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Experts are divided over whether proposed new vaping reforms will stamp out a rise in its use among young Australians, or fuel an uptake of smoking. Health Minister Mark Butler announced a major vaping crackdown this week, including banning…

Peter Dutton has warned of a “perfect storm” of economic destruction being brought about by the Labor government. As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suggests senators and MPs could sit for longer than the next two weeks in order to pass the…

The federal government has announced a new “housing accord”, which aims to address Australia’s housing affordability crisis by dramatically accelerating the construction of new homes across the country.The accord, which was one of the…

Changes to the paid parental leave system announced in Tuesday night’s federal budget mean parents will be able to share the load of caring for their newborn children more equitably.Paid parental leave currently allows the primary caregiver…