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By AAP | January 8, 2025 03:30 Anthony Albanese will travel to the Top End after getting the ball rolling on the unofficial federal election ...
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By AAP | January 8, 2025 03:30 The growth in Australian home values is slowing but an emerging downturn will not solve dire housing affordability ...
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By AAP | January 8, 2025 01:08 Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it is scrapping its third-party fact checking program and replacing it with ...
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By AAP | January 8, 2025 00:15 Visual content companies Shutterstock and Getty Images will join to become a single company.
The companies said on ...
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By AAP | January 7, 2025 15:37 Anthony Albanese is testing new lines of attack as he hurtles through key battlegrounds ahead of an official ...
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By AAP | January 7, 2025 13:25 The pace of home building is expected to pick up over the next 12 months though fewer interest rate cuts than ...
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By AAP | January 7, 2025 12:56 Indonesia has been admitted as a full member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the group's presiding ...
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By AAP | January 7, 2025 12:19 A warning the coalition's nuclear energy plan will shrink the Queensland economy by up to five per cent has been ...
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By AAP | January 7, 2025 11:20 New year optimism has infected Australian consumers, pushing confidence levels higher.
Consumers were particularly ...
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By AAP | January 7, 2025 11:06 Anthony Albanese has issued a stark warning about the economic consequences of a coalition government, sharpening ...
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By AAP | January 7, 2025 03:30 Hospitality and retail workers could find themselves in higher demand when interest rates finally start to come ...