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• ‘Roman amphitheatre stuff’: Big tech, media warned over livestreamed US execution

  12-10-2026 06:52 via smh.com.au
  
  Social media platforms and media outlets have been warned to show caution about broadcasting a planned livestreamed execution in the United States.
  
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• The latest tactic in Australia's illegal tobacco trade is hiding in plain sight

  14-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  As Labor seeks support for tougher tobacco laws, new intelligence reveals how offshore factories are making illegal cigarettes look like genuine Australian products.
  
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• So many people are angry. It’s becoming clear where this comes from

  14-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Something powerful is going on in the way that we accept complexity, and place trust in politicians.
  
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• Chalmers and Frydenberg have more in common than they like to admit

  14-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Delivering reform is proving more difficult by the day. Labor has to go back to the drawing board on its plan to remove the more generous private health insurance rebate for over-65s. That's a $3 billion savings measure up in the air.
  
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• Best of cartoons, October 15, 2026

  14-10-2026 11:53 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Brethren a controlling sect, not a religion say former and current members

  14-10-2026 10:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The secretive church’s leader Bruce Hales faces a high-stakes showdown with a parliamentary committee on Friday.
  
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• Don’t mimic: Outgoing Liberal warns party against copying One Nation

  14-10-2026 09:52 via smh.com.au
  
  Jonno Duniam implored his Liberal colleagues to return to their roots in his final speech to parliament, which named an unlikely friend.
  
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• Butler vows to bring back health rebate bill after Senate ambush sinks $3b aged care plan

  14-10-2026 09:42 via smh.com.au
  
  The Coalition, the Greens, One Nation and the crossbench united in the Senate to dump Labor’s over-65 health rebate plan, infuriating the health minister.
  
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• Recording device discovered on navy ship, sparking investigation

  14-10-2026 09:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Jacqui Lambie called for the defence force to take a “zero tolerance” approach to abuse, urging potential recruits not to enlist unless the situation improved. 
  
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• ‘Don’t burn your bridges’: Shoebridge warns Ukrainian community over military aid

  14-10-2026 08:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The new Greens leader urged the Ukrainian-Australian community not to alienate his party during a tense meeting over its opposition to military aid for Ukraine.
  
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• Trust tax overhaul set to raise $40b as businesses warn of accounting turmoil

  14-10-2026 08:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Jim Chalmers faces a nearly two-year campaign against the reforms despite insisting he wants to make taxation fairer and safeguard the entire system.
  
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• Hospitality bosses warn of empty cafes and kitchens under migration cuts

  14-10-2026 08:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest pushback on sweeping migration cuts has come from the hospitality industry in a social media campaign focused on the consequences for everyday Australians if crucial jobs are left vacant.
  
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• Rare earths company could be nationalised as China-linked investors fail to divest

  14-10-2026 07:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Resources Minister Madeleine King has left open the door to nationalising a Perth-based critical minerals company as several China-linked investors are defying federal government orders to divest from it.
  
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• ‘Appalling’: Rural health funding gap blows out to $9.2 billion

  14-10-2026 06:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Several government departments delayed the approval of the data’s publication by months, according to industry sources.
  
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• Greens claim Labor’s tax bill contains private school fee loophole

  14-10-2026 03:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor’s reforms to the taxation of trusts have been slammed by the Coalition. Now, they face a fresh hurdle – this time from the Greens.
  
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• 'Voices' group launches in Bendigo but won't contest election

  13-10-2026 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  An independent community group in central Victoria says it will represent the voices of voters in Bendigo.
  
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• Bendigo gets new 'Voice' ahead of Victorian election

  13-10-2026 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  An independent community group in central Victoria says it will represent the voices of voters in Bendigo.
  
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• Live: PM confirms he intervened to delay ATO credit card ban

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM claims credit for delay of ATO credit card ban

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM and Treasurer both claim credit for delay to ATO credit card ban

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese reveals he had personally intervened ahead of the tax office's decision to delay a credit card ban after a plea from a peak business lobby. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Liberal MP who made controversial 'stoning' remarks in parliament calls minister

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Angie Bell has called Small Business Minister Anne Aly after the Liberal MP said the minister should be "shamed and stoned in the square" in parliament. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Coalition, Greens team up to throw private health bill out of parliament

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition and Greens team up in parliament to defeat a Labor bill to wind back the private health rebate for people over 65. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Albanese denies rift with Chalmers over tax office intervention

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The PM has denied there is a rift between him and Jim Chalmers after the government intervened to delay the tax office's ban on credit card payments. Follow live.
  
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• Coalition, Greens throw health bill out of parliament — as it happened

  13-10-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition and Greens team up in parliament to defeat a Labor bill to wind back the private health rebate for people over 65.
  
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• Tough choices needed to keep Australian economy on track for growth

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister and the treasurer face their relative powerlessness to stem criticisms because the big wheels of the economy are set internationally.
  
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• American right-wing body Turning Point USA backs Exclusive Brethren before hearing

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The high-profile group, once headed by slain activist Charlie Kirk, has urged the US government to lobby Australia for a parliamentary inquiry into the 2025 election.
  
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• Albanese meeting more frequently with Taylor as One Nation nips at Labor’s heels

  13-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Albanese and Taylor met in Parliament House on Monday as the crossbench raises concerns about a possible Labor-Coalition deal on artificial intelligence.
  
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• Best of cartoons, October 14, 2026

  13-10-2026 11:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Labor can't count on One Nation fading away, Chalmers warns

  13-10-2026 11:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor is projecting confidence it can defeat One Nation despite the minor party's sustained polling strength and growing voter frustration.
  
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• Chalmers warns progressives not to 'mock' One Nation voters

  13-10-2026 11:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor is projecting confidence it can defeat One Nation despite the minor party's sustained polling strength and growing voter frustration.
  
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