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• One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool

  05-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears. 
  
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• British police to investigate Reform UK after undercover documentary

  09-09-2026 17:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The investigation will look into whether the populist party, which had been surging in the polls, breached the UK's eloctoral funding and donations laws.
  
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• Best of cartoons, September 10, 2026

  09-09-2026 14:44 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Superannuation shouldn’t be untouchable, says expert: ‘People get hysterical’

  09-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  One Nation’s plan to cash out super is dividing the Coalition as Labor luminary challenges Chalmers’ approach.
  
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• Albanese, Taylor hold talks on migration, as Labor eyes low-key policy reveal

  09-09-2026 11:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Opposition MPs are concerned about any perception that the Coalition would support Labor on migration, which could fuel Pauline Hanson’s talking point on the Labor-Coalition “uni-party”.
  
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• 'Wrong decision': New babies' hospital plans slammed by doctors

  09-09-2026 11:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government unveils revised plans for the new Women and Babies Hospital, including upgraded infant transfer facilities, but the doctors' lobby is unimpressed.
  
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• Andrew Hastie escalates One Nation feud over 'traitor' accusation

  09-09-2026 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie calls Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards" as a dispute over a One Nation video describing him as a "traitor" intensifies. 
  
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• Andrew Hastie demands One Nation delete or own 'traitor' attack

  09-09-2026 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition frontbencher Andrew Hastie calls Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards" as a dispute over a One Nation video describing him as a "traitor" intensifies. 
  
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• ‘Lying cowards’: Andrew Hastie steps up attacks on One Nation

  09-09-2026 08:02 via smh.com.au
  
  The Liberal leadership aspirant and SAS veteran has fired up after Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce denied calling him a traitor.
  
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• It’s not an ABC journalist who should do better. It’s the prime minister himself

  09-09-2026 07:32 via smh.com.au
  
  For a prime minister who promised to deliver integrity, there’s a widening credibility gap.
  
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• ‘Cowardly’: Wong slammed by former colleague for dodging Israeli settlement trade ban

  09-09-2026 07:20 via smh.com.au
  
  But Israel’s ambassador has applauded Australia for declining to join the UK-led push to crack down on imports from West Bank settlements.
  
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• Donald Trump speaks at World Economic Forum

  09-09-2026 06:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Donald Trump signals taking over Iceland at the World Economic Forum. 
  
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• 'Darwin is a small place': NT deputy chief defends data centre disclosure

  09-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Deputy Chief Minister Gerard Maley insists he has followed parliamentary disclosure rules "to a T", while defending a decision to spruik a $40 billion data centre project put forward by a company that employs his sister-in-law. 
  
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• 'Never nasty, always naughty': Blanche d'Alpuget was far more than just Bob Hawke's wife

  09-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  For years Blanche d'Alpuget made headlines for her love affair with Bob Hawke, but the award-winning writer put little energy into worrying about what others thought of her.
  
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• 'Love one another': Blanche d'Alpuget's family shares author's final message

  09-09-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Blanche d'Alpuget, the Australian writer and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, has died following complications from influenza.
  
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• Breaking: Blanche d'Alpuget, author and wife to Bob Hawke, dies at 82

  09-09-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Blanche d'Alpuget, the Australian writer and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, lived a remarkable life, with her loved ones confirming her death.
  
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• Blanche d'Alpuget, author and wife to Bob Hawke, dies at 82

  09-09-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Blanche d'Alpuget, the Australian writer and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, has died following complications from influenza.
  
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• Voters want greater say over national policy as dismay with major parties grows

  09-09-2026 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
  
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• Voters want a greater say over national policy as dismay with major parties grows

  09-09-2026 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
  
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• Voters 'losing patience with government as it has always been done'

  09-09-2026 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
  
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• From AUKUS to AI: Why Australians are demanding a greater say in policy

  09-09-2026 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
  
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• New map could reshape the way you see the world

  09-09-2026 01:11 via abc.net.au
  
  For centuries, our understanding of nations across the globe has been laid out by a single map projection of the world. The United Nations just voted to change that.
  
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• Albanese makes ‘no apologies’ for $6m grant, slams ABC reporting

  09-09-2026 01:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The PM said the public broadcaster needed to “do better” after allegedly ignoring context provided by his media office.
  
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• Live: PM denies knowledge of honorary membership at golf club granted $6m

  08-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese says he was given an honorary membership to the golf club in his electorate "15 years ago", but does not have a membership card nor attends the club. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: 'No apologies': Albanese defends grant to Marrickville Golf Club as 'appropriate'

  08-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese says he was given an honorary membership to the golf club in his electorate "15 years ago", but does not have a membership card nor attends the club. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Invite-only grant scheme 'pork-barrelling by design': Haines

  08-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Independent MP Helen Haines has taken aim at an invitation-only grants scheme, calling it "pork-barrelling by design". Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Andrew Hastie calls Hanson, Joyce 'lying cowards' as spat with One Nation escalates

  08-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Andrew Hastie calls on Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce to delete an insulting cartoon posted to social media. Follow live.
  
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• Andrew Hastie calls Hanson, Joyce 'lying cowards' as spat with One Nation escalates — as it happened

  08-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Andrew Hastie calls on Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce to delete an insulting cartoon posted to social media.
  
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• Foreign 'AI slopaganda' network targets Australian politicians

  08-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of Australian politicians have been deepfaked by a "foreign influence" network operating on Facebook, and researchers say there are many more just like it.
  
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• Foreign 'AI slopaganda' network deepfakes dozens of Australian politicians

  08-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of Australian politicians have been deepfaked by a "foreign influence" network operating on Facebook, and researchers say there are many more just like it.
  
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