The opposition’s $200 million pledge to boost the state’s firefighting fleet comes as Labor’s relationship with the CFA took a major hit after the government doubled an emergency services tax.

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Trust in politicians plunges, new polling shows, as education divide splits Australian voters

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Trust in politicians plunges, new polling shows, as education divide splits Australian voters

Three in four voters believe the nation is becoming more divided, with voters citing broken promises and dishonesty rather than the cost of living for a steep drop in political trust.

#cost-of-living #australia

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The Block winners make $1.27 million profit as all five houses sell

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The Block winners make $1.27 million profit as all five houses sell

Even the fifth-placed house made a profit of $367,000 as the renovation TV show defied Melbourne’s weak property market.

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Melanie La'Brooy | The Age

Melanie La’Brooy is an award-winning novelist who has lived in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East and writes on politics and social justice issues.

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Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers ends bid to block sale of photos

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Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers ends bid to block sale of photos

The Australian punk rocker has settled her year-long legal dispute with American photographer Jamie Nelson.

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Soaring jet fuel prices are a headwind for Australia’s newest airport

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Soaring jet fuel prices are a headwind for Australia’s newest airport

Qatar Airways, which has committed to Western Sydney International, has reduced the number of passengers it flies daily around the world by about 25,000 since the US-Israel-Iran War erupted.

#australia #sydney #king

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This village chief lost four family members to Ebola. Now he’s fighting to save others

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This village chief lost four family members to Ebola. Now he’s fighting to save others

The biggest enemy he is facing, Alphonse bin Kitobi Achou Taibo says, is mistrust in this part of the country, where many compare Ebola to poison and some local pastors associate it with evil spirits.

#ebola #achou #taibo

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