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Kenny Habul buys HDT and says he'll probably build new cars
Bathurst 12 Hour winner Kenny Habul now owns Peter Brock's old HDT brand. He plans restorations, upgrade kits, a Bathurst factory and probably new cars.
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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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Roy Morgan puts One Nation on track for 11 seats in Victoria
A new Roy Morgan projection has One Nation winning 11 of Victoria’s 88 lower house seats, up from none in 2022. The state votes on 28 November.
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Hobart council election enters its final fortnight
Hobart voters are choosing a new lord mayor and nine councillors by post. Rates, bike lanes and the stadium split the field. Votes close 27 October.
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SA care leavers want state support until they turn 21
Young people leaving care in SA want support to 21, not 18. A Guardian inquiry tabled in September made seven recommendations to get there.
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Wellington Dam's new A$37 million dual-lane bridge opens
Water Corporation opened the A$37 million Wellington Dam bridge near Collie on 7 October. The 64-metre dual-lane span replaces a 1966 single lane.
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Lee Hanson hopes the Richmond cafe that singled her out succeeds
One Nation’s Tasmanian president Lee Hanson says a Richmond cafe she backed for years singled her out over the party’s ad. She still wants it to do well.
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Greens’ Vica Bayley backed a cafe that singled out a customer
Opinion: Greens deputy Vica Bayley met Lee Hanson’s hurt with “cry me a river”. His party preaches inclusion, then backed a cafe that singled her out.
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Cunningham Highway safety works finish near Warwick
Cunningham Highway safety works from Tregony to Maryvale are done, with more than 3.2 km of new guardrail. The Fisher Park rest areas are open again.
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One Nation says its migration cut would save renters $54 a week
One Nation’s own modelling says its migration cut would save the average renter $54 a week by year three. It landed a day after the Coalition’s plan.
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One Nation leads Labor on 29% in the RedBridge poll
One Nation leads Labor 29 to 28 on first preferences in the RedBridge poll. Anthony Albanese’s net rating fell to a record minus 27.
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Inland Rail lays first track on its Bethungra Spiral bypass
Inland Rail has laid its first track on the new 39 km Illabo to Stockinbingal line. Here's the whole project, from first rails to the $45 billion reset.