Politics: Australia

Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 hours ago)

Julie Mar says she has sometimes gone without buying groceries to fund her husband's partner visa. A solicitor says the application process can cost upwards of $9,000.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

Ingrid Johnston from Australasian College of Road Safety says Australia used to be a world leader in road safety, but have fallen behind.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

The move comes after special counsel Jack Smith resigned from the department this month after submitting a two-volume report on the twin criminal investigations into Donald Trump. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

Transgender veteran Patricia King says a ban on transgender troops could threaten unit cohesion and cost years of military expertise

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 hours ago)

Thousands of Serbians have protested by blocking a main road in Belgrade demanding accountability for a deadly collapse that killed 15 people in 2024.  

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

Anthony Albanese says "there is no place for this hateful ideology" following the arrest of 16 National Socialist Network members in Adelaide.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

The treasurer is quick to downplay speculation the government could be in striking distance of a third budget surplus. Follow live. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

Minister for Industry and Science Ed Husic discusses the appointment of Professor Tony Haymet as Australia's 10th chief scientist.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

With a federal election looming, a visit to Perth by both the prime minister and the opposition leader leaves little doubt there's a lot at stake in Western Australia.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 hours ago)

Michael Bradley from the Australian Automobile Association has called on the government to publish more road crash data to improve the national road deaths tally. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 hours ago)

Australians could head to the polls in a federal election within months. So when will it be and what are the key seats in the battle to lead the country?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (7 hours ago)

Ex-Labor senator Fatima Payman says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been "petty" in delaying approval of additional staff for her office, more than six months after she quit the party.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (8 hours ago)

The prime minister claims deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley disrespected Indigenous people with an analogy comparing the First Fleet to Elon Musk's mission to Mars.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (9 hours ago)

Elon Musk says he can make the American government great again with deep spending cuts. It's a lesson that could end in trouble for Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (10 hours ago)

Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the ex-Soviet state for 31 years, held a four-hour press conference musing that some of his opponents "chose prison", after winning 88 per cent of the vote.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (14 hours ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (17 hours ago)

Victorian Senator James Paterson is the Shadow Minister for Home Affairs after being promoted to the Coalition leadership group in the recent reshuffle.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (21 hours ago)

Elon Musk's Starlink network is winning Australian customers, but Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says NBN will remain cheaper and get faster.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (24 hours ago)

The prime minister says the abuse activist and former Australian of the Year took the focus away from this year's nominees.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (24 hours ago)

Australia's foreign minister has delivered a message from Auschwitz urging unity "across political difference", where a delegation is marking the 80th anniversary of the concentration camp's liberation. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

The US president promised further tax cuts for workers and touched on his plan to acquire Greenland.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Yoon Suk Yeol's indictment over his botched martial law declaration could lead to a maximum penalty of life in prison, or even the death penalty.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

The tariffs and sanctions were applied to Colombia after the country rejected deportation flights from the United States.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

Labor has far outpaced Peter Dutton on local projects this month amid a political row over spending cuts.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says households would be thousands of dollars worse off without Labor's cost-of-living help. His opposite number says that's nonsense.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Sussan Ley says Australia Day is a day of celebration, likening the arrival of the British First Fleet to Elon Musk's efforts to build a colony on Mars. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The last time a prime minister was returned to office after serving a full term was 2004, when John Howard defeated then opposition leader Mark Latham.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Thousands shun Australia Day celebrations flood Melbourne's city centre to protest against 'Invasion Day'.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

What is the legacy of the first (and perhaps only) term of the Albanese government? The loss of the Voice seems to have frozen his appetite for reform.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Many Indigenous people and allies have marched to raise awareness about important First Nations issues and call for a treaty.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Some of the most outstanding Australians of the Year were honoured in Canberra.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

A lit-up Sydney Opera House, smoking ceremonies on beaches and hot air balloons were among many ways to celebrate Australia Day.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Meanwhile, thousands of protesters turned out against the AfD across Germany as the European nation prepares to head to legislative elections. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

ABC reporter Jade Macmillan says Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary was a test of Donald Trump's influence on Capitol Hill.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Fifty years after the Vietnam War, South Vietnamese veterans and their families are still battling political and logistical obstacles to recovering the remains of their fallen.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

The Trump administration fires about 17 independent inspectors-general at government agencies, an action some fear will remove oversight of his new administration. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Nuclear power has been gaining more interest and attention at global climate summits, as a key weapon in the fight against climate change. But climate advocates say it's still suffering from a terrible reputation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

Donald Trump's re-election has been called a "vibe shift”. Peter Dutton prefers to think of it as a "near revolution”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

An exclusive survey shows a surge in concern about community safety since the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The opposition leader's rhetoric has prompted opponents to accuse him of "grotesque”, trumped-up politics. But do the times suit him?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

The AFL legend, who has been fighting motor neurone disease for more than a decade and has raised more than $100 million towards a cure, has been given the prestigious award.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Professor Megan Davis was at her mother's housing commission home in south-east Queensland when she got the call she would receive the highest Order of Australia award.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

The former Australian of the Year has called out the Murdoch media empire, wearing a T-shirt with the slogan "F*** Murdoch" during a morning tea with Anthony Albanese. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

The opposition leader's refreshed line-up follows the prime minister announcing changes to his frontbench earlier this month ahead of an upcoming federal election. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

As Western Australia sweltered through one of its hottest weeks on record, the heat was being turned up on politicians too as the state election draws ever closer.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has welcomed the confirmation of Pete Hegseth as Defense Secretary. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

The promotion of two women takes to 11 the number of women in Peter Dutton's alternative cabinet, the same number as Labor, though the opposition has far fewer women backbenchers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

The former Australian of the Year has taken a swipe at Rupert Murdoch, saying the media mogul has "ruined the planet”.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Just as Donald Trump is galvanising the world with all his wildness, Anthony Albanese has clearly decided that stability and calm is the best persona he can offer voters as our own election approaches.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

President Donald Trump has ended the federal security detail on his former COVID adviser Dr Anthony Fauci, despite Dr Fauci facing regular threats to his life.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Two Victorian councils' decision to reverse a funding-stop on Australia Day events has frustrated traditional owners who feel ignored.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Expert on presidential transitions Heath Brown says it's much harder to execute Donald Trump's orders as he discusses the next steps for the laws to be implemented. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Australia's online safety regulator was in a legal stoush with Elon Musk's X last year as it sought to remove the video. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Albanese, who once said he loves fighting Tories, used his appearance at the National Press Club on Friday to hit back.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days 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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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days ago)

The former Souvlaki Hut owner said pro-Palestine protests in the CBD made people uncomfortable, urging Victoria to adopt a NSW-style permit system for protests.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days 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 (4 days ago)

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

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 days 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 (5 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 days 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 (5 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 (5 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 (6 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 (6 days ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 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 (6 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 (6 days ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 days ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (6 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 (A week ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

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

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week 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 (A week 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 (A week 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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