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• Liberals accuse government of backdown on aged care program

  20-08-2026 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A government program that helps older people with shopping and transport has been extended, after ongoing uncertainty about its future. 
  
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• MPs in stoush over art display naming killed Gaza children

  20-08-2026 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia's parliament suspends Nationals MP Lachlan Hunter for four days after he used a debate to call out what he branded an "antisemitic" art exhibit that displayed the names of children killed in Gaza. 
  
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• ‘Embarrassing backdown’: Labor’s last-minute reprieve for 800,000 Australians

  20-08-2026 08:01 via smh.com.au
  
  More than 800,000 older Australians will still get Meals on Wheels and other programs at home after Labor abandoned a plan to merge them into its under-pressure aged care system from next year.
  
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• Israeli ambassador rejects 'political attacks' on report clearing soldiers in Frankcom killing

  20-08-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Israel's ambassador Hillel Newman defends the IDF investigation clearing its soldiers of criminal wrongdoing in the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, saying the findings should not be attacked if they "are not suitable to one's political agenda".
  
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• Albanese dinner host's family fortune linked to corruption scandals involving relatives

  20-08-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China.
   
  
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• Albanese dinner host's family fortune linked to corruption involving relatives

  20-08-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China.
   
  
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• Why there will be more police with more powers in Perth's CBD this October

  20-08-2026 04:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The Land Forces defence expo was the site of ugly clashes when it was last held in Melbourne. As its next edition approaches in Perth, the WA government wants to give police more power for "public order".
  
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• Police could get new powers as a major defence expo approaches in Perth

  20-08-2026 04:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The Land Forces expo was the site of ugly clashes when it was last held in Melbourne. As its next edition approaches in Perth, the WA government wants to give police more power for "public order".
  
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• ‘Hawkie would like to see you’: Lessons, power and nostalgia from 30 years in the press gallery

  20-08-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  From Bob Hawke’s cigar-smoke charm to Anthony Albanese’s tech battle, Tony Wright farewells three decades inside Parliament House.
  
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• Central Queensland advances bid for major defence hub

  20-08-2026 01:24 via abc.net.au
  
  New details have emerged on a business case for defence investment as central Queensland hosts a significant army training operation.
  
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