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Greens win the seat of Brisbane, ABC election analyst Antony Green says
The Greens have won the seat of Brisbane, ABC election analyst Antony Green says.
Federal election latest: Which seats are still in doubt?
A week on from last Saturday's federal election and Labor is still one seat shy of forming majority government, with three seats remaining in doubt.
First Nations woman from Far North Queensland helps left-wing party to its best results in the election
Kuku Yalanji woman Pat O'Shane's primary vote of just over 4 per cent may appear modest, but it is the Socialist Alliance's best-ever result in a seat outside Victoria and its best anywhere at this year's election.
'I believed I was here 'til the day I died': Rental home torn away leaving tenant preparing for life in a tent
Tanya thought she'd live in her home for the rest of her life, but with the National Rental Affordability Scheme winding up amidst a tight and expensive rental market, she is preparing for the worst — living in a tent.
After decades of fighting, renal patients like Malawa are returning home
The Northern Territory has the highest rate of kidney disease in Australia and after years of fighting, a group of Elcho Island elders now have nurse-assisted dialysis at home.
Jumbo-sized power price rises 'just the start' as smaller firms tipped to fail
There are warnings that this week's inflation-busting rises in the benchmark electricity price are merely the tip of an iceberg that will hit millions more customers much harder.
Counting narrows in key seats, three-candidate-preferred votes come into play in Brisbane and Macnamara — as it happened
Two tight electorates are heading towards counting three-candidate-preferred votes as Labor seeks one more electorate to win majority government.
'It's not sustainable to live in fear': Residents of flooded Brisbane suburbs sell up
Desperate home owners are selling their properties months after they were damaged in south-east Queensland's flood disaster — but the risk of inundation is not always made clear to house hunters.
The Nadesalingams are preparing to return to Biloela, but their immigration battle is far from over
The Tamil asylum seeker family removed from Biloela in 2018 will return to the central Queensland town within weeks, allowing their five-year-old daughter to celebrate her first birthday outside of detention. But their fight to remain in Australia will continue.
Experts confident Western Australia past Omicron peak and on the home stretch
Researchers believe Western Australia is about three-quarters of the way through its Omicron outbreak, with the modelling predicting COVID cases will keep falling, but not return to pre border opening levels until the end of July.
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Paramedics across NSW take snap industrial action after last-minute union decision
By Danielle Mahe
NSW ambulance union calls on paramedics to keep patients' billing details off the books in a move to pressure pay rises from the state government.
Posted Updated Child sexual abuse survivor Katrina welcomes proposed law changes, but says they won't prevent offences
Tasmania's Attorney-General has announced plans to create a new criminal offence that will punish people in positions of power for failing to protect young people from sexual abuse. Katrina Munting says it is a step forward, but not something that will prevent abuse.
Posted Ken Hutt almost died trying to paraglide from Mount Everest, but says it was worth it
The aim of the expedition was to raise funds to help end the fight against polio globally, which it did, bringing more than $250,000 to the cause.
Posted Updated Labor officially claims narrow victory in key bush seat
After a tight race, Labor's Marion Scrymgour has officially claimed victory in Lingiari, previously held by Warren Snowdon for more than two decades.
Posted Updated Former Liberal staffer considers independent run after pre-selection rejection
By state political reporter Leah MacLennan
A former South Australian Liberal Party staffer who criticised the party over its treatment of women and her own alleged assault has her pre-selection bid for a blue-ribbon seat denied.
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