Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 minutes ago)

In handing down his early assessment of Cleveland Dodd's death, the coroner could have given a vote of confidence in the Department of Justice's response to the tragedy. He didn't. WARNING: This story discusses incidents of self-harm and contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (An hour ago)

The education minister has promised new powers to strip childcare centres of funding if they do not meet safety standards. Follow live.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 hours ago)

The coroner investigating Western Australia's first recorded death in youth detention says there is significant evidence the teenager's needs were not met, and indicated he may call for a wider-ranging inquiry. WARNING: This story contains the name and image of an Indigenous person who has died.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

Assuming Liberal leader Sussan Ley takes a COMCAR to Parliament House, the rest of the Liberal women can get there in a Corolla.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

"There's a real assembly line for incoming politicians that has changed the nature of the kinds of people that get elected," a political academic tells the ABC.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 hours ago)

Macquarie Point Development Corporation releases virtual tour video of the proposed new Hobart AFL stadium

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 hours ago)

Russian President Vladimir Putin also speaks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for the first time since 2022.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (7 hours ago)

The president also suggested DOGE would look at Elon Musk's US government subsidies, indicating a widening fight between the president and his former supporter.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (12 hours ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (16 hours ago)

The federal government evacuates five Australians from Iran on a commercial flight from Mashhad airport in the country's east to Dubai.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (20 hours ago)

The federal government evacuates five Australians from Iran on a commercial flight from Mashhad airport in the country's east to Dubai. Follow live.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (20 hours ago)

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is under pressure from the union movement to overhaul his proposed hit on wealthy superannuation account holders.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (21 hours ago)

A study published in the Lancet journal projected more than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people could die because of the Trump administration's dismantling of the US Agency for International Development.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (22 hours ago)

The Australian National Audit Office found several issues with the National Reconstruction Fund Commission since its creation in 2023.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

It's a new financial year, which means a new budget is in place. But what does this mean for West Australians, and can they expect to be better or worse off over the next 12 months?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

Despite house prices nearly doubling in the last five years, regional South Australia is still a buyer's market, according to fresh research.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A day ago)

AI is championed by some as the biggest technological advance since electricity. New research shows it could boost Australia's economy by $115 billion annually.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A day ago)

The energy minister says new projects could not export everything they produce and need to offer at least something to the local market.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

At an inquest probing WA's first recorded death in youth detention, the Justice Department apologises for its failings "connected with Cleveland's death". 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The prime minister has argued that Australia's spending is more honest than NATO's as he comes under pressure from the White House to put more dollars into defence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

Peter Dutton shocked the industry by promising a domestic reservation scheme on massive LNG exporters. The Albanese government might deliver on his threat.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The former prime minister says the superannuation system is now a "community standard” and a binding force between all Australians.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will not set defence expenditure targets, but will rather focus on investing in the defence capability the country needs.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia will not set defence expenditure targets, but will rather focus on investing in the defence capability the country needs. Follow live.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 days ago)

The National Anti-Corruption Commission's report included details of text messages between the sisters where they laughed about the plan.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

The issue of gender quotas is the one philosophical and cultural mountain that the Liberal Party has never been prepared to climb. Now former PM Malcolm Turnbull and senator Maria Kovacic are the latest Liberal names to weigh in.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

First Nations man and founder of Cuz Boxing Joe Hedger spends his days helping young people at risk. As Canberra raises the age of criminal responsibility to 14, services like his will be at the forefront of change. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Crucial WA election staff will be given a pay rise after a review sparked by a litany of problems at the March poll found their roles were more complex than expected.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

It's an oft-repeated tale — the battle for the Adelaide parklands — and one that is again rearing its head, writes Leah MacLennan.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 days ago)

Local medics say at least 23 people were killed by Israeli air strikes and gunfire in the Palestinian enclave, as Arab states and the United States renew efforts to reach a ceasefire.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

This week David Speers interviews Social Services Minister Tanya Plibserk.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

A more effective and cheaper way to best get help to those who need it is doable, says the Grattan Institute.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

The US president's liberation day tariffs are due to return from July 9, with warnings they could do as much inflation damage as the pandemic.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

The former prime minister says Australia needs to lift defence spending but argues it must also develop its links to China.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Labor was reduced to a rump in 1966. Here's how it came back to win the 1972 election.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

The value of assets seized from criminals is soaring as they try to hide their ill-gotten gains in luxury cars, handbags and watches.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Billionaire Elon Musk doubles down on his distaste for President Donald Trump's sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, hours before it was narrowly cleared.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

A warp of the week in news; the Israel-Iran ceasefire, and the NATO conference

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Mike Bowers talks the week in political cartoons with Glen Le Lievre

