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Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ousted After No-Confidence Vote
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton was ousted after a Police Association no-confidence vote, despite a recent contract renewal, due to disagreements over resources, legislation, and the government's handling of rising crime rates.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Ousted After No-Confidence Vote
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton was ousted after a Police Association no-confidence vote, despite a recent contract renewal, due to disagreements over resources, legislation, and the government's handling of rising crime rates.
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56% Bias Score
Queensland MPs Granted \$6,500 Home Security Allowance
The Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal approved a \$6,500 taxpayer-funded allowance for 70 Queensland MPs to enhance home security, citing safety risks related to their public roles, effective July 2025.
Queensland MPs Granted \$6,500 Home Security Allowance
The Queensland Independent Remuneration Tribunal approved a \$6,500 taxpayer-funded allowance for 70 Queensland MPs to enhance home security, citing safety risks related to their public roles, effective July 2025.
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36% Bias Score
Australian Electoral Law Faces Legal Challenge Over Incumbent Advantage
Australia's new electoral laws, effective 2028, cap individual electorate spending but grant major parties additional funding, prompting legal concerns from constitutional law expert Anne Twomey about their validity and fairness, with Clive Palmer intending to challenge the legislation.
Australian Electoral Law Faces Legal Challenge Over Incumbent Advantage
Australia's new electoral laws, effective 2028, cap individual electorate spending but grant major parties additional funding, prompting legal concerns from constitutional law expert Anne Twomey about their validity and fairness, with Clive Palmer intending to challenge the legislation.
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40% Bias Score
Australia's Major Parties Strike Deal on Electoral Reform, Sidelining Crossbenchers
Australia's major parties reached a deal to cap political donations at $50,000 and campaign spending, increasing public funding per vote to $5, while sidelining crossbenchers who criticized the lack of parliamentary scrutiny. The changes are slated to take effect in 2028.
Australia's Major Parties Strike Deal on Electoral Reform, Sidelining Crossbenchers
Australia's major parties reached a deal to cap political donations at $50,000 and campaign spending, increasing public funding per vote to $5, while sidelining crossbenchers who criticized the lack of parliamentary scrutiny. The changes are slated to take effect in 2028.
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52% Bias Score
Coalition Senators Defy Dutton on Transgender Inquiry
Eighteen Coalition senators voted for Pauline Hanson's motion for a parliamentary inquiry into medical treatments for transgender children, defying Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's directive to avoid culture war issues; the motion was ultimately defeated, but highlights internal divisions and risks ...
Coalition Senators Defy Dutton on Transgender Inquiry
Eighteen Coalition senators voted for Pauline Hanson's motion for a parliamentary inquiry into medical treatments for transgender children, defying Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's directive to avoid culture war issues; the motion was ultimately defeated, but highlights internal divisions and risks ...
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76% Bias Score
Scamps Challenges Parties on Long-Term Reforms
Independent MP Sophie Scamps is proposing a commission to advise on long-term reforms to address issues such as housing, tax, and climate change, highlighting a policy dispute with the Liberals over tax breaks and contrasting her proposals for small business tax relief with the Liberals' plan for bu...
Scamps Challenges Parties on Long-Term Reforms
Independent MP Sophie Scamps is proposing a commission to advise on long-term reforms to address issues such as housing, tax, and climate change, highlighting a policy dispute with the Liberals over tax breaks and contrasting her proposals for small business tax relief with the Liberals' plan for bu...
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40% Bias Score
Coalition Senators' Vote on Child Gender Treatment Inquiry Reveals Party Divisions
Peter Dutton confirmed a conscience vote for Coalition senators on a motion calling for an inquiry into child gender treatments, with 18 senators supporting it, highlighting internal party divisions and potential electoral risks ahead of the upcoming election.
Coalition Senators' Vote on Child Gender Treatment Inquiry Reveals Party Divisions
Peter Dutton confirmed a conscience vote for Coalition senators on a motion calling for an inquiry into child gender treatments, with 18 senators supporting it, highlighting internal party divisions and potential electoral risks ahead of the upcoming election.
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64% Bias Score
Australian Election: Coalition Targets Labor Heartland, Labor Eyes Greens Seats
Peter Dutton's Coalition is targeting Labor's traditional heartland seats, while Labor is focusing on winning back seats held by the Greens, with speculation growing that the election will be called within three weeks.
Australian Election: Coalition Targets Labor Heartland, Labor Eyes Greens Seats
Peter Dutton's Coalition is targeting Labor's traditional heartland seats, while Labor is focusing on winning back seats held by the Greens, with speculation growing that the election will be called within three weeks.
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52% Bias Score
Labor's A$500 Million Boost to Women's Healthcare in Australia
Australia's Labor government announced a A$500 million investment in women's healthcare, including PBS listings for contraceptives and menopausal therapies, bulk-billing for long-term contraceptive insertions, and funding for women's health training, contrasting with the Coalition government's recor...
Labor's A$500 Million Boost to Women's Healthcare in Australia
Australia's Labor government announced a A$500 million investment in women's healthcare, including PBS listings for contraceptives and menopausal therapies, bulk-billing for long-term contraceptive insertions, and funding for women's health training, contrasting with the Coalition government's recor...
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56% Bias Score
Trump Announces Secret Putin Talks on Ukraine War
Donald Trump announced he held talks with Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, but offered no details; the Greens want the national broadband network CEO's salary cut; and Australia remembers the victims of the Black Summer bushfires five years on.
Trump Announces Secret Putin Talks on Ukraine War
Donald Trump announced he held talks with Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, but offered no details; the Greens want the national broadband network CEO's salary cut; and Australia remembers the victims of the Black Summer bushfires five years on.
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52% Bias Score
Victorian By-Elections Reveal Labor Vulnerability
Victorian state by-elections saw the Liberal Party win Prahran from the Greens due to a local scandal, while Labor narrowly retained Werribee despite a 16.7 percent primary vote drop, suggesting waning support for the party in the state.
Victorian By-Elections Reveal Labor Vulnerability
Victorian state by-elections saw the Liberal Party win Prahran from the Greens due to a local scandal, while Labor narrowly retained Werribee despite a 16.7 percent primary vote drop, suggesting waning support for the party in the state.
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40% Bias Score
Australia Approves \$13.7 Billion in Tax Breaks for Green Industries
The Australian Senate passed a \$13.7 billion tax break package to support critical minerals processing and green hydrogen production, from 2027-2040, with the Greens' support after an amendment excluding uranium mining, despite Coalition opposition.
Australia Approves \$13.7 Billion in Tax Breaks for Green Industries
The Australian Senate passed a \$13.7 billion tax break package to support critical minerals processing and green hydrogen production, from 2027-2040, with the Greens' support after an amendment excluding uranium mining, despite Coalition opposition.
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40% Bias Score
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