Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A team of software testers found that platforms did not ask for age proof on any of the 50 accounts they opened after the ban was in force.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Despite Beijing's insistence that the launch was a "routine” test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Solomon Islands PM says a ballistic missile test carried out by China is "not the act of a friend", sentiments echoed by several Pacific leaders.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

One of the nation's top economic forecasters warns the next two years will also be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and more poor wage growth.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Make no mistake, news that maverick Liberal Bridget Archer will be acting Tasmanian premier for a week is a significant step towards her eventually taking over from Jeremy Rockliff — a move sure to enrage those who believe they have a more rightful claim.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Australia accused China of failing to give enough notice of long-range missile test as a flurry of Pacific nations also criticised Beijing's stance.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Paul Papalia's resignation for family reasons sparks a by-election in the WA minister and Labor stalwart's southern Perth seat at a time when disgruntled voters are increasingly turning to One Nation. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also criticised the test, labelling it "provocative", and says his government has escalated concerns with Beijing. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale says China's long-range missile test is evidence of the need for a regional pact with Australia.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Tasmanian government and a local council welcomed a bold plan to transform Launceston's CBD from a man who may have been running insolvent companies at the time, an investigation shows. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

House prices have risen at three times the rate of wages over the past 30 years, hurting the young, their job chances and family plans, a productivity expert has said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Top officials warn egg farmers they may need to bring roaming birds indoors as yet another case of the deadly H5N1 virus is confirmed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

It's what the kids would call cringe. You might also call it garden-variety sexism. Why did Anthony Albanese do that podcast, and why did he drag Kylie into it?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A Chinese submarine has test-fired a nuclear-capable long-range missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific, Chinese media has confirmed.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

WA Labor stalwart and senior state cabinet minister Paul Papalia has announced he is quitting politics after nearly two decades, triggering a by-election in his southern Perth seat.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Anthony Albanese plays 'shag, marry, date' on the Bush Deep podcast.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Australia and Fiji have struck a new defence alliance in a major victory for the Albanese government's efforts to limit China's influence in the Pacific.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Anthony Albanese made the comments during a game of "shag, marry, date" on the Bush Deep podcast on Friday, which have been widely condemned as inappropriate. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The comments were condemned as inappropriate for the nation's leader to make.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Chinese government informed governments in the region about the test earlier today, the ABC has been told. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The AFP commissioner will promote Pacific police training as a model for the United Nations when she addresses police delegates from 140 nations this week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

As one Labor MP said the law should be reviewed, Tim Costello said Labor's carve-out for streaming ads laws was "the most generous gift to the sports betting companies I have ever seen”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to seal a major new security pact with Fiji on Monday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Auction clearance rates have fallen, following increases in interest rates and the governments' changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

David Speers interviews Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan on Tony Abbott's speech, immigration policy, multiculturalism, housing prices and renewable energy. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Shadow energy minister Dan Tehan says the Liberal party is not entertaining thoughts of forming a coalition with One Nation.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

If you watched greyhound race videos on Tasracing's website, you would likely never know that dozens of dogs were injured or killed during events last year.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The first national plan of its kind is broadly criticised by gay rights proponents and legal experts for supporting the status quo.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Everyone wants a better life. But young people have lost confidence that it's within reach.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

At a time of political anxiety and social upheaval, a dip in housing values does feel existential. But only if you look at property as purely a wealth-accumulation vehicle.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

There should be rules against jumping on the World Cup bandwagon to illustrate a political point, but the Socceroos' valiant effort against Egypt offers a timely real-world test.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A security industry insider tells the ABC the agency cannot afford to "just hire dweebs" as ASIS pivots to a new recruitment strategy aimed at women. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Addressing Labor faithful on Sunday, the prime minister is sharpening his attack on One Nation and the Coalition after the successful passage of his contentious tax reforms.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

As Asian language enrolments wither Australia is failing to make lasting ties within our region. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

After guiding the country through a tumultuous six months, the Albanese government faces tough fiscal and political decisions. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The ACT senator lost the balance of power at the last election. His team decided to sit down and thrash out a fresh strategy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Australian politics is in the chaotic phase. The ALP, One Nation and the Coalition compete. One party will be flung into oblivion.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Critics say streaming services will be flooded with gambling ads when Labor's "opt-out” model starts allowing them to show ads in quarter-time and half-time breaks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

