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		<title>WA ombud questions violent offender ban</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Holmes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 02:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>WA ombud Bevan Warner is skeptical WA Police's entertainment precinct bans are producing the desired result.</p>
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		<title>Falling veteran suicide rates remain far above average</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Secomb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The effectiveness of support for veterans leaving the defence force will come under further scrutiny, as suicide rates remain higher than for other Aussies.</p>
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		<title>Auditor-general airs concerns about AI-powered Medicare fraud</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Holmes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:56:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Communications / Tech / AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Aged Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ANAO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auditor-General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caralee McLeish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DHDA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prompted billing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Services Australia]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>AI-powered 'prompted billing' software could be implicated in Medicare fraud, according to the ANAO.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/320673-auditor-general-airs-concerns-about-ai-powered-medicare-fraud/">Auditor-general airs concerns about AI-powered Medicare fraud</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au">The Mandarin</a>.</p>
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		<title>RSA Food Security Conference</title>
		<link>https://www.themandarin.com.au/320587-rsa-food-security-conference/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Mandarin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Partner Content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food system]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>How should food production systems change?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/320587-rsa-food-security-conference/">RSA Food Security Conference</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au">The Mandarin</a>.</p>
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		<title>Does mutual obligation work? Leigh turns evaluation lens to employment activity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julian Bajkowski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Liegh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charities and Treasury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[employers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>At what stage does compliance undermine opportunity? The statistician will see you now. And the news, as always, is mixed.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/320641-does-mutual-obligation-work-leigh-turns-evaluation-lens-to-employment-activity/">Does mutual obligation work? Leigh turns evaluation lens to employment activity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au">The Mandarin</a>.</p>
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		<title>Government catalogues over $300,000 in legal assistance to politicians</title>
		<link>https://www.themandarin.com.au/320648-nacc-catalogues-over-300000-in-legal-assistance-to-politicians/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Holmes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrity Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brittany Higgins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal assistance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NACC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parliament]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robodebt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Morrison]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Attorney-Generals' Department gave Scott Morrison $215,798.49 for robodebt-related legal assistance in 2025-26.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/320648-nacc-catalogues-over-300000-in-legal-assistance-to-politicians/">Government catalogues over $300,000 in legal assistance to politicians</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au">The Mandarin</a>.</p>
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		<title>ATO staff offered pay cut in APSC push to increase work hours</title>
		<link>https://www.themandarin.com.au/320639-ato-staff-offered-pay-cut-in-apsc-push-to-increase-work-hours/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julian Bajkowski]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Treasury / Tax / Accounting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workplace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APS Bargaining 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPSU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Lapidos]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Nine extra minutes per day are proposed for agencies below the current standard threshold. One set of ordinary hours to rule them all.</p>
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		<title>Australian Army in &#8216;race against time&#8217; against manosphere&#8217;s march</title>
		<link>https://www.themandarin.com.au/320633-australian-army-in-race-against-time-against-manospheres-march/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Will Nicholas]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 05:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Defence & Veterans’ Affairs]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Extreme online content means the government is running out of chances to reform the Australian Defence Force's culture, an inquiry has been told.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/320633-australian-army-in-race-against-time-against-manospheres-march/">Australian Army in &#8216;race against time&#8217; against manosphere&#8217;s march</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au">The Mandarin</a>.</p>
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		<title>How often do agencies do what they say?</title>
		<link>https://www.themandarin.com.au/320621-how-often-do-agencies-do-what-they-say/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Holmes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Australian Capital Territory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integrity Agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Ombud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iain Anderson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integrity insights]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Commonwealth ombud Iain Anderson found that federal bodies usually do follow through with promised changes.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/320621-how-often-do-agencies-do-what-they-say/">How often do agencies do what they say?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au">The Mandarin</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ambitious reform needed to meet big shifts of next four decades, Chalmers says</title>
		<link>https://www.themandarin.com.au/320609-ambitious-reform-needed-to-meet-big-shifts-of-next-four-decades-chalmers-says/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melissa Coade]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Government & Democracy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health & Aged Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2026 Intergenerational report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geopolitical fragmentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intergenerational Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Population]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Projections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The federal Treasury has released its seventh intergenerational report with projections on AI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The seventh Intergenerational Report projects AI, geopolitical fragmentation, energy, and aged care will shape national policy settings over the next 40 years. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au/320609-ambitious-reform-needed-to-meet-big-shifts-of-next-four-decades-chalmers-says/">Ambitious reform needed to meet big shifts of next four decades, Chalmers says</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.themandarin.com.au">The Mandarin</a>.</p>
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