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• Albanese pledges to keep reducing migration as third poll puts One Nation in lead

  08-06-2026 03:57 via smh.com.au
  
  After politicians from all sides condemned billboards portraying Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan as a witch, Albanese made an impassioned request for media outlets to stop portraying politicians in a personal manner.
  
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• Best of cartoons, June 9, 2026

  08-06-2026 13:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• As One Nation nips at his heels the PM has no choice but to play the long game

  08-06-2026 07:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is playing a long game in responding to the surge of support for One Nation. It has little other choice.
  
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• As One Nation nips at his heels, the PM has no choice but to play the long game

  08-06-2026 07:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is playing a long game in responding to the surge of support for One Nation. It has little other choice.
  
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• ‘Ditch the witch’ is back – a sign of the decline in our political discourse

  08-06-2026 05:23 via smh.com.au
  
  A sign is just a sign. Hopefully, this one won’t be around for long. But a sign can be read as a portent too.
  
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• Albanese pledges to further reduce migration as third poll puts One Nation in lead

  08-06-2026 03:57 via smh.com.au
  
  After politicians from all sides condemned billboards portraying Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan as a witch, Albanese made an impassioned request for media outlets to stop portraying politicians in a personal manner.
  
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• WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas says One Nation deserves 'respect'

  08-06-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA Liberal leader says growing support for One Nation reflects frustration with Labor, and that he is open to finding a way of working with Pauline Hanson's party.
  
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• Ignoring One Nation like 'ignoring will of people', Basil Zempilas warns

  08-06-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas says One Nation deserves "respect" and he is open to finding a way of working with the right-wing populist party as support for it grows.
  
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• Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan decries sexist Melbourne billboard

  08-06-2026 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Jacinta Allan has been joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and former prime minister Julia Gillard, among other politicians, in denouncing the language used to describe her on political signs seen in the Melbourne CBD.
  
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• Andrew Hastie slams Hanson’s ‘MAGA first’ mindset as One Nation leader backs Trump

  07-06-2026 21:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Coalition strategists believe that linking the rising populist leader to the US president is one of the best ways to diminish her standing among voters.
  
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• Australia’s data centre explosion: Why the surge in NSW, Victoria is now eclipsing the mining boom

  07-06-2026 21:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The rapid expansion in global data centres could be the single largest economic lift since the railroad construction boom of the 1880s and 1890s, surpassing even the mining explosion of the 2010s.
  
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• Raising a child today costs as much as a small mortgage – and that’s before you put education on the tab

  07-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  This is how much kids cost. Even without accounting for private school fees, piano lessons and braces, parents are feeling it.
  
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• From migration to AUKUS, more politicians are speaking out

  07-06-2026 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Coalition frontbencher Paul Scarr says inflammatory migration rhetoric is taking a toll on migrant communities. His warning comes as both major parties wrestle with populist pressures.
  
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• Best of cartoons, June 8, 2026

  07-06-2026 13:52 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Anthony Albanese warns against opposition plan to restrict payments to Australian citizens

  07-06-2026 07:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister says the Coalition and One Nation are chasing each other down a “rabbit hole” over immigration.
  
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• 'Beyond our capacity' to defend sea trade lanes, Shoebridge says

  07-06-2026 02:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Greens defence spokesman David Shoebridge says it is "ridiculous" to think Australia's military could defend the nation's global trade lanes, and acquiring nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS only invites Australia to a conflict between the United States and China.
  
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• Trump battles historians for ownership of US presidential records

  06-06-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The Trump administration is pushing for a return to pre-Nixon days when US presidents could do whatever they wanted with presidential records.
  
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• India's 'cockroach' political movement spills onto Delhi's streets

  06-06-2026 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  India's largest online youth movement has taken to the streets for the first time, calling for the resignation of the education minister.
  
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• Women voting with their feet: This One Nation shift shouldn’t shock us

  06-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The rapid drift to Pauline Hanson’s party has been from the Coalition alone, but from Labor too – and the government should be very afraid.
  
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• ‘Uber in 90 seconds, health appointment in nine months’: Why voters are turning to populists

  06-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Campaign mastermind Isaac Levido says the rise of Donald Trump and Pauline Hanson is not an unexpected phenomenon, but a direct consumer backlash against sluggish governments.
  
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• Like Thatcher, Hanson won’t use the F-word. But it’s central to her appeal

  06-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Conservative female politicians are slow to champion feminism, but none more so than populist strongwomen such as Pauline Hanson.
  
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• Let’s not pretend that new – or old – submarines are what AUKUS is really about

  06-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Some say Australia’s new deal is akin to forfeiting a deposit on a new Renault to get a top-of-the-range Tesla, but receiving a second-hand model with 200,000 kilometres on the clock.
  
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• Australia, NZ back friendship to endure 'volatile world'

  06-06-2026 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Global volatility and economic turbulence have dominated annual talks between the leaders of Australia and New Zealand, Anthony Albanese and Christopher Luxon.
  
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• CGT would be a ‘wrecking ball’ for Kiwi economy, NZ PM tells Albanese

  06-06-2026 06:15 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister and his Kiwi counterpart have traded light-hearted barbs in Noosa, masking a deep divide over capital gains tax as both leaders face looming domestic battles.
  
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• CGT a ‘wrecking ball’ for our economy, NZ PM tells Albanese

  06-06-2026 06:15 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister and his Kiwi counterpart have traded light-hearted barbs in Noosa, masking a deep divide over capital gains tax as both leaders face looming domestic battles.
  
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• Why Victoria's upper house voting regime leaves much to be desired

  06-06-2026 04:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's democratic system is a bit dodgy. That's not a view from a keyboard warrior, but one shared by many across the political spectrum.
  
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• Federal Liberals turn to Nationals boss to help revive party’s fortunes

  06-06-2026 01:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Federal Liberal president Tony Abbott said the appointment of Lincoln Folo was part of an urgent organisational renewal effort to combat the rising threat of minor parties.
  
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• Even kids want gambling ads banned, so why won't the government do it?

  06-06-2026 00:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The government's proposed crackdown on gambling ads doesn't go as far as most Australians want. When you run the numbers, it's a win for the betting industry.
  
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• 'Very troubled project': Hospital cost blowout concerns treasurer

  05-06-2026 23:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The new Women's and Children's Hospital was priced at $3.2 billion in 2022, before inflation and other pressures sent costs in the construction industry soaring.
  
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• One grievance above all is fuelling the rise of Hanson

  05-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Both Labor and the Coalition are losing support to One Nation. But desperate voters are sending a clear signal to the other major parties. They want hope.
  
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