Drug agency to check on the AFL’s testing of its players
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Drugs in sport

Drug agency to check on the AFL’s testing of its players

Sport Integrity Australia says it will assess allegations around controversial illicit drug tests in the AFL as the league admits it empowers doctors to remove players from matches if they are at risk of testing positive on match day.

  • byPeter Ryan andMichael Gleeson

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The catch-22 preventing mothers from returning to work
Childcare

The catch-22 preventing mothers from returning to work

The federal government is being urged to scrap income reporting requirements for access to childcare subsidies to help get more families more work.

  • byRachel Clun
Tim Wilson’s preselection win locks in Goldstein rematch against Zoe Daniel
Liberal Party

Tim Wilson’s preselection win locks in Goldstein rematch against Zoe Daniel

The ambitious Liberal has spent months forming a strategy on how to win over the 12 per cent of voters who abandoned the party at the 2022 election and reclaim his old seat.

  • byPaul Sakkal
Teal MPs want tax reform on the agenda as they float support for new cuts
Tax cuts

Teal MPs want tax reform on the agenda as they float support for new cuts

Teals Kate Chaney and Monique Ryan said they would support Labor’s changes but warned wider reform must be on the agenda to tackle problems such as bracket creep.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Former Bishop,Payne adviser to challenge Wilson in Liberal battle to wrest back Goldstein
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Liberal Party

Former Bishop,Payne adviser to challenge Wilson in Liberal battle to wrest back Goldstein

Lawyer Stephanie Hunt says the community wants relatable candidates who understand cost-of-living pressures.

  • byPaul Sakkal
‘Defeat was a gift’:Tim Wilson to recontest Goldstein against independent MP Zoe Daniel
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Battle for Goldstein

‘Defeat was a gift’:Tim Wilson to recontest Goldstein against independent MP Zoe Daniel

The former member for Goldstein is the only one of the six Liberals who lost to independents to so far confirm he will contest the next election.

  • byPaul Sakkal
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Labor’s Andrew Leigh backs ban on gambling ads
Gambling

Labor’s Andrew Leigh backs ban on gambling ads

The assistant minister said it would be a fitting tribute to colleague Peta Murphy if parliament enacted a ban and named it after her.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Online gambling ad ban an opportunity to cement Peta Murphy’s legacy,independents say
Gambling

Online gambling ad ban an opportunity to cement Peta Murphy’s legacy,independents say

An ad ban was one of the key recommendations of a cross-party committee into online gambling harm,which was chaired by the late Labor MP,who died on Monday.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Putting women on a pedestal:Melbourne to erect Vida Goldstein statue
City life

Putting women on a pedestal:Melbourne to erect Vida Goldstein statue

The City of Melbourne will commission and erect a statue of the first woman to run for parliament in Australia as the city pushes to redress its statue gender imbalance.

  • byCara Waters
Teal MPs slam ‘perversion of democracy’ on immigration laws
Immigration

Teal MPs slam ‘perversion of democracy’ on immigration laws

Independent MP Kylea Tink accused the government of rushing through the changes and trying to avoid scrutiny of the new laws.

  • byDavid Crowe
‘This is exhausting’:Batty,teals call for more action on family violence
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Domestic violence

‘This is exhausting’:Batty,teals call for more action on family violence

Former Australian of the Year Rosie Batty says she sometimes thinks nothing is changing. But she still believes ending violence against women and children is possible.

  • byRachel Clun andOlivia Ireland