Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (56 minutes ago)

The prime minister has shifted his attack on Peter Dutton from portraying the opposition leader as dangerous to describing him as gutless with no solutions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 hours ago)

Aside from the odd snarl, the PM isn't taking the Coalition's bait. But just because he refuses to take the bait doesn't mean his Labor colleagues won't.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

The prime minister has used his first National Press Club address of 2025 to launch the government's "cash for apprentices" policy, while facing questions about the cost of living, Australia Day, and his falling popularity. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

The opposition leader said the government's stance on the Gaza war made the foreign minister "the most inappropriate person" to attend.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 hours ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will deliver a major speech to the National Press Club as the federal election looms. Follow for live updates.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump has ordered the declassification of assassination files of JFK, RFK and Martin Luther King Jr. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 hours ago)

Education Minister Jason Clare accused the opposition leader of seeking to distract voters from "the mess of his crazy policies”.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (8 hours ago)

Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown has welcomed a decision from the US judge to block Donald Trump's birthright citizenship order. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (8 hours ago)

Defence Minister Richard Marles says he is optimistic the announcement will get more people into the industry.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (9 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to make America the world capital for AI and crypto.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (9 hours ago)

Donald Trump says there's no surprises with the judge in Seattle who blocked the birthright citizenship orders. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (9 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump discusses what role China can play in ending the war in Ukraine. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (10 hours ago)

There's no official ruling on the collective noun for a group of billionaires, but if ever we needed one it was this week, writes Ange Lavoipierre.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (12 hours ago)

With so little known about the spate of antisemitic attacks being carried out in Australia, terrorism and espionage are beginning to look increasingly the same.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

Support for Australia Day being celebrated on January 26 is stronger than ever.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (13 hours ago)

Australians have strongly backed January 26 as the national day after years of argument about changing the date, lifting support to a clear majority.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (18 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (19 hours ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pledge the funds in a major speech on Friday that will also promise help for households on the cost of living.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (22 hours ago)

In a freezing winter, Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun told Australian officials he could not afford a jumper and had to beg other prisoners for soup.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (23 hours ago)

The $333.5 million investment between the Allan and Albanese governments will upgrade the Werribee Main Road — Princes Freeway Interchange and the Ballan Road Intersection.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Donald Trump has discussed TikTok, the January 6 riots, and the assassination attempt on his life in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity. Take a look back on how the day's events unfolded. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Organisers of Melbourne's Invasion Day rally say they have no plans to disrupt the Australian Open, and misinformation suggesting they did has caused "harm and distress".

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

The re-elected US president is now a wildcard in the Australian federal election and presents a diabolical challenge for whoever wins it.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Peter Dutton has shut down his Nationals counterpart's suggestion that Australia should "lean into" the gender debate, after Donald Trump's executive order rejecting recognition of transgender people in the United States. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Jean Lantz Reisz from the University of South Carolina says thousands of refugees are waiting in limbo in camps or in unstable places outside of their country. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

President Donald Trump says the US will impose 25 per cent tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada for distributing fentanyl across the border.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

The US Congress has passed the Laken Riley Act, an immigration crackdown bill that requires the detention of immigrants accused of a crime.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has intensified his attack on the Coalition as the latest polling showed Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in the lead.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Washington Post Texas Correspondent Arelis Hernandez says immigration has been an emotional issue for Republicans and there is a lot of support for the policy from the residents living along the border. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

The US Congress has passed President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown bill that requires the detention of immigrants accused of a crime.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Troy Thompson, who is earning his $225,000 annual salary while suspended, is entitled to a pay rise.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

US President Donald Trump has ordered the US military down to the southern border to close off America to all illegal immigrants.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Veteran federal MP Keith Pitt has resigned from his Queensland seat, but with a federal poll looming it has been deemed "pointless" to hold a by-election.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Ahead of the next federal election, a sophisticated grassroots campaign is again looking to shake up the two-party system and break the major parties' decades-long stranglehold on blue-ribbon seats. This time, some community independents will have the added assistance of a brand new fundraising vehicle.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Politicians aren't afraid of complaining privately about the public thinking they're not productive, now they've got a chance to change that. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

The prime minister has finally switched into gear. But with at most four months to go until we vote, there's a decent chance that he has moved too late.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus confirmed the AFP was investigating whether overseas criminal groups had paid Australians to commit antisemitic attacks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

Conservative critics say the Coalition's economic agenda is tissue-thin. There are mounting calls to go big and bold before the Reserve Bank lowers interest rates.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

