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Labor considered a policy to protect working-from-home rights before the May federal election but abandoned the push to avoid taking attention from then-opposition leader Peter Dutton's unpopular plan to call public servants back to the office.
The youngest of the four men convicted over South Australia's 'bodies in the barrels' serial killings has been granted parole after 26 years behind bars.
A combination of AI and better use of our personal data could deliver a $200 billion boost to the economy over the next decade, the Productivity Commission has found – but it may cost some Australians their jobs.
Peter Dutton has entered the political fray for the first time since the election to praise the PM's decision to backflip and reassemble the security mega-department the former opposition leader helped create.
Households should get a fourth kerbside bin dedicated to glass recycling, the packaging industry says, in a call for the rest of Australia to follow Victoria's lead in introducing a purple-lidded bin.
The Buddhist group allegedly targeted in a foreign interference plot by the Chinese Communist Party promotes fringe beliefs, including that former prime minister Kevin Rudd was a Chinese man in a past life.
Rupert Murdoch and Donald Trump have agreed to pause the media mogul's deposition in a libel lawsuit brought by the US president last month over a story published by The Wall Street Journal.
And a zoo in Denmark has appealed for unwanted pets to feed its predators to ensure 'nothing goes to waste'.
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The top stories this morning
Good morning, and welcome to Brisbane Times' news blog for Wednesday, August 6. Today we can expect a sunny day with a top temperature of 25 degrees.
In this morning's local headlines:
As some 38,000 state school teachers walk off the job today – in the first strike of its kind in more than 15 years – their union says parents have shown overwhelming support for their industrial action.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie's right-hand man was the only person recommended by the Justice Department for a role on the body tasked with redrawing the state's electoral boundaries.
After five years in the job, a Queensland public servant has stepped away from his $1 million-a-year role.
A massive network shake-up means many Brisbane buses are now running too early, which could result in more timetable changes.
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