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• AI, gambling and Middle East set for Labor conference debate

  09-07-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A draft document, seen by ABC, reveals AI, gambling and the Middle East are expected to feature heavily in Labor's upcoming national conference debate.
  
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• Ultimatum to universities over antisemitism

  12-07-2026 14:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Public universities must also publish external roles held by vice chancellors and senior executives, and remuneration reports, including vice chancellors’ pay.
  
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• Government to crack down on antisemitism on university campuses

  12-07-2026 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The new standards will require institutions to adopt definitions of antisemitism, racism against Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples, and Islamophobia. 
  
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• Education watchdog to crack down on antisemitism, racism in universities

  12-07-2026 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The new standards will require institutions to adopt definitions of antisemitism, racism against Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander peoples, and Islamophobia. 
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 13, 2026

  12-07-2026 13:15 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• The varnish has come off: Support slips for Hanson

  12-07-2026 09:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Support for Pauline Hanson and One Nation has soared this year. But there are signs some of her key messages are starting to turn off voters.
  
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• Premier Roger Cook takes over defence industries in cabinet reshuffle

  12-07-2026 06:12 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Premier Roger Cook will take on the defence industries and tourism portfolios in a cabinet reshuffle, following the departure of longstanding minister Paul Papalia.
  
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• Joyce’s crazy plan for the Reserve Bank would only make things worse

  12-07-2026 06:00 via smh.com.au
  
  By saying the RBA should tell the government what it should be doing, the One Nation treasury spokesman effectively out-sources economic policy to unelected boffins.
  
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• China ballistic missile test pushes case for Pacific security pact

  12-07-2026 03:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Pacific Minister Pat Conroy says the testing of a nuclear-capable missile damaged China's reputation and has strengthened the case for a Pacific security pact. 
  
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• Risks and rewards of playing diplomatic football in the Pacific

  11-07-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  In a contest for Pacific influence against China, Australia's football diplomacy comes with risks and rewards.
  
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• NRL isn't just a game in the Pacific, it's part of a diplomatic 'knife fight'

  11-07-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  In a contest for Pacific influence against China, Australia's football diplomacy comes with risks and rewards.
  
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• Why the government won’t cut cigarette excise to combat illicit tobacco

  11-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The government is under pressure to deal with the illegal cigarette trade by slashing excise. But the nation’s illicit tobacco commissioner says that may not be the answer.
  
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• Wells held to a different standard after travel controversies

  11-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  For Australian politicians, Scott Morrison's ill-fated Hawaii vacation in December 2019 remains a potent reminder of what not to do in a national crisis.
  
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• The perils of a holiday when you're in a leadership position

  11-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  For Australian politicians, Scott Morrison's ill-fated Hawaii vacation in December 2019 remains a potent reminder of what not to do in a national crisis.
  
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• One Nation’s radical plan to lower inflation

  11-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Admitting the party had not yet become credible on economics, Barnaby Joyce said One Nation would review the operations of Australia’s central bank.
  
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• The easiest city for housing approvals — and the most restrictive

  11-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.
  
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• Most Australian cities make it hard to build homes, but one is bucking the trend

  11-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.
  
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• Roger Cook stared down Labor's powerful factions and won

  11-07-2026 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  This week, WA Premier Roger Cook stood firm against Labor's powerful factions to get the minister he wanted. Three years in, it shows the power he yields, writes Keane Bourke.
  
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• Roger Cook flexes his power with captain's call on new minister

  11-07-2026 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  This week, WA Premier Roger Cook stood firm against Labor's powerful factions to get the minister he wanted. Three years in, it shows the power he wields, writes Keane Bourke.
  
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• Trump wanted NATO to be about him. Instead, it was about everyone else

  10-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Trump demanded to be the centre of attention. But the more significant news out of NATO was really about everyone else.
  
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• PM got Bushie-whacked, but it’s daft to ask a powerful man to objectify real women

  10-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Cliches may create controversy, but they’re also boring.
  
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• How Beijing’s nuclear gambit gave Australia a surprise advantage

  10-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  This week’s test is just a preview of what is to come.
  
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• China’s missile test did not target any one Pacific nation – it was aimed at all of them, including Australia

  10-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s Pacific diplomacy is a proactive response to Beijing’s belligerence and Donald Trump’s dysfunction. But more must be done to deter the communist nation.
  
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• At NATO last year Trump was 'Daddy'. How times have changed

  10-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Trump demanded to be the centre of attention. But the more significant news out of NATO was really about everyone else.
  
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• Five more cases of deadly bird flu confirmed in Australia

  10-07-2026 13:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The latest detection of bird flu is a dramatic escalation in the threat posed to Australia by the deadly H5N1 virus.
  
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• Deadly bird flu detected in local bird as NSW seal tests negative

  10-07-2026 10:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The detection of bird flu in a local species is a dramatic escalation in the threat posed to Australia by the deadly H5N1 virus.
  
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• Pacific leader says China missile test has ‘caused a stir, created tension’

  10-07-2026 08:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Tonga’s Prime Minister joined a chorus of regional leaders condemning China’s testing of a nuclear-capable long-range missile in the Pacific.
  
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• Andrew Hastie signs book deal to set out political convictions

  10-07-2026 07:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The MP for Canning updated his register of interests on Friday to disclose payments relating to a writing project from publisher Allen & Unwin.
  
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• Some of Australia’s most successful leaders never made it to Canberra. Oh, what might have been

  10-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Maybe a Beattie, Berejiklian or Bracks could have been an Australian Andy Burnham. We’ll never know.
  
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• Some of Australia’s great leaders never made it to Canberra. Oh, what might have been

  10-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Maybe a Beattie, Berejiklian or Bracks could have been an Australian Andy Burnham. We’ll never know.
  
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