Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 minutes ago)

US President Donald Trump is departing the G7 summit early, leaving Anthony Albanese still waiting for his first meeting.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (20 minutes ago)

The US president will leave the G7 summit after tonight's leader's dinner, according to the White House, before a planned meeting tomorrow with Anthony Albanese. Follow live.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (An hour ago)

Follow our rolling coverage of the day's headlines from Australia and beyond today.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

A custom desk that the Department of Parliamentary Services spent $20,000 to make is back in the building after being mothballed, but the department is playing coy on who has it.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 hours ago)

After a former immigration detainee allegedly "critically injured" a man in Melbourne at the weekend, the shadow Home Affairs minister questions why the government is not using powers granted to it to re-detain the cohort.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (12 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (14 hours ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's first meeting with US President Donald Trump will test the diplomatic skills of both men.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (15 hours ago)

A man who accused former NSW government minister Gareth Ward of sexual assault told a friend he was afraid to report the allegations because of the MP's political influence, a court has heard.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (16 hours ago)

Defence Minister Richard Marles has warned defence officials and top brass he's willing to shake up the bureaucracy to ensure it delivers major projects on time. Take a look back at the day's coverage below.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (16 hours ago)

In one of the most important meetings of his career, Anthony Albanese will put access to critical minerals on the table while safeguarding AUKUS.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (16 hours ago)

Look back on the news that made headlines from around Australia on June 16.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (17 hours ago)

Affordable housing is shaping up as a major focus for the Cook government in the lead-up to Thursday's budget, with a shared ownership scheme the latest offer.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (18 hours ago)

Defence Minister Richard Marles has warned defence officials and top brass he's willing to shake up the bureaucracy to ensure it delivers major projects on time. Follow live.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (22 hours ago)

Residents in the Iranian capital Tehran are reportedly leaving the city after a barrage of strikes on Sunday, as both sides trade heavy blows for a fourth straight day.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (22 hours ago)

Despite his salary increasing, Anthony Albanese is outranked by some senior Australian office holders, but he is still among the best-paid world leaders.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

A Grattan Institute report has found one in five Australians have been charged an "extreme" specialist fee, as out-of-pocket costs and public waitlists soar.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

Since its inception, divisions within the Reserve Bank over the direction of interest rates have been secret. That is about to come to an end.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Ukraine receives the bodies of another 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war with Russia, as part of agreements to exchange both prisoners of war and the dead, Ukrainian officials say.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

As she packs up her electoral office, the former MP reflects on an election that left her flanked by police and worried someone would attack her home.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Thousands gathered in Washington for the parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US Army, which coincided with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Tasmania's snap election has encouraged more candidates to step forward, with former senior Liberal Elise Archer, union leader Jessica Munday and ex-Salmon Tasmania's Luke Martin to run, among others.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

The foreign minister warns the Israeli and Iranian governments to show restraint, while avoiding comment on the legality of Israel's strikes on Iranian military and nuclear facilities and the world's largest gas field.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

Australia's foreign minister has backed Israel's entitlement to keep itself safe from the threat of Iran, but has not explicitly endorsed Israel's military action.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

David Speers discusses the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, Australia's response, and the upcoming Trump-Albanese meeting on AUKUS with Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Insiders panel including Greg Sheridan, Katina Curtis and Waleed Aly.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Speaking with Insiders host David Speers, Foreign Minister Penny Wong reveals she directly urged Iran's Foreign Minister to exercise restraint following Israel's pre-emptive strikes on Iran Friday.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

David Speers discusses the week in Australian and global politics with Waleed Aly, Greg Sheridan and Katina Curtis.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Mike Bowers talks the week in political cartoons with cartoonist Cathy Wilcox. The pair discuss the PM's efforts to get a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the upcoming G7 Summit, and this year's King's Birthday honour list.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Israel pounds Iran for a second day. Iran responds with more missiles and drones. As calls for restraint are ignored, the Prime Minister is pushing ahead with his trip to Canada for the G7 summit.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

