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Former Nine Entertainment chief executive Hugh Marks has been appointed as the new managing director of the ABC.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will need to significantly reshuffle his frontbench following the retirements of leading Liberal moderates Paul Fletcher and Simon Birmingham.

The funding is aimed at increasing the domestic refining of critical minerals, which are key to technologies used in the transition to green energy.

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Here's four things Anthony Albanese's trip revealed about the Quad, leadership, language and life lessons.

The leaders of Australia, the United States, India and Japan have met in Delaware, announcing plans for joint coast guard operations in the Pacific and an expanded vaccination program. 

US President Joe Biden will host Anthony Albanese and the other Quad leaders in his home state of Delaware, with the discussions aimed at ensuring security in the Indo-Pacific region.

After delays, multi-billion-dollar cost blowouts and a disappointing performance by boring machine Florence, Snowy Hydro picks up an additional boring machine hoping to make sure the project can be completed on time. 

Australia is soon to host an international "nature positive" summit, but the federal government can't get its own "nature positive" laws through parliament.

The federal government opens waters off the Victorian and Tasmanian coasts for new gas exploration as it seeks to increase Australia’s supply.