Cardinal George Pell | Image: Erik Anderson/AAP

How George Pell won in the High Court on a legal technicality

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By Ben Mathews, Queensland University of Technology and Mark Nicholas Bernard Thomas, Queensland University of Technology The High Court today granted Cardinal George Pell special...
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Free child care to help nearly one million families, especially workers in essential services

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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra The government will provide free child care in a move aimed at ensuring parents, especially in essential services, are able...
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Public gatherings restricted to two people and all foreign investment proposals scrutinised, in new...

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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra No more than two people are to gather together in public spaces, and playgrounds will be closed in the latest...
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Hotel quarantine for returning Aussies and ‘hibernation’ assistance for businesses

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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra All Australians arriving from overseas will be quarantined in hotels or other facilities under strict supervision for a fortnight, under...
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Superstore giant Kaufland to create jobs in Victoria

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German hypermarket chain Kaufland's expansion to Victoria is gathering steam after approval for a further two stores and proposing at least nine more, which...
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Tim Fischer – a man of courage and loyalty – dies from cancer

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Tim Fischer aboard a one-off passenger train last month to raise money for the Albury Wodonga...
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It’s Scams Awareness Week

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This week is National Scams Awareness Week (12-16 August) with the theme ‘too smart to be scammed?’. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), along...
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State of the States: Victoria is Australia’s top-performing economy followed by NSW

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Victoria has again been named the top economic performer in the country, ahead of NSW in second place. Victoria has shared top spot with its...
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Going to cinema remains Australians’ favourite cultural activity

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Figures released in March 2019 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that more than 12 million people went to the cinemas in...