When a press release is being released on a meeting's outcomes 67 minutes after the meeting started, it's easy to get the picture that the "meaningful legal reform" being called for from people like anti-Semitism envoy Jillian Segal wouldn't be happening — at least not now.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

A bidding war is brewing in Australia's regional and remote towns as the country wrestles with a worsening doctor shortage.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

The Federal Government continues to face criticism from Israel, and at home, over its response to a rising tide of anti-Semitic attacks in Australia.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw has clarified a statement he released on Tuesday evening.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Along with a flurry of executive actions, Donald Trump's first full day in office featured a pointed sermon, a "nice" letter from former president Joe Biden and the release of January 6 prisoners. These were the key takeaways.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

Peter Dutton leads Anthony Albanese as preferred prime minister, ahead by 39 to 34 per cent after being tied on the key question at the end of last year.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

As demand for healthcare outstrips supply, some country towns have been offering huge incentives to attract doctors but other shires have raised concerns about being unable to retain or attract GPs because they can't afford it. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The ANU found there was no case to punish a student who appeared to give a Nazi salute, despite the deputy vice chancellor agreeing it happened "on a superficial level”.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Victoria's premier has called for "peace" on Melbourne's streets after a ceasefire began in Gaza over the weekend, but organisers of the city's weekly pro-Palestinian protest say they believe there is a need to continue.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

As the Coalition demands more details about the possibility of foreign actors paying for attacks, the prime minister says the AFP investigation must not be compromised.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Some Darwin home owners are experiencing significant increases to their insurance premiums, despite not making claims. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

US President Donald Trump's immigration policies have sparked concerns as a bishop at the National Prayer Service makes a direct appeal to Donald Trump to protect immigrants. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has announced a $500 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure on his second day in office.  

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The crossbench party launches its election year with a cost-of-living measure that would cost $10 billion to cover all school charges.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Israel's deputy foreign minister asks if the Albanese government is "waiting for someone to die" before taking action on anti-Semitism, following an attack on a childcare centre in Sydney.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

President Donald Trump has addressed the situation in Ukraine saying he would like to see the war end. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

US President Donld Trump says there has never been a first day like this, as he praises some of his executive orders.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Organic certification is not legally required for a product to be described as organic, but a business making organic claims must be able to prove them. Some producers say a national standard would give consumers full transparency.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

The Planet America host says Donald Trump's order to send the military to Mexico are worrying.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for unity amid rising anti-Semitic attacks across Australia.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

US President Donald Trump says the people involved in the January 6 attacks have already served years in prisons as he defends decision to issue pardons and commutes.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

After a volatile election cycle, and with a president who for years has defied all norms, it feels like an understatement to say it's going to be a huge four years ahead.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has met with the newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams controversially defected to the Liberal Party in 2020 over a koala policy stoush that threatened the Coalition.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Mariann Edgar Budde urges Trump to 'have mercy' on LGBT youth and immigrants.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

The Israeli Defence Forces' Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has taken responsibility for the failure to protect citizens on October 7.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham says a Dutton Coalition government will be confident in dealing with the Trump administration. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

The Trump administration has withdrawn the US from the World Health Organization and released Capitol rioters.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

A snap national cabinet meeting was held on Tuesday evening after an attack on a childcare centre in Sydney.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Federal police are investigating whether malicious foreign actors are paying local criminals to carry out violent antisemitic acts in Australia.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese buckles to pressure to call a meeting of state and territory leaders to respond to a wave of anti-Semitic attacks over the summer. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump gives his first speech as president at his inauguration to a front row filled with powerful and controversial people. We look at what he had to say. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Alice Miranda Ollstein, healthcare reporter at Politico says there's a worry Donald Trump's orders to withdraw from the WHO could endanger the US and other countries.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan reports outside a Washington prison after Donald Trump signed orders to pardon almost everyone involved in the January 6 attack.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Penny Wong and Donald Trump hardly sound like a match made in political heaven, but there was Australia's foreign minister in prime position.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump is once again the president of the United States following his inauguration. Here's how the historic day unfolded.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

President Donald Trump has declared that America's golden age "begins right now" as he was sworn back into office on a day that featured frigid weather, tech bros, a flurry of executive orders, and a surprise move by Joe Biden. These were the key takeaways.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has danced to YMCA after cutting a cake at the Commander-In-Chief Ball. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump has spoken to soldiers stationed at Camp Humphreys in South Korea.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump dance at the Inauguration Liberty Ball. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump's children have joined in the dance at the Inauguration Liberty Ball.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump dances at the Commander-In-Chief Ball. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

