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• Live: Canavan says he would not have accepted trip after Hanson declaration

  28-07-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Matt Canavan says he would not have accepted a trip to Europe from a benefactor after Pauline Hanson declared Gina Rinehart paid for her trip to Italy. Follow live. 
  
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• Motorists to lose fuel discount from Monday

  29-07-2026 05:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Drivers will lose the fuel excise discount as planned despite escalating pressure on global oil prices and warnings the world has depleted reserves.
  
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• Sea lion tours cancelled as bird flu hits ominous milestone in Australia

  29-07-2026 04:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Authorities are moving to shield endangered sea lions after an alarming development in the spread of the H5N1 virus among local birds.
  
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• Unexpected drop in inflation squashes rate rise fears

  29-07-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Surprisingly soft inflation figures suggest the Reserve Bank will not be lifting interest rates in coming months - and maybe not for the rest of the year.
  
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• Victorian Labor has wounded itself. Albanese would be wise to learn the lessons

  29-07-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The Andrews-Allan Labor government in Victoria was one that others looked to for inspiration. Anthony Albanese needs to heed the warnings of its downfall.
  
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• Taylor denies giving money to group at centre of NSW corruption probe

  29-07-2026 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has seen a series of text messages in which key figures discuss a plan to "shake down" Angus Taylor for financial support. 
  
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• PM's data centre plan may hit roadblock as energy debate heats up

  29-07-2026 01:14 via abc.net.au
  
  As two energy ministers oppose the prime minister's plan for national AI rules for data centres, the question over how to power the facilities intensifies. 
  
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• Lindsay Graham 'never saw a war he didn't like', Trump jokes at funeral

  28-07-2026 23:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Donald Trump has praised Lindsey Graham at his Washington funeral, which included high-profile guests Benjamin Netanyahu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
  
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• Treasurer confirms fuel excise discount will end on Sunday — as it happened

  28-07-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Jim Chalmers has announced the fuel excise discount, which was introduced following the outbreak of war in the Middle East, will end.
  
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• Live: Treasurer confirms fuel excise discount will end on Sunday

  28-07-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Jim Chalmers has announced the fuel excise discount, which was introduced following the outbreak of war in the Middle East, will end. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Taylor insists he did not make payment to faction at centre of ICAC probe

  28-07-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Angus Taylor has insisted he did not make a payment to a NSW Liberal Party faction at the centre of a corruption watchdog probe. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Ken Henry says decades of climate policy at risk from both left and right

  28-07-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Former treasury secretary Ken Henry says decades of climate policy is at risk from both the left and right sides of politics. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Canavan says he would not have accepted paid trip after Hanson declares Italy stay

  28-07-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Matt Canavan says he would not have accepted a trip to Europe from a benefactor after Pauline Hanson declared Gina Rinehart paid for her trip to Italy. Follow live. 
  
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• Warning social media giants might wear fines to help sink the age ban

  28-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  In a damning submission, an age-check firm warns big fines may still be seen as a "small price to pay" if it allowed Australia's ban to "wrongly" be portrayed as a failure.
  
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• 'I realise now I got overtures': It took Taylor a minute to figure politics out

  28-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  In an interview for Kitchen Cabinet, the opposition leader recalls feeling a sense of overwhelm and reverence for the parliament when first he took his seat there.
  
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• Angus Taylor likes to talk about systems. People are his 'kryptonite'

  28-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  In an interview for Kitchen Cabinet, the opposition leader recalls feeling a sense of overwhelm and reverence for the parliament when first he took his seat there.
  
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• AI job losses poised to upend Labor’s electoral map One Nation-style

  28-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor holds the overwhelming majority of seats most exposed to AI, according to new research, suggesting the party’s urban base faces economic uncertainty.
  
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• AI job disruption poised to upend Labor’s electoral map One Nation-style

  28-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor holds the overwhelming majority of seats most exposed to AI, according to new research, suggesting the party’s urban base faces economic uncertainty.
  
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• Age-check providers want Australia to 'test' social media platforms

  28-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  In a damning submission, an age-check firm warns big fines may still be seen as a "small price to pay" if it allowed Australia's ban to "wrongly" be portrayed as a failure.
  
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• Australia vastly outspends China on Pacific aid. But there’s a catch

  28-07-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  As China’s ambassador departs Australia, new data debunks the perception that China is pumping vast sums into the Pacific compared with other nations.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 29, 2026

  28-07-2026 13:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Commonwealth settles workplace lawsuit brought by Fiona Brown in relation to Brittany Higgins allegations

  28-07-2026 10:40 via smh.com.au
  
  The settlement brings to a close one of the final pieces of litigation arising from the Higgins affair, which has spawned multiple court cases, investigations and compensation claims since first erupting in 2021.
  
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• With a forceful declaration, Ben Carroll halted Jacinta Allan's agenda

  28-07-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's new premier Ben Carroll has only four months to convince voters he could be the man for the top job after the toppling of Jacinta Allan.
  
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• Ben Carroll told us who he's not. Does he have time to prove who he is?

  28-07-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's new premier, Ben Carroll has only four months to convince voters he could be the man for the top job, after the toppling of Jacinta Allan. 
  
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• She should be running for Labor. Instead, Hannah Ferguson plans to oust the PM from his seat

  28-07-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Gen Z firecracker Hannah Ferguson says mainstream political parties are broken – and now she’s hatched a plan to get elected.
  
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• Hanson reveals who paid for Italy trip with Gina Rinehart

  28-07-2026 09:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The benefactor of Pauline Hanson's Italy trip has been disclosed in an update to the One Nation leader's gift registry.
  
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• Hanson reveals Rinehart paid for London, Rome and Sicily flights

  28-07-2026 08:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The disclosure comes after photographs emerged of the One Nation leader holidaying with Australia’s richest person at the five-star Grand Hotel San Pietro in Sicily.
  
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• Hanson reveals Rinehart paid for London, Rome and Sicily flights

  28-07-2026 08:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The disclosure comes after photographs emerged of the One Nation leader holidaying with Australia’s richest person at the five-star Grand Hotel San Pietro in Sicily.
  
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• Rate rise on August agenda as Bullock issues wage warning

  28-07-2026 05:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Despite signs that past rate hikes are working, RBA governor Michele Bullock has made clear a further increase is likely to be considered next month.
  
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• Rate rise on August agenda as Bullock issues wage warning

  28-07-2026 05:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Despite signs that past rate hikes are working, RBA governor Michele Bullock has made clear a further increase is likely to be considered next month.
  
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