The paranoia inside Iran right now must be overwhelming — if Mossad can pinpoint figures like revolutionary guards commander Hossein Salami and army chief of staff Mohammad Bergheri, it can take out political and religious leaders, too. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Australia's closest ally is giving a spirited impression of behaving like a cantankerous bear ahead of G7 summit in Canada.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The global tech giant will boost its investment in Australia to $20 billion by 2029 to meet surging demand for access to artificial intelligence, web storage and hosting, and more.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The prime minister has outlined his priorities for his meeting with the US president, which is scheduled to take place on the sidelines of next week's G7 meeting.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Anthony Albanese will visit the Seattle headquarters of tech giant Amazon to spruik a multi-billion-dollar expansion of Australian data centres, ahead of flying to Canada for the G7 summit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

A fringe benefits tax exemption on sales of some hybrid electric vehicles ran out on March 31. Since then, sales have plummeted.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Despite global and local conflicts, Donald Trump says he is going to the summit, raising pressure on Anthony Albanese to secure a face-to-face meeting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Fossil fuels are still the dominant source of electricity, but the owners of coal plants are increasingly unlikely to spend money to make them reliable.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Rabbits were introduced to Australia during colonisation, with 'plagues' causing widespread environmental, agricultural and economic destruction. Nowadays the pest is controlled using biocontrol, but experts say without funding the population could soon be out of control.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

The birthkeeper at the centre of an ABC story about "sovereign" was filmed setting a copy of the article alight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

With Donald Trump in the White House, AUKUS under review and China stalking our seas, Australia must develop independent capability, quickly.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days ago)

Anthony Albanese has warned Australians to avoid the Middle East as he visits Fiji before heading to the US and the G7 meeting in Canada.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

This week David Speers sits down with U.S. based economist, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute and professor at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers to ask the question: are Trump's tariffs working?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is "alarmed" by the escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia is "alarmed" by the escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran. Follow live.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt flags possible delays to Woodside's response to his provisional approval of an extension to the controversial North West Shelf project in Western Australia.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Malcolm Turnbull has chipped Scott Morrison over the AUKUS deal, saying the former PM's "great achievement" may be leaving Australia with no new submarines.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Let's never knock a summit, but let's not be taken in by the suggestion that the planned August meeting, involving employers, unions and the government, will mark some breakthrough moment. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days ago)

The Australian PM is not yet sure of a sit-down with Donald Trump at the G7 summit, but if they meet, he needs to come away with at least one win.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Less than six weeks into his second term as prime minister, Anthony Albanese's honeymoon has been interrupted by his first real test: Donald Trump. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Imported plastic, which makes up most of Australia's plastic waste, is being scrutinised as the nation joins a global "wake-up call" to end plastic pollution.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Senior Australian government sources say the snap AUKUS review might be designed to gain leverage as Americans push Australia to spend more on defence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Defence Minister Richard Marles and AUKUS architect Scott Morrison insist they are confident the United States will keep supporting the $368 billion submarine deal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

A review of the AUKUS deal by the Trump administration is simply responsible government but instability of US politics raises alarms the submarine deal could sink.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

The $2.4 million settlement between the Commonwealth and Brittany Higgins was investigated after a complaint by Senator Linda Reynolds, who now alleges the former attorney-general exceeded his powers.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Former prime minister Scott Morrison labels critics of AUKUS and the US alliance delusional.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

A potential in-person meeting between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump is still anticipated, but senior sources told the ABC it was too soon to be "definitive" and there were "lots of moving parts".

