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Pickering said he made mistakes
Warren Pickering, One Nation's Victorian leader, has admitted past use of speed, ecstasy and marijuana, a day after denying his ex-partner's account.
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Bel McRae
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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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Marles Said Force Posture Grows
Defence Minister Richard Marles says the US military presence in Australia will grow, after talks with Pete Hegseth. More detail is due in coming months.
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Bowen calls EVs outselling petrol cars in August a landmark
Chris Bowen called it a landmark when battery-electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in August. Toyota stayed top brand, ahead of BYD and Tesla.
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One Nation: let renters and mortgage holders take super as pay
One Nation's plan would let renters and mortgage holders take 3 percentage points of the 12% super guarantee as pay for up to three years.
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Electric trucks need megawatt chargers, ARENA report says
AECOM's 2025 report for ARENA says interstate trucks need up to 165 megawatt charging hubs. Fleet EV News puts demand at 11.5 to 16 TWh a year by 2040.
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Nullarbor EV charger gaps shrink to about 175 to 200 km
EV charger gaps on the Eyre Highway across the Nullarbor are now about 175 to 200 km for most legs. The Stuart Highway still has a gap of about 625 km.
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One Nation's Pickering vows to repeal Victoria's nuclear ban
One Nation's Victorian leader Warren Pickering vows to repeal the state's Nuclear Activities (Prohibitions) Act 1983. A national ban is still a hurdle.
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One Nation's 2022 Victorian page put Princes and Bass first
One Nation's 2022 Victorian election page listed Princes and Bass highway upgrades, a second Bass Strait interconnector and scrapping Metro Link.
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NHVR releases Generation 2.0 Electronic Work Diary framework
The NHVR and Transport Certification Australia have a new Electronic Work Diary framework. Drivers on an approved system keep the one they have.
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One Nation falls to 23 percent in Guardian Essential poll
One Nation won Secret Harbour on 29 August, but a Guardian Essential poll has it on 23 percent nationally, down five points since May. Labor's on 26.
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One Nation says Loy Yang A stays on
Pauline Hanson and Warren Pickering have pledged to keep Loy Yang A open past 2035, when AGL plans to shut it, and to repeal Victoria's 1983 nuclear ban.