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• ESafety says it can't prevent Australians from seeing execution live stream

  12-10-2026 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The office of eSafety says it does not have the power to proactively block the live streaming of a US execution in Australia, but online services have the responsibility to protect users from harmful material.
  
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• Hospitality bosses warn of empty cafes and kitchens under migration cuts

  14-10-2026 08:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest pushback on sweeping migration cuts has come from the hospitality industry in a social media campaign focused on the consequences for everyday Australians if crucial jobs are left vacant.
  
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• Rare earths company could be nationalised as China-linked investors fail to divest

  14-10-2026 07:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Resources Minister Madeleine King has left open the door to nationalising a Perth-based critical minerals company as several China-linked investors are defying federal government orders to divest from it.
  
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• ‘Appalling’: Rural health funding gap blows out to $9.2 billion

  14-10-2026 06:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Several government departments delayed the approval of the data’s publication by months, according to industry sources.
  
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• Greens claim Labor’s tax bill contains private school fee loophole

  14-10-2026 03:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor’s reforms to the taxation of trusts have been slammed by the Coalition. Now, they face a fresh hurdle – this time from the Greens.
  
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• 'Voices' group launches in Bendigo but won't contest election

  13-10-2026 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  An independent community group in central Victoria says it will represent the voices of voters in Bendigo.
  
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• Bendigo gets new 'Voice' ahead of Victorian election

  13-10-2026 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  An independent community group in central Victoria says it will represent the voices of voters in Bendigo.
  
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• Live: PM confirms he intervened to delay ATO credit card ban

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM claims credit for delay of ATO credit card ban

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM and Treasurer both claim credit for delay to ATO credit card ban

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Liberal MP who made controversial 'stoning' remarks in parliament calls minister

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Angie Bell has called Small Business Minister Anne Aly after the Liberal MP said the minister should be "shamed and stoned in the square" in parliament. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Coalition, Greens team up to throw private health bill out of parliament

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition and Greens team up in parliament to defeat a Labor bill to wind back the private health rebate for people over 65. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Albanese denies rift with Chalmers over tax office intervention

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The PM has denied there is a rift between him and Jim Chalmers after the government intervened to delay the tax office's ban on credit card payments. Follow live.
  
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• Tough choices needed to keep Australian economy on track for growth

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister and the treasurer face their relative powerlessness to stem criticisms because the big wheels of the economy are set internationally.
  
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• American right-wing body Turning Point USA backs Exclusive Brethren before hearing

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The high-profile group, once headed by slain activist Charlie Kirk, has urged the US government to lobby Australia for a parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 election.
  
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• Albanese meeting more frequently with Taylor as One Nation nips at Labor’s heels

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Albanese and Taylor met in Parliament House on Monday as the crossbench raises concerns about a possible Labor-Coalition deal on artificial intelligence.
  
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• Best of cartoons, October 14, 2026

  13-10-2026 11:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Labor can't count on One Nation fading away, Chalmers warns

  13-10-2026 11:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor is projecting confidence it can defeat One Nation despite the minor party's sustained polling strength and growing voter frustration.
  
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• Chalmers warns progressives not to 'mock' One Nation voters

  13-10-2026 11:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor is projecting confidence it can defeat One Nation despite the minor party's sustained polling strength and growing voter frustration.
  
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• Chalmers warns against sneering at Hanson backers ahead of 12 months of pain

  13-10-2026 10:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Right faction Labor MPs have vented in a meeting about potential blowback over the party’s changes to trusts.
  
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• Anne Aly accuses Liberal MP of racism after 'stoning' comment

  13-10-2026 10:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Labor frontbencher says she has received 19 death threats this week alone while calling out Angie Bell's remarks in a social media post.
  
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• Liberal stands alongside water buyback supporters despite party opposition

  13-10-2026 09:40 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australian politicians say it is time for the eastern states to contribute their fair share of water to the Murray-Darling Basin.
  
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• Small business minister says she’s had 19 death threats this week

  13-10-2026 09:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Liberal Angie Bell has been rebuked after saying Anne Aly and Anthony Albanese should be “stoned in the square” over the ATO’s ban on credit card payments.
  
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• Algorithm off-switch to face delay as Coalition, Greens prepare inquiry

  13-10-2026 09:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Both the Coalition and the Greens, who control passage of legislation in the upper house, are prepared to interrogate the Digital Duty of Care bill.
  
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• Australia facing biggest jobless rate rise of developed world

  13-10-2026 06:52 via smh.com.au
  
  New forecasts suggest Australia’s economy will continue to grow next year – but the number of people out of work will also climb.
  
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• Greens split over Ukraine military aid as Sarah Hanson-Young breaks ranks

  13-10-2026 06:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong accused new Greens leader David Shoebridge of “lining up with One Nation and President Putin” by opposing military aid to Ukraine.
  
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• Lukewarm Liberal response to Josh Frydenberg's potential return

  13-10-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The former treasurer has teased a return to politics, as his former colleague Barnaby Joyce called for him to "cut the BS" and be up-front about his leadership ambitions.
  
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• Australia facing biggest jobless rate spike of developed world

  13-10-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  New forecasts suggest Australia’s economy will continue to grow next year – but the number of people out of work will also climb.
  
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• Yolŋu nurse enters parliament, promising 'new era' for NT politics

  13-10-2026 00:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Arnhem Land's new Member for Mulka says poverty is a trap not many people emerge from. As he is sworn in to the NT parliament, he's promising to educate others about what drives it.
  
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• Live: Taxpayers fund $630m pay boost for care workers

  12-10-2026 21:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Nearly half a million health, disability and community workers will get a taxpayer-funded top-up to their wages, the government has confirmed. Follow live.
  
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