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

We were never likely to get any submarines, and all the deal does is tie us ever closer to an increasingly volatile and aggressive America.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Anthony Albanese needs to make AUKUS great again by super-sizing the existing deal and offering the Trump administration more than was agreed to under Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

The National Anti-Corruption Commission has investigated corruption claims made regarding a settlement paid by the Commonwealth to former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Australia's defence minister insists he is not concerned about the country's prospects of acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, despite the US government announcing a review of the security pact.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Chief elections analyst Casey Briggs takes us through the state of play as the Tasmanian election campaign begins.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Victoria's Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission has been asked to investigate Moira Deeming's offer to delay bankruptcy proceedings against John Pesutto.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

A global survey shows Australians have some of the most negative attitudes in the world towards the US president.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Demonstrations against Immigration and Custom Enforcement actions are planned across the US in coming days as opposition to the Trump administration's immigration raids grows.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Two economists last month released their research into the impact of AI on 11 occupations covering 25,000 workers and 7000 workplaces across Denmark.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

The new investigation will examine an existential crisis that threatens to keep the party out of government for a generation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

The best Herald artworks of the week from across the board.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

After one of the closest electoral contests in Australian history, the party faces a diabolical dilemma.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Michaelia Cash says Labor must explain "in full" why it imposed targeted sanctions on two Israeli ministers. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

The curfew was put in place on Tuesday at 8pm local time and is in place until 6am on Wednesday.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

A blistering audit finds the government agency tasked with managing Western Australia's water is "not doing anywhere near enough" to protect the resource amid a drying climate.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

The government is under pressure to fund at least 20,000 new at-home care packages for older Australians who need additional support, after the implementation of sweeping sector-wide aged care reforms were postponed.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Michaelia Cash says Labor must explain "in full" why it imposed targeted sanctions on two Israeli ministers. Follow live.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff is asked by journalists why he's pursuing an election rather than standing down as Liberal leader

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are accused of inciting and supporting systemic violence against Palestinians and aggressively expanding illegal settlements.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Internal and external reviews are underway after the Sunshine Coast Council revealed five years of financial errors, in the order of $30 million, that could leave a $20 million hole in its budget.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Commodity exporters will face falling demand and poorer nations could take decades to recover from sluggish economic growth, as tariffs and economic uncertainty weigh on growth.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says Australia has joined the UK, Canada and New Zealand in sanctioning Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich for inciting violence against Palestinians.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

In a fiery resignation letter, ex-Greens senator Dorinda Cox accuses her former party of racism and ignoring serious claims she raised. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

The next three years will determine whether the prime minister can lead big national conversations that have the capacity to change the country.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

The contest is heating up between German and Japanese firms competing for a $10 billion contract to build a fleet of new warships for the Australian navy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Anthony Albanese pointed to a new economic vision in a major speech which also set guard rails for his upcoming negotiation on tariffs with US President Donald Trump.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlines his priorities for his second term in office in his first major speech since his emphatic election win.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

With one mine still temporarily shut down and another smelter about to pause its operations, GFG Alliance workers across Australia are being left in limbo as Sanjeev Gupta's business woes continue. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Despite growth in the number of residential homes and a slowdown in price growth, the value of Australian homes across all states climbed in the first three months of the year.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The PM has used a speech to the National Press Club to announce an expert round table focused on economic growth and productivity.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has outlined his priorities for his second term in office in his first major speech since his emphatic election win. Follow live.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

John McKechnie announces he will finish up as Western Australia's Corruption and Crime Commissioner at the end of the month after 10 years in the role and a decades-long career.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

A federal environment protection agency is back on the agenda as a controversial gas project approval brings focus to the government's long list of overdue environmental reforms.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Lawyers for the crew of the Madleen say the activists have been wrongfully detained by Israeli authorities, who intercepted the ship trying to take aid to the war-ravaged strip.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

An investigation into allegations a senior public servant hired a family member and let them skip the queue for government-funded housing is called "wholly inadequate" by the man tasked with overseeing WA's corruption watchdog.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The Albanese government is facing pressure from its backbench to move quickly on sweeping changes to environment laws after a contentious gas project was granted provisional approval.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

