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3 Sept
PoliticsLabor shuts down course linked to student visa misuse
3 Sept
PoliticsTeachers hit back at Nationals claim about 'anti-boy' ideology in schools
2 Sept
PoliticsAlbanese bristles at pre-COP questions as UN delivers sobering report
31 Aug
PoliticsTrump slams data centre backlash, saying China 'could not be happier'
30 Aug
PoliticsHanson pushes more coal, fewer renewables without detailing cost
30 Aug
PoliticsPacific leader's shock departure from PIF meeting
29 Aug
PoliticsBreaking: One Nation claims victory in Secret Harbour by-election
29 Aug
PoliticsBreaking: One Nation secures historic victory in Secret Harbour by-election
26 Aug
PoliticsQueensland allowed to use coal, gas for data centres despite renewable push
25 Aug
PoliticsConcerns AFP's new drugs team may implicate Australia in US boat strikes
24 Aug
Politics'Vector for antisemitism' platformed on media network that got government grant
23 Aug
PoliticsHanson intervenes after MP says migration plan 'not too different' to Labor
21 Aug
PoliticsTony Burke breaks silence on ex-ASIO agent's Bondi royal commission testimony
21 Aug
PoliticsJarrod Bleijie refuses review into Olympics contractor with alleged bikie links
19 Aug
PoliticsPoliticians slam 'cruel tool' used to determine at-home aged care funding
18 Aug
PoliticsControversial changes to NDIS will pass after Labor strikes deal with Coalition
17 Aug
PoliticsArchitect of current GST system says it is 'working exactly as intended'
15 Aug
PoliticsResources Minister King weighs in on WA GST furore
14 Aug
PoliticsCory Bernardi condemned for anti-trans slur, labelling protesters 'incels'
14 Aug
PoliticsAngry WA premier lashes 'east-coast clowns' on explosive GST report
14 Aug
PoliticsLandmark review says GST deal costly and unfair
13 Aug
PoliticsForeign minister to link diversity to national security
13 Aug
PoliticsForeign minister to warn 'monoculturalism' a threat to national security
12 Aug
PoliticsMelons aside, Albanese's answer to 'crap gift' question was a baffling misstep
12 Aug
PoliticsJapan responds to Albanese's 'melon' gesture, playing down concerns
11 Aug
Politics'Incredible disconnection': What Sussan Ley saw in the US shocked her
11 Aug
PoliticsSussan Ley took America's 'road to nowhere', it helped her find herself again
10 Aug
Politics'Generational change': Melissa Donnelly named as new ACTU boss
10 Aug
PoliticsCoalition calls on Albanese to apologise to Japan's PM over melon gesture
10 Aug
PoliticsSenator blasts 'floating sweatshop' cruise ships
8 Aug
PoliticsBritain's new PM is redefining populist anger
8 Aug
PoliticsTodd Blanche confirmed as US attorney general after divisive hearing
7 Aug
PoliticsVisa overstayers to have work rights revoked if asylum claim rejected
5 Aug
PoliticsPlanned family visa crackdown labelled 'human rights issue'
4 Aug
PoliticsTony Burke delays speech expected to reveal sweeping migration cuts
4 Aug
PoliticsLabor unveils 'widow tax' fix after negative gearing backlash
1 Aug
PoliticsGarma Festival media panel hears Indigenous debate has soured since Voice
1 Aug
Politics'Mini-Mamdanis' spark renewed Republican tactic ahead of midterms
30 July
Politics'Take them seriously': CFMEU administrator on Setka threats
29 July
PoliticsTaiwan to stop buying PNG gas on spot market over 'One China' spat
28 July
PoliticsAustralia supplants China as Pacific's biggest lender
28 July
PoliticsHanson reveals who paid for Italy trip with Gina Rinehart
27 July
PoliticsNot satire: The Utopia-style regulations holding Australia back from building homes
26 July
PoliticsVictorian premier facing leadership challenge this week
26 July
PoliticsAlbanese evasive over Point Piper dinner attendance
25 July
Politics'If they put me in the freezer, I don't give a s***': Husic lashes Labor culture after push for Gaza debate fails
24 July
PoliticsWhy did Trump slap a 12.5pc tariff on Australian imports?
23 July
PoliticsLabor debates future, Liberals hold up pamphlet
22 July
PoliticsMinister says Australian IS-linked 'Doctor Jihad' can 'rot' in Iraqi jail
20 July
PoliticsAndy Burnham becomes British PM, provides AUKUS hints in first speech
18 July
PoliticsPauline Hanson delivers CPAC London speech to mostly empty seats
17 July
PoliticsMoira Deeming ousted as Liberal candidate after apology stand-off
16 July
PoliticsMS patients given PBS lifeline amid drug pricing dispute
15 July
PoliticsGovernment moves on AI data centres and copyright
14 July
Politics'I'm ruling it out': Taylor categorically kills off One Nation coalition talk
13 July
PoliticsGovernment urged to 'bite the bullet' and mandate mobile phone roaming
12 July
PoliticsAustralians paying 'unjustified' fees to pharmacies, report says
12 July
PoliticsBackroom pharmacy deals put profits above patients, report says
10 July
PoliticsEconomist Justin Wolfers on the 'absurdity' of Trump's America
9 July
Politics'Eternity of pain': Angus Taylor issues warning to Australians voting for One Nation
8 July
PoliticsABC rejects claims of antisemitic bias ahead of fronting royal commission
5 July
PoliticsSA government's promotion of Origin's concession scheme under attack
2 July
PoliticsCoalition MP calls out gambling advertising carve-out
1 July
PoliticsPat Conroy to announce defence shake-up aimed at cost blowouts
25 June
PoliticsAustralia flags strengthening of social media ban
24 June
PoliticsASIO warns of 'unprecedented threats' and defends pre-Bondi resourcing
23 June
PoliticsLabor, Greens cut deal on CGT and negative gearing
22 June
PoliticsAustralian trust in China grows as belief in US hits record low
21 June
PoliticsColleen Harkin quits Liberal party after praising One Nation
21 June
PoliticsThe UK's version of One Nation just got smashed. Could our PM learn from it?
