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• Live: Hanson doubles down on call for Coalition to work with One Nation

  09-07-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Pauline Hanson has doubled down on calls for the Coalition to work with One Nation. Follow live.
  
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• Pacific leader says China missile test has ‘caused a stir, created tension’

  10-07-2026 08:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Tonga’s Prime Minister joined a chorus of regional leaders condemning China’s testing of a nuclear-capable long-range missile in the Pacific.
  
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• Andrew Hastie signs book deal to set out political convictions

  10-07-2026 07:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The MP for Canning updated his register of interests on Friday to disclose payments relating to a writing project from publisher Allen & Unwin.
  
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• Some of Australia’s most successful leaders never made it to Canberra. Oh, what might have been

  10-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Maybe a Beattie, Berejiklian or Bracks could have been an Australian Andy Burnham. We’ll never know.
  
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• Some of Australia’s great leaders never made it to Canberra. Oh, what might have been

  10-07-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Maybe a Beattie, Berejiklian or Bracks could have been an Australian Andy Burnham. We’ll never know.
  
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• Deadly bird flu detected in local bird, suspected in seal

  10-07-2026 05:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The detection of bird flu in a local species is a dramatic escalation, with experts warning the virus may now spread across the continent.
  
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• Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and media figure, dies aged 82

  10-07-2026 04:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders, which earned him several stints in jail.
  
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• Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and broadcaster, dies aged 82

  10-07-2026 04:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate, and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders that earned him several stints in jail.
  
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• Angus Taylor slams One Nation saying the party would 'send us broke' if it wins government

  10-07-2026 00:14 via abc.net.au
  
  In his strongest criticism to date, opposition leader Angus Taylor slams Pauline Hanson's One Nation saying the party would 'send us broke' if it wins government. 
  
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• Live: Hanson says Taylor should stop 'denigrating' One Nation

  09-07-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Pauline Hanson says Angus Taylor needs to stop "denigrating" One Nation, after the opposition leader delivered his strongest rebuke so far of the right-wing party. Follow live. 
  
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• Hanson doubles down on call for Coalition to work with One Nation — as it happened

  09-07-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Pauline Hanson has doubled down on calls for the Coalition to work with One Nation. 
  
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• PM to unveil AI agenda as government seeks to calm copyright concerns

  09-07-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A draft document, seen by ABC, reveals AI, gambling and the Middle East are expected to feature heavily in Labor's upcoming national conference debate.
  
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• Albanese moves to balance AI risks and benefits

  09-07-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A draft document, seen by ABC, reveals AI, gambling and the Middle East are expected to feature heavily in Labor's upcoming national conference debate.
  
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• AI, gambling and Middle East set for Labor conference debate

  09-07-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A draft document, seen by ABC, reveals AI, gambling and the Middle East are expected to feature heavily in Labor's upcoming national conference debate.
  
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• One neglected economic element in Labor’s agenda will come back to bite them, and us

  09-07-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Can Albanese and Chalmers find a fresh model for growth that stops Australia turning into a permanently sclerotic nation where people feel more and more glum? It’s not looking good.
  
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• Why a UK right-wing leader could soon battle a man dressed as a bin

  09-07-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Nigel Farage is facing intensifying scrutiny over his finances and millions of dollars' worth of donations. Here's how he got here.
  
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• The 'stunt' that could cost UK far right leader Nigel Farage his political career

  09-07-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Nigel Farage is facing intensifying scrutiny over his finances and millions of dollars' worth of donations. Here's how he got here.
  
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• 'Leave him to me': Man dressed as bin only challenger against Nigel Farage

  09-07-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Nigel Farage is facing intensifying scrutiny over his finances and millions of dollars' worth of donations. Here's how he got here.
  
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• 'Leave him to me': Man dressed as bin challenges Nigel Farage

  09-07-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Nigel Farage is facing intensifying scrutiny over his finances and millions of dollars' worth of donations. Here's how he got here.
  
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• Best of cartoons, July 10, 2026

  09-07-2026 13:43 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• ‘We Indians infuse the world’: Thousands cheer Narendra Modi at stadium extravaganza

  09-07-2026 13:13 via smh.com.au
  
  In front of an estimated 20,000 people, the Indian prime minister said that just as sugar sweetens milk, Indians integrate and sweeten societies globally.
  
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• Ceasefire breakdown a fresh economic threat: Chalmers

  09-07-2026 11:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The ceasefire between the United States and Iran appears at an end. The rest of the world, including Australian motorists, will pay the economic cost.
  
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• Far-right influencer gatecrashes Indian PM’s Australian hotel, leads protest at event

  09-07-2026 10:45 via smh.com.au
  
  A far-right agitator was dragged away by police after launching a late-night tirade inside the Melbourne hotel where the Indian prime minister was staying, hours before dozens of neo-Nazis gathered to protest against Narendra Modi’s visit.
  
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• 'Eternity of pain': Angus Taylor issues warning to Australians voting for One Nation

  09-07-2026 09:38 via abc.net.au
  
  In his strongest remarks pushing back on One Nation, the opposition leader has accused the right-wing party of being a "column of smoke".
  
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• Angus Taylor says One Nation would 'send us broke'

  09-07-2026 09:38 via abc.net.au
  
  In his strongest remarks pushing back on One Nation, the opposition leader has accused the right-wing party of being a "column of smoke".
  
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• ‘Eternity of pain’: Angus Taylor’s clearest attack on Pauline Hanson

  09-07-2026 09:29 via smh.com.au
  
  A keynote speech from Taylor comes as Hanson appears on a podcast with Tommy Robinson,whose appearance with Karl Stefanovic led to the broadcaster’s departure from Nine.
  
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• India and Australia look to fast-track sweeping free trade pact after uranium export deal

  09-07-2026 08:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The leader of the world’s most populous nation came to Melbourne on Thursday on a mission to expand economic and defence ties with Australia.
  
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• Mark McGowan's right-hand man parachuted into plum cabinet role

  09-07-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  New Landsdale MP Daniel Pastorelli, the former chief of staff to both Mark McGowan and Roger Cook, will be parachuted into cabinet to replace Paul Papalia, the ABC understands.
  
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• Breaking: Rookie MP Daniel Pastorelli gets plum WA cabinet spot after Papalia resignation

  09-07-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  New Landsdale MP Daniel Pastorelli, the former chief of staff to both Mark McGowan and Roger Cook, will be parachuted into cabinet to replace Paul Papalia, the ABC understands.
  
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• Far-right influencer gatecrashes Indian PM’s Australian hotel

  09-07-2026 02:46 via smh.com.au
  
  In a late-night video, police can be seen swarming the agitator as he screamed obscenities about India and the Indian PM.
  
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