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Albanese's popularity sinks to a record low in latest poll
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Albanese's popularity sinks to a record low in latest poll

One Nation narrowly leads Labor on primary vote in the same survey, but the gap is within the margin of error and other polls differ.
5 min read 11 hours ago
Coalition wants new homes to set Australia's migration limit
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Coalition wants new homes to set Australia's migration limit

If elected, the Coalition would cut net migration to 100,000 in its first year, a target the government says would damage public services.
5 min read 16 hours ago
New Greens leader says party is 'here to replace Labor'
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New Greens leader says party is 'here to replace Labor'

David Shoebridge defeated Mehreen Faruqi seven votes to four in the party's first contested leadership ballot; she called for future votes to include all members.
4 min read 7 days ago
Fiji review recommends scrapping coup immunity covering Rabuka
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Fiji review recommends scrapping coup immunity covering Rabuka

The military commander supports removing the legal shield, but the prime minister has declined to endorse the proposal and pointed to a Supreme Court ruling blocking amendments.
5 min read 8 days ago
One Nation hits Victorian hopefuls with $5,500 candidate fee
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One Nation hits Victorian hopefuls with $5,500 candidate fee

The party disclosed the cost only after interviews, prompting a preselected councillor to withdraw and a former MP to condemn the process as an insidious money grab.
4 min read 8 days ago
The Coalition would repeal net zero and cancel four wind zones
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The Coalition would repeal net zero and cancel four wind zones

The opposition's eight-point policy package also legalises civilian nuclear generation and abolishes mandatory greenhouse gas limits for new vehicles before they take effect next year.
5 min read 12 days ago
US calls Australia's algorithm opt-out law censorship
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US calls Australia's algorithm opt-out law censorship

The American embassy posted its objection on the final day of public consultation, seeking exemptions for US platforms facing 24-hour takedown notices from the eSafety Commissioner.
6 min read 12 days ago
Triple Zero should be taken off Telstra, Senate inquiry says
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Triple Zero should be taken off Telstra, Senate inquiry says

A cross-party committee recommends creating a purpose-built national authority and mandating network roaming after a 14-hour Optus outage left 75 per cent of emergency calls unconnected.
5 min read 13 days ago
Far right wins 38 per cent in Germany, chancellor admits disaster
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Far right wins 38 per cent in Germany, chancellor admits disaster

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union lost every seat in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern after its vote collapsed to 4.9 per cent, leaving three rival parties with enough numbers to govern.
6 min read 14 days ago

Baby drought and tripling over-85s define Treasury outlook

5 min read15 days ago
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One Nation policy targets 750,000 temporary visa holders

5 min read20 days ago
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Roberts allows White House ballroom construction to resume

4 min reada month ago
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Draft privacy bill targets AI data use and smart glasses

5 min reada month ago
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One Nation wins its first WA seat as the outer suburbs swing hard

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Coalition flags refugee intake cut, Labor holds 20,000 places

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Australia to spend $3.2 billion stockpiling diesel and jet fuel by 2030

6 min read2 months ago
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Children with autism to lose NDIS access from 2028 under Labor deal

7 min read2 months ago
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Japan's ambassador rebukes Albanese over melon joke

6 min read2 months ago
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Court blocks Australia’s online safety regulator from double-regulating X

7 min read2 months ago
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Why taxpayers are paying $2.5 billion to keep a Rio Tinto smelter open

8 min read2 months ago
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Coalition sends Japan leak to federal police as government rejects an inquiry

7 min read2 months ago
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Man fined $30,000 for flooding Wentworth with 47,000 pamphlets

5 min read2 months ago
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Pentagon releases fifth batch of UFO files, 41 new records

7 min read2 months ago
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Thailand school shooting toll rises to nine as 12-year-old dies

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Senate confirms Blanche as attorney general 50-49

6 min read2 months ago
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Jetstar and Qatar Airways planes nearly collide at Sydney Airport

6 min read2 months ago
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'Dubious pretexts': US rejects China's South China Sea reserve

6 min read2 months ago
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Hunter Biden says Joe Biden's cancer is 'debilitating'

6 min read2 months ago
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Trump-backed US congressman loses Tennessee primary

6 min read2 months ago
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Trump moves to deny passports to US-born babies of noncitizens

9 min read2 months ago
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