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• Liberal frontbencher pushes back on coalition with One Nation

  05-07-2026 03:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Shadow energy minister Dan Tehan says the Liberal party is not entertaining thoughts of forming a coalition with One Nation.
  
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• Australia to spend $1 billion on defence alliance with Fiji in blow to China

  06-07-2026 04:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia and Fiji have struck a new defence alliance in a major victory for the Albanese government’s efforts to limit China’s influence in the Pacific.
  
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• Senior WA minister Paul Papalia set to resign, triggering by-election

  06-07-2026 03:58 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Labor stalwart and senior state cabinet minister Paul Papalia is set to announce he is quitting politics after nearly two decades, triggering a by-election in his southern Perth seat.
  
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• Breaking: Senior WA minister Paul Papalia set to resign, triggering by-election

  06-07-2026 03:58 via abc.net.au
  
  WA Labor stalwart and senior state cabinet minister Paul Papalia is set to announce he is quitting politics after nearly two decades, triggering a by-election in his southern Perth seat.
  
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• Albanese's comments on Kylie Minogue during podcast game

  06-07-2026 02:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese plays 'shag, marry, date' on the Bush Deep podcast.
  
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• Australia strikes surprise defence alliance with Fiji in blow to China

  06-07-2026 02:32 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia and Fiji have struck a new defence alliance in a major victory for the Albanese government’s efforts to limit China’s influence in the Pacific.
  
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• PM apologises for crude Kylie Minogue remarks

  06-07-2026 00:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The remarks were condemned as inappropriate from the nation’s leader.
  
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• PM apologises for saying he would 'shag' Kylie Minogue in podcast game

  06-07-2026 00:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese made the comments during a game of "shag, marry, date" on the Bush Deep podcast on Friday, which have been widely condemned as inappropriate. 
  
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• PM apologises for saying he would shag Kylie Minogue during podcast game

  06-07-2026 00:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese made the comments during a game of "shag, marry, date" on the Bush Deep podcast on Friday, which have been widely condemned as inappropriate. 
  
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• Live: Shadow minister says PM's comments 'beneath his office'

  05-07-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office has released a statement, apologising for the PM's comments about Kylie Minogue on a podcast.
  
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• Live: PM apologises for Kylie Minogue 'shag' comment

  05-07-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's office has released a statement, apologising for the PM's comments about Kylie Minogue on a podcast.
  
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• Live: Minister defends Labor's record on women following PM's podcast comments

  05-07-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek has spruiked Labor's credentials on women's equality when asked about the prime minister's comments on a podcast last week. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Australia strikes new defence alliance with Fiji

  05-07-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia strikes a new defence alliance with Fiji on top of the Vuvale Union treaty. Follow live.
  
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• Labor’s streaming carve-out for gambling ads is a step backwards, says chief reform advocate

  05-07-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  As one Labor MP said the law should be reviewed, Tim Costello said Labor’s carve-out for streaming ads laws was “the most generous gift to the sports betting companies I have ever seen”.
  
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• AFP to push Australia's policing model to UN

  05-07-2026 21:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The AFP commissioner will promote Pacific police training as a model for the United Nations when she addresses police delegates from 140 nations this week.
  
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• Albanese arrives in Fiji to start three-day Pacific blitz

  05-07-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to seal a major new security pact with Fiji on Monday.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 6, 2026

  05-07-2026 12:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Interview with Dan Tehan

  05-07-2026 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  David Speers interviews Shadow Energy Minister Dan Tehan on Tony Abbott’s speech, immigration policy, multiculturalism, housing prices and renewable energy. 
  
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• Housing Prices

  05-07-2026 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Auction clearance rates have fallen, following increases in interest rates and the governments’ changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions. 
  
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• The greyhound races Tasmanian authorities don't want you to see

  05-07-2026 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  If you watched greyhound race videos on Tasracing's website, you would likely never know that dozens of dogs were injured or killed during events last year.
  
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• Sherry Cask fell in her last race and is now 'retired'. That means she is dead, Greens say

  05-07-2026 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  If you watched greyhound race videos on Tasracing's website, you would likely never know that dozens of dogs were injured or killed during events last year.
  
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• Japan's LGBTQIA+ education plan has been released. Some aren't happy

  04-07-2026 23:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The first national plan of its kind is broadly criticised by gay rights proponents and legal experts for supporting the status quo.
  
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• Japan releases LGBTQIA+ education plan but some are not happy

  04-07-2026 23:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The first national plan of its kind is broadly criticised by gay rights proponents and legal experts for supporting the status quo.
  
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• Young people aren’t relaxed and comfortable, they’re broke and bovine

  04-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Everyone wants a better life. But young people have lost confidence that it’s within reach.
  
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• The million-dollar property question no one wants to answer

  04-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  At a time of political anxiety and social upheaval, a dip in housing values does feel existential. But only if you look at property as purely a wealth-accumulation vehicle.
  
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• The million dollar property question no one wants to answer

  04-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  At a time of political anxiety and social upheaval, a dip in housing values does feel existential. But only if you look at property as purely a wealth-accumulation vehicle.
  
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• Socceroos match shows where Labor's gambling ad laws fall short

  04-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  There should be rules against jumping on the World Cup bandwagon to illustrate a political point, but the Socceroos' valiant effort against Egypt offers a timely real-world test.
  
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• How many gambling ads played during the Socceroos match?

  04-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  There should be rules against jumping on the World Cup bandwagon to illustrate a political point, but the Socceroos' valiant effort against Egypt offers a timely real-world test.
  
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• Australia's spy agency turns to Vogue to find recruits

  04-07-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A security industry insider tells the ABC the agency cannot afford to "just hire dweebs" as ASIS pivots to a new recruitment strategy aimed at women. 
  
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• ‘Barely coherent noise’: Albanese blasts budget critics and the ‘axis of grievance’

  04-07-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Addressing Labor faithful on Sunday, the prime minister is sharpening his attack on One Nation and the Coalition after the successful passage of his contentious tax reforms.
  
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