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• Live: Hanson 'doesn't care' if businesses are impacted by permanent migration cut

  05-08-2026 23:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Pauline Hanson says she doesn't care if Labor's proposed cuts to skilled and family visas impact Australian businesses. Follow live.
  
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• SA premier warns Labor and Coalition against 'race to bottom' on immigration

  10-09-2026 04:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is in discussions with the opposition over immigration as SA Premier Peter Malinauskas warns major parties against a "political race to the bottom".
  
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• Price says algorithm shakeup is politically motivated. Two years ago, she signed off on one

  10-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor slammed the government’s Digital Duty of Care bill on Thursday, labelling it an attempt at “political censorship”.
  
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• Price says algorithm shake-up is politically motivated. Two years ago, she signed off on one

  10-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor slammed the government’s Digital Duty of Care bill on Thursday, labelling it an attempt at “political censorship”.
  
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• ‘Leave our veterans alone’: Lambie backs Hastie in One Nation stoush

  10-09-2026 03:54 via smh.com.au
  
  Independent senator Jacqui Lambie, herself a veteran, said Pauline Hanson’s attack on Andrew Hastie was disgusting.
  
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• ‘Leave our veterans alone’: Jacqui Lambie backs Hastie in One Nation stoush

  10-09-2026 03:54 via smh.com.au
  
  The independent senator, herself a veteran, said Pauline Hanson’s attack on the Liberal leadership aspirant and SAS captain was disgusting.
  
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• 'Bloody coward': Lambie blasts Hanson over 'disgusting' Hastie traitor cartoon

  10-09-2026 03:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Independent senator Jacqui Lambie and others from across the political spectrum launch a spirited defence of Andrew Hastie after One Nation published a cartoon that repeatedly described the Liberal frontbencher and veteran as a "traitor". 
  
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• One-in-three chance China will try to seize Taiwan by 2028: Rudd

  09-09-2026 23:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The former prime minister says the threat of conflict is rising as the military balance of power shifts in China’s favour.
  
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• WA's $30 million 'State of Energy' ad campaign under fire from opposition

  09-09-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  An advertising campaign by Western Australia's government to promote the state's efforts to transition to renewable energy is blasted by the opposition as a waste of money.
  
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• 'It won't work': WA opposition blasts 'State of Energy' ad campaign

  09-09-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  A $30 million campaign by Western Australia's government to promote the state's efforts to transition to renewable energy comes under fire from the opposition.
  
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• Live: SA premier warns Labor not to enter race to bottom with One Nation on migration

  09-09-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  SA Premier Peter Malinauskas calls on both sides of politics to preserve Australia's migration program. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Opposition leader demands One Nation remove Hastie 'traitor' video

  09-09-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan have called on One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to take down a cartoon video calling Andrew Hastie a "traitor". Follow live.
  
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• Live: 'Leave our goddamn veterans alone': Lambie backs Hastie in One Nation fight

  09-09-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Jacqui Lambie launches a passionate defence of Andrew Hastie following Pauline Hanson's refusal to remove a cartoon video targeting the Liberal MP. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Expert doubts constitutionality of Commonwealth grant scheme

  09-09-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A constitutional law expert says the Commonwealth should not be paying for sporting club upgrades because it is not a federal responsibility. Follow live.
  
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• Winners and losers of Labor's $560m community grants

  09-09-2026 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Some seats were offered tens of millions of dollars in funding for sports clubs, parks and more, while 45 seats were given nothing out of an "invite-only" grant program now under scrutiny over pork barrelling claims.
  
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• New tobacco laws target criminals from importers to shopfronts

  09-09-2026 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Suspiciously cheap cigarettes and non-compliant packaging could help prosecutors establish whether tobacco was illicit under a crackdown targeting organised crime and retailers.
  
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• New laws aim to make black market tobacco easier to prosecute

  09-09-2026 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Suspiciously cheap cigarettes and non-compliant packaging could help prosecutors establish whether tobacco was illicit under a crackdown targeting organised crime and retailers.
  
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• Albanese-Minns relationship worsens as feds hit back on crime wave ‘falsehoods’

  09-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A bitter stoush between state and federal ministers on the murder of two men adds to a growing list of bust-ups between the prime minister and the premier.
  
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• Alarms flashing red as Trump takes US debt to level almost beyond comprehension

  09-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Analysts and economists are worried the world economy is facing a tipping point. Donald Trump is more interested in the uniforms of his Space Force.
  
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• British police to investigate Reform UK after undercover documentary

  09-09-2026 17:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The investigation will look into whether the populist party, which had been surging in the polls, breached the UK's eloctoral funding and donations laws.
  
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• Best of cartoons, September 10, 2026

  09-09-2026 14:44 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Superannuation shouldn’t be untouchable, says expert: ‘People get hysterical’

  09-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  One Nation’s plan to cash out super is dividing the Coalition as Labor luminary challenges Chalmers’ approach.
  
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• Migration fix could hit parliament next week – but these sticking points remain

  09-09-2026 11:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Opposition MPs are concerned about any perception the Coalition would support Labor on migration, which could fuel Pauline Hanson’s talking point on the Labor-Coalition “uni-party”.
  
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• Albanese, Taylor hold talks on migration, as Labor eyes low-key policy reveal

  09-09-2026 11:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Opposition MPs are concerned about any perception that the Coalition would support Labor on migration, which could fuel Pauline Hanson’s talking point on the Labor-Coalition “uni-party”.
  
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• 'Wrong decision': New babies' hospital plans slammed by doctors

  09-09-2026 11:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government unveils revised plans for the new Women and Babies Hospital, including upgraded infant transfer facilities, but the doctors' lobby is unimpressed.
  
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• Andrew Hastie escalates One Nation feud over 'traitor' accusation

  09-09-2026 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie calls Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards" as a dispute over a One Nation video describing him as a "traitor" intensifies. 
  
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• Andrew Hastie demands One Nation delete or own 'traitor' attack

  09-09-2026 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie calls Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards" as a dispute over a One Nation video describing him as a "traitor" intensifies. 
  
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• ‘Lying cowards’: Andrew Hastie steps up attacks on One Nation

  09-09-2026 08:02 via smh.com.au
  
  The Liberal leadership aspirant and SAS veteran has fired up after Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce denied calling him a traitor.
  
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• It’s not an ABC journalist who should do better. It’s the prime minister himself

  09-09-2026 07:32 via smh.com.au
  
  For a prime minister who promised to deliver integrity, there’s a widening credibility gap.
  
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• ‘Cowardly’: Wong slammed by former colleague for dodging Israeli settlement trade ban

  09-09-2026 07:20 via smh.com.au
  
  But Israel’s ambassador has applauded Australia for declining to join the UK-led push to crack down on imports from West Bank settlements.
  
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