In life, the former Liberal federal vice-president pushed the party to the right. In death, she might take its base from underneath it.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has backed ASIO after China's ambassador lashed out at the spy agency.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A vast array of ocean wanderers have been brought to Australia's doorstep. And we don't know why.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has doubled down on calling former prime minister Robert Menzies a "Nazi appeaser" at the National Press Club.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Among the most sustained features of John Howard's premiership was its attack on multiculturalism.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A loophole in the government's new childcare safety legislation allows educators who have breached safety standards to continue operating. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

After decades of growth, Australian house prices are slowing. Here's what a fall could look like.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The proposed laws, which will force social media giants to crack down on anonymous accounts, have sparked warnings from privacy advocates.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Calculated gambles are not really Anthony Albanese's political style. That's why his reluctance to grasp the nettle of gambling ads is curious.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Australia's gas companies are poised to cash in on a huge revenue surge in the fallout from the Iran war, intensifying calls for higher taxes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Liberal MP Simon Kennedy argues the federal government's proposed changes to gambling advertising laws contain a streaming loophole.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The change will guarantee an extra layer of human oversight when determining the appropriate level of care for older Australians.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Anthony Albanese loves winning, whether it be elections or tennis. But the government lost a few games this week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A key ALP conference will be the launchpad for a new platform arguing for workers to have a stronger voice in how technology is deployed.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A mortgage broker forked out $16,500 on Canberra's night of nights to take his grudge about budget tax directly up to the prime minister in a tennis match at the Lodge.   

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Coalition demanded Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy apologise for calling the country's longest serving prime minister a "Nazi appeaser”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Pauline Hanson said her party had complained to Meta, and she believed those behind the posts were chasing money "using my name which gets clicks”.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Senior economics correspondent Shane Wright breaks down the impacts of interest rate rises and changes to tax breaks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Frontbench MP Andrew Hastie vowed to stay on and contest the next election for the Liberals as the party attempts to turn around its fortunes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

"Massola identified in exceptional detail the factional figures in the Labor and the Liberal parties and their roles in policy and leadership debates,” the judges said.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Liberal frontbencher James Paterson says Pat Conroy should apologise for comments made about former prime minister Robert Menzies. Take a look back at the day's coverage here.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The slight recovery in Labor's polling shifts assumptions about what's in store for the remainder of this parliamentary term.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

At its current processing rate, the scheme will not be able to clear its backlog before it closes.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Albanese government will target social media influencers and individuals who promote gambling on social media as part of its proposed laws restricting advertising.   

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

On the day Andrew Hastie vowed to die before kneeling to One Nation, Angus Taylor was squirming over whether he supported multiculturalism or monoculturalism.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Australian mortgages are so large that the nation's interest bill is higher than when official interest rates were almost 20 per cent.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy is set to appeal to the Labor faithful to get behind AUKUS as he announces a defence shake-up targeting wasteful spending. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Seemingly innocuous legislative changes could hamper the military's ability to fight terrorist groups, a former air force commander has warned.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

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

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Lorraine Finlay said introducing tougher penalties and stronger powers without sufficient scrutiny was unlikely to fix weaknesses in the Albanese government's social media ban.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Many households are hearing unwelcome news when they contact their electricity retailers as power retailers increase rates outside the free midday window.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Senator David Pocock has accused the government of entertaining the idea of weakening copyright laws for AI giants.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Last year, disaster was coming from higher house prices. Now it's disaster as prices fall. Australia needs to find some consistency.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A major south-east Queensland water retailer has backed down on a planned price hike, which left the government's key cost-of-living measure in tatters.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Randwick councillors vote against a plan to introduce hundreds of parking meters at some of Sydney's popular eastern beaches, with council staff to now look for other ways to improve the turnover of parking spaces.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

China's ambassador to Australia attacks ASIO over allegations of foreign interference aired in a video played at an agency event.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Although a big moment in diplomacy, the Vanuatu agreement has come at a clear reputational cost to Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

An international hackathon hosted at an Australian university has drawn protests from Ukraine after organisers ignored pleas to bar the Russian delegation.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Liberals, it seems, can't resist returning to damaging infighting, even in the one part of the country where things have been going quite encouragingly for them.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Anthony Albanese has sidestepped questions about whether house prices will continue falling, following the release of data today showing a 0.4 per cent drop in home values.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Coalition talking points, obtained by the ABC, make almost no direct mention of One Nation despite the minor party surging in the polls.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