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani vows to 'reject Trump's fascism' in speech after former Governor Andrew Cuomo's concession.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (3 days ago)

Immigration Minister Tony Burke says High Court-ordered revisions have made the preventative detention regime unworkable and he is instead focused on paying countries to take members of the NZYQ migrant cohort.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

From next week, people leaving a violent relationship will be eligible for up to $5000 in financial support.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

Australia is about to spend $10 billion on a new fleet of frigates, with German and Japanese ship makers battling for the contract.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

I had to read Abundance when I saw the treasurer and half of the cabinet had devoured it. How far they'll take the book's advice is not abundantly clear.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (3 days ago)

One in 10 children aged nine to 14 are on the NDIS in some parts of the country, showing how families without other options have come to rely on the scheme.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (4 days ago)

After a Sydney university was warned for allowing sanctioned Iranian state broadcaster PressTV on campus, Liberal senator Dave Sharma says it should not be the university enforcing sanctions, but DFAT.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

The opposition's new energy spokesman will attack the cost of Labor's renewable energy goals, as the Coalition wrestles with a commitment to net zero.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

The CCC recommends a former Geraldton police officer, who fatally shot an Indigenous woman in 2019, be prosecuted after he wrongfully rammed a police car into a vehicle and lied in official documents.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Melissa Clarke is joined by Middle East expert and former political prisoner in Iran's notorious Evin jail Kylie Moore-Gilbert.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Online violent extremist group Terrorgram, which was formally listed today as a terror organisation, has been linked to an alleged plot to kill a NSW MP.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Wages started to climb soon after Anthony Albanese's election in 2022, but changes to the tax system meant people didn't see most of that extra cash.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Days after Sussan Ley said she was open to the Liberal Party having gender quotas when it came to selecting candidates, Angus Taylor shut down the idea.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Jim Chalmers welcomes the news that Australian investors will likely escape a 15 per cent tax that would have been imposed on them as part of Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill".

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

It's been "burned in” the federal opposition leader since before she came to parliament. And it's why she's so insistent now she's at the top.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

There's a desperate need for more social housing to help solve the property crisis — but the WA government's acquisition of an East Perth apartment complex shows there's also a delicate balance.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

Moderates and conservatives are split over whether the party should force itself to boost female representation with a formal mechanism, or whether it can be trusted to do so organically.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

The online group, which has been referenced in the manifestos of several terrorists around the world, will be listed as a terrorist organisation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

Sussan Ley wants to fundamentally reshape the Liberal Party and appeal to more women. She has her work cut out for her.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

The opposition leader's comments were the political equivalent of shrugging your shoulders and saying "meh”.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (5 days ago)

A new ruling, supported by six of the Supreme Court's nine judges, will also allow states to cut off reimbursements to Planned Parenthood for many low-income Americans.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (5 days ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

This week in politics Sussan Ley fronts the National Press Club, job cuts are coming for Parliament House and questions remain unanswered about US military operations on Australian shores.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

The US and its allies are increasingly alarmed over China's control of the global trade in minerals needed for military hardware such as warplanes and missiles.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

The same forces that came after my brother are now moving in broad daylight. These are not isolated incidents. They are warnings meant to suppress speech, punish resistance, and make people afraid to resist.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

The share of people working in the private sector has slumped to an all-time low, with a record number working in the public bureaucracy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

I've always done my best to protect our kids online. But I was shocked to realise I'd inadvertently left them able to access violent, misogynistic, hateful and psychologically unsafe material.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (6 days ago)

Anthony Albanese, Penny Wong and Tanya Plibersek all spoke in support of the US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities. It would have been unheard of at the start of their careers.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

As figures shown in parliament outline the level of overcrowding in Western Australia's prisons, the Justice Department says increased family and domestic violence charges are a factor. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

Defence Minister Richard Marles announces at the NATO summit that Australia will deploy ADF troops to Europe to help protect international humanitarian aid for Ukraine.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (6 days ago)

The Australian Sanctions Office has investigated an event held on the campus of Western Sydney University as possibly breaching sanctions placed on PressTV, Iran's state media outlet.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

If my comfortable home of 20 years were built today, it wouldn't be up to scratch. But in our quest for better living, have we forgotten what's really important?

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

NATO countries will lift their defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP. Here's what it could mean for them – and how it could hit Australia.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

A man accusing NSW MP Gareth Ward of sexually abusing him when he was 18, has told a court he reported the incident to police after discovering the politician was responsible for vulnerable children.  

