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• Risks and rewards of playing diplomatic football in the Pacific

  11-07-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  In a contest for Pacific influence against China, Australia's football diplomacy comes with risks and rewards.
  
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• NRL isn't just a game in the Pacific, it's part of a diplomatic 'knife fight'

  11-07-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  In a contest for Pacific influence against China, Australia's football diplomacy comes with risks and rewards.
  
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• Why the government won’t cut cigarette excise to combat illicit tobacco

  11-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The government is under pressure to deal with the illegal cigarette trade by slashing excise. But the nation’s illicit tobacco commissioner says that may not be the answer.
  
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• Wells held to a different standard after travel controversies

  11-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  For Australian politicians, Scott Morrison's ill-fated Hawaii vacation in December 2019 remains a potent reminder of what not to do in a national crisis.
  
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• The perils of a holiday when you're in a leadership position

  11-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  For Australian politicians, Scott Morrison's ill-fated Hawaii vacation in December 2019 remains a potent reminder of what not to do in a national crisis.
  
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• One Nation’s radical plan to lower inflation

  11-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Admitting the party had not yet become credible on economics, Barnaby Joyce said One Nation would review the operations of Australia’s central bank.
  
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• The easiest city for housing approvals — and the most restrictive

  11-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.
  
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• Most Australian cities make it hard to build homes, but one is bucking the trend

  11-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.
  
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• Roger Cook stared down Labor's powerful factions and won

  11-07-2026 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  This week, WA Premier Roger Cook stood firm against Labor's powerful factions to get the minister he wanted. Three years in, it shows the power he yields, writes Keane Bourke.
  
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• Roger Cook flexes his power with captain's call on new minister

  11-07-2026 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  This week, WA Premier Roger Cook stood firm against Labor's powerful factions to get the minister he wanted. Three years in, it shows the power he wields, writes Keane Bourke.
  
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