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Australia · ABC

NT government accused of politicising Kumanjayi Little Baby's death

22 Oct 21:32

The Northern Territory government has used its parliamentary majority to pass a motion condemning Chansey Paech for comments he made to the media about Kumanjayi Little Baby on Tuesday.

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Australia · Guardian Australia

Economy set to worsen, with higher unemployment and weaker growth on the way, Jim Chalmers reveals

Treasury is revising all the numbers for the mid-year update as economists warn of a difficult six months ahead

22 Oct 22:30

Australia · ABC

Chalmers says investors feel good about Australia despite gloom at home

Treasurer Jim Chalmers hails positive news for business investment, despite domestic gloom over inflation and productivity.

22 Oct 22:30

Australia · ABC

Nationals leader set to attempt switch to lower house

Nationals MP Michelle Landry is expected to announce on Friday that she will retire from federal politics at the next election.

22 Oct 22:20

Australia · Guardian Australia

Snowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to 12 times its original cost – but the CEO says it ‘could have been worse’

New projections by the Snowy Hydro company show tunnelling work is now 65% finished, but the completion date has been pushed back to 2029

22 Oct 22:00

Australia · ABC

Snowy 2.0 to cost 12 times more than initial budget with further delays

Australia's biggest renewable energy project, which has faced financial and timeline challenges since its inception, could now cost $25 billion and is expected to be delivered in late 2029.

22 Oct 22:00

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

This Brisbane building might be the best of its kind in the country. Would anything like it be built today?

The architects were in fact using simple ideas gleaned from our well-loved Queenslander homes, scaled up to a city size.

22 Oct 21:45

Australia · Sydney Morning Herald

Calculation: Easy as falling off a log

We have nothing to add.

22 Oct 21:00

Australia · ABC

Police investigating death of woman and child in Melbourne's east

Detectives are investigating the circumstances around the death of a woman and a child in Melbourne's east.

22 Oct 20:56