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• TikTok executives grilled over reports of self-harm content — as it happened

  08-11-2026 21:06 via ABC News
  
  David Pocock questions TikTok's executives over self-harm content at the digital duty of care inquiry.
  
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• Live: TikTok executives grilled over reports of self-harm content

  08-11-2026 21:06 via ABC News
  
  Social media companies are giving evidence at the digital duty of care inquiry. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Taylor announces 'razor gang' to cut red tape, spending

  08-11-2026 21:06 via ABC News
  
  Angus Taylor has announced during an economic speech to Business Sydney that the Coalition will create a "razor gang" to cut down on red tape and spending. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM says he will engage with Trump 'respectfully' on Iran war

  08-11-2026 21:06 via ABC News
  
  Anthony Albanese says he will raise the Iran war with US President Donald Trump when the Quad meets on the sidelines of ASEAN in Manila. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Parents, experts to give evidence at digital duty of care inquiry

  08-11-2026 21:06 via ABC News
  
  A Senate inquiry into Labor's digital duty of care legalisation kicks off today and will hear from parents and experts. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Environment minister urges colleagues to stop leaking against treasurer

  08-11-2026 21:06 via ABC News
  
  Murray Watt urges colleagues not to leak against Treasurer Jim Chalmers to the media. Follow live.
  
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• Albanese doesn’t need to be liked. He needs to be trusted

  08-11-2026 19:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Just one in five voters trusts the prime minister. His path to the next election demands he rebuild the connection the Marrickville Golf Club scandal has damaged.
  
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• Abbott says Gillard's misogyny speech an 'unjustified attack'

  08-11-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  Reflecting on Julia Gillard's now-iconic speech, Tony Abbott says he thought it was "pretty over the top" and saw it mostly as an example of political theatre.
  
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• The new legal weapon aimed at big tech

  08-11-2026 16:55 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Top Jewish and Muslim groups want a new right to sue tech firms that fail to police harmful content, though the proposal faces conservative pushback.
  
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• Best of cartoons, November 9, 2026

  08-11-2026 11:14 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Three times the rebate and way above inflation: the medical specialties with sky-high fees

  08-11-2026 11:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  The most expensive psychiatrists are asking almost $700 out of pocket for an initial visit – and they should be stripped of federal funding, according to a leading think tank.
  
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• ‘Really shady place’: Top adviser claims One Nation sacked him when he raised rapist, underworld concerns

  08-11-2026 09:06 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Charles Swindon was hailed as the future of the populist party after helping engineer its breakthrough byelection win. Now he’s threatening One Nation with legal action.
  
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• Only one in five voters trust Albanese now as blame sticks for cost of living

  08-11-2026 08:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - Politics / Federal
  
  Voters are squarely blaming the Labor government and its most recent budget for the cost-of-living crisis, as 42 per cent of people single out the government as responsible.
  
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• Canavan supports Paris Agreement but says EU trade deal goes too far

  08-11-2026 02:35 via ABC News
  
  The Queensland senator says it is important to take measures to reduce emissions where the country can afford it.
  
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• Calls for more funding as Victorian JP numbers dwindle

  08-11-2026 00:32 via ABC News
  
  They are essential for verifying important documents, yet Victoria has 76,000 fewer justice of the peace volunteers than Queensland. Now there are calls for more funding to boost numbers.
  
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