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• Sweden's left-wing bloc wins general election by slim margin

  16-09-2026 19:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The centre-left coalition has secured a one-seat majority over the right-wing bloc that had been in power since 2022.
  
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• Jim Chalmers flags fresh tax cuts, warns of ‘confronting’ news in economic outlook

  20-09-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The treasurer said the 40-year forecast will show “we are dealing with serious risks to our economy and serious pressures on the budget”.
  
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• Albanese takes AI fight to UN as Australia launches Security Council bid

  20-09-2026 14:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia will state its case for a seat at the world’s most powerful diplomatic table.
  
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• Albo wanders into Tim Apple’s place to fix the internet

  20-09-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  When the prime minister spent a morning with Tim Cook at Apple Park in California, it felt a bit like a scene from The Truman Show
  
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• Albo wanders in to Tim Apple’s place to fix the internet

  20-09-2026 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  When the prime minister spent a morning at Apple Park in California, it felt a bit like a scene from The Truman Show.
  
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• Coalition vows to cut $15 off tank of petrol when global prices spike

  20-09-2026 05:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Under a new policy announced today, the Coaltion says it will halve the fuel excise when the global price of oil reaches an average of $US100 a barrel over a two-week period if elected.
  
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• Local government watchdog seeks more permanent fix for Perth council's problems

  20-09-2026 02:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The first inquiry by Western Australia's new Local Government Inspector into the City of Perth may be the last one the problem-plagued council will need to get back on track. 
  
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• Inquiry may pave the way for clean up at City of Perth

  20-09-2026 02:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The first inquiry by Western Australia's new Local Government Inspector into the City of Perth may be the last one the problem-plagued council will need to get back on track. 
  
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• Albanese urges US, China to strike AI deal akin to nuclear non-proliferation treaty

  20-09-2026 01:00 via smh.com.au
  
  After meeting Apple executive chairman Tim Cook, the prime minister declared humans must “remain in control” of AI.
  
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• Albanese at odds with Trump over AI rules, warns humans must be in control

  20-09-2026 00:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese urges China and the US to work together to mitigate AI risks "in the interests of humanity".
  
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• Victorian Labor promises tougher sexual violence laws if re-elected

  19-09-2026 23:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Ben Carroll has pledged that a re-elected Victorian Labor government would legislate tougher penalties for rapists, sex offenders and family violence perpetrators.
  
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• Victoria to introduce a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for rape

  19-09-2026 23:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Premier Ben Carroll has pledged that a re-elected Victorian Labor government would legislate tougher penalties for rapists, sex offenders and family violence perpetrators.
  
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• Farrer GP labels immigration plans a 'circus' amid fears of doctor deserts

  19-09-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Overseas-trained medical professionals who have made rural towns their home warn that efforts to drive down migration will put patients at risk.
  
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• Albanese leaves door open for opt-out AI regime as he visits Apple Park

  19-09-2026 21:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister also raised the need for international rules governing AI during a visit to the tech giant’s Californian HQ.
  
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• ‘Growth is good’: The towns avoiding the rural death spiral

  19-09-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Beyond the Great Dividing Range some towns are on life support, but others have found a way to stay vibrant.
  
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• NSW Liberals pledge to scrap gun buyback amid election countdown

  19-09-2026 05:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The New South Wales Liberals have pledged to freeze the state's buyback of guns and scrap ownership limits for farmers, if elected next year.
  
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• Pride in flag, Western culture, and soldiers in schools: Coalition unveils education plan

  19-09-2026 03:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Opposition education spokesman Julian Leeser said Indigenous history and cultural studies must be pared back as test results fall.
  
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• The real Hanson shock: She’s Labor’s enemy ... with benefits

  18-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Under pressure from One Nation, Labor is working hard, but missing one crucial element.
  
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• The real Hanson shock: She’s Labor’s enemy... with benefits

  18-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Under pressure from One Nation, Labor is working hard, but missing one crucial element.
  
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• ‘One of the great Australian achievements’: Howard praises immigration

  18-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The former prime minister said everybody, irrespective of their ethnic background, should feel they are a part of Australia.
  
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• One Nation rails against Bowen. He’s now ready to turn Hanson’s patriotism against her

  18-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor hardheads believe Pauline Hanson’s recent controversies have altered the dynamic and created space for a more strident line on One Nation.
  
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• Labor's migration target comes with a political catch

  18-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While Labor may want the argument to be about how migration is managed, in fixing on a target it has given greater legitimacy to the numbers contest.
  
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• Fixing our migration system requires economic realism, not political dog-whistling

  18-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Restoring integrity to a system in which Australia’s guest worker economy has ballooned is necessary but should not involve political scapegoating.
  
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• This ode to the arts made Led Zeppelin cry. Now it's the centre of a Trump saga

  18-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  For more than 55 years, the Kennedy Center beckoned the best of culture to its Washington DC home. Now Donald Trump talks of closure and demolition. 
  
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• A Kennedy Center homage moved Led Zepplin. Now it's the stage for political drama

  18-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  For more than 55 years, the Kennedy Center beckoned the best of culture to its Washington DC home. Now Donald Trump talks of closure and demolition.
  
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• A Kennedy Center homage moved Led Zeppelin. Now it's the stage for political drama

  18-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  For more than 55 years, the Kennedy Center beckoned the best of culture to its Washington DC home. Now Donald Trump talks of closure and demolition. 
  
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• Minister dodges migration modelling question eight times amid farmers’ fury

  18-09-2026 04:21 via smh.com.au
  
  Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth said on Friday she was “not really able to comment” on what would happen to agricultural wages if there were fewer fruit pickers.
  
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• AI companies would need to report 'rogue' incidents under proposed laws

  18-09-2026 04:13 via abc.net.au
  
  AI companies could be legally required to report rogue incidents such as the hacking of another company, under a proposal from the Albanese government as part of its plans for new safety, environmental and industrial rules for the technology.
  
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• What six failed predictions taught Australia about its future

  18-09-2026 03:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The seventh long-term look into the nation’s financial future is about to be released. Like the past six, it won’t be right – but that’s not a problem.
  
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• ‘You can’t put everything on immigration’: The suburbs at breaking point

  18-09-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  In suburbs groaning under pressure, it’s not just One Nation’s stance on immigration that appeals to voters.
  
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