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• China’s Pacific missile launch is a diplomatic misfire

  07-07-2026 09:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Despite Beijing’s insistence that the launch was a “routine” test, it is widely perceived in the region as a provocative and unsettling act.
  
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• Australia’s teen social media ban fails to clear first age-check hurdle

  07-07-2026 10:55 via smh.com.au
  
  A team of software testers found that platforms did not ask for age proof on any of the 50 accounts they opened after the ban was in force.
  
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• Albanese seeks Pacific pact after condemning ‘provocative’ China missile launch

  07-07-2026 09:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia accused China of failing to give enough notice of long-range missile test as a flurry of Pacific nations also criticised Beijing’s stance.
  
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• ‘Don’t threaten us’: Albanese, Solomons PM condemn ‘provocative’ China missile launch

  07-07-2026 05:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia accused China of failing to give enough notice of long-range missile test, while the Solomon Islands leader said it was “not something a friend does”.
  
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• Worst since the 1990s recession: alarm over Australia’s sluggish growth

  07-07-2026 03:07 via smh.com.au
  
  One of the nation’s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and poor wage growth.
  
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• Worst since the 1990s recession: Alarm grows over sluggish economy

  07-07-2026 03:07 via smh.com.au
  
  One of the nation’s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and poor wage growth.
  
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• ‘Concern to the world’: Trump administration condemns China after missile launch

  07-07-2026 02:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia has accused China of failing to give enough notice of its long-range ballistic missile launch, which appears to have landed near Nauru.
  
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• Rockliff having Archer stand in as premier hints at Tasmania's political future

  07-07-2026 02:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Make no mistake, news that maverick Liberal Bridget Archer will be acting Tasmanian premier for a week is a significant step towards her eventually taking over from Jeremy Rockliff — a move sure to enrage those who believe they have a more rightful claim.
  
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• Maverick Bridget Archer to stand in for Jeremy Rockliff as premier

  07-07-2026 02:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Make no mistake, news that maverick Liberal Bridget Archer will be acting Tasmanian premier for a week is a significant step towards her eventually taking over from Jeremy Rockliff — a move sure to enrage those who believe they have a more rightful claim.
  
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• Bridget Archer standing in for Rockliff is a soft-launched succession plan

  07-07-2026 02:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Make no mistake, news that maverick Liberal Bridget Archer will be acting Tasmanian premier for a week is a significant step towards her eventually taking over from Jeremy Rockliff — a move sure to enrage those who believe they have a more rightful claim.
  
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• Labor in 'fight for our lives' as by-election opens door to One Nation assault

  07-07-2026 00:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Paul Papalia's resignation for family reasons sparks a by-election in the WA minister and Labor stalwart's southern Perth seat at a time when disgruntled voters are increasingly turning to One Nation. 
  
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• Could the departure of a WA Labor stalwart give One Nation a boost?

  07-07-2026 00:59 via abc.net.au
  
  WA minister Paul Papalia's resignation for family reasons opens his seat in a southern Perth suburb to a by-election at a time when disgruntled voters are increasingly turning to Pauline Hanson's One Nation. 
  
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• A difficult departure leaves Labor nervous about One Nation's surge

  07-07-2026 00:59 via abc.net.au
  
  WA minister and Labor stalwart Paul Papalia's resignation for family reasons opens his southern Perth seat to a by-election at a time when disgruntled voters are increasingly turning to One Nation. 
  
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• 'Don't threaten us': Pacific leaders hit back after China missile test

  07-07-2026 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labels a ballistic missile test carried out by China destabilising and provocative, while the Solomon Islands PM says it is "not the act of a friend".
  
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• 'Don't threaten us': Pacific leader hits back after China missile test

  07-07-2026 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also criticised the test, labelling it "provocative", and says his government has escalated concerns with Beijing. 
  
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• Chinese nuclear-capable missile draws criticism from Pacific leader

  07-07-2026 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labels a ballistic missile test carried out by China destabilising and provocative, while the Solomon Islands PM says it is "not the act of a friend".
  
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• Chinese nuclear-capable missile appears to land close to Nauru, Tuvalu

  07-07-2026 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The head of Taiwan's national security council says China is "again" proving to be the "bully of the block".
  
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• Chinese nuclear capable missile appears to land close to Nauru, Tuvalu

  07-07-2026 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The head of Taiwan's national security council says China is "again" proving to be the "bully of the block".
  
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• Solomon Islands PM says missile test shows need for regional pact — as it happened

  06-07-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale says China's long-range missile test is evidence of the need for a regional pact with Australia.
  
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• Live: Taiwan reports flight path of Chinese missile test that spanned Pacific

  06-07-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The nuclear-capable missile test, which China fired into the Pacific yesterday, appears to have landed near the exclusive economic zones of Pacific nations Nauru and Tuvalu. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Solomon Islands PM says missile test shows need for regional pact

  06-07-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale says China's long-range missile test is evidence of the need for a regional pact with Australia. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Chinese missile test appeared to land near Nauru, Taiwan says

  06-07-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The nuclear-capable missile test, which China fired into the Pacific yesterday, appears to have landed near the exclusive economic zones of Pacific nations Nauru and Tuvalu. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Australia was monitoring Chinese navy taskforce group ahead of missile test, minister says

  06-07-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy says Australia was monitoring a Chinese navy task force group that was involved in tracking a long-range missile test. Follow live. 
  
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• Man behind a bold CBD plan may have been running insolvent companies

  06-07-2026 21:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government and a local council welcomed a bold plan to transform Launceston’s CBD from a man who may have been running insolvent companies at the time, an investigation shows. 
  
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• 'A sorry saga': How a bold plan to redevelop a CBD went awry

  06-07-2026 21:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government and a local council welcomed a bold plan to transform Launceston’s CBD from a man who may have been running insolvent companies at the time, an investigation shows. 
  
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• High-priced homes have broken the intergenerational bargain

  06-07-2026 20:45 via smh.com.au
  
  House prices have risen at three times the rate of wages over the past 30 years, hurting the young, their job chances and family plans, a productivity expert has said.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 7, 2026

  06-07-2026 13:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Experts cagey over free-range chickens as bird flu cases grow

  06-07-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Top officials warn egg farmers they may need to bring roaming birds indoors as yet another case of the deadly H5N1 virus is confirmed.
  
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• It’s possible for the PM to be casual and jocular – and also respect women

  06-07-2026 09:09 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s what the kids would call cringe. You might also call it garden-variety sexism. Why did Anthony Albanese do that podcast, and why did he drag Kylie into it?
  
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• ‘Destabilising’: Australia blasts China for launching nuclear-capable weapon in Pacific

  06-07-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A Chinese submarine has test-fired a nuclear-capable long-range missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific, Chinse media has confirmed.
  
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