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• Tony Abbott makes suppository gaffe.

  08-08-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The infamous malapropism did little damage to Abbott.
  
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• Six times our politicians reminded us not to take politics too seriously

  08-08-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Over the past 25 years of Insiders covering Australian politics, the art of it has sometimes been more finger painting than masterpiece.
  
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• Scott Morrison crashes into a child during a campaign stop soccer game

  08-08-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Scott Morrison crashed into a child during soccer training while campaigning in Tasmania.
  
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• Kevin Rudd takes to the stage at a charity event.

  08-08-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Rudd didn't let a croaky voice stop him from performing.
  
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• Christopher Pyne tells David Speers he wanted to keep his funding fix a "surprise".

  08-08-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  He did promise the $150 million funding issue in his government's higher education package had been resolved.
  
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• Bob Katter speaks in the wake of the same-sex marriage plebiscite

  08-08-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The northern Queensland MP did a U-turn from discussing the same-sex marriage plebiscite to death by crocodiles.
  
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• Bill Shorten didn't need to know his prime minister's position before agreeing to it

  08-08-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The result was a baffling, but nonetheless highly entertaining display of Labor Party solidarity.
  
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• Is Labor taking the country in the wrong direction? This former Albanese adviser thinks so

  08-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The growing schism is, at its core, over whether social democracy belongs to the worker or the social worker.
  
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• Big four banks expect property market to feel pain through 2027

  08-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Banks expect property prices to fall. The debate is whether it’s a crash or just an “air pocket” of turbulence.
  
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• The 19 questions asked in Australia's first complete census

  08-08-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  When you sit down to fill in the census, you will be taking part in an ancient human tradition.
  
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• Here are the questions asked in Australia's first complete census

  08-08-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  When you sit down to fill in the census, you will be taking part in an ancient human tradition.
  
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• The obscure 10,000-item list of medical devices costing patients billions

  08-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  A 2022 medical pricing deal has ended and has left a costly legacy, costing patients and taxpayers billions while industry pockets the profit.
  
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• One Nation takes the fight to Andrew Hastie

  08-08-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Andrew Hastie’s Western Australian seat of Canning is firmly in One Nation’s sights, as its Victorian leader flags conspiracy theories will not form part of the party’s campaign in the state.
  
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• Liberal Andrew Hastie faces mounting pressure from One Nation as party ramps up national expansion

  08-08-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Andrew Hastie’s Western Australian seat of Canning is firmly in One Nation’s sights, as its Victorian leader flags conspiracy theories will not form part of the party’s campaign in the state.
  
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• Hancock slams ‘dehumanising’ ABC Rinehart skit despite apology

  08-08-2026 09:27 via smh.com.au
  
  ABC boss Hugh Marks has apologised to Gina Rinehart for the skit, but her company Hancock Prospecting says that does not go far enough.
  
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• Corruption hunter wants more resources to tackle government contractors

  08-08-2026 01:58 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's corruption watchdog faces "significant" resourcing challenges and needs new powers to perform its functions effectively, according to its commissioner.
  
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• Corruption hunter wants more resources, power to tackle government contractors

  08-08-2026 01:58 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's corruption watchdog faces "significant" resourcing challenges and needs new powers to perform its functions effectively, according to its commissioner.
  
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• Gun owner candidate says signage rules make him a target

  08-08-2026 00:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Candidates in Tasmania's election continue to feel exposed as election material such as advertisements, signs or pamphlets must include the "true name and address" of whoever produced them.
  
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