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Mostafa Rachwani (now) and Elias Visontay and Matilda Boseley (earlier)
07, Dec, 2021 @4:08 AM
Fugitive Peter Foster arrested in Victoria six months after failing to appear in court
Queensland police issued a warrant for Foster’s arrest over alleged fraud after he failed to attend a Sydney court hearing in May
Ben Butler
07, Dec, 2021 @4:02 AM
Less than 6% of $4.2bn received in jobkeeper repaid by ASX-listed companies, Asic reveals
Payments under the wages subsidy scheme totalled more than $90bn and also flowed to thousands of unlisted companies, schools and charities
Ben Butler
07, Dec, 2021 @3:56 AM
Man jailed without hearing left suicidal, court hears
Man is suing Judge Salvatore Vasta after he was jailed without being found guilty of contempt, a court has heard
Christopher Knaus
07, Dec, 2021 @3:43 AM
Some private health patients in Australia are paying $800 more for same procedure
Australian Medical Association calls for a higher standardised return after report finds patients are paying hundreds more due to different insurer rebates
Melissa Davey Medical editor
07, Dec, 2021 @3:40 AM
Nationals warn George Christensen after he calls for embassy protests on US conspiracy show
David Littleproud says he’s spoken to MP about his judgment after he appeared on Alex Jones’s InfoWars
Paul Karp
07, Dec, 2021 @2:02 AM
Labor reaches out to religious communities with faith and climate summit
Kristina Keneally expresses support for every school to require all staff to ‘live out and profess’ its values
Paul Karp
06, Dec, 2021 @9:27 PM
Morning mail: ‘unfair’ Covid fines, sympathy for Gladys Berejiklian, caring for swimmers
Tuesday: NSW legal services say penalties have disproportionately hurt vulnerable groups. Plus: how to make swimwear last longer
Melissa Godin
06, Dec, 2021 @8:07 PM
Booming house prices driving massive increase in size of inheritances to $120bn a year
Report finds that despite helping the rich Australians get richer, inheritances are also shrinking relative inequality by giving a boost to poorer households
Paul Karp
06, Dec, 2021 @4:30 PM
NAB staff claim ‘dehumanising’ overwork causing physical and mental health problems
‘I drove my car off the road,’ employee claims in report that finds excessive unpaid overtime has become normalised at National Australia Bank
Ben Butler
06, Dec, 2021 @4:30 PM
Unfair Covid fines causing hardship and should not be enforced, advocates say
A letter to the NSW finance minister says fines issued incorrectly have disproportionately hurt Indigenous Australians, homeless groups and people living with a disability
Christopher Knaus
06, Dec, 2021 @4:30 PM
Legal experts condemn Scott Morrison’s continuing attacks on Icac as ‘disgraceful’ and ‘stupid’
PM doubles down on denigrating NSW corruption watchdog as Liberals push for ex-premier Gladys Berejiklian to contest Warringah
Anne Davies
06, Dec, 2021 @4:30 PM
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