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live:'An honour for an ordinary bloke': Bob Katter to be immortalised in portrait
Anthony Albanese has given the tick of approval for a rare portrait of "ordinary bloke" Bob Katter to be commissioned. Follow live.
Thinking about lodging your tax return soon? Here's why you should wait
About 14 million Australians will be prepping their tax returns in the coming weeks. But the ATO is warning taxpayers not to jump in too soon.
Stephen Pokrywka has lived in Australia for more than 40 years, but now he's being deported back to the UK
An Australian resident of more than four decades is today due to be deported to the United Kingdom after his visa was cancelled due to a drug conviction, with a last-minute appeal rejected by the federal court.
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live:ASX rises, Booktopia in voluntary administration, Wall Street ends higher
A rally on Wall Street has sent Australian stocks higher, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is set to release the retail sales data this morning. Follow the latest updates in our live blog.
'Nope, it's not worth that': Caution urged when using real estate price guides
Those attempting to navigate the property market may be familiar with the plethora of property price guides published each month. But are they more of a hindrance than a help?
1 million viewers would have missed Sam Kerr's wondergoal under a proposed change to federal law
The Greens say 1 million people who watched the Matildas World Cup semifinal against England last year via streaming would have been blocked from seeing it under Labor's proposed changes to the anti-siphoning scheme.
As some investors decide to leave Victoria, first homebuyers are getting their foot in the door
Investors say they're selling properties in Victoria due to the threat of increased taxes, changing tenancy laws and rising interest rates. But Victoria's not the only state where the number of rentals appear to be falling.
'It's pretty annoying': China wants more visitors from Australia, but going cashless presents some problems
Starting this month, many Australians travelling to China will no longer need to apply for a visa, but some challenges and inconveniences remain for foreign travellers when it comes to paying in the largely cashless society.
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analysis:'Build more houses' sure sounds great as a solution to the housing crisis, but a few key factors scream 'buyer beware'
This seems as good a time as any to evaluate the reliability of what politicians tell us about the housing crisis — and how they're going to make things better.
The world's biggest AI models were trained using images of Australian kids, and their families had no idea
The privacy of Australian children is being violated on a large scale, with their personal images — and sometimes their names and locations — being used to train the AI powering most of the world's image-generators.
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Jacqui Lambie Network Tasmanian MPs flag intention to renegotiate deal with minority Liberal government
The Jacqui Lambie Network trio of MPs were criticised for surrendering their independence when they signed an agreement with Tasmania's minority Liberal government last April. After three months in their new role, the three have signalled they intend to renegotiate the deal.
Car import loophole allows manufacturers to rush polluting vehicles into Australia
A loophole in the government's New Vehicle Efficiency Standard could be exploited by car makers seeking to import higher-polluting vehicles, and would undermine the first three years of the new climate laws.
NSW Coalition to stay together after last-minute agreement following feud over MP's demotion
A public dispute between the NSW Coalition partners broke out after Nationals Upper House MP Wes Fang was sacked from the shadow ministry. Liberal MPs were called to a meeting to discuss the future of their alliance with the Nationals.
Prime minister backs push to immortalise Bob Katter with official parliamentary portrait — as it happened
Anthony Albanese says Katter is "an institution in his own right" and commissioning his portrait would be "above all, an act of respect".
Queensland LNP promises to increase pokies cap for clubs with more than two premises
The state opposition will take the policy to the looming Queensland election, arguing an increase to the cap will throw a "lifeline" to smaller clubs facing closure.
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