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• Live: Housing ministers face off on Q+A on key voting issue

  14-04-2025 13:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing ministers face-off on Q+A after big-spending pledges for first home buyers in campaign launches yesterday. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Global markets rally on softer Trump stance

  23-04-2025 23:48 via abc.net.au
  
  ASX futures are pointing higher as global stocks rally following the US president apparently softening his stance on China and the Federal Reserve. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Anzac Day pocket guide: Dawn service start times and opening hours near you

  23-04-2025 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  This year Anzac Day falls on a Friday, meaning many people will have a second long weekend in a row.
  
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• Why Trump-style attacks on workplaces haven't worked in Australia

  23-04-2025 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  How exactly did some of our workplaces become the target of populist politics — and why is it working in the US while in Australia the Coalition has had to reign in its attacks? 
  
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• 19yo Maya Joint betters Ash Barty record on Madrid Open debut

  23-04-2025 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  US-born Maya Joint becomes the youngest Australian winner at the WTA 1000 level with an opening-round win over a local wildcard at the clay-court Madrid Open.
  
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• Live: Dutton backflips on vow to keep electric vehicle subsidy

  23-04-2025 23:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A popular tax break for people who buy an electric vehicle would be scrapped under a policy U-turn from Peter Dutton. Follow live. 
  
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• Australian Navy's newest boats made in China

  23-04-2025 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A new fleet of tug boats ordered for the Australian Navy by the Defence Department were secretly built at a Chinese shipyard under a $28 million contract awarded last year to a Dutch company. 
  
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• In Brisbane’s three-way contest, who ends up on top?

  23-04-2025 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Who will finish first of the three candidates in the sunshine state's most anticipated three-cornered contest?
  
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• Preference deals could change who wins in some seats

  23-04-2025 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Two of Australia's most striking populist figures are again at odds; this time, over preference deals. Here's how it could influence the election.
  
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• Women still locked out of church leadership, despite huge impact on their lives

  23-04-2025 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Pope Francis's passing reminds us yet again of the complete absence of women in the upper echelons of the church. This is despite the fact that he did more to elevate women than any other pope.
  
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• Peter Dutton is treading carefully when it comes to China

  23-04-2025 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader is being cautious with his language as he doesn't want to turn off Chinese-Australian voters, as the Coalition did last election, but he also doesn't want to upset those on his right flank. 
  
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• Politicians are throwing more money at GPs, so why are they unhappy?

  23-04-2025 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  We heard from hundreds of GPs across the country and here's why many are saying they won't expand their bulk-billing practices beyond concession patients.
  
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• Coalition unveils $90m domestic violence strategy

  23-04-2025 14:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition says if elected they will create a national database of domestic violence offenders and introduce other measures to tackle the abuse epidemic.
  
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• Dutton campaign backtracks on EV subsidy claim

  23-04-2025 11:09 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 3 million university students promised 20 per cent reductions in their student debts under Labor would not get that saving under a Peter Dutton government, with the Coalition confirming it would not proceed with Labor's $16 billion debt-reduction plan.
  
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• Coalition reveals policies on chopping block under Dutton government

  23-04-2025 11:09 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 3 million university students promised 20 per cent reductions in their student debts under Labor would not get that saving under a Peter Dutton government, with the Coalition confirming it would not proceed with Labor's $16 billion debt-reduction plan.
  
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• Bunnings strikes deal addressing concerns of 'terrified' plant growers

  23-04-2025 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunnings plant suppliers will now have written agreements under a new statement of principles designed to protect growers, following complaints about the hardware giant during last year's supermarket inquiry.
  
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• Consumer watchdog takes LDV to court over 'rust and corrosion' concerns

  23-04-2025 09:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The ACCC alleges that in advertising cars driving through water and rough terrains, LDV has misrepresented their "durability".
  
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• Consumer watchdog takes LDV to court for alleged misleading advertising

  23-04-2025 09:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The ACCC alleges that in advertising cars driving through water and rough terrains, LDV has misrepresented their "durability".
  
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• Hastie returns to campaign, Australia sends politicians to Pope's funeral

  23-04-2025 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Andrew Hastie is back on the campaign trail and the politicians the government and opposition are sending to Pope Francis's funeral have been revealed. 
  
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• Don Farrell and Michael McCormack to attend Pope Francis's funeral

  23-04-2025 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Andrew Hastie is back on the campaign trail and the politicians the government and opposition are sending to Pope Francis's funeral have been revealed. 
  
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• Andrew Hastie returns to campaign, Australia sends politicians to Pope's funeral

  23-04-2025 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Andrew Hastie is back on the campaign trail and the politicians the government and opposition are sending to Pope Francis's funeral have been revealed. 
  
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• Rested Reds brace for a Blues backlash in Anzac Day match

  23-04-2025 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Jock Campbell will start for the first time this year as the refreshed Queensland Reds brace for a Blues backlash in their Anzac Day clash.
  
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• Most cardinals are in their 70s. Australia's is the youngest

  23-04-2025 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Mykola Bychok is the youngest cardinal in the Catholic Church and the only one with a link to Australia. He will join the conclave to elect a new pope.
  
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• Cardinal in Australia's swift rise to youngest man electing the new pope

  23-04-2025 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Mykola Bychok is the youngest cardinal in the Catholic Church and the only one with a link to Australia. He will join the conclave to elect a new pope.
  
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• Balta verdict a lesson from real court to AFL about off-field incidents

  23-04-2025 07:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The AFL does not pull punches when it comes to on-field incidents, but its soft handling of the Noah Balta case shows it is time to get just as serious about matters off the field.
  
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• New faces join old guard in NSW squad ahead of State of Origin opener

  23-04-2025 05:08 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW have named a 20-woman squad for Game I of State of Origin, including four players yet to make their debut for the Blues. 
  
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• Tesla profit plummets, Musk vows to devote more time to EV firm

  23-04-2025 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Tesla boss Elon Musk will cut back on his commitment to the Trump administration's DOGE and recommit to the carmaker, in a move cheered by investors after what analysts have called a "disaster" result.
  
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• Tesla investors cheer 'beginning of the end' of Musk’s White House stint

  23-04-2025 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Tesla boss Elon Musk will cut back on his commitment to the Trump administration's DOGE and recommit to the carmaker, in a move cheered by investors after what analysts have called a "disaster" result.
  
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• Musk to cut back DOGE work as Tesla profits plunge

  23-04-2025 04:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Tesla boss Elon Musk will cut back on his commitment to the Trump administration's DOGE and recommit to the carmaker, in a move cheered by investors after what analysts have called a "disaster" result.
  
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• Keith Stackpole remembered as 'a fantastic cricketer and a great bloke'

  23-04-2025 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Australia Test opener Keith Stackpole dies, aged 84, after a dynamic career including seven centuries and a brilliant Ashes double ton.
  
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