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NSW debates decriminalising abortion

The NSW government is devoting much of the current parliamentary sitting week for MPs to debate a bill to decriminalise abortion. Independent Alex Greenwich is due to introduce the Reproductive Healthcare Reform Bill 2019 on Tuesday and Leader of the...

30 Jul 2019
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Building approvals resumed fall in June

Building approvals dropped by 1.2 per cent in June, resuming their downward trajectory after the previous month’s brief respite. Approvals for private sector houses rose 0.4 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis, but the “other dwellings” category...

30 Jul 2019
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ASX200 index hits new all-time high

The Australian share market’s benchmark index has hit an all-time high after the S&P/ASX200 broke through a record set more than 11 years ago. The index surged past its November 2007 high of 6851.5 points at 1009 AEST on Tuesday and, 10 minutes...

30 Jul 2019
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Treasurer ramps up bank inquiry response

Insurance companies would face the same obligations to keep their contracts fair as most other businesses under new legislation the federal government has drafted. The proposal comes after the banking royal commission recommended insurance contracts...

30 Jul 2019
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Northern Star hits sales records on Pogo

Northern Star shares have been subdued in early trade despite the gold miner setting a new quarterly and annual sales record on progress at its Pogo mine in Alaska. The company on Tuesday said it had sold a record 232,042 ounces of gold across its...

30 Jul 2019
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Canada on edge as fugitives elude police

Clint Sawchuk pretty much sums up the feelings of locals in the small northern Canadian town of Gillam.“I just hope they bring the little bastards to justice so everyone can relax,“ Mr Sawchuk, the operator of a wilderness tour in Gillam, told AAP...

30 Jul 2019
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