It's been branded by some as "the worst insult to all Australians”, but there is a case amid the controversy for Scott Morrison's royal-endorsed gong.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Generation X is overwhelmingly in charge of government and increasingly holding the wealth.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The new funds towards missiles and submarines came as NATO publicly urged European nations to increase their defence budgets.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Speeches from prominent politicians featured attacks on the European Union and migration policies, as they seek to rally French voters ahead of presidential elections.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

In his first major speech since the election, Anthony Albanese promises Labor will focus on urgent necessities in its second term – and rebuilding trust in government.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

As the space race once again heats up to a level not seen since the Cold War, the United States has found itself in an unenviable position of reliance on SpaceX.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says axing red tape would mean faster building as Labor is on track to fall short of its target to build 1.2 million homes by the end of the decade.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Indigenous employment rules have been dropped from two-thirds of Commonwealth contracts, meaning $70 billion worth of contracts did not have to hire a minimum number of Indigenous people or use Indigenous businesses.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Western Australians could see a realignment of public holidays to coincide with the east coast and have an additional public holiday added to the calendar as soon as next year, WA Premier Roger Cook says.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Northern Territory federal MP Marion Scrymgour slams current and former governments for "taking their eye off the ball" regarding Aboriginal deaths in custody, while a grieving grandfather tells police to "get off our backs".

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

From retirees and MPs to farmers, Labor's new super tax increase is not as simple as it sounds. Here's how it will affect you – and your tax bill.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Law enforcement officers push back agitated protesters outside a federal detention centre in Los Angeles.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

US President Donald Trump pledges 'very hard' punishment for protesters who spit on law enforcement agents in Los Angeles.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The 30th prime minister has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for his "eminent service" to the country and direction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

We have an understanding of where the PM stands on most things by now, but what is he building towards? What sort of Australia does he envision?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Scott Morrison has been recognised with 829 other people in this year's King's Birthday Honours list.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

US President Donald Trump warns Elon Musk could face "serious consequences" if his former ally and campaign benefactor tries to help Democrats in upcoming elections.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

The federal opposition went to the last election opposing the government's tax cuts. Now it says it backs tax reform on one condition.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Multiple part-time jobs is increasingly the norm for young Australians as signs emerge the overall jobs market is softening.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The Coalition remains committed to its defence spending target of 3 per cent of gross domestic product by the end of the decade, as Shadow Finance Minister James Paterson suggested the opposition would be open to considering broader tax reform. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Fossil fuels are warming the planet. Liberal democracy is under attack. Does Australia's government understand what's happening? 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

US Border Patrol officers fire tear gas in an attempt to disperse angry crowds outside an industrial park in the city of Paramount.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The WA government claims gas produced in WA is needed to help other nations steer clear of coal and decarbonise after the approval of a 40-year extension to the North West Shelf Karratha project. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

This week David Speers interviews Shadow Finance Minister James Paterson.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The US vice-president says a 'blood feud' between Donald Trump and Elon Musk is bad for the country.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

A wrap of this weeks political news; tension in the US-Australia alliance as Anthony Albanese prepares for his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

This week Mike Bowers talks pictures with cartoonist Eleri Harris.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Participation rates are highest among six-year-olds, of whom 15 per cent of boys and 7 per cent of girls are on the scheme.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Derelict Queensland island resorts that were once playgrounds for the rich and famous are facing a state government takeover, amid frustrations they have been used for land banking.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Commissioner Adrian Warner says technology that makes e-scooters safer could be rolled out, along with a new regulated category for more powerful devices.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Ukraine's drone attack on far-flung Russian air bases captured the attention of defence experts. So what lesson can Australia learn from this operation? Retired Army Major General Mick Ryan joined David Speers to discuss what Australia needs to do to be drone and combat ready.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The federal government has promised to close the loophole that allowed employers to cancel paid parental leave after a stillbirth or early infant death.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

