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• ‘A corruption risk written into law’: Warning over Labor’s union procurement changes

  24-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Barrister Geoffrey Watson SC and business leaders warn that federal laws favouring union-backed businesses for taxpayer-funded work could lead to corruption.
  
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• Live: Teal independents launch new centrist political party

  24-06-2026 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Sydney teal independent MPs have launched a new centrist political party, with ambitions of picking up seats in the Senate. Follow live. 
  
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• Former Liberal vice-president Teena McQueen dies after short illness

  24-06-2026 22:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Teena McQueen, who served as the federal Liberal Party vice-president from 2017 to 2023, died on Wednesday after a battle with a short but severe medical condition.
  
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• Pauline for PM? Don’t underestimate Albanese’s supernatural love of being in the top job

  24-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Let us project forward. It’s early 2028, and the unofficial campaign for the federal election, due in May, has well and truly begun. Pauline Hanson is helping rule Victoria and has done well in NSW. Will she ride the wave into the Lodge?
  
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• Hanson's Socceroos own goal should have been a free kick for Taylor

  24-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Pauline Hanson has chosen one of Australia's most popular national sporting brands and visible expressions of cultural diversity in her pitch for a "monoculture". 
  
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• Teals reveal name, logo and founding principles of new party – but there’s no leader

  24-06-2026 16:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Independents Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender will form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, hoping to gain a spot in the Senate.
  
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• Business use and energy-hungry AI tipped to drive doubling of power grid demand

  24-06-2026 16:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Energy use is being revolutionised on the home front as families adopt solar panels, but massive data centres will contribute to overall grid demand doubling over 25 years.
  
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• Best of cartoons, June 25, 2026

  24-06-2026 14:04 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• We didn’t deserve to win: Why James Paterson is relishing his time in opposition

  24-06-2026 13:34 via smh.com.au
  
  The Liberal senator, who has been awarded the 2026 McKinnon Prize for political leader of the year, now wants to take the fight to One Nation.
  
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• David Cameron reveals where he thinks Keir Starmer went wrong

  24-06-2026 13:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The former Conservative UK prime minister, beaming into the McKinnon Prize ceremony in Canberra, also called for centrist parties to unite against the rising tide of populism.
  
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• Hanson blasts critics of her vision for a 'monoculture' Australia

  24-06-2026 13:23 via smh.com.au
  
  In a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson says the Socceroos are the perfect example of her vision for a 'monocultural Australia'.
  
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• ASIO boss says terror threat level underestimates true danger Australians face

  24-06-2026 12:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Mike Burgess said he fears a shadowy Iranian-linked group that has attacked Jewish sites in Europe could start terrorising Australians.
  
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• Victorian Liberal MP claims assault by party colleague

  24-06-2026 11:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian Liberal Party is in chaos after an MP claimed they were assaulted by a member of their own party room.
  
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• Pauline Hanson has views about who should pay for kids. It’s a logic that doesn’t add up

  24-06-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Pauline Hanson is concerned about the cost of paying for new parents going on leave. Has she considered the consequences if we don’t cover that cost?
  
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• One Nation MP says his vote with teals a ‘mistake’, seeks to change it

  24-06-2026 10:18 via smh.com.au
  
  After a day of uproar from miners, farmers and conservatives, One Nation MP David Farrer wants to correct the record.
  
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• Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represent her vision of ‘monoculture’

  24-06-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Hanson gave a watered-down explanation for the term “monoculture”, while moderate Liberal MPs stepped forward to support multiculturalism after Angus Taylor stumbled over the question.
  
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• Rate rise remains a risk as key measure on inflation hits two-year high

  24-06-2026 07:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Inflation fell to 4 per cent in May. However, there are signs that underlying price pressures remain a problem for the economy.
  
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• Canavan says Hanson has lost control of MPs after Farley votes with teals

  24-06-2026 07:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The Nationals leader attacked One Nation after a wayward vote from their newest MP.
  
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• Minister denies housing price slump is being driven by property tax changes

  24-06-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.
  
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• Minister acknowledges housing market is experiencing 'correction'

  24-06-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.
  
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• Minister acknowledges Australian housing market is experiencing 'correction'

  24-06-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.
  
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• One Nation leader says Socceroos represent her idea of 'monocultural' Australia

  24-06-2026 06:05 via smh.com.au
  
  In a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson has blasted critics of her vision for a 'monoculture' Australia, saying the Socceroos are a perfect example of that vision.
  
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• Pauline Hanson says vision of 'monoculture' is like the Socceroos

  24-06-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has likened her vision of a "monocultural" Australia to the Socceroos as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor clarifies that he would still seek "a version" of multiculturalism.
  
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• Angus Taylor says he believes in 'a version' of multiculturalism

  24-06-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will not break a decades-long bipartisan position of supporting multiculturalism, saying he still supports "a version" of it after dithering under questioning yesterday.
  
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• Inflation eases, but key measure rises to highest level in almost two years

  24-06-2026 04:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Inflation fell to 4 per cent in May. However, there are signs that underlying price pressures remain a problem for the economy.
  
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• Andy Burnham describes his first day back in parliament

  24-06-2026 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says it is ‘surreal’ to return to London as an MP in a video released on his X account.
  
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• Major construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland police have uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that caused major construction company Shadforth's confidential data to be leaked to competitors.
  
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• Fraudsters flee waiting media after conviction over industrial espionage

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Queensland men are sentenced after pleading guilty to defrauding a major Queensland construction company in an insider plot. 
  
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• Construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland police have uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that caused major construction company Shadforth's confidential data to be leaked to competitors.
  
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• Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represent her vision of monoculture — as it happened

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Hanson says she is "delighted" monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national "monoculture". Take a look back at how the day unfolded.
  
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