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Talking isn’t working: Push for PM to tackle porn, gambling, booze to stop violent men
Criminologist Michael Salter says leaders must be prepared to take a wider view of domestic violence prevention when national cabinet convenes for an urgent meeting.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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$1 billion for Australian project to build first useful quantum computer
Anthony Albanese will on Tuesday announce the investment to bring a cutting-edge computing company to Australia.
- by Shane Wright
‘Do you want me to speak or not? I am the prime minister’: Albanese caught on film
ABC footage shows the prime minister asking rally organiser Sarah Williams if she wanted him to speak just before his comments to the crowd prompted her furious outburst.
- by Olivia Ireland
‘No blank cheques’: Clare ties extra school funding to help for disadvantaged students
NSW and Victoria claim that onerous reporting conditions tied to the proposed 2.5 per cent funding increase will only add to pressures on teachers.
- by Angus Thompson
Pro-China Solomons leader Sogavare steps down after ‘awful’ election result
Manasseh Sogavare, who alarmed Australian officials by aligning his nation closer to Beijing, will not run for another term as Solomon Islands prime minister.
- by Matthew Knott
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Gender equality
Albanese’s big test as leader is responding to women’s anger. So far, it’s a bad look
Scott Morrison must be feeling either empathy or schadenfreude as he watches Albanese cop bad press for his handling of a rally.
- by Jacqueline Maley
The fight brewing over the beer giants that have captured the Australian market
The assistant competition minister says Australians are “paying too much for a schooner” and independent brewers say the consumer watchdog should investigate.
- by Rachel Clun