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Updated 15 Oct 2026, 01:13 pm AEST

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The Guardian — 15 Oct 2026

Australian politics live: Greens condemn rightwing push against social media reform and vow to table bill to block US execution livestream

Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Private health insurance changes ‘recalibrating precious taxpayer dollars’, says Wells The health minister, Mark Butler, yesterday promised to reintrod...

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Unemployment in Australia reaches 4.7%, its highest in nearly five years

The total number of employed Australians dropped by 39,300 jobs in the month, a surprise for economists who had expected employment to rise Unemployment has reached 4.7% and is at its highest in nearly five years after the economy shed jobs...

Tax changes to discretionary trusts are likely – what is happening and why are some Australians upset?

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Appointment of Chief Risk Officer

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The RBA keeps hiking interest rates – but are the rate rises actually working?

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Joyce likens US public execution to ‘Roman amphitheatre’ – as it happened

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Funny money is coming for data centres. It should be setting off GFC-style alarm bells

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Parents are being crushed by childcare fees. Will Labor ever deliver a universal system?

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Sydney travelled, learned a trade and found love in Australia. It might have been a different story under Labor’s migration plan

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The fight over using super for housing has deep roots in Australian politics. But would it actually work? | Emily Millane

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Why does Australia have a productivity problem? - podcast

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Ministers urge ATO to reverse credit card ban amid growing backlash from small businesses

Business owners who use credit card payments as cashflow tool need ‘clear, consistent approach’, chamber of commerce says Labor is putting pressure on the tax office to reverse its decision not to accept credit card payments amid a growing ...

Australian consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s after RBA rate rise

Key indicator dropped about 20% after the Reserve Bank last month announced the highest interest rates since 2011 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian households are the most persistently pessimistic they ...

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Its not all Labors fault. Business needs to take its share of the blame for a failing economy

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News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia

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