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• ‘Dead in the water’: Navy’s flagship ‘drone ship’ program in doubt

  26-07-2026 12:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The government insists it still plans to acquire six large optionally crewed surface vessels, but developments in the US have called that into question.
  
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• Rate rise on August agenda as Bullock issues wage warning

  28-07-2026 05:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Despite signs that past rate hikes are working, RBA governor Michele Bullock has made clear a further increase is likely to be considered next month.
  
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• Ben Carroll sworn in as Victorian premier

  28-07-2026 05:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Ben Carroll signs his oath of office as Victorian Lieutenant-Governor James Angus confirms him as Victorian premier.
  
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• A look back on Jacinta Allan’s political career

  28-07-2026 02:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Jacinta Allan has announced her resignation as Victorian Premier. She was the state's youngest-ever female MP when she was elected in 1999, and only the second woman to hold the top job.
  
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• Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announces her resignation

  28-07-2026 02:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Jacinta Allan has announced her resignation as Victorian Premier.
  
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• Live: Yelling heard in Victorian Labor meeting as surprise nomination throws caucus into chaos

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor MPs are meeting after Premier Jacinta Allan announced her resignation to Victorians. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Surprise nomination throws last-minute curveball into Victorian leadership vote

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor MPs are meeting after Premier Jacinta Allan announced her resignation to Victorians. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Jacinta Allan to resign as Victorian premier, paving way for Ben Carroll

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Jacinta Allan will resign from the top job ahead of an expected spill motion this morning. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Jacinta Allan quits as Victorian premier, paving way for Ben Carroll

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor MPs are meeting after Premier Jacinta Allan announced her resignation to Victorians. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Jacinta Allan expected to lose spill motion as Labor MPs gather

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Jacinta Allan is facing a challenge for leadership of the Victorian Labor Party from her deputy Ben Carroll. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Deputy arrives to challenge for Victorian leadership as ally 'not sure' if Allan will run

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Jacinta Allan is facing a challenge for leadership of the Victorian Labor Party from her deputy Ben Carroll. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Challenger Carroll arrives for vote as Victorian premier tipped to lose

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Jacinta Allan is facing a challenge for leadership of the Victorian Labor Party from her deputy Ben Carroll. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Ben Carroll to become premier of Victoria after chaotic Labor meeting

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Ben Carroll will be Victoria's next premier, after a chaotic Labor caucus meeting that saw a surprise nomination and yelling being heard from the party room. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Ben Carroll sworn in as Victorian premier, immediately calls construction royal commission

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Ben Carroll has been sworn in as Victoria's 50th premier, after a chaotic Labor caucus meeting that saw a surprise nomination and yelling being heard from the party room. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Live: Ben Carroll sworn in as premier of Victoria after chaotic Labor meeting

  28-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Ben Carroll has been sworn in as Victoria's 50th premier, after a chaotic Labor caucus meeting that saw a surprise nomination and yelling being heard from the party room. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Penny Wong signals fuel excise cut will 'discontinue' after August 2 — as it happened

  27-07-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong has signalled the fuel excise discount will "discontinue" after August 2. Take a look back at the day's coverage here.
  
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• Live: Shadow treasurer indicates Coalition support for new WA oil refinery

  27-07-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson indicates the Coalition will support the construction of a new oil refinery in Western Australia. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Penny Wong signals fuel excise cut will 'discontinue' after August 2

  27-07-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong has signalled the fuel excise discount will "discontinue" after August 2. Follow live. 
  
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• Secret documents show 'horrifying' traces of horse meat in food

  27-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Government documents show hundreds of businesses operating in Australia have breached food safety laws, with one politician warning "you could be eating a minced horse". 
  
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• Horse meat has been sold as minced beef or lamb in Australia, documents show

  27-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Government documents show hundreds of businesses operating in Australia have breached food safety laws, with one politician warning "you could be eating a minced horse".  
  
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• Australians may have unknowingly eaten horse meat, secret documents show

  27-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Government documents show hundreds of businesses operating in Australia have breached food safety laws, with one politician warning "you could be eating a minced horse". 
  
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• Inflation spike: Oil prices could derail economy, Treasury warns

  27-07-2026 16:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Oil prices have soared 28 per cent since the US and Iran renewed hostilities. Treasury fears this will come with a large economic price tag.
  
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• Three storeys everywhere: The radical plan to drive down house prices

  27-07-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Suburban sprawl would be upended under a proposal by the Productivity Commission to allow townhouses anywhere and high-rises near transport hubs.
  
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• The Utopia-style regulations holding Australia back from building homes

  27-07-2026 14:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report from the Productivity Commission has called on governments to embrace a "build mindset" to make housing more affordable.
  
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• Not satire: The Utopia-style regulations holding Australia back from building homes

  27-07-2026 14:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report from the Productivity Commission has called on governments to embrace a "build mindset" to make housing more affordable.
  
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• Australia's first new oil refinery in decades touted for WA

  27-07-2026 14:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The proposed facility would be built by Perdaman and be the first new large-scale petrol refinery built in Australia since the 1960s.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 28, 2026

  27-07-2026 13:27 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Sally McManus shook up the union movement. The question now is what she leaves behind

  27-07-2026 12:01 via smh.com.au
  
  She was arguably the most politically effective union leader in a generation, securing a historic sweep of workplace reforms. Yet Sally McManus leaves the ACTU facing the same existential crisis she inherited.
  
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• ‘Give the money back’: Taylor, Hanson home in on PM’s Point Piper fundraiser

  27-07-2026 10:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Both Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson say Anthony Albanese has questions to answer.
  
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• Give the money back: Taylor, Hanson home in on PM’s Point Piper fundraiser

  27-07-2026 10:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Both Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson say Anthony Albanese has questions to answer.
  
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