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• Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason

  28-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The PM displays a new optimism – in both the rationality of Australians and his government’s ability to convince them what must change.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 3, 2026

  02-07-2026 13:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Coalition MP calls out gambling advertising carve-out

  02-07-2026 12:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal MP Simon Kennedy argues the federal government's proposed changes to gambling advertising laws contain a streaming loophole.
  
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• Labor tweaks algorithmic aged care assessment tool under Senate pressure

  02-07-2026 11:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The change will guarantee an extra layer of human oversight when determining the appropriate level of care for older Australians.
  
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• Taylor’s rural campaign-style blitz to fight One Nation in battleground seats

  02-07-2026 10:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Frontbench MP Andrew Hastie vowed to stay on and contest the next election for the Liberals as the party attempts to turn around its fortunes.
  
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• Albanese might be revelling in the politics, but Labor’s pushed to the wall on policy

  02-07-2026 10:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese loves winning, whether it be elections or tennis. But the government lost a few games this week.
  
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• Slow down, save jobs: Labor senator leads call to protect workers from AI revolution

  02-07-2026 09:21 via smh.com.au
  
  A key ALP conference will be the launchpad for a new platform arguing for workers to have a stronger voice in how technology is deployed.
  
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• PM's tennis match shows property tax fight isn't over

  02-07-2026 08:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A mortgage broker forked out $16,500 on Canberra’s night of nights to take his grudge about budget tax directly up to the prime minister in a tennis match at the Lodge.   
  
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• Mortgage broker forks out $16k to play tennis against the PM

  02-07-2026 08:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A mortgage broker forked out $16,500 on Canberra’s night of nights to take his grudge about budget tax directly up to the prime minister in a tennis match at the Lodge.   
  
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• Labor minister accused of ‘grubby smear’ for labelling Menzies a ‘Nazi appeaser’

  02-07-2026 08:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The Coalition demanded Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy apologise for calling the country’s longest serving prime minister a “Nazi appeaser”.
  
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• Wong says One Nation must explain foreign influencer campaign

  02-07-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Pauline Hanson said her party had complained to Meta, and she believed those behind the posts were chasing money “using my name which gets clicks”.
  
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• Russia strikes in central Kyiv kill at least eight people and injure dozens

  02-07-2026 06:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station. 
  
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• Russia strikes in central Kyiv kill at least 18 people and injure dozens

  02-07-2026 06:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station. 
  
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• Russia strikes in central Kyiv kill at least 13 people and injure dozens

  02-07-2026 06:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy cut his Dublin trip short as the strikes trapped paramedics and drivers at an ambulance station. 
  
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• What is happening to house prices?

  02-07-2026 04:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Senior economics correspondent Shane Wright breaks down the impacts of interest rate rises and changes to tax breaks.
  
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• Hastie rules out leaving Liberal Party, says he’ll contest next election

  02-07-2026 03:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The MP vowed to recontest his seat at the next election, despite being forced to ramp up personal security.
  
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• Chief political commentator James Massola wins Press Gallery Journalist of the Year

  02-07-2026 01:31 via smh.com.au
  
  “Massola identified in exceptional detail the factional figures in the Labor and the Liberal parties and their roles in policy and leadership debates,” the judges said.
  
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• Live: Minister announces tweak to controversial aged care assessment tool

  01-07-2026 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Aged care minister Sam Rae says the government's controversial algorithm-assisted tool can be changed in "extenuating circumstances". Follow live.
  
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• Live: Liberals say minister should apologise for calling Menzies a 'Nazi appeaser'

  01-07-2026 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal frontbencher James Patterson says Pat Conroy should apologise for comments made about former prime minister Robert Menzies. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Government backs down on aged care tool as MPs stun at Midwinter Ball

  01-07-2026 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has backed down on its aged care assessment tool to determine how much funding older Australians get. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Andrew Hastie rules out leaving Liberals, says he's 'here to stay'

  01-07-2026 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has ruled out leaving the Liberals, saying he will contest the next federal election. Follow live.
  
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• Liberals say minister should apologise for calling Menzies a 'Nazi appeaser' — as it happened

  01-07-2026 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal frontbencher James Paterson says Pat Conroy should apologise for comments made about former prime minister Robert Menzies. Take a look back at the day's coverage here.
  
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• Thousands of survivors of child sexual abuse face looming redress backlog

  01-07-2026 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  At its current processing rate, the scheme will not be able to clear its backlog before it closes.
  
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• Labor MP says 'much more' to do on gambling ads

  01-07-2026 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition, Greens and crossbench are also pushing for changes to the bill, which limits TV and radio ads during certain times and creates an opt-out feature for online platforms. 
  
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• Labor MP backs gambling ad bill but says 'much more' needs to be done

  01-07-2026 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition, Greens and crossbench are also pushing for changes to the bill, which limits TV and radio ads during certain times and creates an opt-out feature for online platforms. 
  
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• Influencers to be targeted in crackdown on gambling advertising

  01-07-2026 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The Albanese government will target social media influencers and individuals who promote gambling on social media as part of its proposed laws restricting advertising.   
  
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• Polling whets Labor's appetite for reform

  01-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The slight recovery in Labor's polling shifts assumptions about what's in store for the remainder of this parliamentary term.
  
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• Bending the knee: Why Andrew Hastie is set to abandon the Liberal Party

  01-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  On the day Andrew Hastie vowed to die before kneeling to One Nation, Angus Taylor was squirming over whether he supported multiculturalism or monoculturalism.
  
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• Bending the knee: Why Andrew Hastie is on the brink of abandoning the Liberal Party

  01-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  On the day Andrew Hastie vowed to die before kneeling to One Nation, Angus Taylor was squirming over whether he supported multiculturalism or monoculturalism.
  
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• Albanese and Chalmers see reform as an antidote to populism

  01-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The slight recovery in Labor's polling shifts assumptions about what's in store for the remainder of this parliamentary term.
  
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