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• Leadership contest could leave Victorian Labor in a 'nightmare scenario'

  27-07-2026 06:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan's leadership is on a knife's edge, with Labor MPs moving to replace her in spill tomorrow. Here's how the challenge could play out.
  
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• Top law expert points out glaring problem in Hanson’s ‘high-court proof’ terror law

  30-07-2026 10:04 via smh.com.au
  
  The minor party has proposed a new exclusion order for foreign terrorist fighters. Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey says it will not block foreign fighters.
  
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• How Albanese could force states to follow his lead on green-energy data centres

  30-07-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Two states which promote the use of fossil fuels and this week opposed a plan to require large data centres to power their operations with renewables.
  
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• ‘Strange morning’: NT Labor MP charged with assault keeps envoy role for now

  30-07-2026 08:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Coalition frontbenchers demand MP Luke Gosling step down from his role with veterans while facing charges of assaulting the King’s representative in the territory.
  
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• Step up in home approvals – just as rates and tax changes hit

  30-07-2026 07:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The government has a target of 1.2 million new homes by mid-2029. Approvals have started to climb – but rate hikes and budget changes are going to hit the market.
  
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• Victorian ministers Harriet Shing and Lily D'Ambrosio announce retirement

  30-07-2026 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Health Minister Harriet Shing and Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio have announced they will step down from cabinet.
  
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• Two Victorian ministers resign, including last from first Andrews cabinet

  30-07-2026 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Health Minister Harriet Shing and Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio have announced they will step down from cabinet.
  
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• Breaking: Victorian ministers Harriet Shing and Lily D'Ambrosio announce retirement

  30-07-2026 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Health Minister Harriet Shing and Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio have announced they will step down from cabinet.
  
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• Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged over alleged assault

  30-07-2026 05:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Northern Territory police said the federal member for Solomon, 54, was arrested on Wednesday morning over an incident at a public event on July 18.
  
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• ‘Would last about 30 seconds’: Burke rubbishes Hanson’s counter-terror bid

  30-07-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The home affairs minister said Australia’s laws were already at their constitutional limit and that One Nation’s plan could not work.
  
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• Online watchdog takes Telegram to court over terrorism videos

  30-07-2026 03:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The eSafety Commission will allege Telegram neglected its legal obligations when it allowed videos, including of the Christchurch mosque massacre, to remain on the platform. 
  
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• Online watchdog accuses Telegram of failing to remove extremist content

  30-07-2026 03:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The Office of the eSafety Commissioner will allege Telegram neglected its legal obligations when it allowed videos, including of the Christchurch mosque massacre, to remain on the platform. 
  
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• Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested over alleged assault

  30-07-2026 02:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Northern Territory Police said the federal member for Solomon, 54, was arrested on Wednesday morning over an incident at a public event on July 18.
  
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• Shadow minister calls for federal MP to step down over assault charges

  30-07-2026 02:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with assaulting NT Administrator David Connolly, the territory equivalent of a state governor, at a festival earlier this month. 
  
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• Opposition senators say 'PM must act today' on Labor MP charged with assault

  30-07-2026 02:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with assaulting NT Administrator David Connolly, the territory equivalent of a state governor, at a festival earlier this month. 
  
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• Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged with assault

  30-07-2026 02:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with assaulting NT Administrator David Connolly, the territory equivalent of a state governor, at a Thai festival earlier this month. 
  
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• Breaking: Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling charged with assault

  30-07-2026 02:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with assaulting NT Administrator David Connolly at a Thai festival earlier this month. 
  
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• Breaking: Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling arrested by NT Police over alleged assault

  30-07-2026 02:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been arrested by NT Police over an alleged assault on NT Administrator David Connolly at a Thai festival earlier this month. Mr Gosling remains in custody.
  
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• Live: Hanson seeks to wedge Coalition with Islamic State bill

  29-07-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has sought to wedge the Coalition by seeking support for a counterterrorism bill from the crossbench. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: eSafety commissioner takes Telegram to court over alleged terrorist content

  29-07-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The eSafety commissioner is taking online messaging platform Telegram to court over allegedly hosting terrorist content. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Burke says Hanson's IS fighters law will last '30 seconds in the High Court'

  29-07-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Tony Burke says current laws limiting the ability of Islamic State-linked Australians from returning go "right to the limit" as to what the government can do constitutionally. Follow live.
  
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• Burke says Hanson's IS fighters law will last '30 seconds in the High Court' — as it happened

  29-07-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Tony Burke says current laws limiting the ability of Islamic State-linked Australians from returning go "right to the limit" as to what the government can do constitutionally.
  
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• Why Jim Chalmers is cautious but upbeat

  29-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  After delivering a pre-election prediction that "the worst of the inflation challenge is behind us", only to see inflation then steadily rise, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is now more cautious.
  
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• Thousands rejected: Labor’s problem with NDIS paperwork gurus laid bare

  29-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  More than 8000 claims from NDIS middle managers have been rejected in just nine months, according to data obtained exclusively by this masthead. This is why.
  
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• Australians fork out $4 million for failing to vote in federal election

  29-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 1.3 million people did not vote in last year's election, and about 200,000 of those have paid the $20 fine. 
  
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• Shifting political views don't need to spell the end of a relationship

  29-07-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  But experts say if morals are involved, it might be a relationship "deal breaker".
  
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• Shifting political views don’t need to spell the end of a relationship

  29-07-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  But experts say if morals are involved, it might be a relationship "deal breaker".
  
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• Navigating shifting political views in romantic relationships

  29-07-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  But experts say if morals are involved, it might be a relationship "deal breaker".
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 30, 2026

  29-07-2026 12:43 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• It’s lucky inflation is falling. Most of us don’t even understand what the Reserve Bank does

  29-07-2026 10:53 via smh.com.au
  
  An astonishing 59 per cent of Australians believe that when the RBA lifts rates, it is increasing inflation. In fact, it’s trying to do the opposite.
  
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