News in brief – Christopher Pyne declares victory for the Coalition
Minister Christopher Pyne has declared the Coalition’s win, stating it has 74 seats “in the bank” with possible wins in three more.
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Police seize $275 million of crystal meth in Melbourne
Police raids have uncovered 275 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, in Melbourne’s east.
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NSW Government approves cannabis-based medicine
Children in NSW suffering from severe drug-resistant epilepsy have been permitted access to cannabis-based medicine as an alternative.
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News in brief- Report on Iraq war released
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australia takes full responsibility for its decision to back the US in the Iraq war.
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NSW Premier bans greyhound racing
NSW Premier Mike Baird has announced that Greyhound racing in NSW will come to an end on July 1, 2017.
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News in brief – Slow vote count defended by electoral commissioner
Australia waits for the results of last weekend’s election as the vote count continues.
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Election 2016: the story so far
As vote counts resume across the nation there is still a large question mark over who will form government.
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Hung parliament likely after election dead-heat
Australia might soon have another minority government, with yesterday’s election so far failing to return a clear win for either party.
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The Wrap episode 1 – Election 2016
Episode 1 of The Newsroom’s official podcast takes you through tomorrow’s election.
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Democracy in action – not always a pretty picture
All the world’s a stage, Shakespeare wrote – and there are few bigger stages than the one our political leaders strut.
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