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• Live: Queensland premier hails data centre carve-out for coal, gas use

  26-08-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  David Crisafulli welcomes an agreement to exempt his state from having to use renewable energy to power new data centres. Follow live. 
  
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• Secret Harbour shellacking a warning for Labor, Coalition

  30-08-2026 08:36 via smh.com.au
  
  One Nation’s win in a West Australian state byelection underlines the threat posed by One Nation to both major parties.
  
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• Bi-partisan calls for reflection after One Nation upset in WA

  30-08-2026 06:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The Labor and Liberal parties are beginning to lick their wounds after suffering a bruising defeat in a by-election in Perth's south as One Nation continues celebrating its historic victory. 
  
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• After a bruising defeat, Labor, Liberals look to lessons from One Nation

  30-08-2026 06:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The Labor and Liberal parties are beginning to lick their wounds after suffering a bruising defeat in a by-election in Perth's south as One Nation continues celebrating its historic victory. 
  
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• Hanson pushes more coal, fewer renewables without detailing cost

  30-08-2026 05:02 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation vows to remove renewable energy zones and scrap compulsory land acquisition for VNI West at a regional Victorian rally.
  
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• Hanson promises more coal, fewer renewables without detailing cost

  30-08-2026 05:02 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation vows to remove renewable energy zones and scrap compulsory land acquisition for VNI West at a regional Victorian rally.
  
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• 'Something wrong': UK-style porn choking ban gains support from Labor MP

  30-08-2026 04:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is facing pressure to outlaw strangulation and suffocation in pornography, mimicking a UK ban.
  
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• Plibersek indicates support for ban on choking in pornography

  30-08-2026 04:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is facing pressure to outlaw strangulation and suffocation in pornography, mimicking a UK ban.
  
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• Are you a Meghan or a Dolly? A serious question for our times

  30-08-2026 01:30 via smh.com.au
  
  And it’s a question that politicians and business leaders might do well to answer, too.
  
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• Time will tell what One Nation's WA victory will mean

  29-08-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A breakthrough by-election in the west raises difficult questions for both Labor and the Liberals. 
  
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• 'Orange tsunami' in WA Labor heartland sends shock wave around country

  29-08-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A breakthrough by-election in the west raises difficult questions for both Labor and the Liberals. 
  
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• ‘Treading water’: Albanese pivots to positivity to counter Hanson gloom

  29-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The hardcore distaste for the prime minister among conservatives and the vitriolic tone of politics has turned into one of the key storylines of this turbulent term of parliament.
  
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• ‘Treading water’, Albanese pivots to positivity to counter Hanson gloom

  29-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The hardcore distaste for the prime minister among conservatives and the vitriolic tone of politics has turned into one of the key storylines of this turbulent term of parliament.
  
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• Jenelle’s cancer has come back eight times in 16 years. A new treatment finally offers hope

  29-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Jenelle Seaman has undergone dozens of rounds of chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Now, she and thousands of others will gain affordable access to a life-extending immunotherapy drug.
  
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• One Nation secures historic victory in Secret Harbour by-election

  29-08-2026 16:20 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation scores a historic win in Western Australia, securing its first lower house seat in the state.
  
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• Breaking: One Nation secures historic victory in Secret Harbour by-election

  29-08-2026 16:20 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation scores a historic win in Western Australia, securing its first lower house seat in the state.
  
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• Israeli veterans’ visit attracts controversy as calls grow for investigation into Zomi Frankcom killing

  29-08-2026 11:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Some prominent MPs believe an MH17-style joint investigation would provide accountability for the death of the Australian aid worker.
  
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• Polls close, counting underway in Secret Habour by-election

  29-08-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Can One Nation break into a Labor heartland? Vote counting is underway in Western Australia as the polls close in the Secret Harbour by-election.
  
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• One Nation takes on 'safe' Labor seat in closely watched WA by-election

  29-08-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Can One Nation break into a Labor heartland? A crucial test is underway today in Western Australia.
  
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• Can frustrated voters today propel One Nation into WA's parliament?

  29-08-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Can One Nation break into a Labor heartland? A crucial test is underway today in Western Australia.
  
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• Labor's MotoGP coup crashes into an all-too-familiar parklands wall

  28-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  One day, Peter Malinauskas might bask in the glory of bringing another popular major event to Adelaide. For now, his MotoGP coup is being fiercely resisted.
  
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• How Alan Jones went from one of the loudest and most powerful voices in the country to silence in a courtroom

  28-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  He was friendly with a huge variety of politicians and sportspeople, and for more than three decades barraged his listeners with his opinions.
  
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• Hanson demands PM play fair and double her staffing allocation

  28-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The One Nation leader has demanded the prime minister play fair and give her more staff, following her party’s elevation to minor party status.
  
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• Conflicting stories about CIA chief's Moscow trip show Trump's global chaos

  28-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Contradictory narratives about why the CIA chief was in Moscow highlight the Trump administration's failing diplomacy.
  
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• Both Trump and Putin feel backed into a corner

  28-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Contradictory narratives about why the CIA chief was in Moscow highlight the Trump administration's failing diplomacy.
  
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• Albanese eyes big-spending agenda for third term, places tech regulation at core of government

  28-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister said Labor’s upcoming digital duty of care, which would force social media giants to alter their algorithms, would be “a big deal”.
  
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• A UN Security Council seat for Australia? It would be the icing on PM’s international cake

  28-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Like most PMs, Albanese likes the international diplomatic round, which includes ASEAN, APEC, the G20 and COP.
  
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• Australia's tobacco tax crushed smoking. Has it gone too far?

  28-08-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A decade ago, illegal cigarettes made up about 10 per cent of sales in Australia. Now it's 80 per cent, so how did we get here? 
  
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• The soldier who could never quite leave the army behind

  28-08-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  A solemn Last Post ceremony will be held on Saturday for a fallen commando from Australia’s longest war. Those attending want to make sure it will not be followed by its longest silence.
  
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• The visa class at the heart of Labor’s migration woes

  28-08-2026 08:09 via smh.com.au
  
  As migration levels dominate political debate, a booming number of people applying for visas from within Australia has led to an explosion temporary documents in the last three years.
  
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