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• Victoria's Liberals unveil plan designed to end tobacco wars

  06-11-2026 23:25 via ABC News
  
  The Victorian opposition, led by Jess Wilson, is promising to extend the period shops can be shut down if they are found selling illegal tobacco.
  
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• ‘They don’t have a clue’: Covert tapes expose One Nation turmoil, Rinehart influence claims

  06-11-2026 19:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  In secret recordings Pauline Hanson’s former campaign chief bemoans the populist party’s dysfunction and expresses concern that the billionaire is secretly dictating party strategy.
  
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• Inside the $3 billion battle over defence real estate

  06-11-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  A plan to sell 67 defence sites around the country has become a long-running political headache for the federal government, but it is vowing to press on.
  
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• Payman says Albanese offered her additional staff for her vote

  06-11-2026 18:57 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The claims come a week after One Nation MP David Farley rejected an unsolicited staffing offer over fears the PM was seeking to curry favour.
  
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• Threatening, sexist messages scrawled on balloons left at MP's office

  06-11-2026 09:48 via ABC News
  
  Threatening, sexist and abusive messages scrawled on balloons have been left outside the suburban electorate office of South Australian government MP Jayne Stinson, with police confirming they are investigating the matter.
  
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• We asked about suburban power poles. Now a data centre behemoth is facing two class actions – and a potential takeover

  06-11-2026 09:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  NextDC faces twin shareholder class actions over allegations it hid suburban grid delays while raising $1.1 billion, as rivals circle the wounded tech giant.
  
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• Teen who allegedly attacked boy in filmed assault refused bail

  06-11-2026 06:36 via ABC News
  
  A 14-year-old boy appears in court charged over an alleged attack on a 13-year-old boy which was filmed and shared on social media.
  
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• Teen faces court over alleged armed group attack on boy in Ellenbrook

  06-11-2026 06:36 via ABC News
  
  A 14-year-old boy appears in court charged over an alleged attack on a 13-year-old boy which was filmed and shared on social media.
  
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• Outrage from tiny town results in electoral commission backflip

  06-11-2026 06:16 via ABC News
  
  The VEC had decided the western Victorian town of Kaniva would go without a polling booth on election day, but a group of concerned residents weren't having it.
  
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• Babies made a comeback – but that was before the latest rate rises

  06-11-2026 05:52 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The nation’s fertility rate has risen slightly. But don’t think Australia is in the midst of a new baby boom. Rate rises are likely to kill the mood.
  
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• Babies made a comeback - but that was before the latest rate rises

  06-11-2026 05:49 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The nation’s fertility rate has risen slightly. But don’t think Australia is in the midst of a new baby boom. Rate rises are likely to kill the mood.
  
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• The four lessons Hanson needs to learn from the Trump dump

  06-11-2026 05:36 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  As soon as the extent of Trump’s electoral rout became clear, One Nation mysteriously deleted a blog post on its website comparing Pauline Hanson’s party with the MAGA movement.
  
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• Coalition promises compensation access for firefighters who get cancer

  06-11-2026 04:43 via ABC News
  
  The Victorian opposition has promised to expand the range of cancers covered by legislation that guarantees compensation for firefighters if it wins government this month. 
  
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• What is a recession and are we in one? A bluffer’s guide

  06-11-2026 01:47 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Australia’s last recession left many people better off. A recession this time around may be very different.
  
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