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Centrelink's 10% debt recovery fee comes as news to human services ministerWelfare recipients threatened with fee if they don’t justify their receipt of benefits from up to six years ago -
Ms Dhu: how an Aboriginal death in custody unfolded – Behind the Lines podcastCalla Wahlquist explores the timeline of Ms Dhu’s detainment and how she was misdiagnosed. We also hear from Ms Dhu’s grandmother and uncle
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It may surprise you to hear the words from miners in Queensland bearing a striking similarity to academics in Western Australia. But here they areAre you next? From mining to academia, workers face increasingly insecure conditions
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The grief of losing a pet is traumatic and universal. So why don't we talk about it?Animals are accepted as part of the family but there is an overwhelming perception that mourning their loss is not truly valid. That needs to change
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Don't let new money for family violence fool you – community legal centres have been guttedThe conservative victory in the non-profit public advocacy sector has not been in simply making it leaner, but also in making it meaner
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It's time for more Australian fund managers to invest in social outcomesRise of impact investing in Australia shows there is an increased appetite for aligning assets with values
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Mark Olive's Australian Christmas lunch: emu eggnog and turkey with native herbs – videoIndigenous chef Mark Olive, aka The Black Olive, makes Christmas lunch with Australia’s native ingredients such as wattle seeds and warrigal greens, and eggnog using an emu egg
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'No retreat from our plan': Scott Morrison releases Myefo – videoScott Morrison releases details of the midyear economic and fiscal outlook
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'A pain in my backside': Pauline Hanson on Rod Culleton's resignation – videoPauline Hanson calls Rod Culleton ‘a pain in my backside’ after he announced he was resigning from her One Nation party on Sunday evening
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Ms Dhu death in custody: CCTV footage shows 'inhumane' police treatment – videoThe Western Australian coroner has criticised the conduct of police officers charged with the care of an Indigenous woman
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Judge sentences Eddie Obeid to jail for misconduct – videoFormer Labor state minister Eddie Obeid is sentenced to a minimum three years in jail for misconduct in public office
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Jasper Jones trailer: Toni Collette and Hugo Weaving star in film adaptation – videoIn Rachel Perkins’ new adaptation of Craig Silvey’s award-winning novel, a girl goes missing in an isolated and racially divided Australian town
A conservatives split from the Liberals would free the party to be truly liberal