The Swan District Hospital in Perth's east closed in 2015 but now sits derelict, heavily vandalised and requiring 24-hour security, as discussions continue about the site's future and who will pay its remediation.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Crowd does the Trump Dance as YMCA plays while Donald Trump leaves the arena. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump has completed a stunning political comeback after being sworn in for a second time as president of the United States.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump has pulled out the Oval Office letter from Joe Biden from inside his desk. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to allow TikTok to keep operating. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw from the World Health Organisation.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

ABC reporter Carrington Clarke says the US president was in 'full-wheeling mode', breaking away from Joe Biden's stance.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

From pardoning people involved in the January 6 attacks, illegal immigration and TikTok, Casey Briggs analyses some of the key executive orders signed by the US President Donald Trump.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Republican commentator Liz Mair says Donald Trump's second term will see policies being executed 'much more professionally'.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump's youngest son Barron Trump and granddaughter Kai Trump have received a big applause at the Presidential Parade. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Chris Minns describes a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney as 'disgusting' and 'appalling'.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Anthony Albanes denounces the cause of anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Republican commentator Liz Mair says Donald Trump's second term will see policies being executed 'much more professionally'.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Republican commentator Liz Mair says Donald Trump's second term will see policies being executed 'much more professionally'.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Every new Australian bus that has seatbelts will be required to have signs and audio announcements reminding passengers to wear them, as is seen in aircraft.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Another US TikTok outage isn't off the cards. The only certainty is more upheaval, writes Ange Lavoipierre.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Donald Trump has been sworn in as president and taken a massive swipe at Joe Biden's administration in a room filled with former presidents, CEOs and big tech.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days ago)

More than four out of five jobs filled in the past two years have been in public service, health and education.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

As Donald Trump gets set to take office for his second term as US president, Anthony Albanese insists Australians have little to fear when it comes to potential trade tariffs.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Three Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during the October 7 attacks have been handed back in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, hours after a ceasefire took effect in Gaza. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days ago)

The Coalition wants tougher punishments for antisemitic acts, as Home Affairs spokesman James Patterson says: "things have only gotten worse”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days ago)

Australians bought 172,696 traditional hybrids – which have a diesel or petrol engine as well as an electric motor – last year, up 76 per cent on 2023.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Public transport fares would drop to a flat fee of $2.80 for SmartRider holders under a one-zone system WA Labor is promising to roll out if re-elected. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Save Our Arts and its supporters, including Suzie Miller, Charlotte Wood and Tim Winton, are advocating for arts policy and funding to be on the agenda ahead of the federal election.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Amid a summer of violence against Jewish synagogues and homes, the Coalition vows stronger penalties for acts of anti-Semitism, and repeats its call for a national cabinet to be convened on the issue.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Donald Trump pledged to sign multiple executive orders on key issues such as immigration and climate on his first day back as US president.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Federal Minister Clare O'Neil says the Australian government hopes a ceasefire in Gaza in will hold and lead to long-term peace.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

Late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey is one of five people Joe Biden has pardoned the day before Donald Trump's inauguration. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

In Australia, our woeful productivity lately is a source of puzzled discontent and finger-pointing, especially when compared with the United States. But the dark side has been made clear.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

If Anthony Albanese's really lucky, historians will come to see his first term as his worst.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Admirers say the US envoy was charming and curious. Critics say Kennedy's ambassadorship lacked depth and failed to capitalise on her star power.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Small businesses could claim a tax refund for staff lunches or client golf trips under the policy proposal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Labor will offer $2 billion to help aluminium smelters shift to renewable energy, contrasting the subsidies with the Coalition plan to build nuclear power stations.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Gisele Kapterian has been preselected for the blue-ribbon seat of Bradfield, defeating prominent anti-Voice campaigner Warren Mundine who had also been in the running.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

While many protesters hail a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, many say it does not go far enough.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Some social media users have reported seeing rent increases of $2,000 after fires devastated the Los Angeles area. Here's what we know abou the rent-gouging.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

On the edge of an industrial zone in Perth's eastern suburbs lay two roundabouts which have sat as roads to nowhere for more than five years.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

The Guardian's Washington bureau chief David Smith says the rise of tech entrepreneurs will distinguish Trump's second term from his first.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

