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• 'ISIS bride' barred from Australia issued permit to return

  25-06-2026 00:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The woman, who is an Australian citizen, had been issued a temporary exclusion order and was living in a refugee camp in Syria. 
  
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• Defence home loan subsidy to change after veterans left worse off

  26-06-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Critics say the scheme, which offers subsidised home loans, lumps Defence members and veterans with uncompetitive rates.
  
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• The caucus cheered Albanese’s tax changes – but will voters?

  26-06-2026 20:34 via smh.com.au
  
  The biggest reform package in a generation was made law this week. Now the battle for the prime minister is to see it work on the property market.
  
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• Wagga Wagga homeless told to leave camp or face enforcement action

  26-06-2026 10:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Homeless people in Wagga Wagga's Wilks Park camping area have been ordered to remove all personal belongings by July 7. 
  
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• Angus Taylor damaged, but he won’t be dumped – yet

  26-06-2026 09:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Angus Taylor’s leadership is now being openly discussed by Liberal colleagues, just four months after becoming leader.
  
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• As the first ‘teal’ MP for Wentworth, I have many questions about this new party

  26-06-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Microparties can, in time, grow into a significant political force. Look at One Nation.
  
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• As the first teal MP for Wentworth, I have many questions about this new party

  26-06-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Microparties can, in time, grow into a significant political force. Look at One Nation.
  
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• Disunity but not death for Basil Zempilas and WA Liberals after MP quits

  26-06-2026 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  There are plenty of questions for Basil Zempilas and the WA Liberals after Jonathan Huston quit the party over a policy row — not least, whether it removes a rogue before too much damage is done.
  
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• Battle lost for Zempilas and WA Liberals in hope of winning war ahead

  26-06-2026 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Basil Zempilas has had his first brush with the political truism "disunity is death" after MP Jonathan Huston quit the WA Liberal Party, but he's unlikely — at this stage at least — to be the one left in a political grave.
  
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• Stefanovic's move to outsider politics follows a well-worn lucrative path

  26-06-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Listening to the culture war showman schtick he has so quickly adopted, Stefanovic is now less a newsman than an ideological performer.
  
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• Bird flu can be fatal for cats and might stop off-leash dogs

  26-06-2026 02:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The H5N1 virus has landed in Australia, via seabirds from the Antarctic, and pet owners have been warned to brace for an almost inevitable outbreak.
  
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• PM flags strengthening eSafety powers for social media ban — as it happened

  25-06-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will look to strengthen the powers of the eSafety Commissioner to enforce an under-16s social media ban.
  
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• Live: Western Sydney MP hints at own version of new political party

  25-06-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Independent MP Dai Le has hinted that she could possibly start her own Western Sydney political party. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: PM flags strengthening powers of eSafety commissioner for social media ban

  25-06-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will look to strengthen the powers of the eSafety commissioner to enforce an under-16s social media ban. Follow live. 
  
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• Barring 'ISIS bride' could have triggered High Court challenge

  25-06-2026 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Legal experts say the Commonwealth would have risked losing a High Court challenge to counterterrorism laws if it stopped the Australian woman from returning home.
  
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• On borrowed time? Why Liberals are starting to chatter about Angus Taylor

  25-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Following the opposition leader’s blunder on multiculturalism this week, one Liberal said: “I don’t know if he can think on his feet.”
  
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• Hundreds of dollars extra a year for childcare after government agreed to raise fee caps

  25-06-2026 20:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Advocates are warning many parents’ budgets are at breaking point after the maximum amount centres can raise fees was lifted.
  
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• Corruption watchdog’s delays and poor communication leave whistleblowers in limbo

  25-06-2026 20:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Whistleblowers were at risk of “procedural burnout” while waiting for the National Anti-Corruption Commission, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
  
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• NDIS might have paid $100 for my disabled sister’s mat. We paid $5

  25-06-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  For all the talk of fraud and fakes, it’s everyday profiteering that threatens this vital scheme. People like my twin sister need precious NDIS dollars to work for them.
  
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• ‘We need to be courageous’: Albanese plans to go harder on teen social media ban

  25-06-2026 09:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister flagged a fresh tightening of the world-first social media restrictions on Thursday amid growing concern about online pornography, “nudify” apps and violent material.
  
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• Liberal calls summons threat to Exclusive Brethren, Advance a ‘political plaything’

  25-06-2026 09:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The parliamentary committee investigating the last election says it’s prepared to summons the Brethren and the lobby group, triggering a dispute over their willingness to attend the inquiry.
  
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• Labor relents on ‘widow tax’ at 11th hour as tax bill passes

  25-06-2026 08:27 via smh.com.au
  
  It is the fifth substantial change that Labor will make to its tax legislation after handing down a contentious budget last month.
  
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• Hanson faces scrutiny as media landscape shifts around her

  25-06-2026 08:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Parliament House has been Pauline's World lately but increased visibility comes with increased scrutiny and this week revealed that One Nation is not untouchable.
  
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• Remaining woman from IS-linked group returning to Australia within weeks

  25-06-2026 05:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Hodan Abby has been granted permission to return from Syria, but will face “significant and invasive surveillance” upon arrival.
  
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• Spender and Steggall have power to handpick teal party candidates

  25-06-2026 04:43 via smh.com.au
  
  While Community Strong Australia will remain leaderless, the party’s constitution says its two MPs oversee who is in and who is out.
  
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• Exclusive Brethren, Advance will be summonsed to election inquiry if they don’t turn up

  25-06-2026 01:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The parliamentary committee investigating the conduct of the election has said it would invite both groups again, but if they continued to resist, would issue a summons.
  
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• Teals Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall form new political party

  25-06-2026 00:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The teal independents have confirmed they are forming a new political party, Community Strong Australia, but are yet to convince crossbench colleagues to join what they call a "responsible alternative" to the major parties.
  
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• Teals Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall confirm plan to form new party

  25-06-2026 00:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The teal independents have confirmed a plan to form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, but are yet to convince any of their crossbench colleagues to join what they call a "responsible alternative" to the major parties.
  
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• Allegra Spender and Zali Steggall confirm plans to form new party

  25-06-2026 00:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The teal independents have confirmed plans to form a new political party, Community Strong Australia, but are yet to convince any of their crossbench colleagues to join what they call a "responsible alternative" to the major parties.
  
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• Remaining woman from IS-linked group set to return to Australia

  25-06-2026 00:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Hodan Abby has been granted permission return from Syria, but will face “significant and invasive surveillance” upon arrival.
  
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