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• Butler open to NDIS changes but convinced it's heading in 'right direction'

  14-06-2026 03:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Health Minister Mark Butler is open to adjusting the proposed National Disability Insurance Scheme changes, but insists the government is on the right track.
  
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• Hanson overtakes Albanese as preferred PM, Coalition crashes to record low

  14-06-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  One Nation is also now Australia’s preferred party by primary vote, overtaking Labor for the first time.
  
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• ‘I’ve had enough’: Duniam shares the moment he knew his political career was over

  14-06-2026 06:43 via smh.com.au
  
  The Tasmanian senator gave a parting warning to his colleagues, as he announced his plan to step away from politics to spend more time with his family.
  
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• Liberal heavyweight Jonno Duniam makes shock retirement announcement

  14-06-2026 01:08 via smh.com.au
  
  The Tasmanian senator, 43, says he wants to spend more time with his family.
  
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• When Gwyneth gave off Melania vibes, the backlash was relentless. But was it fair?

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The actor has fronted an ad campaign for Israeli real estate and declared herself an “independent”. People are outraged.
  
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• Warning over petrol panic-buying as fuel excise discount expires

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Fuel suppliers and the federal government are preparing for another surge in petrol demand before a popular tax break is wound up at the end of the month.
  
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• Warning over petrol panic buying as fuel excise discount expires

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Fuel suppliers and the federal government are preparing for another surge in petrol demand before a popular tax break is wound up at the end of the month.
  
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• The misogyny coin buys less than it used to

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Allegations of sexism no longer spark political movements. Voters’ focus is on something else.
  
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• ‘The devil is trying to deceive’: Leaked recordings show Brethren boss’s behaviour crackdown

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  As the secretive sect insists it had no role in campaigning for the Coalition, leaked recordings of a recent crackdown point to strict top-down control.
  
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• ‘The devil is trying to deceive’: Leaked recordings show Brethren boss’ behaviour crackdown

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  As the secretive sect insists it had no role in campaigning for the Coalition, leaked recordings of a recent crackdown point to strict top-down control.
  
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• Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body - until she went on mat leave

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.
  
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• Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body until she went on mat leave

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.
  
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• Elizabeth worked at Australia’s top women’s safety body, until she went on mat leave

  13-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Elizabeth Watt spent years fighting the federal agency after being denied her pre-parental leave role. Her case exposes a loophole that experts say leaves mothers lagging the rest of the world.
  
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• Victorian opposition leader says Pauline Hanson has not approached her

  13-06-2026 06:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The One Nation leader last night told a political fundraiser she would work with the Coalition to oust Labor at the upcoming state election.
  
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• Australia's Ambassador to the US discusses 'robust' tariff negotiations

  13-06-2026 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  In his first round of interviews as Australia's Ambassador to the US, Greg Moriarty has signalled there will be "robust" negotiations to push back on new tariffs proposed by Donald Trump.
  
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• The unseen children who roam Perth's streets at night

  13-06-2026 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Youth Beat workers take to Perth streets at night to help young people who have nowhere else to go. 
  
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• 'Seeking connection': The unseen children who roam the streets at night

  13-06-2026 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Youth Beat workers take to Perth streets at night to help young people who have nowhere else to go. 
  
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• Truth submerged? AUKUS will cost us $368 billion, so this is no time for secrecy

  13-06-2026 01:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Secrecy in policy development is rarely justified – and it certainly isn’t for AUKUS, our eye-wateringly expensive defence deal with the US and UK.
  
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• Tony Abbott is back in town and the fallout is biblical

  12-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tony Abbott has been back in the political cycle for barely a fortnight and already the air is redolent with garment-rending, ancient feuds, biblical comeuppance and a listening tour.
  
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• This is the moment Tony Abbott and Pauline Hanson's feud began

  12-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tony Abbott has been back in the political cycle for barely a fortnight and already the air is redolent with garment-rending, ancient feuds, biblical comeuppance and a listening tour.
  
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• Like Trump, Hanson’s rise is beyond politics. That’s why she’ll be hard to stop

  12-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  She plays the suffering outsider, yet she’s an insider now saying she could be prime minister.
  
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• Britain's defence strategy under fire while global nuclear spending surges

  12-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The prospect of nuclear weapons being used in either Ukraine or the Middle East, rather than being fired between Moscow, Washington or Beijing has risen.
  
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• Abbott takes a 'hold your nose and accept the preferences' approach to One Nation

  12-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tony Abbott has been back in the political cycle for barely a fortnight and already the air is redolent with garment-rending, ancient feuds, biblical comeuppance and a listening tour.
  
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• ‘Watch your back’: Hanson’s family succession plan leaves Barnaby as a spare heir

  12-06-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The One Nation leader’s suggestion that her daughter could succeed her has prompted Coalition MPs to warn her about Barnaby Joyce’s leadership plans.
  
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• Stalled Ukraine security pact could leave Australia ‘fighting with one hand behind its back’

  12-06-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s ability to tap into Ukraine’s expertise in drones and other advanced technologies is being hampered by delays in striking a security pact.
  
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• Senior Liberal warns party to stop talking about One Nation as Hanson hits back at PM

  12-06-2026 10:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The One Nation leader posted a report about its fundraising campaign on social media after Albanese questioned its veracity, Hanson saying it proved the money was “ridgy-didge”.
  
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• Parton says Canberrans are 'more vulnerable' after budget's release

  12-06-2026 09:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Canberra Liberals and the ACT Greens issue their responses to the ACT budget, criticising the government's fiscal plan, principally around cost of living, transport and overall management of the territory's finances.
  
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• One Nation's Melbourne fundraiser moved over protest concerns

  12-06-2026 06:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne has been moved to an undisclosed location after several protest groups vowed to demonstrate outside, the party says.
  
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• One Nation denies Melbourne fundraiser was moved due to protest concerns

  12-06-2026 06:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne has been moved after several protest groups vowed to demonstrate outside, according to police.
  
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• Breaking: One Nation's Melbourne fundraiser moved over protest concerns

  12-06-2026 06:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A One Nation fundraiser in Melbourne has been moved to an undisclosed location after several protest groups vowed to demonstrate outside, the party says.
  
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