EU Seeks Defense Pact with Australia Amid Rising Global Instability
In Rome, the European Union proposed a defense pact with Australia to deepen military cooperation, spurred by increased global instability, following similar agreements with South Korea and Japan; Prime Minister Albanese expressed cautious interest.
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48% Bias Score
Decades-Long PFAS Contamination in Blue Mountains Water Supply Revealed
A report reveals that Blue Mountains residents may have consumed PFAS-contaminated water for up to 32 years due to incidents like a 1992 petrol tanker crash and a fire brigade station, despite concerns raised since 1998; authorities disconnected affected dams only in August 2024.
Decades-Long PFAS Contamination in Blue Mountains Water Supply Revealed
A report reveals that Blue Mountains residents may have consumed PFAS-contaminated water for up to 32 years due to incidents like a 1992 petrol tanker crash and a fire brigade station, despite concerns raised since 1998; authorities disconnected affected dams only in August 2024.
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56% Bias Score
Queensland Centralizes Government Media Inquiries
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli implemented a new system requiring all government departments to submit daily media inquiries to his office for a "Queensland Daily Media Wrap", raising concerns about transparency and mirroring a similar practice in Victoria.
Queensland Centralizes Government Media Inquiries
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli implemented a new system requiring all government departments to submit daily media inquiries to his office for a "Queensland Daily Media Wrap", raising concerns about transparency and mirroring a similar practice in Victoria.
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40% Bias Score
NSW Launches Pill Testing Trial Amid Nitazene Crisis
NSW Premier Chris Minns approved a pill-testing trial after urgent warnings about nitazene, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than heroin, spreading across the state, resulting in severe overdoses; the trial, operating at two music festivals, has already seen 268 visits and 195 samples tested.
NSW Launches Pill Testing Trial Amid Nitazene Crisis
NSW Premier Chris Minns approved a pill-testing trial after urgent warnings about nitazene, a synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than heroin, spreading across the state, resulting in severe overdoses; the trial, operating at two music festivals, has already seen 268 visits and 195 samples tested.
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36% Bias Score
Australia Arrests 170 Climate Activists After Coal Ship Blockade
In late 2024, 170 climate activists were arrested in Newcastle, Australia, for blockading a coal ship for over 30 hours, highlighting a global trend of increased criminalization of climate protests under laws enabling fines up to A$22,000 or two years' imprisonment.
Australia Arrests 170 Climate Activists After Coal Ship Blockade
In late 2024, 170 climate activists were arrested in Newcastle, Australia, for blockading a coal ship for over 30 hours, highlighting a global trend of increased criminalization of climate protests under laws enabling fines up to A$22,000 or two years' imprisonment.
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36% Bias Score
NSW Police Admit Unlawful Strip-Search, Systemic Issues Revealed
At a 2018 music festival, NSW police unlawfully strip-searched Raya Meredith postpartum, later admitting guilt before a class action; the case revealed systemic issues with strip-search practices, including the use of unreliable drug detection dogs and inadequate training, leading to a class action ...
NSW Police Admit Unlawful Strip-Search, Systemic Issues Revealed
At a 2018 music festival, NSW police unlawfully strip-searched Raya Meredith postpartum, later admitting guilt before a class action; the case revealed systemic issues with strip-search practices, including the use of unreliable drug detection dogs and inadequate training, leading to a class action ...
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60% Bias Score
RBA Poised to Cut Interest Rates to 3.85 Percent Amidst Inflation Slowdown
The Reserve Bank of Australia is poised to cut interest rates to 3.85 percent, marking the lowest level in over two years, following significant inflation reduction and steady employment figures; this follows nearly $290 billion in interest paid by Australian borrowers since May 2022.
RBA Poised to Cut Interest Rates to 3.85 Percent Amidst Inflation Slowdown
The Reserve Bank of Australia is poised to cut interest rates to 3.85 percent, marking the lowest level in over two years, following significant inflation reduction and steady employment figures; this follows nearly $290 billion in interest paid by Australian borrowers since May 2022.
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44% Bias Score
Morcombe Murder: Family's Advocacy for Child Safety
Thirteen-year-old Daniel Morcombe was abducted and murdered on December 7, 2003; his killer, Brett Peter Cowan, was apprehended in 2011 following an extensive police operation, and the Morcombe family's subsequent advocacy through the Morcombe Foundation has significantly impacted child safety educa...
Morcombe Murder: Family's Advocacy for Child Safety
Thirteen-year-old Daniel Morcombe was abducted and murdered on December 7, 2003; his killer, Brett Peter Cowan, was apprehended in 2011 following an extensive police operation, and the Morcombe family's subsequent advocacy through the Morcombe Foundation has significantly impacted child safety educa...
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20% Bias Score
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