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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will ask his state and territory counterparts to develop a national hate crimes database so ...

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The Foyer Foundation has identified the 20 toughest places for young people to find stable housing. Advocates say with ...

Rochester residents are angry the Victorian government's "short-sighted" response to flood protection leaves them fending for ...

has identified the 20 toughest places for young people to find stable housing in Australia. The study reveals the top three crisis areas are Victoria's Inner Gippsland, the NT's Alice Springs ...

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