China's top diplomat attended a speech by ASIO boss Mike Burgess last week, sitting in the second row. He didn't like what he saw.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Accounting firms could be asked to split their lucrative consulting services from their audit functions and individual firm partners could face far greater scrutiny and penalties for legal breaches, under a shake up of the industry being consulted on by the federal government.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A new federal report recommends a serious crackdown on election campaigners' behaviour: "It is only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Home owners and renters could save hundreds of dollars by opting into a new scheme available to all electricity customers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Rate rises, unaffordable homes and the government's tax changes are behind another fall in value of the nation's homes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 weeks ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

When Liberal backbencher Simon Kennedy was a teenager, one of his high school teachers asked to borrow money for his gambling addiction. He says he ended up accompanying the teacher to Gamblers Anonymous meetings.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Australia's peak Jewish group is urging Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to deny a visa to a prominent comedian who has accused Israel of bombing its own embassy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

A handful of Liberal MPs told a Coalition party room meeting that the opposition should take a strong line on gambling reform rather than wave Labor's laws through.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

A network of paid overseas influencers is targeting Australian voters to turbocharge support for One Nation. And it seems to be working.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The Melbourne childcare provider has been cut off under new powers that allow the federal government to withdraw funding due to safety breaches.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Australia's peak Jewish group is urging Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to deny a visa to prominent comedian Bassem Youssef.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

From tax cuts to wage increases, here are some of the changes starting July 1.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Angus Taylor claimed bureaucrats let catastrophic 2003 fires rip. That narrative has been rejected by the man who led the containment effort, who also demanded an apology.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Police believe the person has sent more than 100 threatening letters to parliamentarians over the past decade, and they have "very real concerns” about the content.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Former talkback host turned ACT Liberal leader Mark Parton has labelled Pauline Hanson's One Nation a "whingeing, grievance echo chamber”.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Liberal MP Garth Hamilton has been suspended from the House of Representatives for 24 hours after an outburst during Question Time.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The Victorian Forestry Transition Program is ending. In the regions that relied on the timber trade, the question is whether it worked.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The invention of the wheel helped transform the world, but it seems too many Australian businesses would rather re-invent the wheel than use it.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The government has introduced laws allowing the eSafety Commissioner to compel companies to hand over internal documents to prove they tried to enforce the under-16 ban.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Vanuatu's prime minister vowed to release the text of a similar agreement with China "once I get a clearance from Beijing”.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

A South Australian couple who spent $250,000 on fertility treatments say the government's IVF rebate will make a "huge difference" for people trying to conceive.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

State Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the meaning of the term "headlock", after alleging her party room colleague Matthew Guy assaulted her.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Regional West Australian courts closed amid a stoush over security services are set to reopen about a month earlier than originally planned.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The Reserve Bank created $500 billion and slashed interest rates to deal with the pandemic. It might do things very differently during the next crisis.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has dismissed Hanson's monoculture as '80s nostalgia, saying: "Are we going to watch reruns of Neighbours?”

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh says her party needs a rebrand after support for the Coalition hit a new low in the latest opinion polls.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

S&P Global predicts service cuts across the country as interest bills on record debts finally start to bite. See how your state compares to the rest.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Two things happened last week that give us a much clearer picture of what the world is going to be like from now on.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Santos, BHP, Woodside and others have an "extensive presence" in childhood settings through more than 260 programs, a new report identifies, as senators say classroom programs and lessons written by the industry should be examined through a senate inquiry.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The PM displays a new optimism – in both the rationality of Australians and his government's ability to convince them what must change.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

In a deeply personal account to the antisemitism royal commission, the former federal attorney-general has called for an overhaul of hate speech laws.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

A crowd-funded probe into the $368 billion submarine pact will hear expert warnings that Australia is completely unprepared for a worst-case radiation emergency at HMAS Stirling.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The Bank of International Settlements has predicted major economic damage from the boom in artificial intelligence, and it's been correct before.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The conventional wisdom is that Canberra is a largely left-leaning city, but the national capital is now among places in One Nation's sights as support for the party surges across the country.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