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Cheaper mandarins, discounts on new homes and easing rental pressures have brought down key measures of inflation.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley opens a major address with an acknowledgement of country and speaks of her "respect" for public servants, marking a subtle shift in tone from a Coalition election campaign that saw the Liberals nearly wiped out of Australia's major cities.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

In a speech traversing the personal and political, Sussan Ley opened the door to gender equality quotas, saying it was "fine” if Liberal state divisions imposed them.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

WA's corruption watchdog is investigating how a man who killed two women in Floreat was able to legally own firearms.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is representing Australia at NATO in the Netherlands. How might he win the chance to speak to US President Donald Trump?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Sussan Ley addressed the National Press Club for the first time as opposition leader, saying she is prepared to be a "zealot" to get more women preselected in winnable seats. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

More violence has erupted at an aid distribution centre in the Palestinian enclave as fighting between Israel and Hamas has continued.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Queensland's renewable energy plans have become a little clearer, but advocates say they still cannot see how the state will meet its goals of reaching net zero by 2050.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

With so many questions about how this ban will work it might be time for the government to clear a runway for a temporary landing. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

It seems without deeper reform the childcare system will continue to bleed public money while failing the children it's meant to serve. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

A frustrated US president swore on the steps of the White House, after Israel and Iran appeared to breach a truce, saying the two countries "don't know what the f*** they're doing". 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says she is confident the implementation of laws banning young people from social media will be complete by the December deadline, but people should not expect them to work overnight. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

A two-day NATO summit at The Hague is intended to signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the alliance remains united, despite US President Donald Trump's repeated criticisms and threats to pull out if defence spending targets aren't met.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Labor's thumping election win delivers a boost for the PM in his party room, but the political certainties of decades past look to be over.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will confront her party's electoral thrashing and announce a second, deeper review of the Liberal Party's mission and purpose.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

The prime minister has not met Trump face to face more than five months into the US leader's second presidency.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Seven hopefuls have been announced as candidates on the Tasmanian Nationals ticket, include a smattering of former Jacqui Lambie Network MPs, a former Liberal and others who have previously run as candidates.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Anthony Albanese says he wants to see the Israel-Iran ceasefire, as announced by Donald Trump, implemented. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Julie Inman Grant writes to new Communications Minister Anika Wells, advocating for the inclusion of the video-streaming platform. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

As millions of Americans march in the US 'No Kings' protest, The Last King of Queensland shows what lessons can be learned from Joh Bjelke-Petersen's reign.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

The federal opposition has had its staffing allocation slashed by the Albanese government, in a move labelled "vindictive and nasty”.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

After an issue-plagued state election, the WAEC is now down on senior staff members as it prepares for another round of elections.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Four in 10 young teenagers have been exposed to harmful content such as eating disorder videos on the platform, which is set to escape the child social media ban.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

The federal government looks more distant than ever from the Trump administration despite endorsing its decision to strike.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

A day after releasing a statement that did not directly mention the strikes and called for peace, the Albanese government has endorsed the bombing.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The head of a local government advocacy organisation is in court this week for an intervention order hearing over allegations of harassment.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

The Iranian parliament has voted to halt shipping through one of the world's key energy choke points, risking retaliation from the US.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Anthony Albanese calls for Iran to go back to the negotiating table, saying the world has "long agreed" the nation cannot have a nuclear weapon. Take a look back at the day's coverage.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Two 'sovereign citizens' are sentenced to a month in jail in Western Australia, with a judge warning their "extremely dangerous" ideas would not be tolerated.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Anthony Albanese says action to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon was acceptable, but that talks should now resume. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

For the first time, the treasurer has flagged the risk posed by US government bonds, which are a cornerstone of the global financial system.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

The Albanese government sees a window of opportunity for reform through consensus politics. But will the Coalition smash it?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The Australian government has stuck to its position of de-escalation in the wake of the Trump administration's attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites, stopping short of endorsing the key ally's actions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

The United States bombs three nuclear sites inside Iran, with Donald Trump warning "future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier". 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

David Speers discusses the week's political news with Raf Epstein, Phil Coorey and Sam Maiden.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Confirming voters' fears is the best hope the demoralised Coalition has of putting itself quickly back into a competitive position. But that would be a mistake.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

David Speers interviews Shadow Home Affairs minister Andrew Hastie.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

Mike Bowers talks the week in political cartoons with Jack the Insider.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (A week ago)

A warp of the week in news; the Israel-Iran conflict and how the US may respond.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Women don't need protection. They need promotion. They need power. Recognising that is the best way for the Liberals to return to power themselves.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (A week ago)

Jim Chalmers says boosting productivity is central to his economic agenda. In an exclusive interview, he maps out how he hopes to do it.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The 16 per cent caucus increase is a win for Albanese but risks becoming a challenge, as party elders warn controlling a larger caucus comes with managing ego and ambition.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

With a few words, Donald Trump waves away the advice of the entire US spy infrastructure and its assessment that Iran was not trying to build a nuclear weapon.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Economic experts have endorsed the WA government's future-focused budget, but warn a tight labour market could be its biggest roadblock.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that in his view the whole of Ukraine is "ours" and cautions that advancing Russian forces could take the Ukrainian city of Sumy as part of a bid to carve out a buffer zone.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

There was no mistaking the impression that the treasurer is emboldened by the election result and wants to seize his moment.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Treasurer Jim Chalmers, anxious to raise the bar on reform, is asking us to be more than ourselves. But can he be more than himself?

