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Tax and debt time bomb will hurt young Aussies, BCA chief warns
Labor and the Coalition are consigning younger generations to a future of higher taxes, ballooning government debt and poorer living standards, Business Council of Australia chief executive Bran Black will warn.
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Chief executives in full voice with shirtfront for Anthony Albanese
Chief executives of the nation’s biggest companies are warning Australia is “losing our way” and taking “steps backwards” under Labor, with the Business Council of Australia taking a shot at Anthony Albanese for accusing disgruntled employers of “talking Australia down”.
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Dutton to take axe to green groups, turbocharge mining
By slashing the power and influence of environmental groups to challenge mining proposals if he wins government, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has anointed himself the resource sector’s best friend.
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I’ll be the best friend you ever had, Peter Dutton promises miners
Peter Dutton wants to fast-track more than 420 mining and energy projects if the Coalition wins government. Resources Minister Madeleine King will tell miners there is no time to lose to meet demand for materials for weapons and renewables.
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Gina Rinehart issues dire warning on why Australia could be headed straight for disaster
Australia's richest person Gina Rinehart has called for Israeli-style Iron Dome missile defence systems to protect the country's mining assets in the nation's north because of their crucial economic role.
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’We haven’t given up’: Coalition remains hopeful after poll show Australians split 50-50
A shock new poll has revealed Labor and the Coalition are neck and neck for the first time in two years – with one Coalition leader making a bold call.
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Korean War Memorial Amphitheatre – Opening Ceremony
The Korean War Memorial Amphitheatre Opening Ceremony was held in Kings Park, West Australia, today.
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Bush Summit: Fossil-fuel approach ‘foolhardy’, says Gina Rinehart
Billionaire Gina Rinehart has raised concerns over the ability of renewable energy to replace baseload coal and gas, saying “humungous” spending will be needed on solar and wind as Australia’s electricity grid faces an uncertain path to green power.
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Rinehart calls for Pilbara iron dome
Gina Rinehart wants an Israel-style iron dome protecting the Pilbara’s multi-billion-dollar resources assets from foreign attacks.
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Rinehart calls out red tape and ‘bad policies’ being piled on farmers
Agriculture and mining magnate Gina Rinehart has raised concerns about the growing tangle of red tape and bad government policies being piled on farmers and pastoralists.
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Minns and Gina want to step on the gas
Premier Chris Minns says he is “bullish” about the $3.5bn Narrabri gas project finally getting off the ground despite the plant being bogged down in legal challenges over climate change concerns.
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Golden take on a classic
Australia’s top Olympic swimmers have swapped the pool for the catwalk at the Brisbane Fashion Festival, headlining the launch of mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s reimagined Driza-Bone collection.
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Paralympics 2024: Paris lights up for ‘fun revolution’ Paralympics opening ceremony
Paris has delivered a spectacle par excellence in a Paralympics opening ceremony for the ages.
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‘Teach the kids mining’
Australia’s wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart, says Victorian children are being taught “propaganda rather than facts” and to “hate” Australia as she calls for a major shake-up to the national curriculum.
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Billionaire Gina Rinehart unleashes on ‘woke’ Australia at Bush Summit
Billionaire mining magnate Gina Rinehart has unleashed on Australia’s “woke” education system, called for tax cuts and linked immigration to the nation’s worsening housing crisis.
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