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Bitter pill as drug testing banned in one Aussie state

Experts warn the zero-tolerance stance could lead to more overdoses as critical harm reduction services are forced to shut down.

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Queensland has moved to ban pill testing as part of a "zero-tolerance approach to illicit drugs". (

Sunrise host confronts ALP minister on how emissions plan will ‘bring bills down by $1000’

Barr pressed Health Minister Mark Butler on the Albanese government’s promised electricity savings for households.

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Sunrise’s Nat Barr grilled Labor minister Mark Butler on Friday, asking about a projected $1000 per year household energy saving.

Major boost for Aussie victims of identity theft

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Deb Jennings was fooled by a fake MyGov text message.

Aussie investors make sweet returns in Solomon Islands and the Pacific

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Workers dry the coconut meal for products available both in-store and online in Australia.

'Confronting' climate catastrophe in Australia's future: ‘No community spared’

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An aerial photograph showcases a residential neighborhood in Balgowlah, Manly, Sydney, Australia. The houses are nestled among lush green trees, with the clear blue ocean and a harbor filled with boats in the distance.

Coalition vote slumps to all-time low in latest polls

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The latest Newspoll has given the prime minister his biggest margin on a two-party-preferred basis.