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Australia news LIVE: Biden welcomes PM to White House for state visit; Australian households taking on more financial risk
Anthony Albanese has been welcomed to the White House, Australian households are taking on more financial risk and a state treasurer has slammed ads for engineered stone.
- by Caroline Schelle
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Australia news LIVE: PM probed about Pratt dealings with Trump; RBA warns of more rate rises
Anthony Albanese announced an extra $4b for mining companies to produce minerals for US renewables, the RBA warns of more rate rises and Voice debate continues.
- by Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: PM reveals ‘cyber shield’ plan on first day of US visit; Labor non-committal on childcare, parental leave super changes
PM reveals plan for ‘cyber shield’ on first day of US day of visit, Labor non-committal on childcare, parental leave super changes and Voice campaigner speaks since defeat.
- by Caroline Schelle and Angus Thomson
Australia news as it happened: Indigenous leaders’ lash ‘shameful victory’ of No campaign; PM to meet Joe Biden in US
Indigenous leaders lashed No voters, gender inequality in the workforce costs the economy $128 billion and screen time is being blamed for children’s eyesight issues.
- by Caroline Schelle and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Australia news LIVE: PM rejects call for Indigenous child sex abuse royal commission; Qantas gives Chairman’s membership to big investors
The PM rejects calls for Indigenous child sex royal commission, Qantas’ biggest shareholders are members of the airline’s exclusive Chairman’s Lounge and full-time jobs fall as interest rate bites.
- by Caroline Schelle and Ben Cubby
As it happened: Australia ramps up security at mosques, synagogues; ACCC to restart monitoring of aviation sector
Australia will ramp up security at mosques, synagogues, the ACCC will resume monitoring the aviation sector and Anthony Albanese denies he was asked to delay Voice vote.
- by Caroline Schelle and Angus Dalton
Australia news as it happened: Labor won’t look back on Yes campaign; Hope for families facing deportation for having disabled children
Labor won’t formally review party’s role in failed Yes case, Australian journalist Cheng Lei reveals why she was detained in China and there’s hope for migrant families facing deportation for having disabled children.
- by Anthony Segaert and Caroline Schelle
As it happened: Dutton defends position on second referendum; ADHD prescriptions in Australia double in five years
Fallout from the Voice referendum continues, Peter Dutton defends his stance on a second referendum and ADHD prescriptions soar in Australia.
- by Anthony Segaert and Caroline Schelle
Australia news as it happened: Voice campaign fails; Dutton walks back calls for Indigenous constitutional recognition referendum
The Voice campaign failed with demographics playing a role, the RBA may keep rates higher because of population growth and Uber warns of price rises under new IR laws.
- by Caroline Schelle and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
As it happened: PM to address nation regardless of referendum result tomorrow night; first Israel rescue flight to leave today
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address the nation on Saturday night regardless of the outcome of the Voice to parliament referendum.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Sarah Keoghan
Australia news as it happened: Cheng Lei returns to Australia after years in Chinese prison; Ex-PwC CEO apologises for breaches
Australian journalist Cheng Lei has returned to Australia after years in a Chinese jail, Labor’s Pat Dodson urges people to support the Voice and the Israel-Hamas fighting continues.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Anthony Segaert