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Zempilas Elected Leader of WA Liberals
Basil Zempilas, a former Perth lord mayor and Seven West Media personality, was elected leader of the WA Liberals and opposition on Tuesday, following the party's win of seven lower house seats in the recent election. He plans to focus on curbing wasteful government spending and improving parliament...
Zempilas Elected Leader of WA Liberals
Basil Zempilas, a former Perth lord mayor and Seven West Media personality, was elected leader of the WA Liberals and opposition on Tuesday, following the party's win of seven lower house seats in the recent election. He plans to focus on curbing wasteful government spending and improving parliament...
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40% Bias Score
Call to Cancel Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop Amid Funding Concerns
Opposition Leader Brad Battin is urging Premier Jacinta Allan to cancel contracts for Melbourne's \$34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop, citing an Infrastructure Australia report expressing low confidence in its costings and funding methods, with the report suggesting no further federal funding beyond t...
Call to Cancel Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop Amid Funding Concerns
Opposition Leader Brad Battin is urging Premier Jacinta Allan to cancel contracts for Melbourne's \$34.5 billion Suburban Rail Loop, citing an Infrastructure Australia report expressing low confidence in its costings and funding methods, with the report suggesting no further federal funding beyond t...
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52% Bias Score
Australia's Election-Focused Budget: Record Spending Amidst Rising Debt
Australia's upcoming budget features record spending across various sectors, including $16 billion for HECS debt reduction, $10 billion for affordable housing, and $20 billion for energy upgrades, all aimed at bolstering Labor's re-election prospects despite concerns about rising national debt.
Australia's Election-Focused Budget: Record Spending Amidst Rising Debt
Australia's upcoming budget features record spending across various sectors, including $16 billion for HECS debt reduction, $10 billion for affordable housing, and $20 billion for energy upgrades, all aimed at bolstering Labor's re-election prospects despite concerns about rising national debt.
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64% Bias Score
Government Report Criticizes Supermarket Giants Amidst Budget and Election
The ACCC released a critical report on Friday detailing Woolworths and Coles' profit increases despite rising costs, prompting questions about the timing and adequacy of proposed remedies.
Government Report Criticizes Supermarket Giants Amidst Budget and Election
The ACCC released a critical report on Friday detailing Woolworths and Coles' profit increases despite rising costs, prompting questions about the timing and adequacy of proposed remedies.
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56% Bias Score
Canavan's Childbirth Loan Policy: Potential Impacts on Housing and Fertility
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan proposed a policy offering a \$100,000 low-interest loan to first-home buyers after having a child, aiming to boost Australia's declining birth rate, but critics argue it may inflate property prices and inadequately addresses complex societal issues.
Canavan's Childbirth Loan Policy: Potential Impacts on Housing and Fertility
Queensland Senator Matt Canavan proposed a policy offering a \$100,000 low-interest loan to first-home buyers after having a child, aiming to boost Australia's declining birth rate, but critics argue it may inflate property prices and inadequately addresses complex societal issues.
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64% Bias Score
Australia Reassesses US Alliance Amidst Supermarket Price-Fixing Scandal
A former Australian defense chief criticized the US administration's reliability, prompting calls to reassess the strategic partnership; the ACCC found Coles and Woolworths increased prices during a cost-of-living crisis.
Australia Reassesses US Alliance Amidst Supermarket Price-Fixing Scandal
A former Australian defense chief criticized the US administration's reliability, prompting calls to reassess the strategic partnership; the ACCC found Coles and Woolworths increased prices during a cost-of-living crisis.
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48% Bias Score
Queensland Secures Education Funding Amidst Controversial Olympic Stadium Plans
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finalized an education funding deal in Canberra today, coinciding with discussions about the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, including a potential \$3.4 billion stadium at Victoria Park, contradicting a previous election promise.
Queensland Secures Education Funding Amidst Controversial Olympic Stadium Plans
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finalized an education funding deal in Canberra today, coinciding with discussions about the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, including a potential \$3.4 billion stadium at Victoria Park, contradicting a previous election promise.
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40% Bias Score
Labor Announces $300 Power Bill Relief Ahead of Election
Australia's Labor government will provide $150 in power bill relief to all households and small businesses, followed by two further $75 reductions, costing taxpayers $1.8 billion, to counter rising energy prices, despite a prior unfulfilled promise of a $275 reduction.
Labor Announces $300 Power Bill Relief Ahead of Election
Australia's Labor government will provide $150 in power bill relief to all households and small businesses, followed by two further $75 reductions, costing taxpayers $1.8 billion, to counter rising energy prices, despite a prior unfulfilled promise of a $275 reduction.
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44% Bias Score
Australia's "Pocket Money Politics": Handouts Fuel Inflation and Risk Long-Term Economic Instability
An overwhelming 83% of Australians support increased government spending to combat cost-of-living pressures, despite acknowledging it fuels inflation, creating a politically entrenched cycle of handouts that risks long-term economic instability due to tax churn and a growing public service sector.
Australia's "Pocket Money Politics": Handouts Fuel Inflation and Risk Long-Term Economic Instability
An overwhelming 83% of Australians support increased government spending to combat cost-of-living pressures, despite acknowledging it fuels inflation, creating a politically entrenched cycle of handouts that risks long-term economic instability due to tax churn and a growing public service sector.
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60% Bias Score
Australia's Election: Hung Parliament Highly Likely
Australia's upcoming election is projected to result in a hung parliament, with neither major party likely to secure a majority; the balance of power rests on the preferences of numerous crossbench MPs, notably the teal independents who have yet to clearly state their post-election support.
Australia's Election: Hung Parliament Highly Likely
Australia's upcoming election is projected to result in a hung parliament, with neither major party likely to secure a majority; the balance of power rests on the preferences of numerous crossbench MPs, notably the teal independents who have yet to clearly state their post-election support.
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56% Bias Score
Lehrmann Case: Judge Ends Cost Dispute, Further Legal Actions Continue
Justice Michael Lee concluded the Lehrmann v Ten and Wilkinson legal cost dispute by ordering each party to pay their own costs, ending his involvement after a five-week trial and a $1.15 million settlement; further legal actions stemming from the Lehrmann case continue, including an appeal and a co...
Lehrmann Case: Judge Ends Cost Dispute, Further Legal Actions Continue
Justice Michael Lee concluded the Lehrmann v Ten and Wilkinson legal cost dispute by ordering each party to pay their own costs, ending his involvement after a five-week trial and a $1.15 million settlement; further legal actions stemming from the Lehrmann case continue, including an appeal and a co...
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52% Bias Score
WA Nationals Win Albany, Jeopardizing Liberals' Opposition Bid
A recount in Albany gave the Nationals a seat, hindering the WA Liberals' bid for opposition status, which hinges on winning the extremely close Kalamunda seat where the margin is only 64 votes; this could lead to a Liberal-National alliance.
WA Nationals Win Albany, Jeopardizing Liberals' Opposition Bid
A recount in Albany gave the Nationals a seat, hindering the WA Liberals' bid for opposition status, which hinges on winning the extremely close Kalamunda seat where the margin is only 64 votes; this could lead to a Liberal-National alliance.
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52% Bias Score
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