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Katie Burgess

Federal politics reporter

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'We've not yet defeated the virus': Unemployment rate to peak at 7.5 per cent

'We've not yet defeated the virus': Unemployment rate to peak at 7.5 per cent

Meanwhile, the territory again tops the country in workforce participation.

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Do you have sensor cameras? You could be helping native wildlife

Do you have sensor cameras? You could be helping native wildlife

Australians are being urged to send in sensor camera footage to train artificial intelligence to recognise Australian native animals.

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Twiggy Forrest's mission to save Australia's precious ecosystems

Twiggy Forrest's mission to save Australia's precious ecosystems

Drones will be used to disperse seeds in bushfire-ravaged parts of Australia as part of a new plan to help our landscapes become more resilient to natural disasters.

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Renewables cheaper than carbon capture: CSIRO

Renewables cheaper than carbon capture: CSIRO

Solar and wind energy are still the cheapest source of new energy in Australia, despite the costs of integrating them into the grid, new analysis.

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Vroom-vroom, it's politics as usual during last question time of 2020

Vroom-vroom, it's politics as usual during last question time of 2020

At precisely 2.12pm on Thursday in Canberra, there was a spike in Google searches for the phrase "jumped the shark".

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Funding shake-up for environmental science

Funding shake-up for environmental science

However the Coalition government says four new environmental science hubs will have a threatened species "lens".

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Turnover test in IR change would be 'unworkable': Porter

Turnover test in IR change would be 'unworkable': Porter

A political fight is brewing over the Morrison government's industrial relations omnibus bill.

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'Thank goodness for the states': COVID committee finds early failings in pandemic response

'Thank goodness for the states': COVID committee finds early failings in pandemic response

A parliamentary inquiry has found shortcomings in the Morrison government's early response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Jacinda block: Plea to New Zealand PM to help Murrumbateman dancer achieve his dream

Jacinda block: Plea to New Zealand PM to help Murrumbateman dancer achieve his dream

For 11 years, Murrumbateman's Angus Phillips-Higham has been working towards his dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer. Now his dream is in sight - but there's a COVID catch.

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'Same rules for everybody': MPs urged to cross floor over integrity commission

'Same rules for everybody': MPs urged to cross floor over integrity commission

Appeal over the "flawed" proposal for a national integrity commission.

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