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• Victorian election candidate finds bullet holes in campaign sign

  04-11-2026 23:02 via ABC News
  
  The independent candidate releases a statement after finding the bullet holes, saying he is determined to win the election to turn the page on divisive politics.
  
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• Victorian election candidate finds bullet hole in campaign sign

  04-11-2026 23:02 via ABC News
  
  The independent candidate has released a statement after the bullet hole discovery, saying he is determined to win the election to turn the page on divisive politics.
  
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• Live: 'We are copping it': Minister hopes fuel prices will drop after US midterms

  04-11-2026 20:59 via ABC News
  
  The education minister says he hopes petrol prices will fall following the US midterm elections, which saw Democrats make huge gains. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Education ministers consider screen time and generative AI limits in schools

  04-11-2026 20:59 via ABC News
  
  Education ministers agree to consider imposing screen time limits and restrictions on kids using generative AI at schools across the country. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Acting PM labels US midterms a 'great democratic event'

  04-11-2026 20:59 via ABC News
  
  Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says the US midterm elections yesterday were a "great democratic event". Follow live.
  
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• Acting PM labels US midterms a 'great democratic event' — as it happened

  04-11-2026 20:59 via ABC News
  
  Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says the US midterm elections were a "great democratic event".
  
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• Will Trump's midterms wipeout hit Australia's already shaky economy?

  04-11-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  As Australia faces economic uncertainty, the US midterms have thrown another variable into the mix: a wounded and unpredictable Donald Trump.
  
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• Trump has been humiliated — will he take it out on the world?

  04-11-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  As Australia faces economic uncertainty, the US midterms have thrown another variable into the mix: a wounded and unpredictable Donald Trump.
  
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• Trump has been humiliated in midterms — will he take it out on the world?

  04-11-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  As Australia faces economic uncertainty, the US midterms have thrown another variable into the mix: a wounded and unpredictable Donald Trump.
  
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• Albanese and Chalmers are mired in the swamp. One could be gone before the next election

  04-11-2026 19:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The usual tensions between prime minister and treasurer, which simmer when the government looks cooked, could easily boil over. The danger signs are there.
  
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• Under pressure on inflation, PM seeks cuts to bypass Shoebridge, Taylor veto

  04-11-2026 18:30 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Several people told this masthead Labor did not want spending cuts that would create protracted brawls, only to be torpedoed in the Senate anyway.
  
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• Australia’s immigration backlash goes mainstream – and Hanson reaps the rewards

  04-11-2026 15:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  A landmark national survey reveals record opposition to migration and rising prejudice against Muslims and Jews, propelled by the populist right.
  
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• Best of cartoons, November 5, 2026

  04-11-2026 13:55 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• An even more unpredictable Donald Trump is the world economy’s worst nightmare

  04-11-2026 09:54 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The Reserve Bank has plenty of concerns about the Australian economy. The fallout from the US midterms just adds to those worries.
  
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• Pauline Hanson, the High Court and the judges’ war of words

  04-11-2026 09:50 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Judicial tensions have broken into open ground. Senior judges are now attacking each other in public speeches.
  
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• Commonwealth defends cramping teens’ implied speech rights to curb digital dangers

  04-11-2026 07:38 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Barristers defending the teen social media ban from a High Court challenge suggested other ways for under-16s to participate in political debate.
  
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• ‘We double down’: US House Speaker Mike Johnson vows to take back the House in 2028

  04-11-2026 05:42 via ABC News
  
  US House Speaker Mike Johnson has addressed the results of the Midterm Elections as the Democrats claimed control of the US Senate. 
  
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• Former defence chief urges rethink of Australia’s relationship with China

  04-11-2026 05:21 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Chris Barrie warned Australia must not blindly follow the US, as he joined ex-Labor minister Peter Garrett to launch a report demanding the AUKUS submarine pact be scrapped.
  
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• Too risky, too costly: AUKUS should be scrapped, finds Peter Garrett-led inquiry

  04-11-2026 02:37 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The inquiry has accused successive Coalition and Labor governments of concealing the true costs and dangers of the agreement.
  
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