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• Algorithm off-switch to face delay as Coalition, Greens prepare inquiry

  13-10-2026 09:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Both the Coalition and the Greens, who control passage of legislation in the upper house, are prepared to interrogate the Digital Duty of Care bill.
  
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• 'Voices' group launches in Bendigo but won't contest election

  13-10-2026 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  An independent community group in central Victoria says it will represent the voices of voters in Bendigo.
  
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• Live: PM confirms he intervened to delay ATO credit card ban

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM claims credit for delay of ATO credit card ban

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
  
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• Tough choices needed to keep Australian economy on track for growth

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister and the treasurer face their relative powerlessness to stem criticisms because the big wheels of the economy are set internationally.
  
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• American right-wing body Turning Point USA backs Exclusive Brethren before hearing

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The high-profile group, once headed by slain activist Charlie Kirk, has urged the US government to lobby Australia for a parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 election.
  
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• Albanese meeting more frequently with Taylor as One Nation nips at Labor’s heels

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Albanese and Taylor met in Parliament House on Monday as the crossbench raises concerns about a possible Labor-Coalition deal on artificial intelligence.
  
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• Best of cartoons, October 14, 2026

  13-10-2026 11:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Labor can't count on One Nation fading away, Chalmers warns

  13-10-2026 11:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor is projecting confidence it can defeat One Nation despite the minor party's sustained polling strength and growing voter frustration.
  
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• Chalmers warns progressives not to 'mock' One Nation voters

  13-10-2026 11:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor is projecting confidence it can defeat One Nation despite the minor party's sustained polling strength and growing voter frustration.
  
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• Chalmers warns against sneering at Hanson backers ahead of 12 months of pain

  13-10-2026 10:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Right faction Labor MPs have vented in a meeting about potential blowback over the party’s changes to trusts.
  
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• Anne Aly accuses Liberal MP of racism after 'stoning' comment

  13-10-2026 10:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Labor frontbencher says she has received 19 death threats this week alone while calling out Angie Bell's remarks in a social media post.
  
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• Liberal stands alongside water buyback supporters despite party opposition

  13-10-2026 09:40 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australian politicians say it is time for the eastern states to contribute their fair share of water to the Murray-Darling Basin.
  
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• Small business minister says she’s had 19 death threats this week

  13-10-2026 09:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Liberal Angie Bell has been rebuked after saying Anne Aly and Anthony Albanese should be “stoned in the square” over the ATO’s ban on credit card payments.
  
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• Australia facing biggest jobless rate rise of developed world

  13-10-2026 06:52 via smh.com.au
  
  New forecasts suggest Australia’s economy will continue to grow next year – but the number of people out of work will also climb.
  
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• Greens split over Ukraine military aid as Sarah Hanson-Young breaks ranks

  13-10-2026 06:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong accused new Greens leader David Shoebridge of “lining up with One Nation and President Putin” by opposing military aid to Ukraine.
  
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• Lukewarm Liberal response to Josh Frydenberg's potential return

  13-10-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The former treasurer has teased a return to politics, as his former colleague Barnaby Joyce called for him to "cut the BS" and be up-front about his leadership ambitions.
  
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• Australia facing biggest jobless rate spike of developed world

  13-10-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  New forecasts suggest Australia’s economy will continue to grow next year – but the number of people out of work will also climb.
  
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• Yolŋu nurse enters parliament, promising 'new era' for NT politics

  13-10-2026 00:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Arnhem Land's new Member for Mulka says poverty is a trap not many people emerge from. As he is sworn in to the NT parliament, he's promising to educate others about what drives it.
  
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• Live: Taxpayers fund $630m pay boost for care workers

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Nearly half a million health, disability and community workers will get a taxpayer-funded top-up to their wages, the government has confirmed. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Social media companies have 'social responsibility' not to live stream US execution, PM says

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister tells Afternoon Briefing he finds the prospect of live streaming the execution of a man in the US "completely abhorrent". Follow live.
  
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• Live: Politicians call potential US execution live stream 'disgusting' and 'repugnant'

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor and Liberal frontbenchers label the proposed live stream of a US execution "disgusting" and "repugnant". Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM speaks to ABC's Afternoon Briefing

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese joins the ABC's Patricia Karvelas on Afternoon Briefing. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Minister says live streaming of US execution would be 'disgusting'

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor frontbencher Murray Watt describes a proposed live streaming of a US execution as "absolutely disgusting" but stops short of committing to legislative change to prevent Australians from watching it. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Liberal MP's stoning comment is racist and misogynistic, Anne Aly says

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal MP Angie Bell was forced to withdraw comments directed at the PM and the small business minister. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Liberal frontbencher says PM should be 'stoned in the square' over ATO credit card ban

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Angie Bell says the PM and small business minister should be "shamed and stoned in the square" over the tax office's credit card payment ban. Follow live.
  
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• Liberal MP's stoning comment is racist and misogynistic, Anne Aly says — as it happened

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal MP Angie Bell was forced to withdraw comments directed at the PM and the small business minister.
  
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• Pocock concerned about PM's office reviewed draft AI advice

  12-10-2026 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor and the Coalition have rejected concerns about undue interference in a parliamentary AI inquiry after the prime minister's office reviewed draft recommendations.
  
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• Major parties defend AI inquiry after Pocock warns of 'stitch-up'

  12-10-2026 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor and the Coalition have rejected concerns about undue interference in a parliamentary AI inquiry after the prime minister's office reviewed draft recommendations.
  
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• AI safety, copyright and national security in bipartisan push for reform

  12-10-2026 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A bipartisan parliamentary committee wants independent experts embedded inside AI companies, backs data centre investment and urges a copyright review.
  
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