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Australia’s improved China ties will still need care
The prime minister’s visit to Beijing has produced agreement to normalise bilateral relations after a period of strain
AustraliaAustralia Voice vote outcome creates Labor concerns
Defeat of the Voice proposal in a referendum on October 14 will frustrate attempts to achieve Indigenous reconciliation
AustraliaCanberra may need to split workplace reform efforts
The government will come under more pressure this month to break up its latest workplace reform legislation
AustraliaChina issues may impinge on Australian-Philippine ties
The recently agreed strategic partnership between Canberra and Manila is aimed at bolstering bilateral relations
AustraliaNew IGR will add to concerns about labour productivity
The Labor government has brought forward the latest edition of the Intergenerational Report (IGR) by three years
AustraliaPossible El Nino will threaten Australian agriculture
An El Nino effect this year, for which Australia's meteorological office gives odds of 70%, would curb farm output
AustraliaAustralian housing bill could prompt early election
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is threatening to call an early election if the Senate does not pass his housing bill
AustraliaAustralia's Indigenous Voice referendum may not pass
A referendum on whether to create an 'Indigenous Voice' body must be held by December
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