A South Korean court on Sunday extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention for up to 20 days, saying there was concern he could destroy evidence in a criminal probe into his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Protesters have descended on the Lincoln Memorial in scenes reminiscent of the women's march eight years ago.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

Bill Shorten has hailed the NDIS jobs boom as an achievement as big as Medicare. But economists say it might be a drain on the economy and the federal budget.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will promise tax offsets for business lunches in his first commitment of the election year, but he faces internal party instability.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

The New South Wales Liberal Party has preselected lawyer and former political staffer Gisele Kapterian for the blue-ribbon Sydney seat of Bradfield.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Taiwan carried out its first execution in five years and the first under President Lai Ching-te, upsetting rights groups and the European Union.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

Antarctic researchers are on high alert for a deadly strain of bird flu, which could hit the continent's wildlife at any moment – and from there make its way to Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

The race in Bradfield shaped up as a test of the right-wing establishment's influence in Liberal branches of the blue-ribbon territory.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Labor MP Jerome Laxale says he believes digital payments should be cheaper to use than cash, as he calls on the RBA to ban surcharges for debit transaction.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

The US Supreme Court has upheld a nationwide ban on TikTok that could see the Chinese-owned app removed from app stores across the US. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

The Coalition seems to be relying on the disgruntlement of voters with the government over tough times, rather than actively producing serious policies to do anything about it.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

It appears as if both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are staking their foreign policy legacies on the Israel Hamas ceasefire agreement. And analysts believe both men were crucial to getting both sides to finally reach a deal.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

The Coalition seems to be relying on the disgruntlement of voters with the government over tough times, rather than actively producing serious policies to do anything about it.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Under Anthony Albanese, Labor gives the ever stronger impression that it has never seen a corporation that it won't prostrate itself to.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The WA Liberal leader's vow not to stand in front of the Aboriginal flag at media events if elected premier has been slammed as "short-sighted" and "divisive" by former federal Indigenous affairs minister Ken Wyatt.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

A mining magnates' rivalry is stepping out of the red dirt and into the political sphere with Gina Rinehart and Andrew Forrest's takeovers of iconic boot brands.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said fringe elements, whether in the Muslim community or white supremacists, would face the full force of the law.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

The airline duopoly has defended card surcharges, saying they give customers choice and keep prices low.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The WA Liberal leader's vow not to stand in front of the Aboriginal flag if elected premier has been slammed as "short-sighted" and "divisive" by the former federal Liberal minister for Indigenous affairs.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The Liberals lead Senate candidate for Canberra faces a vote to be disendorsed after being called in for a meeting over claims of branch stacking.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

If you feel like four weeks of leave a year is not enough to rest and recharge, there's a hack you can use to lengthen out your holidays – starting this month.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms his ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, has made direct contact with US president-elect Donald Trump, saying he is confident Mr Rudd can succeed under the Trump administration.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government wants peace in the Middle East to be enduring as he discusses the delayed ceasefire deal in Gaza.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government is playing a role in stamping out anti-Semitic attacks across Australia. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Sydney trains are set to get back on the track after the Fair Work Commission ordered the industrial action cease temporarily before a legal challenge is considered.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

A new budgetary report said it would be 'difficult and expensive' to sell Virginia class submarines to Australia without compromising the US Navy.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Multiple hecklers have interrupted US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's final news conference over the Biden administration's Gaza policy

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Yoon Suk Yeol's time in detention could be extended after the South Korean President failed to overturn his arrest. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

A deal to end the 15-month conflict in Gaza seems no sure thing amid reports some members of Israel's cabinet do not support the move to approve the ceasefire. Hamas says it remains committed to the deal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Speaking from the Oval Office as he prepares to hand over power to Donald Trump, Joe Biden seizes the opportunity of what will likely be his final national address to highlight the accumulation of power and wealth among just a small few.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Authorities will allege the 44-year-old used a social media account to post threats to kill members of a Jewish association on the group's social media page.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

As Palestinians and Israelis in Australia on Thursday woke to a ceasefire deal, there was some relief. But trepidation and grief were the heaviest feelings.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The model of a two-state solution is bruised and damaged but is the only viable way to prevent further and more intense violence in coming years, writes John Lyons.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Despite unemployment climbing slightly to 4 per cent, 56,000 people found work last month, taking the proportion of Australians in work to a record.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he hopes the agreement can "lower the temperature” in the Australian community. Political tensions, however, are bound to resurface.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

South Korea's impeached President is refusing to answer questions from the country's anti-corruption agency after being taken into custody. 

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