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• Live: Liberals' shadow ministry agrees to dump net zero by 2050

  12-11-2025 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A meeting of Liberal shadow ministers ends with a decision to dump the net zero by 2050 target, following a party room meeting yesterday. Follow live.
  
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• Australia social media ban LIVE updates: PM lauds decision as children under 16 barred from social media in world-first; Wells says more than 200,000 TikTok accounts deactivated

  10-12-2025 03:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s social media ban comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• A profound reform: PM

  10-12-2025 02:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Marking the first day of the social media ban, Anthony Albanese and other advocates have spoken about the bold change they say other countries will follow.
  
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• Wells says 'gut reaction' to travel claims fair but she has 'upheld' rules

  10-12-2025 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Communications Minister Anika Wells accepts her taxpayer-funded travel claims have prompted a "gut reaction" in people, after a week of scrutiny over her expenses.
  
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• Anika Wells questioned over social media ban

  10-12-2025 01:16 via smh.com.au
  
  On the first day of the social media ban for people under 16, Communications Minister Anika Wells has faced questions over how it's working and what constitutes its success.
  
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• Albanese, Wells decline to back overhaul of family travel perks for MPs

  10-12-2025 01:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Two Coalition MPs have called for entitlement rules to be scrutinised, while the prime minister and Wells attempted to keep focus on the government’s social media ban.
  
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• Australia social media ban LIVE updates: PM lauds decision as children under 16 barred from social media in world-first; teens flock to TikTok to show Snapchat ban

  09-12-2025 22:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s social media ban comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Why opposition to faster approvals is about more than just the environment

  09-12-2025 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  As WA's state development laws make their way through parliament, critics are concerned about environmental approvals and concentration of power, but the government insists the new laws mean more transparency.
  
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• How facts may be sacrificed in the push for faster project approvals in WA

  09-12-2025 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  As WA's state development laws make their way through parliament, critics are worried about environmental approvals and concentration of power, but the government insists the changes mean more transparency.
  
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• Former EPA chair raises questions about new WA development laws

  09-12-2025 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  As WA's state development laws make their way through parliament, critics are worried about environmental approvals and concentration of power, but the government insists the changes mean more transparency.
  
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• Live: Wells insists she 'always' thinks about public perception on expenses

  09-12-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The communications minister says she has "always" followed the rules on travel expenses after facing scrutiny for her use of taxpayer-funded travel expenses. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM says social media ban biggest 'cultural change' Australia has faced

  09-12-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanesesays Australia's social media ban will change lives as Australia takes "back control" from social media companies. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM bats away expense questions on Wells as he spruiks social media ban

  09-12-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister bats away questions about Anika Wells's travel expenses as he spruiks the government's social media ban which begins today. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Anika Wells faces intense questioning over family expenses saga

  09-12-2025 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The communications minister says she has "always" followed the rules on travel expenses after facing scrutiny for her use of taxpayer-funded travel expenses. Follow live.
  
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• Australia social media ban LIVE updates: Children under 16 barred from social media as world-first legislation takes effect

  09-12-2025 21:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s social media ban comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Follow our live coverage.
  
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• Australia social media ban LIVE updates: Children under 16 barred from social media apps as world-first legislation takes effect

  09-12-2025 20:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s world-first social media ban legislation comes into effect today, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Follow our live coverage
  
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• We examined MPs' family travel spending — here's what we learned

  09-12-2025 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Family reunion travel is under scrutiny as new analysis shows federal MPs and senators spent $1.1 million on flying and driving their loved ones to Canberra and around Australia in 12 months.
  
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• We analysed MPs' spending on family reunions – here's what we found

  09-12-2025 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Family reunion travel is under scrutiny as new analysis shows federal MPs and senators spent $1.1 million on flying and driving their loved ones to Canberra and around Australia in 12 months.
  
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• We analysed MPs' spending on family reunions — here's what we found

  09-12-2025 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Family reunion travel is under scrutiny as new analysis shows federal MPs and senators spent $1.1 million on flying and driving their loved ones to Canberra and around Australia in 12 months.
  
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• Pollies charge taxpayers $1.1m for family travel in 12 months

  09-12-2025 19:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Family reunion travel is under scrutiny as new analysis shows federal MPs and senators spent $1.1 million on flying and driving their loved ones to Canberra and around Australia in 12 months.
  
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• ‘Prepare for intense emotions’: Teens plot workarounds as social media ban begins

  09-12-2025 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The world’s biggest social media platforms are expected to kick more than half a million Australians off their apps while thousands plot ways to get around the ban.
  
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• Government blinded by the lights of its own media ban

  09-12-2025 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Albanese government has overreached in promoting world-first child safety law.
  
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• Ley’s leaked plan to turbocharge deportations

  09-12-2025 18:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Unlawful immigrants would be deported and visas torn up if people breached Australian values under a plan by Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.
  
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• The MPs who spent more than $100,000 – and the ministers who spent $0 – on family travel

  09-12-2025 18:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Australian taxpayers have spent more than $4 million on travel for politicians’ families and spouses since the election of the Albanese government.
  
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• Renewables delays drive electricity cost blow out

  09-12-2025 14:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The energy market operator warns that slow project development could keep coal in the grid longer and add billions of dollars to energy costs.
  
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• Best of cartoons, December 10, 2025

  09-12-2025 13:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• 'Until the bitter end': Reynolds will never give up fight against Commonwealth

  09-12-2025 11:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Former defence minister Linda Reynolds says former colleagues failed her and that she won't stop fighting to clear her name against "lies" no matter the cost.
  
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• 'Despicable and cruel': Reynolds launches scathing attack on government

  09-12-2025 11:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Former defence minister Linda Reynolds says former colleagues failed her and that she won't stop fighting to clear her name against "lies" no matter the cost.
  
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• The real reason Anika Wells is bound to survive this scandal

  09-12-2025 09:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Ministerial survival depends on a single, unwavering principle: the prime minister refuses to give ground to his enemies. He’d sooner sandpaper his own shins.
  
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• Wells refers expenses to watchdog as flights to Labor event emerge

  09-12-2025 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Wells charged taxpayers more than $2000 for flights to Sydney to attend a Labor Party fundraiser in August, while the minister referred her own use of entitlements to the independent watchdog on Tuesday.
  
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