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Reporter with the Canberra Times covering politics, health and breaking news. Former speech writer with a Masters in Global Media Communication from The University of Melbourne.

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Defence to shed up to 150 senior public servants by Christmas

Defence to shed up to 150 senior public servants by Christmas

The Department of Defence will shed up to 150 executive and senior executive public servants before Christmas…

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Quashed Department of Immigration and Border Protection move delays $100 million of savings

Quashed Department of Immigration and Border Protection move delays $100 million of savings

New headquarters for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection could have saved taxpayers more than…

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Rejected pay deal may mean more job losses at Australian Border Force

Rejected pay deal may mean more job losses at Australian Border Force

Department of Immigration and Border Protection secretary Mike Pezzullo has warned a pay increase for Austral…

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Dept boss acknowledges poor APS morale

Dept boss acknowledges poor APS morale

Department of Immigration and Border Protection secretary Michael Pezzullo has admitted some parts of his wor…

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Treasury boss John Fraser grilled over female representation

Treasury boss John Fraser grilled over female representation

Department of Treasury secretary John Fraser has defended efforts to increase female representation in his wo…

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Finance Minister Mathias Cormann would support more public servants leaving Canberra

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann would support more public servants leaving Canberra

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has signalled more public service departments could move from Canberra in co…

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A ‘shiny, dangling carrot’ lured Jesse into gambling. He says Labor’s reform won’t stop others being sucked in

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By Henry Belot Verified
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Between 2019 and 2024, these events became a regular fixture. Sometimes, it was an “all inclusive lunch and drinks throughout the afternoon”. Occasionally, they would ask him which bar the VIPs should meet at and promise “a great night”. But mostly, it was free tickets to the AFL and horse racing. “I felt like I needed to continually keep in touch with him so I wouldn’t lose access to the benefits and offers I was receiving,” says Murphy, who hasn’t placed a bet in almost two years.
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A fake website and a deluge of CVs: The Australian firm embroiled in an FBI probe into alleged Chinese espionage

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By Henry Belot Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Henry Belot When the first emails arrived, they were easily dismissed as spam. But as strangers continued to boast about their defence and security credentials, they became impossible to ignore. From mid-2025, a small Australian consultancy firm called Horizzen started receiving emails and strange calls from people applying for vague jobs in the United States. It would have been an ambitious global expansion for the Brisbane-based firm, which only had a few domestic clients.
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Parliamentary Friends of AUKUS group sponsored by lobbying firm with high-profile defence clients

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By Henry Belot Verified, Tom McIlroy Verified
| MSN UK Verified
A lobbying firm with high-profile defence industry clients will sponsor the launch of a Parliamentary Friends of Aukus group, in what an integrity expert may be a breach of official rules. Federal MPs were this week invited to the launch of the newly formed Parliamentary Friends of Aukus event, set to take place at Parliament House in February, and featuring the defence minister, Richard Marles, as the “special guest”.
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