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• Big carrot, more stick under news bargaining plan

  02-08-2026 16:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Large tech companies have won some concessions, but face larger penalties, under a revamped plan aimed at helping local news publishers.
  
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• How much longer should Australia wait for the social media ban to work?

  17-08-2026 05:49 via abc.net.au
  
  If the prime minister is right and there's no time to waste, how much more of it can we spend just waiting for the teen social media ban to work?
  
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• Anthony Albanese's teen social media ban has a shark problem

  17-08-2026 05:49 via abc.net.au
  
  If the prime minister is right and there's no time to waste, how much more of it can we spend just waiting for the teen social media ban to work?
  
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• Bigger, heavier electric trucks driving the streets at all hours – the plan to revolutionise our roads

  17-08-2026 03:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Trucks carry almost every good that Australian businesses and consumers buy. But there’s been no improvement to how they operate – until now.
  
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• Chalmers warns of Hanson threat to super after One Nation leader calls system ‘broken’

  17-08-2026 03:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The treasurer has accused the Coalition and One Nation of wanting to destroy Australia’s compulsory superannuation system.
  
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• Live: Record number of 'shonks' banned from NDIS

  16-08-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A record number of so-called "shonks" have been banned from the National Disability Insurance Scheme this year, the federal government says. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Opposition MP kicked out of chamber for swearing

  16-08-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  During Question Time, Dan Tehan is removed from the chamber for defying the speaker's ruling over colourful language. Follow live.
  
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• Live: One Nation wants to let struggling Australians access super early

  16-08-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Cash-strapped Australians struggling with the cost of living should be able to apply for early access to their superannuation, One Nation says. Follow live.
  
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• Live: One Nation wants Australians hit by cost of living to have early super access

  16-08-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Cash-strapped Australians struggling with the cost of living should be able to apply for early access to their superannuation, One Nation says. Follow live.
  
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• Record number of fraudsters booted from NDIS as Labor negotiates path for cuts

  16-08-2026 21:26 via smh.com.au
  
  One supplier was alleged to have fraudulently claimed around $4 million in public funds.
  
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• The corrupt relatives behind one of Australia’s richest people

  16-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Long before Phillip Lee’s son hosted Prime Minister Albanese for dinner, his relatives had been sentenced to 13 years’ jail and executed in China.
  
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• Taylor left in the cold as Hanson becomes de facto opposition leader

  16-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Angus Taylor spent much of parliament’s winter break travelling the country and meeting voters. At this stage, it hasn’t helped.
  
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• Some free advice for pollies: Take a look into our real lives

  16-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Ever feel like putting down your phone and smelling the roses? Politicians should do the same – as long as they don’t hang up on us.
  
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• Politicians could save taxpayers $93b if they did this one thing less

  16-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia is one of just three democracies tied to maximum three-year terms. Proponents say fixing election dates could transform productivity.
  
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• Business and mining leaders resist push to slash migration intake

  16-08-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Business and mining leaders are warning it is critical for Australia to remain a destination of choice for skilled migrants, resisting a push from across the political spectrum to cut the immigration intake. 
  
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• Big business fears 'war for talent' as politicians clash over immigration

  16-08-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Business and mining leaders are warning it is critical for Australia to remain a destination of choice for skilled migrants, resisting a push from across the political spectrum to cut the immigration intake. 
  
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• 40,000 skilled migrants needed to fill jobs on mine sites

  16-08-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Business and mining leaders are warning it is critical for Australia to remain a destination of choice for skilled migrants, resisting a push from across the political spectrum to cut the immigration intake. 
  
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• Best of cartoons, August 17, 2026

  16-08-2026 12:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Labor marked down on migration as delayed visa shake-up approaches

  16-08-2026 09:59 via smh.com.au
  
  More than a third of voters say Pauline Hanson’s party is best placed to manage immigration and refugees.
  
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• While Liberals shoot their messenger, Labor squanders its chance for brave reform

  16-08-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Andrew Bragg’s freewheeling speech annoyed many of his colleagues, though he said nothing so off-message as Tony Abbott’s recent attacks on multiculturalism.
  
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• Coalition slams ‘failed’ gun buybacks as Albanese vows to push on

  16-08-2026 07:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The Nationals and One Nation are demanding an end to the national plan, with NSW the only state participating after eight months.
  
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• Minister won't commit to delay NDIS exit if supports not ready

  16-08-2026 03:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The NDIS minister will not say if the government will delay participants' exit from the scheme if foundational supports are not ready, but has insisted the government will not leave people in freefall. 
  
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• Air is coming out of the housing bubble. Is now the time for first home buyers?

  15-08-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The housing market in Australia has been a parlour game for the past 30 years, and one that the May budget is now upending.
  
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• I went for a run and nearly died: What having anaphylaxis taught me about life

  15-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  One in three Australians now have an allergy. Finally, the government has taken notice.
  
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• Can Albanese erase his permanent marker GST pledge?

  15-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The electoral map that made surrendering to Western Australia irresistible to the prime minister has changed, but taking something back is always hard.
  
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• Beach holiday loophole? Spike in British seeking asylum in Australia

  15-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  It is a sign that refugee visas continue to be abused, as Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke mulls other means for deterring and deporting visa overstayers.
  
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• An experiment for Albanese to watch: British PM’s bid to stem working-class drift

  15-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Andy Burnham’s strategy is to head the populists off at the pass, but that involves some risk on the progressive side of the ledger.
  
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• Albanese might regret using permanent marker on GST pledge

  15-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The electoral map that made surrendering to Western Australia irresistible to the prime minister has changed, but taking something back is always hard.
  
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• Resources Minister King weighs in on WA GST furore

  15-08-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal minister called an interim report that recommended cutting WA's share of the GST as "clearly incorrect" and said the resource-rich state had the prime minister's backing.
  
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• Labor-led committee warns of human rights risks in NDIS reform

  15-08-2026 06:04 via smh.com.au
  
  The Labor-led committee broke with government senators involved in a separate inquiry which steamrolled pleas of the disability community to recommend the NDIS reforms pass.
  
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