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Queensland Government Cuts Funding for Environmental Legal Service
The Queensland government ended its \$500,000 annual funding for the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO), impacting 1500 people annually who rely on the EDO for affordable legal aid, despite assurances from the LNP state government before the election. This decision follows a \$9 million court cost...
Queensland Government Cuts Funding for Environmental Legal Service
The Queensland government ended its \$500,000 annual funding for the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO), impacting 1500 people annually who rely on the EDO for affordable legal aid, despite assurances from the LNP state government before the election. This decision follows a \$9 million court cost...
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56% Bias Score
U.K. to overhaul pensions system, emulating Australia's success
The U.K. plans major pension reforms, consolidating thousands of smaller schemes into larger "megafunds" to boost returns and economic growth, mirroring Australia's highly successful superannuation system, which currently manages \$4.2 trillion in assets and is doubling in size every five years.
U.K. to overhaul pensions system, emulating Australia's success
The U.K. plans major pension reforms, consolidating thousands of smaller schemes into larger "megafunds" to boost returns and economic growth, mirroring Australia's highly successful superannuation system, which currently manages \$4.2 trillion in assets and is doubling in size every five years.
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52% Bias Score
Queensland Government Defunds Environmental Defenders Office
The Queensland government will cut \$500,000 in state funding for the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) in June, breaking a pre-election promise and echoing a similar move under Campbell Newman. The EDO provides free legal aid to communities challenging environmental projects, and the funding cut...
Queensland Government Defunds Environmental Defenders Office
The Queensland government will cut \$500,000 in state funding for the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) in June, breaking a pre-election promise and echoing a similar move under Campbell Newman. The EDO provides free legal aid to communities challenging environmental projects, and the funding cut...
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56% Bias Score
Australian House Building Costs Hit Record High
The average cost to build a new house in Australia reached \$504,109 in March 2024, a 6.5 percent increase year-on-year and a 52.6 percent increase since March 2019, due to labor shortages and high material costs, challenging the government's 1.2 million new homes target.
Australian House Building Costs Hit Record High
The average cost to build a new house in Australia reached \$504,109 in March 2024, a 6.5 percent increase year-on-year and a 52.6 percent increase since March 2019, due to labor shortages and high material costs, challenging the government's 1.2 million new homes target.
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32% Bias Score
Erin Patterson Trial: Mushroom Expert Testimony Highlights Identification Challenges
Erin Patterson's trial for the deaths of three people after a lunch containing death cap mushrooms continues, with expert testimony emphasizing difficulties in mushroom identification and the importance of DNA testing for confirmation.
Erin Patterson Trial: Mushroom Expert Testimony Highlights Identification Challenges
Erin Patterson's trial for the deaths of three people after a lunch containing death cap mushrooms continues, with expert testimony emphasizing difficulties in mushroom identification and the importance of DNA testing for confirmation.
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44% Bias Score
NSW Police Face Lawsuit Over Unlawful Strip-Searches at Music Festivals
A NSW court heard that police conducted an unlawful strip-search on Raya Meredith at the 2018 Splendour in the Grass music festival; this is part of a class action lawsuit against NSW police for potentially thousands of unlawful strip-searches at music festivals between 2016 and 2022.
NSW Police Face Lawsuit Over Unlawful Strip-Searches at Music Festivals
A NSW court heard that police conducted an unlawful strip-search on Raya Meredith at the 2018 Splendour in the Grass music festival; this is part of a class action lawsuit against NSW police for potentially thousands of unlawful strip-searches at music festivals between 2016 and 2022.
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60% Bias Score
Victoria to force cheaper energy deals for consumers
The Essential Services Commission in Victoria proposes new rules to force electricity and gas companies to offer better deals to customers on expensive plans, saving an estimated \$16.8 million for 135,000 customers and potentially millions more from eliminating the "loyalty tax" on older contracts.
Victoria to force cheaper energy deals for consumers
The Essential Services Commission in Victoria proposes new rules to force electricity and gas companies to offer better deals to customers on expensive plans, saving an estimated \$16.8 million for 135,000 customers and potentially millions more from eliminating the "loyalty tax" on older contracts.
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40% Bias Score
Victorian Firefighters Protest Proposed Tax Hike
Dozens of Victorian volunteer fire brigades refused to respond to emergencies Thursday night, protesting a proposed state government tax increase that would more than double the fire services levy, impacting at least 25 brigades and 30 tankers across southwest Victoria and the Central Highlands.
Victorian Firefighters Protest Proposed Tax Hike
Dozens of Victorian volunteer fire brigades refused to respond to emergencies Thursday night, protesting a proposed state government tax increase that would more than double the fire services levy, impacting at least 25 brigades and 30 tankers across southwest Victoria and the Central Highlands.
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60% Bias Score
CBA Reports $2.6 Billion Profit Amidst Global Economic Uncertainty
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced a $2.6 billion profit in the March quarter, a 6 percent increase year-on-year, despite rising loan arrears and global economic uncertainties; CEO Matt Comyn highlighted government investment and moderating inflation as key factors supporting Australia's...
CBA Reports $2.6 Billion Profit Amidst Global Economic Uncertainty
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced a $2.6 billion profit in the March quarter, a 6 percent increase year-on-year, despite rising loan arrears and global economic uncertainties; CEO Matt Comyn highlighted government investment and moderating inflation as key factors supporting Australia's...
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40% Bias Score
ASIC Sues Macquarie Group for Underreporting $1.5 Billion in Short Sales
ASIC is suing Macquarie Group for misleading conduct due to the underreporting of 73 million to 1.5 billion short sales between 2009 and 2024, marking ASIC's first short-sale reporting case and the fourth regulatory action against Macquarie in 12 months.
ASIC Sues Macquarie Group for Underreporting $1.5 Billion in Short Sales
ASIC is suing Macquarie Group for misleading conduct due to the underreporting of 73 million to 1.5 billion short sales between 2009 and 2024, marking ASIC's first short-sale reporting case and the fourth regulatory action against Macquarie in 12 months.
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48% Bias Score
Australian Soldier Feared Dead in Ukraine
Caleb List, a 25-year-old Australian labourer, is feared killed in Ukraine's Kharkiv region while fighting with the foreign legion; this follows the death of another Australian volunteer, highlighting the risks for foreign nationals in the ongoing conflict.
Australian Soldier Feared Dead in Ukraine
Caleb List, a 25-year-old Australian labourer, is feared killed in Ukraine's Kharkiv region while fighting with the foreign legion; this follows the death of another Australian volunteer, highlighting the risks for foreign nationals in the ongoing conflict.
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36% Bias Score
Man Dies Years After Police Assault During Melbourne Covid Protest
Daniel Peterson-English died on March 15, nearly four years after a police officer forcefully threw him to the ground during a Melbourne Covid-19 protest in September 2021; the officer was acquitted, and Peterson-English's death has reignited the debate on police brutality and accountability.
Man Dies Years After Police Assault During Melbourne Covid Protest
Daniel Peterson-English died on March 15, nearly four years after a police officer forcefully threw him to the ground during a Melbourne Covid-19 protest in September 2021; the officer was acquitted, and Peterson-English's death has reignited the debate on police brutality and accountability.
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40% Bias Score
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