View from The Hill: Alfred forces Albanese into budget of risks and opportunities

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The maybe March 25 budget is now a definite, the governments hand forced by cyclone Alfred. Anthony Albanese held open his option of calling an April 12 poll this weekend until the battering winds and waves and certain...

Labor wins third successive landslide in WA election

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With 61% of enrolled voters counted in Saturdays Western Australian election, the ABC is calling 40 of the 59 lower house seats for Labor, five for the Liberals and four for the Nationals, with ten remaining undecided....

Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health

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Ex-cyclone Alfred is bringing significant rainfall to southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Flooding has hit Lismore, Ballina, Grafton, Brisbane and Hervey Bay, which received 150 mm of rainfall...

Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake

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The Roger Cook Labor government has been returned comfortably to government in Western Australia, securing a commanding, even if reduced, majority in the Legislative Assembly. On election night, ABC election analyst Antony...

The incredible journey of two princes from Mozambique whose lives were upended by the slave trade

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A new book called The Two Princes of Mpfumo tells the fascinating story of a pair of royals from Mozambique in southern Africa whose lives were thrown into chaos by the transatlantic slave trade. We asked historian Lindsay...

Moving graves and people for coal mines: the devastating costs of mining in South Africa

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About 80% of South Africas electricity still comes from burning coal. The countrys 108 coal mines have resulted in many communities being forced off their land from the 1970s to date. They have not only lost their homes...

Women caregivers need better financial support

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Managing the home while caring for an elderly relative involves a multitude of activities and constant coordination of space and relationships. (Shutterstock) With an aging population and more people preferring to remain...