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• ‘Bully boy’ accusations fly over nuclear waste secrecy

  12-10-2026 06:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The Albanese government is fighting to keep these FOI documents hidden. Jacqui Lambie and others on the crossbench aren’t happy.
  
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• Best of cartoons, October 16, 2026

  15-10-2026 13:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• ‘Despicable betrayal of trust’: Navy chief orders sweep of fleet after spy cam found on ship

  15-10-2026 09:31 via smh.com.au
  
  An Australian Defence Force member has been identified as a person of interest after a video recording device was found in the bathroom of a navy ship.
  
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• ‘Insulting’: Penny Wong hits out at Israeli ambassador over Zomi Frankcom drone audio

  15-10-2026 08:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The foreign minister rejected the Israeli envoy’s claim it was time to “move on” after the decision not to press charges over the fatal drone strike.
  
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• Trump’s Truth Social captured by Wells’ new digital safety laws

  15-10-2026 08:38 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor’s digital duty of care bill, introduced to parliament on Thursday, contains surprise carveouts after weeks of backlash from the Coalition and Greens.
  
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• Home Affairs 'unlawfully' jailed Australian citizen for 945 days

  15-10-2026 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian citizen was unlawfully held in immigration detention for 945 days due to a litany of departmental errors.
  
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• Yes, Albanese threw Chalmers under the bus, but it was a very small bus

  15-10-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The fuss over the ATO tax fix is a storm in a teacup. Bed-wetting Labor MPs need to hold their nerve.
  
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• Yes, Albanese threw Chalmers under a bus, but it was a very small bus

  15-10-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The fuss over the ATO tax fix is a storm in a teacup. Bed-wetting Labor MPs need to hold their nerve.
  
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• Greens senator takes leave amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour

  15-10-2026 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens say WA senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave after reports of allegations that he made inappropriate comments towards women.
  
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• Breaking: Greens senator takes leave amid allegations of comments towards women

  15-10-2026 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens have confirmed WA senator Jordon Steele-John has taken leave after reports from the Sydney Morning Herald about allegations of inappropriate comments towards women.
  
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• Jordon Steele-John takes leave after letter raises allegations of inappropriate comments to women

  15-10-2026 04:43 via smh.com.au
  
  In a letter sent to Greens leader David Shoebridge, seven staffers and members demand an investigation into allegations against Steele-John spanning almost a decade.
  
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• Greens senator takes leave after letter raises allegations of inappropriate comments to women

  15-10-2026 04:43 via smh.com.au
  
  In a letter sent to Greens leader David Shoebridge, seven staffers and members demanded an investigation into allegations against Steele-John spanning almost a decade.
  
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• Conroy targets 'rot' in Defence after $15.6m bungle unmasked

  15-10-2026 03:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The government concedes mistakes were made after FOI documents revealed more than $15 million was spent without having prior approval.
  
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• RBA on notice to hold off on rate rises as jobless rate hits five-year high

  15-10-2026 03:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Unemployment lifted in September, before the Reserve Bank’s most recent rate hike, ABS figures show.
  
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• RBA on notice to hold off on rate rises as jobless rate hits 5-year high

  15-10-2026 03:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Unemployment lifts in September, before the Reserve Bank’s most recent rate hike.
  
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• Online safety laws to penalise platforms promoting gender-based violence

  15-10-2026 03:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor’s digital duty of care bill, introduced to parliament on Thursday, contains surprise carve-outs after weeks of backlash from the Coalition and Greens.
  
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• Shoebridge says Greens taking allegations against senator 'incredibly seriously' — as it happened

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is to take a leave of absence after allegations of inappropriate comments he made to women. 
  
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• Live: Shoebridge says Greens taking allegations against Senator Steele-John 'incredibly seriously'

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is to take a leave of absence after allegations of inappropriate comments he made to women. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Minister willing to negotiate further on digital duty of care

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Communications Minister Anika Wells says she is happy to negotiate on the government's digital duty of care laws. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Lambie says minister will 'get another slap' if private health bill reintroduced

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Jacqui Lambie warns the health minister against reintroducing Labor's bill to wind back the private health insurance rebate for over-65s. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Lambie says minister will 'get another slap' as private health bill reintroduced

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Jacqui Lambie warns Health Minister Mark Butler as he reintroduces Labor's bill to wind back the private health insurance rebate for over-65s. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Labor scraps controversial ministerial discretion in digital duty of care bill

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government has scrapped controversial ministerial powers in proposed new online safety laws and beefed up protections for news content. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Greens senator accused of inappropriate comments to women

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Greens senator for WA Jordon Steele-John will take a leave of absence after allegations about comments he had made to women. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Greens leader says he takes allegations seriously

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is to take a leave of absence after allegations about comments he made to women. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Greens leader fronts the media after senator Jordon Steele-John takes leave

  14-10-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is to take a leave of absence after allegations about comments he made to women. Follow live.
  
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• The latest tactic in Australia's illegal tobacco trade is hiding in plain sight

  14-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  As Labor seeks support for tougher tobacco laws, new intelligence reveals how offshore factories are making illegal cigarettes look like genuine Australian products.
  
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• So many people are angry. It’s becoming clear where this comes from

  14-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Something powerful is going on in the way that we accept complexity, and place trust in politicians.
  
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• From GST to trusts, reform is almost impossible in this fraught political climate

  14-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Delivering reform is proving more difficult by the day. Labor has to go back to the drawing board on its plan to remove the more generous private health insurance rebate for over-65s. That's a $3 billion savings measure up in the air.
  
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• Chalmers and Frydenberg have more in common than they like to admit

  14-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Delivering reform is proving more difficult by the day. Labor has to go back to the drawing board on its plan to remove the more generous private health insurance rebate for over-65s. That's a $3 billion savings measure up in the air.
  
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• Best of cartoons, October 15, 2026

  14-10-2026 11:53 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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