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• Live: Treasurer defends budget backdown despite Labor losing 'political paint'

  18-06-2026 23:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the federal government has lost "political paint" from May's budget while defending a backdown on key budget measures. Follow live.
  
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• ASIO boss says terror threat level underestimates true danger Australians face

  24-06-2026 12:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Mike Burgess said he fears a shadowy Iranian-linked group that has attacked Jewish sites in Europe could start terrorising Australians.
  
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• Victorian Liberal MP claims assault by party colleague

  24-06-2026 11:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian Liberal Party is in chaos after an MP claimed they were assaulted by a member of their own party room.
  
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• Pauline Hanson has views about who should pay for kids. It’s a logic that doesn’t add up

  24-06-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Pauline Hanson is concerned about the cost of paying for new parents going on leave. Has she considered the consequences if we don’t cover that cost?
  
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• One Nation MP says his vote with teals a ‘mistake’, seeks to change it

  24-06-2026 10:18 via smh.com.au
  
  After a day of uproar from miners, farmers and conservatives, One Nation MP David Farrer wants to correct the record.
  
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• Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represent her vision of ‘monoculture’

  24-06-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Hanson gave a watered-down explanation for the term “monoculture”, while moderate Liberal MPs stepped forward to support multiculturalism after Angus Taylor stumbled over the question.
  
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• Rate rise remains a risk as key measure on inflation hits two-year high

  24-06-2026 07:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Inflation fell to 4 per cent in May. However, there are signs that underlying price pressures remain a problem for the economy.
  
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• Canavan says Hanson has lost control of MPs after Farley votes with teals

  24-06-2026 07:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The Nationals leader attacked One Nation after a wayward vote from their newest MP.
  
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• Minister denies housing price slump is being driven by property tax changes

  24-06-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.
  
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• Minister acknowledges housing market is experiencing 'correction'

  24-06-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.
  
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• Minister acknowledges Australian housing market is experiencing 'correction'

  24-06-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil has acknowledged that the property market is undergoing a correction, but says the government's proposed tax changes are not the sole cause.
  
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• One Nation leader says Socceroos represent her idea of 'monocultural' Australia

  24-06-2026 06:05 via smh.com.au
  
  In a speech to the Senate, Pauline Hanson has blasted critics of her vision for a 'monoculture' Australia, saying the Socceroos are a perfect example of that vision.
  
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• Pauline Hanson says vision of 'monoculture' is like the Socceroos

  24-06-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has likened her vision of a "monocultural" Australia to the Socceroos as Opposition Leader Angus Taylor clarifies that he would still seek "a version" of multiculturalism.
  
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• Angus Taylor says he believes in 'a version' of multiculturalism

  24-06-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor will not break a decades-long bipartisan position of supporting multiculturalism, saying he still supports "a version" of it after dithering under questioning yesterday.
  
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• Inflation eases, but key measure rises to highest level in almost two years

  24-06-2026 04:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Inflation fell to 4 per cent in May. However, there are signs that underlying price pressures remain a problem for the economy.
  
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• Andy Burnham describes his first day back in parliament

  24-06-2026 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says it is ‘surreal’ to return to London as an MP in a video released on his X account.
  
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• Major construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland police have uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that caused major construction company Shadforth's confidential data to be leaked to competitors.
  
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• Fraudsters flee waiting media after conviction over industrial espionage

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Queensland men are sentenced after pleading guilty to defrauding a major Queensland construction company in an insider plot. 
  
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• Construction company hit by alleged multi-million-dollar insider fraud

  24-06-2026 00:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland police have uncovered an alleged industrial espionage operation that caused major construction company Shadforth's confidential data to be leaked to competitors.
  
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• Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represent her vision of monoculture — as it happened

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Hanson says she is "delighted" monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national "monoculture". Take a look back at how the day unfolded.
  
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• Live: Taylor says migration policy of shared values is a 'version of multiculturalism'

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Angus Taylor says his party's migration goal of shared values is a "version of multiculturalism", after he refused to say if the Coalition supported multiculturalism yesterday. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represents her vision of monoculture

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Hanson says she is "delighted" monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national "monoculture". Follow live.
  
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• Live: Pauline Hanson says Socceroos represent her vision of monoculture

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Hanson says she is "delighted" monoculturalism is being debated and says the Australian soccer team represents her vision for a national "monoculture". Follow live.
  
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• Live: Minister says Australian housing market experiencing a 'correction'

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's housing market is experiencing a correction following COVID amid low auction clearance rates in major capital cities. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Minister says Australian housing market experiencing a correction

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing Minister Clare O'Neil says Australia's housing market is experiencing a correction following COVID amid low auction clearance rates in major capital cities. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Labor defends deal with Greens to pass budget measures

  23-06-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Housing Minister Clare O'Neil defends a deal with the Greens to pass the government's capital gains tax and negative gearing measures through parliament. Follow live.
  
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• ‘Animated by nostalgia’: Labor senator slams luminaries over AUKUS

  23-06-2026 23:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Senator Raff Ciccone has launched a blistering attack on former Labor ministers, accusing them of viewing national security through the lens of a bygone era.
  
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• Stefanovic’s controversial podcast with far-right extremist pulled from YouTube

  23-06-2026 22:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Far-right activist Tommy Robinson praised Pauline Hanson in the interview with Nine Network star Karl Stefanovic, who said he admired Robinson’s “tenacity” and “courage”.
  
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• Teal party would fall short of minor party status as independents back away

  23-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A party of independent MPs is expected to form as soon as this week, but approaches to strong candidates and sitting state MPs have not been made.
  
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• Asked five times, there was one word Angus Taylor couldn’t say

  23-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  When Pauline Hanson said Australia must be a monoculture, not multicultural, she laid out a dichotomy – and another minefield for Taylor to dance around.
  
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