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Australia’s social media ban ‘ill-thought-out’, Reddit argues in high court challenge
Reddit challenges ban on grounds it impinges implied freedom of political communications for teens
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Bullock doesn’t see ‘economy cracking at this point’ – as it happened
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Judge pauses Alan Jones indecent assault trial so former broadcaster can watch Melbourne Cup
Jones, a former radio broadcaster, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching
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RBA interest rates: governor Michele Bullock explains decision to lift cash rate to 4.85% – video
Back-to-back hikes will heap more pain on more than 3.3m households with home loans and turn the screws on a federal government under pressure for its economic management
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MPs granting powerful political lobbyists unfettered access to Australia’s parliament, data reveals
Labor and Coalition members sponsoring resource companies and lobby group representing online gambling giants
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Political leaders condemn ‘vicious’ alleged baseball bat attack on One Nation volunteer at his Victorian home
Police confirm arrest of 37-year-old and 14-year-old boy over alleged assault outside Torquay home on Sunday night
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The RBA has hiked interest rates. Use our loan calculator to check how it could affect you
Reserve Bank of Australia has announced its fifth hike this year, adding to the cost of monthly mortgage repayments
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‘Trying to get back into a positive mindset’: court hears voice notes Beau Lamarre-Condon sent day after alleged murders
Recordings from police officer to man he’d met on dating app include one in which Lamarre-Condon states: ‘I’m in bed … not feeling the best’
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Reddit and libertarian group challenge Australia’s under-16s social media ban in high court
Social network and Digital Freedom Project, led by NSW state MP John Ruddick, seek to overturn ban on grounds of implied freedom of political communication
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Morning Mail: Council refuses Gaza mural; fifth rate rise looms; and inside the midterms’ record spend
Shoalhaven council fears conflict if it displays work charting the deaths of children; food supply is being targeted, say EU chiefs after second attack
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High inflation and interest rates: can Labor escape the blame? – Full Story podcast
Guardian Australia economics editor Patrick Commins joins Reged Ahmad to unpack whether Labor is losing control of the economic narrative.
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NSW council refuses to show world-renowned Gaza artwork over ‘unacceptable’ safety risk
Exclusive: Shoalhaven council says Wall of Tears installation by Phil Buehler posed risk to staff, visitors and tenants
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