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Stephanie Borys is a political reporter in the ABC's Parliament House bureau in Canberra. Prior to joining the ABC, Stephanie was a federal political reporter for Macquarie Radio. Stephanie won the Brian White Memorial Award in 2010, and was a finalist the following year. She has also been nominated for a NSW Kennedy Award for outstanding radio reporting. Follow her on Twitter @StephieBorys.
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Detainees released without visas after High Court decision in immigration revelation
Exclusive by political reporter Stephanie Borys
Some of the detainees released from immigration detention were sent into the community without visas, a revelation that appears to contradict what the federal government has said in recent days.
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Three murderers and sexual offenders among people released from immigration detention
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The federal government defends its security response to the release of detainees from immigration detention, insisting all are subject to strict mandatory visa conditions, with some required to report daily to border force.
Lambie and Pocock split government's workplace relations bill in the Senate
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The federal government's attempt to make a raft of major changes to industrial relations laws this year looks set to fail, after some of the crossbench secured support for a different approach.
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China agrees to review tariffs on Australian wine ahead of PM's visit to Beijing
By David Speers and political reporter Stephanie Borys
The decision comes ahead of PM Anthony Albanese's visit to Beijing. Tariffs of up to 220 per cent were imposed in 2020.
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How the changes to the government's paid parental leave scheme will affect you
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
Parents will be offered more paid parental leave in the years ahead, but there are some rules about how it can be used. Here's what you need to know.
Israel Defense Forces warn over 1 million Gazans to relocate to the south — as it happened
By Liana Walker, Michael Doyle, Inasha Iftekhar , Riley Stuart, Lara Smit, Cason Ho, Audrey Courty, John Lyons, Debra Killalea, Bridget Judd, Tessa Flemming, Tom Williams, and Stephanie Borys
Israel tells civilians living in northern Gaza to head south, warning them the military will operate "significantly" in Gaza City in the coming days.
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Apple and Google's digital wallets to be brought under payment rules
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
Apple and Google will soon be required to comply with rules already imposed on credit cards and EFTPOS transactions, pushing past concerns from Apple it could harm the emerging technology.
Qantas and Virgin asked to bring Australians home from Israel
By political reporters Tom Lowrey and Stephanie Borys
Official advice to Australians looking to leave is to pursue commercial flights, however while flights out of Israel are available, there have been widespread cancellations.
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Home Affairs and Immigration sites hit by denial-of-service cyber attacks
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
Home Affairs and Immigration webpages have been targeted by a denial-of-service attack that has prevented people from lodging visa or citizenship applications.
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'Time wasting': Transport minister rebuffs request to front airlines inquiry
By political reporters Stephanie Borys, Evelyn Manfield and Jake Evans
The transport minister says a request for her to front an inquiry examining the decision to reject Qatar Airways from expanding its services in Australia is a political stunt, and a waste of her time.
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Tax office reveals 11 more Australians reporting super balances of more than $100 million
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
As the government introduces draft legislation to tighten concessions for the largest superannuation account holders, new data reveals 11 more Australians have joined the ranks of account holders with more than $100 million in super.
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Prime minister proposes joint parliamentary committee if Voice is successful
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
Politicians from across the divide will be involved in developing the Voice to Parliament if the referendum succeeds, but the opposition has cast doubt on the process.
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Australia 'much better prepared' for bushfire threat this summer, says minister
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The emergency management minister tells Insiders authorities are better prepared for this summer compared to the months leading up to the Black Summer fires in 2019 and 2020.
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Women strip searched at Qatari airport fear similar incident could happen again
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The lawyer representing Australian women subjected to invasive body searches at Doha airport say they're worried there is an ongoing risk to women flying Qatar Airways.
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Energy Minister says replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear would cost $387 billion
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The federal government releases figures to try to shut down growing calls from the opposition to consider nuclear as part of Australia's future energy mix, with Energy Minister Chris Bowen saying there would be a "massive cost to pay".
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The government's $10bn housing bill has passed parliament, paving way for 30,000 new homes
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund has passed parliament, paving the way for new social and affordable homes to be built.
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Australians skipping genetic screening tests out of fear it will affect life insurance coverage
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
Life insurance companies are accused of "genetic discrimination" in determining coverage and premiums, with researchers finding some Australians are skipping tests that could detect risk of disease to avoid the results affecting their life insurance.
Nation's first cyber security coordinator appointed, as government reckons with hack affecting big four banks
By political reporters Stephanie Borys and Nabil Al-Nashar
As law enforcement agencies respond to a data breach at a law firm that kept the big four banks and the Health Department as clients, the federal government announces it has finally filled the role of the nation's first cyber security coordinator.
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Housing minister won't rule out dumping signature $10b fund in favour of easier paths to building housing
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The federal government has left open the option of pursuing housing options that will be met with less resistance, after failing to pass its signature $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.
Lidia Thorpe in the Senate accuses Liberal David Van of sexual assault, but later withdraws comments
By political reporters Nicole Hegarty and Stephanie Borys
Lidia Thorpe told the Senate the then prime minister moved Victorian Liberal David Van's parliamentary office after she alleged he had sexually assaulted her.
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Greens offer another option on key housing legislation
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The Greens are trying to strike a deal with the federal government to ensure more social and affordable homes are built.
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'The boomers are coming': Aged care minister leaves door open for levy for ageing Australia
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The aged care minister leaves the door open for wealthy people to fund their own aged care, or imposing a levy on Australians to pay for rising costs, as baby boomers begin to enter the system.
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PwC asked to hand over more information amid new investigation into leak
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
PriceWaterHouse Coopers insists it will comply with a request to hand over information to the Tax Practitioners Board looking into the leaking of confidential treasury documents.
Tobacco industry to face tougher restrictions by 2025 under planned laws
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
Health warnings on individual cigarettes and new graphic images on cigarette packets are among changes the federal government plans to introduce.
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Lack of detail stopped federal police initially investigating PwC breach
By political reporter Stephanie Borys
The Australian Taxation Office raised concerns about a confidentiality breach at PwC to Australian Federal Police in March 2018, but a lack of detail meant no investigation was launched.