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Aussies blame climate change for bushfires

A new survey shows what Australians really believe when it comes to climate change and the link to bushfires – and how they...

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25th Nov. 2019 7:11 PM

Bushfires around Australia on Monday, November 25. Source: My FireWatch.

More stability for migrants in CQ

New skilled visas to encourage migration to Flynn

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20th Nov. 2019 1:11 PM

SKILLED WORKERS: Successful visa applicants will become eligible to apply for permanent residency if they can demonstrate they have lived and worked in regional Australia for three years.

Mayor calls on government to act on climate change

Katie Milne has joined 11 of her colleagues calling on the federal government to recognise the link between the increasing...

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17th Nov. 2019 7:11 PM

The Hillville bushfire burns out of control behind a memorial cross on the Pacific Highway at Possum Brush south of Taree in the Mid North Coast region of NSW, Tuesday, November 12, 2019. (AAP Image/Darren Pateman)

The ‘real culprit’ behind nursing home disgrace

Queensland’s Health Minister has come out swinging after a “damning” report laid bare problems at a Gold Coast aged-care...

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12th Nov. 2019 3:11 PM

"The Federal Government should have known for months that there were problems for months at the Earle Haven nursing home."

Farmers question new federal water plan

Australia's peak farming body is seeking more detail on how the government plans to allocate 100 gigalitres of new water...

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08th Nov. 2019 8:11 AM

Up to 6000 farmers are expected to access the water originally destined for Adelaide, and it must be used to grow fodder.

MPs, we’d like to talk about media freedom

Welcome home MPs. Now that you’re back in your electorate after a long week in Canberra, we want to talk about press...

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25th Oct. 2019 2:10 PM

Federal Member for Page Kevin Hogan and Federal Member for Cowper Patrick Conaghan.

Coalition ready to do more for economy

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the government is prepared to do more to lift the economy but only in areas where it...

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25th Oct. 2019 10:10 AM

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Australia’s economic growth worse than Greece

Australia’s economic growth this year is now expected to be slower than the US, Spain and Greece and rate cuts are not...

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16th Oct. 2019 8:10 AM

Consumer confidence slides lower: ANZ

CONSUMER confidence fell 1.2 per cent over the weekend as people hold back on making the purchases required to keep the...

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15th Oct. 2019 10:10 AM

‘Bruce funding no political football’: Mackay MP

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Julieanne Gilbert shares her thoughts on the need to fix the Bruce Highway.

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02nd Oct. 2019 10:10 AM

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