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The number of international students universities can enrol will be tied to their construction of suitable accommodation under a major immigration crackdown by the federal government. Labor is under pressure to assure voters it can halve the net overseas migration intake from a record 528,000 last year to a promised 260,000 next year to ease […]

Labor will spend $7.8bn to give Australians struggling with the cost of living “targeted” help that won’t put further pressure on inflation, coupling broad power bill relief with targeted changes to welfare payments in addition to the pre-announced stage 3 tax cuts revamp. As he handed down his third budget on Tuesday night, Treasurer Jim […]

A claim from Chris Dawson that he should be freed on the basis of his “good character” has been spectacularly shut down on the second day of the wife killer’s court appeal, as the 75-year-old fights to have his murder charge quashed. Dawson appeared at the NSW Supreme Court via AVL on Tuesday wearing prison […]

Keeping Territorians safe and reducing crime was the message from the Northern Territory Chief Minister Eva Lawler when she handed down the 2024-25 budget on Tuesday. In recent years, the NT has witnessed shocking incidents of youth crime that erupted in March when 180 people rioted through the streets of Alice Springs. The horrifying events […]

Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants universities to follow Deakin’s lead in ending pro-Palestine encampments on campuses across the country. Deakin University’s Burwood campus in Melbourne has hosted a relatively small camp of about 20 people each night since early May. A standoff could eventuate this week; the deputy vice-chancellor has told them: “The right to […]

Politicians stood on Tuesday to honour the victims of the Bondi stabbings as both party leaders recognised the “remarkable acts of courage” from first responders. The tribute began the first question time of the sitting week and came one month and one day after the attack at Bondi Junction Westfield. Anthony Albanese, Peter Dutton and […]

A 45-year-old man who allegedly tried to castrate a 3.5-month-old goat with a cable tie and dehorned him with a saw has been charged with animal cruelty. The horrific alleged acts were discovered by an RSPCA WA inspector who attended a property in Perth’s southeast on January 2 to conduct a welfare check on the […]

The parents of a young boy who drowned in a lagoon are calling for change as photos reveal tragic details from the scene. Ali Aminzadah, 4, was playing outside at a family member’s house in Officer, in Melbourne’s southeast, when he vanished on Sunday on Mother’s Day. The boy’s family had been visiting relatives after […]

Former military lawyer David McBride has been jailed for stealing and leaking secret military documents to journalists, marking an end to a years-long legal saga that will infuriate human rights advocates and put a spotlight on whistleblower protection laws. The 60-year-old was sentenced to five years and eight months with a non-parole period of two […]

NRL personality Paul Kent will seek to have allegations he was involved in a street brawl dismissed due to mental health, a court has been told. The Fox Sports presenter and columnist appeared before Downing Centre Local Court on Tuesday for a bail review as he faces a single count of affray. Police allege Mr […]