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Federal
Top agency casts doubt on nuclear reactors flagged by Dutton
Australia’s academy of engineers says the cost and operational performance of small modular nuclear reactors are untested and unproven.
- by Bianca Hall
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‘Wilful blindness’: Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material
Companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t come clean on their progress in combating child exploitation and sex abuse material on their platforms.
- by Angus Thompson
Consumer confidence bounces with stage 3 tax cuts
The joy may be short-lived, with inflation data due next week key to the Reserve Bank board’s next interest rate move.
- by Rachel Clun
Rethink urged on ‘outdated’ treatment of migrants with disabilities
A controversial migration exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act allows the government to order the removal of migrants with long-term health conditions and their families.
- by Angus Thompson
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Energy
States pump up ‘key technology’ to get households off gas
Australia’s eastern states are facing looming gas shortages, and home owners are set to be targeted to reduce their use.
- by Mike Foley
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CFMEU
‘It’s a delusion’: Kelty hits back at Coalition call to deregister CFMEU
But the former ACTU secretary says the move to overhaul the CFMEU is justified by the need to protect the interests of ordinary members.
- by David Crowe and Angus Thompson
A quarter of a million shortfall: Housing target unlikely to be met
The federal government has set a target to build 1.2 million new homes by the end of the decade. A month into the plan, it is already in trouble.
- by Shane Wright
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Victoria wants special treatment over foreign student caps
The state says it should be treated differently to NSW and others because of the damage done to its economy by the pandemic.
- by Angus Thompson
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General insurance
The forgotten tax adding billions to the country’s insurance premiums
State governments have reaped billions from stamp duty on insurance, and the industry’s peak body says it’s time for states to put that money back into mitigating natural disasters.
- by Rachel Clun