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Australia politics live: budget funds to speed up environmental approvals; government repatriates passengers from hantavirus ship

Tuesday’s federal budget to include $500m to fund faster approvals for housing, energy and mining projects. Follow today’s news live<ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.

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Australia politics live: budget funds to speed up environmental approvals; government repatriates passengers from hantavirus shipTuesday’s federal budget to include $500m to fund faster approvals for housing, energy and mining projects. Follow today’s news live<ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.
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