We've come a long way since it was Pauline Hanson who didn't know the meaning of big words.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Karl Stefanovic has dressed up a blatant grab for attention as a free-speech crusade. It's laughable.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Four months ago, as Pauline Hanson's party surged, I thought it would hit its limits. It kept on surging. But is it risking that by trying to appeal to the middle ground.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Six months into Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s, the federal government has announced tougher laws that it says will hold big tech to account and keep kids safe online.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Tech giants will be more harshly investigated and will face $99 million fines if they fail to comply with the government's social media age limit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Community Strong Australia will seek to bring Zoe Daniel and Kylea Tink back into the fold, and to convince independent MPs to back the party in the Senate.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The end of a financial year isn't just the time to cruise the stocktake sales, it also ushers in several substantial legal and financial changes.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Revelations about an NT shadow minister's dicey driving history — and the Opposition Leader's failure to disclose it — come as another blow to NT Labor.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

The Victorian Liberal Party is competitive in the polls just months out from the November state election. But will party infighting blunt its winning edge?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

An unfortunate side effect of the incompetent and erratic negotiating tactics of the Trump administration is that some of the underlying stories in the global economy can get overlooked.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender have launched a new political party, Community Strong Australia. It marks another step in the restructuring of our politics.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Critics say the scheme, which offers subsidised home loans, lumps Defence members and veterans with uncompetitive rates.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

The biggest reform package in a generation was made law this week. Now the battle for the prime minister is to see it work on the property market.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Homeless people in Wagga Wagga's Wilks Park camping area have been ordered to remove all personal belongings by July 7. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Angus Taylor's leadership is now being openly discussed by Liberal colleagues, just four months after becoming leader.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Microparties can, in time, grow into a significant political force. Look at One Nation.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Basil Zempilas has had his first brush with the political truism "disunity is death" after MP Jonathan Huston quit the WA Liberal Party, but he's unlikely — at this stage at least — to be the one left in a political grave.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Listening to the culture war showman schtick he has so quickly adopted, Karl Stefanovic is now less a newsman than an ideological performer.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

The H5N1 virus has landed in Australia, via seabirds from the Antarctic, and pet owners have been warned to brace for an almost inevitable outbreak.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will look to strengthen the powers of the eSafety Commissioner to enforce an under-16s social media ban.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Legal experts say the Commonwealth would have risked losing a High Court challenge to counterterrorism laws if it stopped the Australian woman from returning home. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Following the opposition leader's blunder on multiculturalism this week, one Liberal said: "I don't know if he can think on his feet.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Advocates are warning many parents' budgets are at breaking point after the maximum amount centres can raise fees was lifted.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Whistleblowers were at risk of "procedural burnout” while waiting for the National Anti-Corruption Commission, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Best of cartoons, June 26, 2026

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

For all the talk of fraud and fakes, it's everyday profiteering that threatens this vital scheme. People like my twin sister need precious NDIS dollars to work for them.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

The prime minister flagged a fresh tightening of the world-first social media restrictions on Thursday amid growing concern about online pornography, "nudify” apps and violent material.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Parliament House has been Pauline's World lately but increased visibility comes with increased scrutiny and this week revealed that One Nation is not untouchable.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

It is the fifth substantial change that Labor will make to its tax legislation after handing down a contentious budget last month.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

While Community Strong Australia will remain leaderless, the party's constitution says its two MPs oversee who is in and who is out.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

The teal independents have confirmed they are forming a new political party, Community Strong Australia, but are yet to convince crossbench colleagues to join what they call a "responsible alternative" to the major parties.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

The parliamentary committee investigating the last election says it's prepared to summons the Brethren and the lobby group, triggering a dispute over their willingness to attend the inquiry.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Australia's home affairs minister approves the return of a woman who has links to Islamic State and has been in a Syrian refugee camp, saying the government plans to have her under high-level surveillance.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Hodan Abby has been granted permission to return from Syria, but will face "significant and invasive surveillance” upon arrival.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

The government's signature budget bill, which includes changes to capital gains tax, negative gearing and a Working Australian Tax Offset (WATO), has passed federal parliament. Take a look back at how the day unfolded.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Teena McQueen, who served as the federal Liberal Party vice-president from 2017 to 2023, died on Wednesday after a battle with a short but severe medical condition.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A month ago)

Pauline Hanson has chosen one of Australia's most popular national sporting brands and visible expressions of cultural diversity in her pitch for a "monoculture". 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Let us project forward. It's early 2028, and the unofficial campaign for the federal election, due in May, has well and truly begun. Pauline Hanson is helping rule Victoria and has done well in NSW. Will she ride the wave into the Lodge?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A month ago)

Barrister Geoffrey Watson SC and business leaders warn that federal laws favouring union-backed businesses for taxpayer-funded work could lead to corruption.

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