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• MP says she misunderstood meaning of 'headlock' when making allegation

  29-06-2026 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  State Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the meaning of the term "headlock", after alleging her party room colleague Matthew Guy assaulted her.
  
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• Multiculturalism a ‘loaded political term’, says Hastie

  29-06-2026 09:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has dismissed Hanson’s monoculture as ’80s nostalgia, saying: “Are we going to watch reruns of Neighbours?”
  
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• Multiculturalism a ‘loaded political term,’ says Hastie

  29-06-2026 09:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie dismisses Hanson’s monoculture as ’80s nostalgia: “Are we going to watch reruns of Neighbours?”
  
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• ‘These companies want these laws to fail’: Wells says big tech flouts teen ban

  29-06-2026 07:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The government has introduced laws allowing the eSafety Commissioner to compel companies to hand over internal documents to prove they tried to enforce the under-16 ban.
  
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• Vanuatu rules out allowing Chinese military base in $500m Australia pact

  29-06-2026 06:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Vanuatu’s prime minister vowed to release the text of a similar agreement with China “once I get a clearance from Beijing”.
  
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• Family who spent $250,000 on IVF welcomes new rebate scheme in SA

  29-06-2026 06:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A South Australian couple who spent $250,000 on fertility treatments say the government's IVF rebate will make a "huge difference" for people trying to conceive.
  
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• Victorian MP says she misunderstood meaning of 'headlock' in assault allegation

  29-06-2026 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  State Liberal MP Moira Deeming says she misunderstood the meaning of the term "headlock", after alleging her party room colleague Matthew Guy assaulted her.
  
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• Court shutdown to end as Department of Justice resolves security dispute

  29-06-2026 04:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Regional West Australian courts closed amid a stoush over security services are set to reopen about a month earlier than originally planned.
  
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• Court shutdown to end after Department of Justice resolves security dispute

  29-06-2026 04:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Regional West Australian courts closed amid a stoush over security services are set to reopen about a month earlier than originally planned.
  
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• RBA prepares for ‘fire drills’ to deal with the next COVID-like crisis

  29-06-2026 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Reserve Bank created $500 billion and slashed interest rates to deal with the pandemic. It might do things very differently during the next crisis.
  
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• ‘Diabolical out there’: Coalition fails to gain ground as One Nation falters

  29-06-2026 03:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Angus Taylor said seven times on Monday that rebuilding the public’s trust would take time. One of his frontbenchers has suggested it’s time to rebrand.
  
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• Coalition fails to gain ground as One Nation falters

  29-06-2026 03:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Angus Taylor said seven times on Monday that rebuilding the public’s trust in the Coalition would take time.
  
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• Live: Work on Victoria's Big Build should halt until 'corruption' dealt with: Hume

  28-06-2026 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Deputy federal Liberal leader Jane Hume has called for a pause in construction on several major Victorian infrastructure projects until "corruption" is dealt with. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Taylor brushes off low polling and says rebuilding trust takes time

  28-06-2026 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says it will take time for the Coalition to win back the trust of voters. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Labor welcomes 'modest' poll turnaround as One Nation support drops

  28-06-2026 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor's Tanya Plibersek has welcomed a modest improvement in a pair of opinion polls that suggest support for One Nation has dropped. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: 'It's time': Liberal frontbencher calls for party to rebrand

  28-06-2026 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh says her party needs a rebrand after support for the Coalition hit a new low in the latest opinion polls. Follow live. 
  
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• 'It's time': Liberal frontbencher calls for party to rebrand — as it happened

  28-06-2026 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberal frontbencher Melissa McIntosh says her party needs a rebrand after support for the Coalition hit a new low in the latest opinion polls.
  
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• Best of cartoons, June 29, 2026

  28-06-2026 21:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Post-COVID debt explosion a major challenge for all states, bar one

  28-06-2026 21:31 via smh.com.au
  
  S&P Global predicts service cuts across the country as interest bills on record debts finally start to bite. See how your state compares to the rest.
  
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• Report finds 'extensive' coal and gas presence in schools and children's sport

  28-06-2026 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Santos, BHP, Woodside and others have an "extensive presence" in childhood settings through more than 260 programs, a new report identifies, as senators say classroom programs and lessons written by the industry should be examined through a senate inquiry.
  
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• Coal and gas giants spend tens of millions on school and kids' sport programs

  28-06-2026 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Santos, BHP, Woodside and others have an "extensive presence" in childhood settings through more than 260 programs, a new report identifies, as senators say classroom programs and lessons written by the industry should be examined through a senate inquiry.
  
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• Two things this week gave clues about the global future

  28-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Two things happened last week that give us a much clearer picture of what the world is going to be like from now on.
  
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• ‘Twisted steel, shattered structures’: AUKUS inquiry warned of nuclear disaster risk

  28-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A crowd-funded probe into the $368 billion submarine pact will hear expert warnings that Australia is completely unprepared for a worst-case radiation emergency at HMAS Stirling.
  
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• Brick by brick, Albanese is finding faith … that voters will see reason

  28-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The PM displays a new optimism – in both the rationality of Australians and his government’s ability to convince them what must change.
  
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• AI and Iran will speed up the energy transition

  28-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Two things happened last week that give us a much clearer picture of what the world is going to be like from now on.
  
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• After being called ‘traitor’ and ‘genocidal maniac’, Mark Dreyfus devised a plan to stop the abuse

  28-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In a deeply personal account to the antisemitism royal commission, the former federal attorney-general has called for an overhaul of hate speech laws.
  
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• Global recession and the end of the middle class: What ‘AI exuberance’ could do to the world

  28-06-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Bank of International Settlements has predicted major economic damage from the AI boom. It’s been correct before.
  
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• Does Pauline Hanson's claim of growing support in the ACT pass the pub test?

  27-06-2026 23:40 via abc.net.au
  The conventional wisdom is that Canberra is a largely left-leaning city, but the national capital is now among places in One Nation's sights as support for the party surges across the country.
  
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• Karl Stefanovic is free! To delete the podcast he made in the name of free speech

  27-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Karl Stefanovic has dressed up a blatant grab for attention as a free-speech crusade. It’s laughable.
  
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• I have a confession to make about One Nation

  27-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Four months ago, as Pauline Hanson’s party surged, I thought it would hit its limits. It kept on surging. But is it risking that by trying to appeal to the middle ground.
  
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