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington says she has moved to immediately suspend the director, Linzi Wilson-Wilde, pending a show cause notice for removal.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

As India prepares to count its population and redraw the boundaries of its parliamentary constituencies, some states are pleading for their people to have more children.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Australia has closed its embassy in Tehran, while the US president says he'll decide whether to intervene in the war within two weeks.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A company contracted by the government to assess technologies for verifying the ages of online users says it can be done privately, robustly and effectively.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A group of Pilbara traditional owners has written to the federal government as pressure mounts to reveal the conditions of its North West Shelf extension.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Tax reform is back on the political agenda!Treasurer Jim Chalmers has opened the door to debate on tax changes as a way of improving productivity and repairing the budget. Melissa Clarke is joined by Chair of the Productivity Commission Danielle Wood.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

From abolishing stamp duty to slashing income tax, here are some ideas expected to be presented to Jim Chalmers after he opened the door to tax changes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

American authorities once attempted to deport John Lennon, ostensibly for possessing cannabis.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The PM will not travel to next week's NATO summit, after flagging possibility of landing meeting with US president. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

ACT Opposition Leader Leanne Castley says no "formal complaints" have been lodged by staff following MLA Peter Cain's resignation from her shadow cabinet over leadership concerns. Meanwhile, Mr Cain says he raised concerns with Ms Castley more than once before his move to the backbench yesterday.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused her party colleagues of trying to 'annihilate' her after she sued John Pesutto for defamation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The behind-the-scenes work to prepare Anthony Albanese for next week's NATO summit is the strongest sign yet that he will attend.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

In a bid to insulate WA from global turmoil, Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti's first post-election budget pays for the basics and then seeks to build a fortress around the state's economy.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

To the extent anyone is paying attention, Sussan Ley has made a better start than many, including some Liberals, had expected.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The comments about Iran's supreme leader by Israel's defence minister Israel Katz come after Iranian missiles struck a hospital in Beersheba. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The environment minister claims he has won "broad agreement” for Labor's pledge to beef up nature protections, but there's one reform he does not want.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

If Donald Trump snubs the PM yet again, Anthony Albanese's political enemies will make hay with it. That will not guide his next steps.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

An emotional witness tells the court she informed police after the men accusing MP Gareth Ward of sexual assaults confided separately to her but were too afraid to report him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

About 1500 Australians have asked the government for help to flee Iran and almost as many to flee Israel amid the escalating conflict.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Canberra Liberals MLA Peter Cain's resignation from shadow cabinet came as a surprise to other party frontbenchers.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Roger Cook's government has handed down its second budget — and the first since he was elected in his own right at the March state election. Here's what you need to know. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Population growth is easing, but there's a dynamic in the visa system that shows why the numbers aren't falling even faster.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

This year's budget cements the state as the nation's economic engine room as West Australians brace for higher power bills amid rising global instability. 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

After a meeting of stakeholders to discuss reforms to 25-year-old environmental laws, Murray Warr says many of Australia's biggest concerns, including housing, climate change, and productivity, depend on the "urgent task" being accomplished.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is downplaying suggestions the prime minister's potential trip to NATO is linked to Donald Trump, insisting it is important to be there given the conflict in the Middle East. Take a look back at the day's coverage.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Canberra Liberals MLA Peter Cain resigns from the shadow cabinet, citing concerns about the party's leadership.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejects the US president's demand for "unconditional surrender" and says US intervention would lead to "irreparable damage".

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Children as young as 15 were repeatedly misidentified as being in their 20s and 30s during government tests of age-checking tools, sowing new doubts about whether the teen social media ban is viable.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Politics (2 weeks ago)

After the two previous terms of government failed to reform environmental approval laws, Environment Minister Murray Watt brings together stakeholders to see if an agreement can be struck to finally update the EPBC Act.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

When the prime minister talks about "an Australian way” of doing things and highlights his deeper engagement with Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, he is signalling a slow movement out of the American orbit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

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

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Sydney Morning Herald - Politics (2 weeks ago)

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

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