With political chaos in the US, and mounting belligerence in our region, Anthony Albanese must weigh opportunity against risk to keep Australia safe.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Hours before Dorinda Cox put herself forward to be deputy leader of the Greens, she was spotted having breakfast with unusual dining companions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

To the secretive sect, messages from its leader are treated as holy writ. This one put its members on the national stage.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Solomon Islands government blocked a group of Taiwanese officials from entering the Pacific country earlier this year, stirring fresh concerns in Taipei that it might be locked out of a key regional meeting in Honiara later this year.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Cairns Mayor Amy Eden is under fire for saying she had conducted online checks on retirement village residents opposed to a controversial change that will see huge council rate hikes.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Victorian government's newly minted drought response taskforce meets for the first time, in the midst of mounting desperation from farmers struggling in the big dry.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The toppling of Tasmania's premier has drawn strong reactions from across Australia. Some are calling it a "fiasco" while others say the turmoil has turned the state into the nation's "laughing stock".

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The expectation of an interest rate cut next month has soared in recent days. With more predicted cuts to follow, that could mean lots of Christmas cheer for the nation's shoppers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The prime minister has declared he will never imperil Australia's prized strict biosecurity standards in his tariff negotiations with the president.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Royal Perth Hospital's head of trauma services says a huge number of preventable e-scooter injuries are leaving lifelong effects, as a friend of last weekend's fatal crash victim says his death was avoidable.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Nationals leader and shadow trade minister say the Albanese government shouldn't trade away Australia's biosecurity to secure an exemption from US tariffs. Take a look back at the day's coverage on ABC's business and markets blog.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The UN says there is evidence the Australian engineer was tortured as he spent more than four years in an Iraqi jail. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Queensland senator Matt Canavan wants the coalition to dump its policy in support of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Households on the Gold Coast have been hit with a special levy in their rates to cover the $50 million cost of recovering from the natural disaster in the city's budget.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The opposition leader has declared numerology was not responsible for her decision to add an extra "s” to her first name – despite saying so more than a decade ago.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Nationals leader and shadow trade minister say the Albanese government shouldn't trade away Australia's biosecurity to secure an exemption from US tariffs. Follow live. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A government source says beef is being positioned as a bargaining chip to help reset trade ties after the US imposed harsh tariffs on Australian exports. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

If Jim Chalmers wants to be remembered as a reforming treasurer he needs to sometimes work with the Coalition. That should start now.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The government is aiming to secure a carve-out from steel and aluminum tariffs which Trump unexpectedly doubled last week at a rally in Pennsylvania.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The WA Combat Sports Commission declines an application for professional bare-knuckle boxing fights. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Coalition has formally agreed to oppose Labor's changes to superannuation taxation, with the deputy Liberal leader vowing to oppose the changes without compromise.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Israeli prime minister revealed the bodies of Judy Weinstein-Hagi and Gadi Hagi have been retrieved from Gaza by Israeli forces.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

One of the letters to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese calls on the government to apply "sustained diplomatic pressure to lift the blockade" on Gaza for medical supplies, food and water.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

This week in politics the parliament has achieved gender parity despite tone-deaf commentary, an independent triumphed after a recount and Dorinda Cox changed her tune. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Greens senator says her former colleague's decision to party hop is unfair on voters, and has accused the prime minister of hypocrisy for welcoming her.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

South Australian Treasurer Stephen Mullighan has unveiled the 2025-26 state budget. Here are the winners and losers. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Coalition has formally agreed to oppose Labor's changes to superannuation taxation, with the deputy Liberal leader vowing to oppose the changes without compromise. Follow live.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The problems in the system have been laid out and there's a growing chorus of voices demanding urgent action before more lives are lost.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

It's taken more than a month, but the final seat from the May 3 election has been decided… pending a potential court appeal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The comment is an escalation of the party's criticism of its former senator, Dorinda Cox, who it had previously wished well.

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