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• The Reserve Bank is in for major changes, but will it mean anything for interest rates?

  29-11-2024 03:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed he'd like to see sweeping changes made to the structure of the Reserve Bank before the next election.
  
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• Working holidaymaker numbers have soared to record levels. It’s a challenge for Labor

  26-12-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia is taking in about half of the world’s working holidaymakers in a strong jobs market. One country is leading the surge.
  
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• Dutton’s ‘brave’ nuclear bet relies on coal plants. Their owners are concerned

  26-12-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s energy plan is for coal plants to keep running until nuclear is built. But the coal owners need answers.
  
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• Best of cartoons, December 27, 2024

  26-12-2024 11:53 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Bandt will demand Medicare expansion from Albanese in hung parliament

  26-12-2024 00:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The Greens leader admitted in an interview with this masthead that contentiously stymying Labor’s agenda had “not always been pretty” but was necessary due to Labor’s “tepid” approach to governing.
  
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• The RBA chose to sit on its hands in 2024. Here’s why

  25-12-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  If and when the RBA does cut interest rates, it will provide relief to millions. But it will also bring sighs of despair from others.
  
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• ‘Do not do deals’: Veteran MP warns against pacts with Albanese, Dutton

  25-12-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The key crossbencher who helped decide government in the hung parliament of 2010 says he has learnt not to do formal deals.
  
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• Cost of caring for veterans climbs to $13 billion

  25-12-2024 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A backlog of 60,000 unprocessed medical and compensation claims from veterans has been cleared – and has delivered a $13 billion hit to the budget.
  
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• Best of cartoons, December 26, 2024

  25-12-2024 12:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• ‘Not forgotten’: PM pays tribute to Cyclone Tracy victims 50 years on

  25-12-2024 04:38 via smh.com.au
  
  Survivors sobbed in Darwin as Anthony Albanese recalled the disaster that left “an entire city almost wiped off the map”.
  
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• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wishes Australians a Merry Christmas

  24-12-2024 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has wished every Australian a peaceful and joyful Christmas.  
  
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• Opposition leader Peter Dutton sends Christmas message to Australians

  24-12-2024 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition leader Peter Dutton has wished Australians a safe and relaxing Christmas. 
  
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• Sydney NYE fireworks saved after deal between unions and NSW government

  24-12-2024 09:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The threat to Sydney's New Years Eve fireworks has been averted after a deal was struck between the state government and the transport union. 
  
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• NYE fireworks saved after deal reached between unions and NSW government

  24-12-2024 09:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The threat to Sydney's New Years Eve fireworks has been averted in a deal struck between the state government and the transport union. 
  
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• Wages slowdown and struggling economy give RBA room to move

  24-12-2024 09:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Minutes of the Reserve Bank’s most recent meeting suggest inflation pressures are easing faster than expected, in good news for borrowers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
  
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• Canadian PM Trudeau in fight of his political life after party revolt

  24-12-2024 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Justin Trudeau has suffered a series of blows in recent days, spurred by the surprise resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, which marked the first open dissent against the prime minister from within his cabinet and has emboldened critics.
  
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• ‘Stronger than ever’: PM attends Cyclone Tracy memorial on Christmas

  24-12-2024 05:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Darwin to mark the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy, Australia’s largest peacetime evacuation and reconstruction.
  
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• PM remembers ‘dark shadow’ of Cyclone Tracy, and Darwin’s resurrection, 50 years on

  24-12-2024 05:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Darwin to mark the 50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy, Australia’s largest peacetime evacuation and reconstruction.
  
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• Albanese, Dutton reflect on 2024 in Christmas messages

  24-12-2024 04:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton gave thanks to essential staff working over the holiday period.
  
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• Albanese seeks ‘positive outcome’ for Australian volunteer fighter captured by Russia

  24-12-2024 03:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins became the first known Australian to be taken prisoner by Russia in Ukraine when footage of him appeared on social media.
  
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• Albanese seeks ‘positive outcome’ for Australian fighter captured by Russia

  24-12-2024 03:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins became the first known Australian to be taken prisoner by Russia in Ukraine when footage of him appeared on social media.
  
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• Pakistan’s medicine shortages leave dozens of children dead

  24-12-2024 02:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Prolonged road blockades are starving medical centres and left hundreds of thousands of residents without essential supplies.
  
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• IMF warns RBA should consider rate hikes ahead of government spending spree

  24-12-2024 02:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns the Reserve Bank to consider tighter monetary policy if progress on lowering inflation stalls.
  
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• IMF warns of recession as billions expected to be spent over Christmas

  24-12-2024 02:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warns the Reserve Bank to consider tighter monetary policy if progress on lowering inflation stalls.
  
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• Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi eye blockbuster merger

  24-12-2024 01:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Japan's three household car makers have reached an agreement to explore a possible triple merger.
  
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• Trump’s former attorney-general pick reportedly paid for drugs and sex

  24-12-2024 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The University of Pittsburgh’s associate professor Kristin Kanthak says Matt Gaetz is unlikely to face criminal charges.
  
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• Get your housing in order: IMF warns government and Coalition

  23-12-2024 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Across all metrics, Australian housing is among the most expensive in the world and the International Monetary Fund says nothing short of major reform will change that.
  
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• Five Australian cities are now in world’s top 20 most expensive

  23-12-2024 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund says nothing short of major reform can change the fact that Australian housing, across all international metrics, is some of the most expensive in the world.
  
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• Five Australian cities are now among world’s top 20 most expensive

  23-12-2024 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund says nothing short of major reform can change the fact that Australian housing, across all international metrics, is some of the most expensive in the world.
  
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• Miriam wanted to be a pro golfer. Instead, she’s an executive on a $26,000 salary

  23-12-2024 19:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The Big Cheese of the Salvation Army is radically counter-cultural.
  
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