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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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• New One Nation MP David Farley sides with teals and Greens

  23-06-2026 10:57 via smh.com.au
  
  David Farley said on Tuesday he meant to vote for a cap on the fuel tax credit scheme.
  
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• Ben Roberts-Smith did not show up at the Australian War Memorial, but he almost overshadowed it

  23-06-2026 10:56 via smh.com.au
  
  A planned appearance by decorated soldier turned accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith threatened to turn the event into a media frenzy, but in the end he could not come.
  
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• Stefanovic praises ‘courage’ of far-right activist on controversial podcast

  23-06-2026 10:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Far-right activist Tommy Robinson praised Pauline Hanson in the interview with Nine Network star Karl Stefanovic, who said he admired Robinson’s “tenacity” and “courage”.
  
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• Greens claw back Butler’s NDIS powers as price for passing negative gearing, CGT overhaul

  23-06-2026 09:36 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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• Angus Taylor refuses to commit to a multicultural Australia

  23-06-2026 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader, pressed multiple times on whether his party still supported multiculturalism or endorsed One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's vision of a "monoculture", refused to commit to either.
  
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• Bird flu: Antarctic storms threaten to dump more dying birds on Australians shores

  23-06-2026 08:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Seabirds such as wandering albatross could continue to bring the deadly H5N1 bird flu from the Antarctic outbreak to Australia.
  
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• Antarctic storms threaten to dump more dying birds on Australian shores

  23-06-2026 08:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Seabirds such as wandering albatross could continue to bring the deadly H5N1 bird flu from the Antarctic outbreak to Australia.
  
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• Albanese has spent his political capital on his tax reforms. Now comes the real test

  23-06-2026 08:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Last year’s election win was the largest Labor victory since 1943. It paved the way for Anthony Albanese’s tax package.
  
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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 says Ben Roberts-Smith absence from Anzac Hall opening 'disappointing'

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will no longer attend an event at the Australian War Memorial tonight. 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: Ben Roberts-Smith will no longer attend tonight's War Memorial event

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will no longer attend an event at the Australian War Memorial tonight. 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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• Hanson says Ben Roberts-Smith absence from Anzac Hall opening 'disappointing' — as it happened

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria Cross recipient and alleged war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will no longer attend an event at the Australian War Memorial tonight. Take a look back at how the day unfolded.
  
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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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