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• Albanese evasive over Point Piper dinner attendance

  26-07-2026 05:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has attempted to skirt questions about his attendance at a dinner hosted by a billionaire family accused of funnelling money from China, saying he attends "a lot of dinners".
  
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• Why Albanese barely mentions Libs, but speaks his true enemy’s name

  26-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  It is clear that Labor has decided not to ignore the threat of One Nation – and it will involve significant changes to address voters’ genuine worries.
  
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• ‘Dead in the water’: Navy’s flagship ‘drone ship’ program in doubt

  26-07-2026 12:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The government insists it still plans to acquire six large optionally crewed surface vessels, but developments in the US have called that into question.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 27, 2026

  26-07-2026 11:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• ‘Ulterior motives’: Bad blood simmers within Labor over Israel policy

  26-07-2026 10:42 via smh.com.au
  
  South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said he hoped Ed Husic was not looking “to garner attention for ulterior motives”.
  
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• Albanese grilled on attendance at Point Piper dinner

  26-07-2026 05:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denies knowing ATO allegations of deceit against the father of controversial entrepreneur Felix Lee, with whom he attended a private dinner.
  
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• ‘I attend lots of functions’: Albanese defensive over exclusive fundraising dinner

  26-07-2026 03:23 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister has made his first public comments about a private dinner he attended, where guests were expected to donate about $10,000 each to Labor.
  
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• PM personally opposes voluntary assisted dying changes

  26-07-2026 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister says he is unconvinced Australians should be allowed to access voluntary assisted dying via telehealth, holding concerns over its "misuse".
  
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• Albanese personally opposed to telehealth voluntary assisted dying

  26-07-2026 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister says he is unconvinced Australians should be allowed to access voluntary assisted dying via telehealth, holding concerns over its "misuse".
  
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• Albanese personally opposed to Labor push on voluntary assisted dying

  26-07-2026 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister says he is unconvinced Australians should be allowed to access voluntary assisted dying via telehealth, holding concerns over its "misuse".
  
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• Victorian Coalition under fire over hospital election pledges

  25-07-2026 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's Coalition has been asked to justify differences between regional hospital election pledges.
  
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• Albanese’s iron grip has delivered unity, but the harder battle lies ahead

  25-07-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  How can a governing party maintain discipline without losing the ability to listen, debate and persuade? It is a question Labor has been grappling with as it confronts One Nation.
  
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• Why the Pauline paradox nobbles the prospect of real change

  25-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Pauline Hanson’s clumsy attacks on multiculturalism and immigration diminish our ability to seriously deal with an underlying anxiety that has driven support for One Nation.
  
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• What Labor gains and loses by hiding its fights

  25-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  If Labor has a policy fight behind a closed door and nobody else hears, did it really happen?
  
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• Labor 'comrades' seen but not heard

  25-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  If Labor has a policy fight behind a closed door and nobody else hears, did it really happen?
  
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• Forget crypto: Single motherhood is the best get-rich-quick scheme, according to Hanson

  25-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Hanson told a podcast that custodial parents “profit handsomely” from child support. There is no evidence for this.
  
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• We asked what you wanted to talk about most. Here's what you told us

  25-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Thousands of Australians have shared their stories, concerns and hopes for the future. Here's what matters most to you.
   
  
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• Indian education minister resigns after protests

  25-07-2026 12:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Protesters have been calling for Dharmandra Pradhan's resignation amid ongoing exam paper leaks, which the education minister claims he "took responsibility" for.
  
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• Indian education minister resigns after Cockroach movement protests

  25-07-2026 12:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Protesters have been calling for Dharmandra Pradhan's resignation amid ongoing exam paper leaks, which the education minister claims he "took responsibility" for.
  
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• Indian education minister resigns after Cockraoch movement protests

  25-07-2026 12:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Protesters have been calling for Dharmandra Pradhan's resignation amid ongoing exam paper leaks, which the education minister claims he "took responsibility" for.
  
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• Soaring EV sales to shield Australia from fuel shortages

  25-07-2026 07:22 via smh.com.au
  
  With no end in sight to war in the Middle East, or Iran’s blockade on oil exports, Australian’s growing appetite for electric vehicles is a silver lining to the global energy crisis.
  
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• Federal government says fuel supply 'solid and secure' as prices climb again

  25-07-2026 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is reassuring motorists about Australia's fuel supply as petrol prices rise amid renewed clashes in the five-month old war in the Middle East.
  
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• ‘All about Ed’: Labor MP’s Gaza motion shut down as party powerbrokers step in

  25-07-2026 05:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Ed Husic spoke out against his government at the same time as two Labor MPs were trying to show unity on the Middle East conflict.
  
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• Langbroek under pressure over appointments to Qld Cultural Centre boards

  25-07-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek is facing questions over a series of political appointments to the state's Cultural Centre boards, as the Crisafulli government comes under pressure over "jobs-for-mates" assignments.
  
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• Australia's 'monoculture' might be at the Labor conference

  24-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  For those who believe in the virtue of converting and wrangling political trade-offs into a unified, coherent set of messages, Labor's example is transcendent.
  
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• Rowland voices caution as Labor backs VAD telehealth

  24-07-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor push to lift the ban on accessing voluntary assisted dying through telehealth has triggered a warning about unintended consequences for vulnerable Australians.
  
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• Elder abuse concerns raised as Labor backs VAD telehealth

  24-07-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor push to lift the ban on accessing voluntary assisted dying through telehealth has triggered a warning about unintended consequences for vulnerable Australians.
  
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• Labor promises conscience vote in debate over telehealth for assisted dying

  24-07-2026 09:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Voluntary assisted dying was the only issue that had attracted official dissenting remarks on the conference floor by Friday afternoon.
  
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• Labor National Conference as it happened: NDIS, gambling on agenda as protests erupt outside Adelaide Convention Centre on day two

  24-07-2026 09:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Follow out live coverage from the 50th Labor Party national conference.
  
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• Ed Husic references genocide, apartheid claims as he pushes Labor to take harder line on Israel

  24-07-2026 07:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong is scrambling to shepherd through a compromise position, but a former cabinet colleague is calling for tougher language.
  
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