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The South African Neo-Nazi who sparked controversy during a protest outside NSW parliament has left Australia after his visa was revoked.

The NSW government introduces legislation that would require employers to ensure their algorithms and automation practises do not risk a worker's health and safety.

The inquest into the murder of 21-year-old Lilie James in Sydney has warned young people to reconsider sharing their location with partners.

Skye Gyngell was born in Sydney into a prominent broadcast family but made her mark globally as a "culinary visionary who influenced generations of chefs".

Kellie Sloane's election to lead the NSW Liberals was made on "merit", no quotas were involved, and there was barely any discussion on gender, party insiders say.   

NSW Opposition Leader Mark Speakman says no-one has approached him to mount a leadership challenge.

Members of the National Socialist Network, a group of neo-Nazis who promote deporting 'non-white' Australians, say they intend to register a political party.

The ABC has seen a leaked list of possible announcements from the productivity discussions, including pausing changes to the National Construction Code.

The leaked advice reveals what the government expects to achieve at next week's productivity round table, recommending a freeze of the National Construction Code, and an AI plan to cut environmental red tape.

A peak Jewish lobby group is warning the Australian government that recognising Palestinian statehood before the end of the war would risk creating a "failed state" which gives the terrorist group Hamas ongoing power. 

The Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, says the Federal Government understands the "urgency" behind the global push to recognise a Palestinian state.

Labor party rank and file - and some former high profile MPs - are urging the Prime Minister to go beyond stronger rhetoric on the war in Gaza and fast track the recognition of a Palestinian state. 

French President Emmanuel Macron's move to announce France's intention to recognise Palestine in September renews conversations about the issue in Australia.

The first sitting week has shown how tensions overseas might cause problems for the government at home.

More than two million workers will have their penalty rates locked in under new legislation being introduced to federal parliament. 

Workers employed under the award system could not have penalty or overtime rates bargained away under new government legislation to be introduced today.

Housing is a priority for Albanese government but during its first term homelessness rates for women and girls worsened. The peak body for homelessness services says the problem has reached its "worst levels in living memory" mainly due to a lack of affordable housing. 

Homelessness has risen to the "worst levels in living memory" in the first term of the Albanese government, advocacy groups warn, as the government grapples with advice that housing targets will not be met.

After the two previous terms of government failed to reform environmental approval laws, Environment Minister Murray Watt brings together stakeholders to see if an agreement can be struck to finally update the EPBC Act.

After UNESCO expressed concern that the extension of Woodside's North West Shelf gas facility would cause nearby Murujuga rock art to be rejected from the World Heritage List, the environment minister will dispatch officials to lobby the agency to reconsider.

The Greens have ditched their internal investigation into West Australian senator Dorinda Cox, saying they have no jurisdiction over her and cannot apply any sanctions now she has left the party.

A former staff member of WA Senator Dorinda Cox says workplace complaints against her remain unresolved as she moves from the Greens into Labor party ranks. 

One of Dorinda Cox's former staff members says workplace complaints about the WA senator remain unresolved despite the prime minister's insistence they have been addressed.

If the US President does take his plan for trade tariffs to the Supreme Court and loses, what does that mean for his trade agenda?

In a piece for The Guardian, Mr Husic says Australia "can and should be doing more" to pressure Israel, as it faces criticism from the United Nations and some former allies for only allowing "minimal" aid into war-torn Gaza.