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TBy Tim Callanan

Tim Callanan has worked as a reporter and presenter for ABC Radio and TV since 1998. He began his career in Queensland as a radio producer and presenter. Tim worked for Sky News UK in London from 2003 to 2008. He has worked in the Melbourne newsroom since 2008 as a reporter, radio newsreader and digital journalist.

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All the roads where double demerits don't apply this Easter long weekend

Plenty of Aussies are planning road trips this Easter long weekend despite wild fuel prices and risk copping double demerits if they break road rules.But not all states and territories enforce double demerits over the Easter period.Here's what you need to know about double demerit dates and penalties this weekend.F…

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Hundreds of thousands of Aussies to get pay boost after landmark ruling

Young Australian workers are in line for a pay rise after the Fair Work Commission handed down a landmark decision on discounted junior rates.The FWC ruled to remove junior rates for workers aged 18 to 20 who have at least six months' service in retail, fast food and pharmacy.The discounted rates in the retail, fas…

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Get gov’t out of air travel, Dems can turn cities around and other commentary

The “mess” at US airports now isn’t just about the standoff in Congress, explains Judge Glock at The Free Press: “The bigger problem is the government is simply not good at running air travel.” Fact is, “letting the private sector manage passenger security, air traffic control, and airports” is “the norm in much of …

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Not all Aussies get the same public holidays this Easter long weekend

The Easter long weekend is almost here and millions of Australians are looking forward to some time off across the public holidays.But not all states and territories observe the same Easter long weekend public holidays.Here's how the long weekend will be observed in your part of the country.LIVE UPDATES: Trump thre…

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SBy Stephanie Dalzell

Stephanie Dalzell is the ABC's acting national health reporter, based in the Canberra Parliament House bureau. She started at the ABC as a news cadet in 2011, and has reported in Perth, regional Western Australia, Sydney and Canberra. Since 2018, she has been a federal political reporter based in the press gallery, …

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