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IBAC report on COVID grants lands amid abortion clash
Victoria's watchdog says $257m in COVID grants went to ineligible businesses. Labor and the Coalition pledged free abortion care, and One Nation hit back.
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Bel McRae
Australia desk
Bel McRae covers the Australia and Roads desks, with 48 stories so far, 37 of them for the Australia desk. A big share follows One Nation, from its polling and its Victorian launch to Pauline Hanson's policy calls, alongside Canberra and the power grid. On Roads, McRae reports on highways, rail and freight, from the Strzelecki Track sealing to Melbourne Airport Rail.
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Senate blocks inquiry into Hanson's staffing bill
One Nation wanted a committee to examine the Prime Minister's power over MPs' staff. Labor, the Greens and two Liberals voted it down.
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Opinion: Explain our slang to newcomers, don't sand it away
Plain English has its place. But lists of phrases to avoid risk quietly wearing down the vernacular that makes Australian English what it is.
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A dictionary of Australian slang, from arvo to yakka
From arvo to yakka, here are 94 real Australian words and phrases, what they mean and where they came from, drawn from the national dictionary.
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How war gave Australia digger, furphy and Aussie
Digger, furphy and Aussie came out of the First World War. Here's what the records say about soldiers' slang, and a claim they don't support.
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Oxford's idiom advice echoed by Australian universities
Oxford's guide flags idioms that may puzzle international readers. Several Australian universities give similar plain-English advice.
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McPhillamys goldmine: court voids Plibersek heritage order
Justice Stellios found Plibersek's 2024 order over the Belubula headwaters near Blayney was made without authority. Murray Watt must now decide again.
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US border encounters fall as ICE removals pass 356,000
US border encounters in the 2026 fiscal year are a fraction of 2023 levels. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed more than 356,000 people.
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Shoebridge’s lies charge fails the test of his own record
Greens leader David Shoebridge says the Coalition is dancing to One Nation’s tune by spreading lies. His own record on online safety laws says otherwise.
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One Nation still rejects Labor’s Digital Duty of Care bill
Labor has dropped the minister’s power to invent new online harms. One Nation still wants the whole Digital Duty of Care bill killed.
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Hamilton woman, 80, killed in Princes Highway crash
An 80-year-old died and a Portland woman, 68, was flown to hospital after a two-car crash at Heathmere. Police want dashcam footage.