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Australia is failing to recognise the qualifications of highly trained permanent migrants, former Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson says. 

Victorian universities are abusing Freedom Of Information laws, according to one union, as transparency concerns grow. The claim follows a Four Corners investigation that revealed universities spent $1.8 billion on consultants in one year.

There are growing calls in Australia for free public transport amid the Iran war with two states putting in place free services on a temporary basis. But in France, almost 50 cities have free public transport.