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Thanks for reading the national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage.
To conclude, here’s a look back at the day’s major stories:
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Twelve government officials involved in the robo-debt disaster breached public service rules nearly 100 times but only two have been identified in the final inquiry into the unlawful welfare clawback program, released on Friday morning.
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The long-time academics’ union boss appointed to help clean up the Victorian CFMEU branch suddenly resigned today, just weeks after his appointment.
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Banks, telcos and social media companies could be fined up to $50 million for failing to protect Australians from scammers under proposed laws to tackle scams released today.
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In NSW, state Liberal leader Mark Speakman has lost his battleto convince his federal counterpart Peter Dutton that two women must serve on the committee appointed to oversee a takeover of the troubled state division …