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The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate to 4.6% from 4.35%, taking the key rate to its highest level since ...

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All government departments and agencies must conduct an immediate stocktake of their legacy systems, under the government order.

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Australia is on track to have more deaths than births by the 2060s. Other countries grapple with the same problem. Are they ...

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An offensive in the Tigray region followed months of aerial strikes by the Ethiopian government. The situation could spark a ...