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• Ashton Hurn can’t distance herself from Liberal Party’s internal problems forever

  07-08-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader says South Australians are not interested in the internal machinations of the Liberal Party. That does not mean they're not significant, writes state political reporter Thomas Kelsall.
  
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• US yen intervention blindsides Europe, puts global economy on alert

  07-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Global economic policy now seems at the mercy of an exceptionally casual approach to information, scribbled on a notepad, awaiting an update on Scott Bessent's to-do list.
  
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• The $60b deal that every state wants to get rid of – bar one

  07-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  It was supposed to cost $2.3 billion. But the Scott Morrison-era deal to placate Western Australia is on track to cost more than 20 times that figure.
  
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• Global economic policy seems to be at the mercy of Bessent's to-do list

  07-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Global economic policy now seems at the mercy of an exceptionally casual approach to information, scribbled on a notepad, awaiting an update on Scott Bessent's to-do list.
  
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• Death threats, doxxing and deepfakes: How online abuse hampers women in politics

  07-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The rise of women in politics has been accompanied by a surge in vile online abuse. It could be putting women’s lives – and Australia’s democracy – at risk.
  
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• Albanese returns to a gambling debate ready to catch fire

  07-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The explosive evidence heard at a two-day inquiry into Labor's proposed crackdown on wagering advertising has proved a watershed moment for the increasingly friendless bill.
  
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• Time to end Western Australia’s armchair GST ride

  07-08-2026 09:12 via smh.com.au
  
  A Productivity Commission interim report will fuel pressure to rethink how GST is distributed.
  
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• ‘The bill should not pass’: Australians with disability escalate fears over NDIS cuts

  07-08-2026 08:59 via smh.com.au
  
  In the last week, the Australian Human Rights Commission, the major disability networks and more than 100 academics have urged the government to pause its $35 billion cuts.
  
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• Visa overstayers to have work rights revoked if asylum claim rejected

  07-08-2026 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is expected to take a hard line on temporary visas as it continues to consider ways to reduce Australia's migration figures.
  
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• Completing the census is compulsory. Skipping it can result in a hefty fine

  07-08-2026 08:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Some questions have fallen away since the first census in 1911, while others have been introduced. But no matter where you are, you must fill it in – or pay a whopping fine.
  
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• Labor MP questions social media value after alleged online threats

  07-08-2026 06:59 via abc.net.au
  
  A man was charged with threatening NSW MP Liesl Tesch the same week research found most female politicians and women running for office had received online abuse.
  
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• Hanson feuds with media, concedes using party funds for luxury hotel

  07-08-2026 04:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The One Nation leader conceded on Friday that she used party funds to pay for a $900-a-night five-star hotel in London, but denied leaving rooms empty while she travelled to Italy.
  
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• Like her soulmate Trump, Hanson hasn’t flamed out. We need to understand why

  07-08-2026 03:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Both share a teflon coating and staying power that has defied the pundits. Both keep saying the unsayable – and that’s what works.
  
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