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Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-au</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:55:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers hit back at Nationals claim about 'anti-boy' ideology in schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teacher's union has fired back, labelling the remarks a "malevolent mischaracterisation" that is "fundamentally incorrect".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teachers-hit-back-at-nationals-claim-about-anti-boy-ideology-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teachers-hit-back-at-nationals-claim-about-anti-boy-ideology-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taylor's claim teachers push 'political agenda' prompts backlash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A teacher's union has fired back, labelling the remarks a "malevolent mischaracterisation" that is "fundamentally incorrect".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylors-claim-teachers-push-political-agenda-prompts-backlash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/taylors-claim-teachers-push-political-agenda-prompts-backlash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Teaching boys to respect girls isn’t woke’: Clare snaps at Taylor over manosphere debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said teachers were running their own agendas in classrooms and Australians needed to be vigilant about a politicised curriculum.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/teaching-boys-to-respect-girls-isnt-woke-clare-snaps-at-taylor-over-manosphere-debate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:38:00 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round of changes to the budget tax reforms, following alterations to ensure widows were not left with large capital gains tax bills or denied negative gearing incentives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/small-business-trusts-get-stamp-duty-escape-hatch-in-chalmers-latest-tax-tweak/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/small-business-trusts-get-stamp-duty-escape-hatch-in-chalmers-latest-tax-tweak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Reckless’: Coalition’s 80% cigarette tax cut slammed by health experts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s leading medical body has labelled the Coalition&rsquo;s plan to slash tax on cigarettes &ldquo;reckless&rdquo;, while the opposition frames the move as an assault on organised 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workaround]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those with discretionary trusts can be exempt from the new minimum 30 per cent tax if they agree to hold their trust distributions constant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-offers-small-businesses-a-trust-tax-workaround/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/government-offers-small-businesses-a-trust-tax-workaround/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No respect’: Albanese blasts China missile-testing, rejects US comparison]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister foreshadowed a &ldquo;very strong&rdquo; joint statement against Beijing&rsquo;s missile test, but he has threatened that since July.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/no-respect-albanese-blasts-china-missile-testing-rejects-us-comparison-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 05:34:00 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are some of the lengths women and girls are going to in order to manage their periods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theft-of-sanitary-items-demonstrates-period-poverty-desperation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/theft-of-sanitary-items-demonstrates-period-poverty-desperation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housing showdown: Chalmers on budget defence as Liberals warn of market crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[But former prime minister Paul Keating has backed Labor&rsquo;s changes, arguing successive governments have been afraid of reform.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/housing-showdown-chalmers-on-budget-defence-as-liberals-warn-of-market-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:41:00 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from Nationals leader Matt Canavan that there needed to be more male teachers in classrooms. 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Follow live.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-leader-claims-anti-boy-ideology-being-taught-in-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/live-nationals-leader-claims-anti-boy-ideology-being-taught-in-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Hegseth thanks Australia for 'matched' defence capabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth thanks Australia for its ongoing friendship and the need to "ensure our capabilities match and are complementary". 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The PM can’t afford many more mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Albanese is suffering from severe &ldquo;meloncholia&rdquo;. His only silver cloud is that One Nation&rsquo;s rise is doing even more damage to Angus Taylor and the Coalition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/earth-to-albo-your-radar-malfunctioned-again-the-pm-cant-afford-many-more-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-au/news/politics/earth-to-albo-your-radar-malfunctioned-again-the-pm-cant-afford-many-more-mistakes/</guid></item></channel></rss>