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• Fuel excise cut extended for another month – but there’s a catch

  20-06-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  A major change to petrol and diesel discounts is coming in July after the US-Iran peace deal raised hopes for price relief at the pump.
  
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• Labor, Greens cut deal on CGT and negative gearing

  23-06-2026 04:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens pledge their support in exchange for an end to an exemption that allows self-managed super funds to borrow money to invest in residential property, and a delay on the overhaul of the NDIS. 
  
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• ‘Hanson is wrong’: Plibersek sledges One Nation over paid parental leave

  23-06-2026 03:53 via smh.com.au
  
  One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeared to walk back her parental leave stance on Tuesday after accusations she did not understand the policy.
  
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• Hastie gets security upgrades as One Nation campaigns against him

  23-06-2026 03:22 via smh.com.au
  
  “I would rather get taken out in a box than bend the knee to One Nation,” Hastie told the Coalition party room, saying he believed he was targeted over his role as a potential witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith case.
  
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• Pauline Hanson clarifies she will not seek to cut paid parental leave

  23-06-2026 02:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Pauline Hanson has clarified she would not seek to cut government-funded paid parental leave if One Nation were in power, after opening the door to a wind-back at her National Press Club address last week.
  
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• Labor’s tax overhaul to pass with Greens’ support – and NDIS delays

  23-06-2026 02:52 via smh.com.au
  
  The crossbench party agreed to vote for the budget tax package in exchange for extending an inquiry into the government’s NDIS overhaul by two months.
  
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• Live: Self-managed super 'loophole' closed, NDIS inquiry extended in tax deal

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens have announced they will support the federal government's capital gains tax budget measures through parliament. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Rush to pass CGT, negative gearing overhaul 'farcical': Pocock

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  An independent senator has labelled the government's rush to legislate its tax overhaul "farcical". Follow live.
  
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• Live: Labor, Greens strike deal to cut self-managed super 'loophole' to pass tax changes

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens have announced they will support the federal government's capital gains tax budget measures through parliament. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Hanson clarifies stance over paid parental leave comments

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Pauline Hanson says her comments on parental leave were "taken completely out of context" after she seemed to suggest women should not be paid by employers while on parental leave. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Angus Taylor refuses to say Coalition backs multicultural policy

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has refused to say whether the Coalition backs multicultural policy in Australia. Follow live.
  
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• Meet the 'King of the North' set to become the UK's new PM

  22-06-2026 22:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A popular mayor but a virtual unknown on the global stage, Andy Burnham is poised to become Sir Keir Starmer's successor. Here's what that could look like.
  
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• Best of cartoons, June 23, 2026

  22-06-2026 12:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• House price fall could slice $100,000 from your home’s value

  22-06-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Economists believed house prices were going to fall even before the budget’s tax changes. Now there’s a price tag on those falls – up to $100,000.
  
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• Keir Starmer announces resignation as UK Prime Minister

  22-06-2026 10:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as Britain's Prime Minister.
  
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• Deadly bird flu puts 100 species of Australia’s ‘isolated’ wildlife at risk of mass deaths

  22-06-2026 08:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The bird flu straing that arrived in Australia for the time last week has already caused the deaths of hundreds of millions of birds and mammals around the world.
  
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• China’s policing plans should be sidelined, says top Solomons minister

  22-06-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese will conduct a Pacific diplomacy blitz in July, including visiting the Solomons to drive forward negotiations on a new comprehensive treaty.
  
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• 'No longer appropriate': WA MP calls to end Lord's Prayer in parliament

  22-06-2026 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor MP says he wants the Lord’s Prayer scrapped from WA parliament, despite the reading of the Christian prayer being a long-held tradition before sessions.
  
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• Labor MP calls for Lord's Prayer to be scrapped in WA parliament

  22-06-2026 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor MP says he wants the Lord’s Prayer scrapped from WA parliament, despite the reading of the Christian prayer being a long-held tradition before sessions.
  
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• Is it possible to have a monoculture? This WA town doesn't think so

  22-06-2026 01:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A Muslim leader from a regional WA town says he would like to have a conversation with Pauline Hanson about her ideology following her comments calling for monocultural Australia.
  
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• Gambling reform consultation slammed as 'charade' by health experts

  21-06-2026 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is preparing to push ahead with a watered-down version of recommendations from the landmark Murphy inquiry, which called for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising.
  
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• Treasurer accuses opposition of 'dishonest scare campaign' against budget changes — as it happened

  21-06-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government and Coalition trade barbs over the budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers accusing the opposition of a "dishonest scare campaign".
  
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• Live: Treasurer accuses opposition of weaponising 'scare campaign' against budget changes

  21-06-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government and Coalition trade barbs over the budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers accusing the opposition of a "dishonest scare campaign". Follow live.
  
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• Live: Treasurer accuses opposition of 'dishonest scare campaign' against budget changes

  21-06-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government and Coalition trade barbs over the budget, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers accusing the opposition of a "dishonest scare campaign". Follow live.
  
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• Live: Taylor accuses Labor of 'dirty deal' for Greens's support on tax changes

  21-06-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has criticised a so-called dirty deal struck between the Greens and the government, saying Labor made the deal for the minor party's support on its tax changes. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Taylor accuses Labor of 'dirty deal' for Greens' support on tax changes

  21-06-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has criticised a so-called dirty deal struck between the Greens and the government, saying Labor made the deal for the minor party's support on its tax changes. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Australia signs 'biggest' export deal with Canada for $2.5b radar

  21-06-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia has signed its biggest-ever defence export deal, with Canada purchasing surveillance radar technology in a $2.5b agreement. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Australia signs 'biggest' defence export deal with Canada for $2.5b radar

  21-06-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia has signed its biggest-ever defence export deal, with Canada purchasing surveillance radar technology in a $2.5b agreement. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Albanese to meet with state leaders to talk fuel security

  21-06-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will convene a virtual meeting of the national cabinet to discuss fuel security.  Follow live. 
  
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• 'You won't make it back': Trump's threat to Iran reps at peace talks

  21-06-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Donald Trump warns the Iranian delegation they might not return home from talks in Switzerland talks as the US and Iran argue over the fate of the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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