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SBS Our House

SBS Our House

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 The 2025 federal election campaign is under way. With a fractured electorate, and a real chance of a minority government, SBS brings you everything you need to know before May 3.Copyright 2025, Special Broadcasting Services Political Science Politics & Government
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  • All about Australia's biggest environmental reforms this century

    All about Australia's biggest environmental reforms this century
    Nov 27 2025
    After five years of review, the government has struck a deal with the Greens to pass the largest reforms to Australia’s environmental laws in 26 years, which includes new environmental standards, protections for native forests, and the effective end of fast-tracked approvals for coal and gas projects. Despite these wins, the deal faces criticism from environmental experts.
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    6 mins
  • Senate erupts as Pauline Hanson wears burqa, gets suspended

    Senate erupts as Pauline Hanson wears burqa, gets suspended
    Nov 26 2025
    The Australian Senate descended into chaos as One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wore a black burqa into the chamber, prompting immediate condemnation from Muslim Senators and a forceful intervention by Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Following the rejection of her motion to ban the burqa, Ms. Hanson's stunt, which she claimed was about "protecting national security," was decried as racist and disrespectful to people of faith, ultimately leading to her suspension from the Senate.
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    7 mins
  • Fair Work shake-up: gig workers secure pay rise and protection

    Fair Work shake-up: gig workers secure pay rise and protection
    Nov 25 2025
    In a landmark agreement hailed as world-leading, the Transport Workers Union, Uber, and DoorDash have put forward a minimum standards deal for Australian gig workers to the Fair Work Commission today. This major reform guarantees food delivery riders a 25% wage increase, injury insurance, and protection from unfair algorithmic dismissal, fundamentally changing a commission-based system that workers say left them making virtually no money.
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    6 mins
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