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• Trump wanted NATO to be about him. Instead, it was about everyone else

  10-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Trump demanded to be the centre of attention. But the more significant news out of NATO was really about everyone else.
  
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• PM got Bushie-whacked, but it’s daft to ask a powerful man to objectify real women

  10-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Cliches may create controversy, but they’re also boring.
  
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• How Beijing’s nuclear gambit gave Australia a surprise advantage

  10-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  This week’s test is just a preview of what is to come.
  
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• China’s missile test did not target any one Pacific nation – it was aimed at all of them, including Australia

  10-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s Pacific diplomacy is a proactive response to Beijing’s belligerence and Donald Trump’s dysfunction. But more must be done to deter the communist nation.
  
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• At NATO last year Trump was 'Daddy'. How times have changed

  10-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Trump demanded to be the centre of attention. But the more significant news out of NATO was really about everyone else.
  
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• Five more cases of deadly bird flu confirmed in Australia

  10-07-2026 13:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The latest detection of bird flu is a dramatic escalation in the threat posed to Australia by the deadly H5N1 virus.
  
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• Deadly bird flu detected in local bird as NSW seal tests negative

  10-07-2026 10:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The detection of bird flu in a local species is a dramatic escalation in the threat posed to Australia by the deadly H5N1 virus.
  
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• Pacific leader says China missile test has ‘caused a stir, created tension’

  10-07-2026 08:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Tonga’s Prime Minister joined a chorus of regional leaders condemning China’s testing of a nuclear-capable long-range missile in the Pacific.
  
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• Andrew Hastie signs book deal to set out political convictions

  10-07-2026 07:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The MP for Canning updated his register of interests on Friday to disclose payments relating to a writing project from publisher Allen & Unwin.
  
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• Some of Australia’s most successful leaders never made it to Canberra. Oh, what might have been

  10-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Maybe a Beattie, Berejiklian or Bracks could have been an Australian Andy Burnham. We’ll never know.
  
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• Some of Australia’s great leaders never made it to Canberra. Oh, what might have been

  10-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Maybe a Beattie, Berejiklian or Bracks could have been an Australian Andy Burnham. We’ll never know.
  
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• Deadly bird flu detected in local bird, suspected in seal

  10-07-2026 05:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The detection of bird flu in a local species is a dramatic escalation, with experts warning the virus may now spread across the continent.
  
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• Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and media figure, dies aged 82

  10-07-2026 04:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders, which earned him several stints in jail.
  
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• Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and broadcaster, dies aged 82

  10-07-2026 04:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate, and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders that earned him several stints in jail.
  
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• Angus Taylor slams One Nation saying the party would 'send us broke' if it wins government

  10-07-2026 00:14 via abc.net.au
  
  In his strongest criticism to date, opposition leader Angus Taylor slams Pauline Hanson's One Nation saying the party would 'send us broke' if it wins government. 
  
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