28 October 2026

Australia’s new electoral laws hand $25M windfall to major parties over independents

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CANBERRA — If the donation rules agreed by Labor and the Liberals in February 2025 had applied at the last federal election, Labor would have received an extra 15. 4 million Australian dollars and the ...

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A Norwegian-led consortium involving shipbuilder Vard and offshore vessel owner Island Offshore is preparing to build and test an integrated nuclear propulsion system, targeting its first vessel deployment in 2031 or 2032. The Marine Nuclear Propulsion System (MarNuPS) project, led by Emerald Nuclear Norway, will move from engineering studies to physical integration and testing, with …

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