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• No explicit ban on protests outside places of worship likely for WA

  03-08-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Bans on protesters congregating outside places of worship are unlikely to be introduced in WA, despite suggestions from senior Jewish legal figures amid heightened antisemitism.
  
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• Abortion clinic-style bans on protests outside WA places of worship unlikely

  03-08-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Bans on protesters congregating outside places of worship are unlikely to be introduced in WA, despite suggestions from senior Jewish legal figures amid heightened antisemitism.
  
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• Minister tells Hanson to 'turn up and answer questions' after barring ABC, Guardian — as it happened

  03-08-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Amanda Rishworth says Pauline Hanson must "turn up and answer questions" after the One Nation leader barred ABC and Guardian journalists from a press conference in Victoria.
  
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• Live: Minister tells Hanson to 'turn up and answer questions' after barring ABC, Guardian

  03-08-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Amanda Rishworth says Pauline Hanson must "turn up and answer questions" after the One Nation leader barred ABC and Guardian journalists from a press conference in Victoria. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Liberal MP signals Coalition will seek to strengthen gambling ad laws

  03-08-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal MP Simon Kennedy has signalled the Coalition will seek to strengthen the government's gambling advertising laws before parliament. Follow live. 
  
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• Why a teen Allegra Spender wore a hoodie to annoy mum Carla Zampatti

  03-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Allegra Spender on her fashion mogul mother Carla Zampatti, the "joy" of politics and why no Liberal Party leader has ever tried to lure her into the fold. 
  
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• Dinners at Rinehart’s mansion, Hanson loans, an offensive film: One Nation’s sources of cash

  03-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The mining billionaire is sometimes a late withdrawal from the $10,000-a-ticket dinners. But guests can still enjoy the sweeping river views with Pauline Hanson.
  
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• Allegra Spender on the hardest decision she's ever made

  03-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Allegra Spender discusses her fashion mogul mother Carla Zampatti, the "joy" of politics and why no Liberal Party leader has ever tried to lure her into the fold. 
  
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• End of the super-cycle: Big call on the national property market

  03-08-2026 15:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Property values have been on a 30-year upward cycle. One of the nation’s top economists believe its finally come to an end.
  
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• Best of cartoons, August 4, 2026

  03-08-2026 12:54 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• ‘What drugs do you want?’ How betting companies lured Luke Bateman into gambling more

  03-08-2026 04:29 via smh.com.au
  
  “I was out in this room doing drugs with all of them. This is like the CEO, the founders, the VIP managers,” the former NRL player told a Senate inquiry.
  
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• ‘What drugs do you want?’: How betting companies lured Luke Bateman into gambling more

  03-08-2026 04:01 via smh.com.au
  
  “The entire sort of C-suite of the company was there. All the management team administration, and they were sort of all in a backroom doing drugs together,” the former gambling addict said of one event.
  
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• Big tech to pay more if no deal reached with Australian media

  03-08-2026 03:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Companies like Google will have to pay a higher percentage of their ad revenue to media companies if they fail to make a deal, but have won a key concession that protects the broader revenue of their business. 
  
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• Ex-NRL player reveals drug offers during crippling gambling addiction

  03-08-2026 00:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Luke Bateman says gambling company employees unofficially offered him illicit drugs in order to cultivate a relationship with him when he was high-spend punter. 
  
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• Ex-NRL player reveals betting companies offered to arrange illegal drugs

  03-08-2026 00:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Luke Bateman says gambling company employees unofficially offered him illicit drugs in order to cultivate a relationship with him when he was high-spend punter. 
  
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• Ex-NRL player alleges gambling staff offered drugs as he lost thousands

  03-08-2026 00:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Luke Bateman says gambling company employees unofficially offered him illicit drugs in order to cultivate a relationship with him when he was high-spend punter. 
  
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