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• Joyce’s crazy plan for the Reserve Bank would only make things worse

  12-07-2026 06:00 via smh.com.au
  
  By saying the RBA should tell the government what it should be doing, the One Nation treasury spokesman effectively out-sources economic policy to unelected boffins.
  
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• Coal plants would cut power costs by 2050, but with a massive price to pay

  14-07-2026 16:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The political war over net zero is set to be fought over the costs of fossil fuels and renewables, following the latest CSIRO report.
  
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• Albanese in charge of AI revolution as 200 experts release dire warning

  14-07-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister will emphasise the technology’s “pivotal” role in resuscitating productivity and warn of extremists and hostile states using it “to spread disinformation that targets democracies”.
  
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• Anthony Albanese maps out AI future with new national framework

  14-07-2026 14:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor will develop a new national framework in response to artificial intelligence as it seeks to address the technology’s growing economic and social impacts.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 15, 2026

  14-07-2026 12:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Budget loses billions, nation in deeper debt: The cost of cutting migration

  14-07-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Plans to cut migration further would hit the budget’s bottom line – forcing One Nation and the Coalition to cut spending or raise taxes elsewhere according to independent costings.
  
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• Spy agency warns active Russian hackers targeting Australian industry

  14-07-2026 08:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Signals Directorate says hackers are trying to access information through network devices, such as laptops, which use old software and predictable passwords.
  
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• ‘He’s earned my respect’: One Nation senator praised Putin over Ukraine invasion

  14-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The comments are the latest fringe views expressed by Malcolm Roberts to have intensified scrutiny of the Queensland senator and his party.
  
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• The tax bill for working Australians is in the mail – and it’s growing

  14-07-2026 06:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The May budget will improve the nation’s finances over the coming decade. But surpluses will be built on the back of working Australians.
  
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• ‘Your work will break your soul’: Professor describes masked campus protest

  14-07-2026 05:31 via smh.com.au
  
  A University of Melbourne academic has spoken of the moment he found masked protesters occupying his office and saying he was guilty of genocide.
  
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• ‘TikTok dances in the car parks of Auschwitz’: Universities slammed at royal commission

  14-07-2026 05:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Jewish university staff and students have spoken of “a crisis of antisemitism” on campuses during the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion’s second day of Melbourne hearings.
  
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• Live: Shadow minister says he backs drop in house prices if it helps young people

  13-07-2026 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says he supports a drop in house prices if it helps young people get into the housing market. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Angus Taylor says he criticised One Nation with a 'heavy heart'

  13-07-2026 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The Opposition Leader says he reluctantly made a speech criticising Pauline Hanson's One Nation party policies. Follow live.
  
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• Angus Taylor says he criticised One Nation with a 'heavy heart' — as it happened

  13-07-2026 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader says he reluctantly gave a speech criticising the policies of Pauline Hanson's One Nation.
  
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• MMA upstart delivers knockout cognac gift to Brisbane Olympic committee

  13-07-2026 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.
  
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• Mixed martial arts group attempts to gift $82k Cognac to Brisbane Olympic committee

  13-07-2026 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.
  
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• Gift register reveals incredible largesse heaped on Brisbane Olympic committee

  13-07-2026 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.
  
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• Tech platforms accused of sexual extortion blind spot

  13-07-2026 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Major online platforms are accused of failing to deploy readily available technology to detect well-known blackmail tactics.
  
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• 'I have everything to ruin your life': Sextortion threats on the rise

  13-07-2026 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Major online platforms are accused of failing to deploy readily available technology to detect well-known blackmail tactics.
  
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• PM readies major AI announcement, but deadlock remains on billion-dollar tech tussle

  13-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  As One Nation and residents groups ramp up campaigns against data centres, the prime minister will deliver a speech on Wednesday, titled AI in Australia’s interests.
  
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• A growing majority say house prices have to fall. Even owners

  13-07-2026 20:45 via smh.com.au
  
  It was the unwritten rule of Australian politics – house prices must rise. But a new poll shows that’s no longer how everyone thinks.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 14, 2026

  13-07-2026 14:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Agencies, envoys at odds over push for change to terrorism definition

  13-07-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has backed the current definition for an act of terrorism, but the National Security Monitor thinks it should change.
  
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• One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts praised conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as ‘beacon of hope’

  13-07-2026 09:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The opposition has demanded Pauline Hanson take action against her long-time colleague after he praised the notorious Sandy Hook and 9/11 “truther”, capping off a series of highly conspiratorial statements.
  
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• Live: Burke says it 'beggars belief' how ISIS-linked woman 'treated other humans'

  12-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The home affairs minister says he will "not lift a finger" to support suspected Australian ISIS fighters held in an Iraqi prison. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Burke says he will 'not lift a finger' to help suspected ISIS fighters

  12-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The home affairs minister says he will "not lift a finger" to support suspected Australian ISIS fighters held in an Iraqi prison. Follow live. 
  
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• Burke says it 'beggars belief' how IS-linked woman 'treated other humans' — as it happened

  12-07-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The home affairs minister says he will "not lift a finger" to support suspected Australian Islamic State fighters held in an Iraqi prison.
  
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• Our working lives are about to change. Time, and the PM, will tell if we’re better off

  12-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Albanese government showed it is willing to redistribute money. Will it take on the task of redistributing time as well?
  
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• Faster arrivals, fewer queues: Orange passenger cards to go digital nationwide

  12-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A digital travel declaration will be rolled out at Australian airports and seaports as border agencies move to modernise biosecurity and security checks.
  
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• Help or hindrance? GetUp’s gamble on fighting One Nation

  12-07-2026 20:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Dismissed by critics as a mere stunt, the activist group’s viral prank has galvanised its network for a long-term campaign against Pauline Hanson’s party.
  
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