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• Joyce defends Hanson's controversial meeting as dog interrupts interview

  20-07-2026 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The One Nation senator says Pauline Hanson's meeting with far-right British activist Tommy Robinson did not amount to an endorsement of his criminal conduct, during a 7.30 interview that was twice interrupted by his dog. 
  
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• Indian education minister resigns after protests

  25-07-2026 12:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Protesters have been calling for Dharmandra Pradhan's resignation amid ongoing exam paper leaks, which the education minister claims he "took responsibility" for.
  
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• Indian education minister resigns after Cockraoch movement protests

  25-07-2026 12:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Protesters have been calling for Dharmandra Pradhan's resignation amid ongoing exam paper leaks, which the education minister claims he "took responsibility" for.
  
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• Soaring EV sales to shield Australia from fuel shortages

  25-07-2026 07:22 via smh.com.au
  
  With no end in sight to war in the Middle East, or Iran’s blockade on oil exports, Australian’s growing appetite for electric vehicles is a silver lining to the global energy crisis.
  
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• Federal government says fuel supply 'solid and secure' as prices climb again

  25-07-2026 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is reassuring motorists about Australia's fuel supply as petrol prices rise amid renewed clashes in the five-month old war in the Middle East.
  
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• ‘All about Ed’: Labor MP’s Gaza motion shut down as party powerbrokers step in

  25-07-2026 05:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Ed Husic spoke out against his government at the same time as two Labor MPs were trying to show unity on the Middle East conflict.
  
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• Langbroek under pressure over appointments to Qld Cultural Centre boards

  25-07-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek is facing questions over a series of political appointments to the state's Cultural Centre boards, as the Crisafulli government comes under pressure over "jobs-for-mates" assignments.
  
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• Australia's 'monoculture' might be at the Labor conference

  24-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  For those who believe in the virtue of converting and wrangling political trade-offs into a unified, coherent set of messages, Labor's example is transcendent.
  
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• Rowland voices caution as Labor backs VAD telehealth

  24-07-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor push to lift the ban on accessing voluntary assisted dying through telehealth has triggered a warning about unintended consequences for vulnerable Australians.
  
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• Elder abuse concerns raised as Labor backs VAD telehealth

  24-07-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor push to lift the ban on accessing voluntary assisted dying through telehealth has triggered a warning about unintended consequences for vulnerable Australians.
  
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• Labor promises conscience vote in debate over telehealth for assisted dying

  24-07-2026 09:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Voluntary assisted dying was the only issue that had attracted official dissenting remarks on the conference floor by Friday afternoon.
  
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• Labor National Conference as it happened: NDIS, gambling on agenda as protests erupt outside Adelaide Convention Centre on day two

  24-07-2026 09:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Follow out live coverage from the 50th Labor Party national conference.
  
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• Ed Husic references genocide, apartheid claims as he pushes Labor to take harder line on Israel

  24-07-2026 07:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Foreign Minister Penny Wong is scrambling to shepherd through a compromise position, but a former cabinet colleague is calling for tougher language.
  
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• Warning spy laws too broad and could undermine democracy

  24-07-2026 04:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A major review warns parts of Australia's national security laws could undermine democracy and press freedom.
  
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• Major report finds flaws in Australia's spy laws

  24-07-2026 04:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A major review warns parts of Australia's national security laws could undermine democracy and press freedom.
  
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• Donald Trump’s trade war is costing the world a fortune – and the cost is going up

  24-07-2026 03:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump’s war on the global economy continues, from oil prices to tariffs. They will just leave us all poorer.
  
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• Donald Trump’s trade war is costing the world a fortune - and the cost is going up

  24-07-2026 03:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump’s war on the global economy continues, from oil prices to tariffs. They will just leave us all poorer.
  
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• Labor National Conference LIVE updates: NDIS, gambling on agenda as protests erupt outside Adelaide Convention Centre on day two

  24-07-2026 01:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Follow out live coverage from the 50th Labor Party national conference.
  
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• Labor National Conference LIVE updates: Day two of Adelaide event continues after moves on super for teenagers, Fair AI taskforce

  24-07-2026 01:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Follow out live coverage from the 50th Labor Party national conference.
  
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• Live: Push for stronger gambling regulations on track for Labor platform

  23-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor push to strengthen gambling regulation is expected to be included in the party's platform after a deal was struck on the sidelines of its national conference. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Push for stronger gambling regulations added to Labor platform

  23-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor push to strengthen gambling regulation will be included in the party's platform after a deal was struck on the sidelines of its national conference. Follow live.
  
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• Live: New US tariff on Australia 'makes no sense', defence minister says

  23-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended Australia's modern slavery laws after the US said it would slap 12.5 per cent tariffs on Australia. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Labor platform commits to telehealth access to voluntary assisted dying

  23-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor's national conference commits the party to change federal laws relating to voluntary assisted dying, allowing terminally ill patients to use telehealth services. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Gambling the focus at second day of Labor National Conference

  23-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A push to strengthen the government's action to reduce gambling harm will be the focus on the second day of Labor's National Confernece. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Angus Taylor dismisses Trump's 'forced labour' tariff justification

  23-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says he's "dead against" the Trump administration's tariffs on Australian goods set to come into force later today, dismissing the notion it has anything to do with modern slavery laws. Follow live.
  
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• Labor platform commits to telehealth access to voluntary assisted dying — as it happened

  23-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor's national conference commits the party to change federal laws relating to voluntary assisted dying, allowing terminally ill patients to use telehealth services to access end-of-life care. Take a look back at how the day's events unfolded.
  
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• The text warnings about a looming Liberal Party corruption scandal

  23-07-2026 21:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Nineteen months before making the parliamentary speech that sparked a corruption inquiry into NSW Liberal figures and their relationship with a fugitive property developer, parliamentary secretary Ray Williams sent an urgent text message to his boss, premier Gladys Berejiklian.
  
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• How a series of urgent texts warned of a major corruption scandal

  23-07-2026 21:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Nineteen months before making the parliamentary speech that sparked a corruption inquiry into NSW Liberal figures and their relationship with a fugitive property developer, parliamentary secretary Ray Williams sent an urgent text message to his boss, premier Gladys Berejiklian.
  
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• Hanson’s version of domestic violence is too simplistic and corrosive

  23-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The One Nation leader court more controversy with her blinkered views on domestic violence
  
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• Albanese has finally realised that AI might not be our friend

  23-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Following the initiative of its social media ban, the Albanese government boasts that it is leading the world once again.
  
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