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Another executive has departed Nine Entertainment, with Sydney news director Simon Hobbs set to leave network after more than a decade at the media business.

The Albanese government has been handed a blunt warning from legal experts about its misinformation bill, who told a Senate hearing it could create a "constitutional problem" by policing political speech.

Queensland Police have charged 15 people in relation to 60 drug and firearms offences as part of a major operation on the Gold Coast targeting organised crime.

Shadow immigration minister Dan Tehan has claimed the Albanese government's emergency laws targeting foreign criminals released by the High Court last year are "just a charade", after it emerged not a single application has been made for preventative detention.

The nation's formal symbol of sovereignty, known as the Great Seal of Australia, underwent a change earlier this month, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signing off on a redesign which completely stripped the symbolic representation of King Charles III's authority of any mention of the monarchy.

Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn has warned Australia has "no chance" of meeting the Albanese government's ambitious housing targets due to a shortage of workers in the construction sector.

Queensland's opposition claims a new analysis of crime statistics shows there has been a 193 per cent increase in the victims of physical crime since the Palaszczuk-Miles Government came to power in 2015.

Deputy Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has outlined the Coalition's new proposal to provide families with a choice between cash payments and additional superannuation contributions on paid parental leave, arguing it was important to allow Australians to "make their own choices".

New South Wales Police have issued an urgent public plea after 27 handguns were stolen from a museum in the state's Central West, with authorities holding "real concerns" for community safety.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hit out at the Reserve Bank, blaming it for "smashing" households with higher interest rates during a cost of living crisis as he sought to shift blame ahead of new data on Australia's economic growth.

New South Wales Police have confirmed the death of a 20-year-old man as they continue to investigate a horror crash last week in Sydney's north-west.

Friends and relatives of Perth man Jayme Altieri are in mourning after the 41-year-old died in a tragic motorbike crash just before he was due to return home from a trip to the Philippines.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has used a fiery speech to brand Peter Dutton "dangerous," as he accused the Opposition Leader of "pathologically" seeking to divide Australia down ideological lines.

A 25-year-old man who allegedly plotted to import a haul of methamphetamine worth $74 million into Australia last year has been arrested and charged with a litany of offences.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at critics and praised newly anointed Immigration Minister Tony Burke as he sat down with Sky News Australia Chief Political Reporter Kieran Gilbert on Monday.

New South Wales Police have charged a man for allegedly defrauding 12 people out of more than $230,000.

Households are set to benefit from a new round of power bill subsidies, rental assistance and cheaper medicines after Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled new cost of living measures in the Federal Budget.

Industry groups are calling on the Albanese government to freeze taxes on alcohol, raising concerns that an indexation in February could push the cost of pints to $15 and some cocktails to more than $24.

New research from the Australian HR Institute found 31 per cent of businesses are planning to cut jobs over the December quarter, while employers also look set to offer smaller pay increases amid tough economic conditions.

Medibank has announced a new program which will see employees undertake a six-month trial of a four-day working week.