Australia news live: Michelle Rowland to make repayment for 2023 family trip found to breach entitlements

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 5 min read 100% complete by Cait KellyDecember 13, 2025 at 11:37 PM

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Australian news includes Michelle Rowland repaying funds for a 2023 family trip deemed partly outside guidelines. Supermarkets are protesting new regulations aimed at limiting excessive grocery pricing, with Coles stating they make approximately $2.43 profit for every $100 spent. A UN working group has expressed concerns about the over-representation of Indigenous people, children, and migrants in Australian prisons, urging reforms to reduce Indigenous imprisonment, raise the minimum age of detention, and end mandatory detention for those with irregular visa status. Shadow Treasurer Ted O'Brien is on leave in the United States and will miss the government's mid-year budget update. Police are investigating shots fired in Sydney's west.

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Australia ×360% Coles ×270% Michelle Rowland 80%

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indigenous over-representation 80% grocery prices 70% australian prisons 70% first nations peoples 70% supermarket regulations 60% mandatory detention 60% budget update 50% cost-of-living pressures 50% michelle rowland 40%