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• Live: Angus Taylor refuses to say Coalition backs multicultural policy

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has refused to say whether the Coalition backs multicultural policy in Australia. Follow live.
  
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• Angus Taylor says he believes in 'a version' of multiculturalism

  24-06-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will not break a decades-long bipartisan position of supporting multiculturalism, saying he still supports "a version" of it after dithering under questioning yesterday.
  
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• Inflation eases, but key measure rises to highest level in almost two years

  24-06-2026 04:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Inflation fell to 4 per cent in May. However, there are signs that underlying price pressures remain a problem for the economy.
  
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• Andy Burnham describes his first day back in parliament

  24-06-2026 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says it is ‘surreal’ to return to London as an MP in a video released on his X account.
  
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• Major construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland police have uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that caused major construction company Shadforth's confidential data to be leaked to competitors.
  
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• Construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland police have uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that caused major construction company Shadforth's confidential data to be leaked to competitors.
  
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• Live: Taylor says migration policy of shared values is a 'version of multiculturalism'

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Angus Taylor says his party's migration goal of shared values is a "version of multiculturalism", after he refused to say if the Coalition supported multiculturalism yesterday. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represents her vision of monoculture

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Hanson says she is "delighted" monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national "monoculture". Follow live.
  
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• Live: Minister says Australian housing market experiencing a 'correction'

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's housing market is experiencing a correction following COVID amid low auction clearance rates in major capital cities. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Minister says Australian housing market experiencing a correction

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's housing market is experiencing a correction following COVID amid low auction clearance rates in major capital cities. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Labor defends deal with Greens to pass budget measures

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing Minister Clare O'Neil defends a deal with the Greens to pass the government's capital gains tax and negative gearing measures through parliament. Follow live.
  
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• ‘Animated by nostalgia’: Labor senator slams luminaries over AUKUS

  23-06-2026 23:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Senator Raff Ciccone has launched a blistering attack on former Labor ministers, accusing them of viewing national security through the lens of a bygone era.
  
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• Stefanovic’s controversial podcast with far-right extremist pulled from YouTube

  23-06-2026 22:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Far-right activist Tommy Robinson praised Pauline Hanson in the interview with Nine Network star Karl Stefanovic, who said he admired Robinson’s “tenacity” and “courage”.
  
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• Teal party would fall short of minor party status as independents back away

  23-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A party of independent MPs is expected to form as soon as this week, but approaches to strong candidates and sitting state MPs have not been made.
  
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• Asked five times, there was one word Angus Taylor couldn’t say

  23-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  When Pauline Hanson said Australia must be a monoculture, not multicultural, she laid out a dichotomy – and another minefield for Taylor to dance around.
  
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• Best of cartoons, June 24, 2026

  23-06-2026 14:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• New One Nation MP David Farley sides with teals and Greens

  23-06-2026 10:57 via smh.com.au
  
  David Farley said on Tuesday he meant to vote for a cap on the fuel tax credit scheme.
  
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• Ben Roberts-Smith did not show up at the Australian War Memorial, but he almost overshadowed it

  23-06-2026 10:56 via smh.com.au
  
  A planned appearance by decorated soldier turned accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith threatened to turn the event into a media frenzy, but in the end he could not come.
  
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• Stefanovic praises ‘courage’ of far-right activist on controversial podcast

  23-06-2026 10:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Far-right activist Tommy Robinson praised Pauline Hanson in the interview with Nine Network star Karl Stefanovic, who said he admired Robinson’s “tenacity” and “courage”.
  
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• Greens claw back Butler’s NDIS powers as price for passing negative gearing, CGT overhaul

  23-06-2026 09:36 via smh.com.au
  
  The crossbench party agreed to vote for the budget tax package in exchange for extending an inquiry into the government’s NDIS overhaul by two months.
  
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• Angus Taylor refuses to commit to a multicultural Australia

  23-06-2026 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader, pressed multiple times on whether his party still supported multiculturalism or endorsed One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's vision of a "monoculture", refused to commit to either.
  
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• Bird flu: Antarctic storms threaten to dump more dying birds on Australians shores

  23-06-2026 08:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Seabirds such as wandering albatross could continue to bring the deadly H5N1 bird flu from the Antarctic outbreak to Australia.
  
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• Antarctic storms threaten to dump more dying birds on Australian shores

  23-06-2026 08:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Seabirds such as wandering albatross could continue to bring the deadly H5N1 bird flu from the Antarctic outbreak to Australia.
  
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• Albanese has spent his political capital on his tax reforms. Now comes the real test

  23-06-2026 08:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Last year’s election win was the largest Labor victory since 1943. It paved the way for Anthony Albanese’s tax package.
  
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• Labor, Greens cut deal on CGT and negative gearing

  23-06-2026 04:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens pledge their support in exchange for an end to an exemption that allows self-managed super funds to borrow money to invest in residential property, and a delay on the overhaul of the NDIS. 
  
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• ‘Hanson is wrong’: Plibersek sledges One Nation over paid parental leave

  23-06-2026 03:53 via smh.com.au
  
  One Nation leader Pauline Hanson appeared to walk back her parental leave stance on Tuesday after accusations she did not understand the policy.
  
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• Hastie gets security upgrades as One Nation campaigns against him

  23-06-2026 03:22 via smh.com.au
  
  “I would rather get taken out in a box than bend the knee to One Nation,” Hastie told the Coalition party room, saying he believed he was targeted over his role as a potential witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith case.
  
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• Pauline Hanson clarifies she will not seek to cut paid parental leave

  23-06-2026 02:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Pauline Hanson has clarified she would not seek to cut government-funded paid parental leave if One Nation were in power, after opening the door to a wind-back at her National Press Club address last week.
  
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• Labor’s tax overhaul to pass with Greens’ support – and NDIS delays

  23-06-2026 02:52 via smh.com.au
  
  The crossbench party agreed to vote for the budget tax package in exchange for extending an inquiry into the government’s NDIS overhaul by two months.
  
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• Live: Self-managed super 'loophole' closed, NDIS inquiry extended in tax deal

  22-06-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The Greens have announced they will support the federal government's capital gains tax budget measures through parliament. Follow live.
  
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