Australia’s Parliament Sits

Families smashed again with interest rate rise

By Shane Rodgers Struggling families are facing more pain after the Reserve Bank (RBA) again increased interest rates after continually failing to bring inflation under
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Can Trump interfere with the US midterm results?

By Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau On Tuesday, voters across the United States will cast their votes in the 2026 midterm elections. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives
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Frequent global shocks lead to big lift in farm subsidies

Governments across the world are heavily subsidising their agricultural industries off the back of more frequent global shocks. The OECD Agricultural Policy Monitoring
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Land shortage compounded by infrastructure delays

Queensland’s looming shortage of industrial land is being compounded by delays in connecting power, water and other essential services to new developments. McCullough
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Australian Parliament Convenes In Shadow Of Attack On Helen Haines

Labor dropping towards its record 2011 low

By Adrian Beaumont Labor’s primary vote dropped two points to 27 percent in Newspoll, equalling the mid-September Newspoll for their lowest this term. It’s one
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Cathie Reid appointed Brisbane business ambassador

Cathie Reid has been appointed as Brisbane’s 2026-27 Women in Business Ambassador. Ms Reid has more than 20 years of experience across healthcare, technology and
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Melbourne Cup

Trainer Maher scores trifecta as Point of Law romps home

Trainer Ciaron Maher has dominated the 2026 Melbourne Cup, preparing the first three horses across the line in Australia’s most famous horse race. Point Of Law,
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Brisbane housing leads the national price dive

Brisbane has overtaken the other capital cities with a 6.1 percent decline in housing prices over the past three months. The speed of price falls across the country is
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Evidence of red blood cells preserved in dinosaur remains

Scientists have discovered what they consider the strongest evidence yet of blood cells in a dinosaur fossil. The evidence has been found inside bone from the right leg
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President Trump Holds Rally In Dubuque, Iowa Two Days Before Midterms

Trump support remains low ahead of midterm elections

WASHINGTON  – President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains near a record low ahead of the congressional elections, the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll
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