18 June
PoliticsAuditors unsure when Snowy 2.0 will be finished
18 June
PoliticsMigration dips as Coalition accuses government of failing to meet targets
15 June
PoliticsLabor's CGT plan flawed but better than what we have, economists tell inquiry
13 June
PoliticsThe obscure laws Trump is using to reshape Washington in his image
11 June
PoliticsMarles' AUKUS trip thrown into disarray as British defence secretary quits
6 June
PoliticsAustralia, NZ back friendship to endure 'volatile world'
5 June
PoliticsGST push to follow SA budget, treasurer says
5 June
PoliticsPM admits One Nation's rise influenced decision to overhaul tax system
4 June
PoliticsWong says she believes activists who say they were sexually assaulted in Israeli custody
1 June
PoliticsUK releases new documents on ex-US envoy Mandelson
31 May
PoliticsYoung Australians reject budget as One Nation popularity climbs further
31 May
PoliticsAustralia scraps new Virginia-class submarines in AUKUS shake-up
27 May
PoliticsISIS-linked woman barred from Australia tried to board flight
26 May
PoliticsPolice say group of IS-linked women not charged upon return to Australia
26 May
PoliticsSpirit ferries operator set for major restructure under Tasmanian Labor plan
25 May
PoliticsTrump demands Arab nations recognise Israel as part of Iran war deal
24 May
PoliticsDavid Pocock open to party of independents as One Nation support climbs
23 May
PoliticsPM defends negative gearing, capital gains tax changes at Labor conference
23 May
Politics'Pro-aspiration and pro-supply': PM defends tax changes at Labor conference
23 May
PoliticsOne Nation set to become federal opposition, poll forecasts
22 May
PoliticsTony Abbott returns to political life as Downer drops out of race for Liberal Party president
22 May
PoliticsLabor leaves door open to an additional trust tax exemption
21 May
PoliticsPauline Hanson caught swearing as staffer says 'shut up' to journalist
21 May
PoliticsHanson proposes tax break for drilling alongside new gas royalty
19 May
PoliticsFormer governor-general Peter Hollingworth dies aged 91
17 May
PoliticsProtesters march at Nakba Day rallies around Australia
15 May
PoliticsCoalition tax plan could cost more than suggested in first few years
14 May
Politics'Make a choice': Taylor defends comments aimed at non-citizens
13 May
PoliticsLabor upgrades migration numbers by 55,000 in federal budget
13 May
PoliticsForget the generation gap, this budget is about 'the 1 per cent' and the rest
12 May
Politics$250 tax break for millions in budget's 'rebalance' of system for workers
12 May
PoliticsLabor's 'ambitious' plan for tax reset
12 May
PoliticsWhy Chalmers reined in the property tax lurks in the budget
12 May
PoliticsFind out if you're among the budget's winners or losers
11 May
Politics'Didn't have the balls': Hume takes shot at Labor after shocking Coalition loss
10 May
PoliticsPauline Hanson lashes 'arrogant' critics who say One Nation can't go mainstream
9 May
PoliticsChalmers reveals gas tax revenue is up in federal budget
9 May
PoliticsLiberal vote plummets as One Nation scores historic win in Farrer
9 May
PoliticsLive: Sussan Ley says Liberals need to 'change or die' as One Nation wins Farrer by-election
7 May
PoliticsA tussle in Farrer, PM tries ACDC diplomacy
7 May
PoliticsBudget shows WA still rolling in cash with another bumper surplus
6 May
PoliticsAustralian government 'deciding factor' in departure of ISIS-linked families from Syria
3 May
PoliticsAlbanese readies federal budget to favour gen Z and millennial voters
3 May
PoliticsGovernment announces program to unlock land for oil infrastructure
2 May
PoliticsBreaking: Liberal Party retains the seat of Nepean in by-election
1 May
PoliticsChinese company launches legal action over forced sale of Port of Darwin
29 Apr
Politics'Extremely corrosive': Trump called out for remarks aimed at Australia
28 Apr
PoliticsLabor defends news payment plan as Meta, Google reject tax
27 Apr
PoliticsTaylor makes $800m pitch to double Australia's minimum fuel reserves
27 Apr
PoliticsCFMEU administrator Mark Irving KC resigns
23 Apr
PoliticsAlbanese poised to kill off move to increase taxes on gas giants
22 Apr
Politics'Brutal but necessary': NDIS changes to shift thousands onto states
22 Apr
PoliticsPeople with autism to be at centre of 160,000 NDIS removals
20 Apr
PoliticsQld minister says he never broke law amid questions on voting registration
18 Apr
PoliticsJapan, Australia sign deal for production of first three frigates
18 Apr
PoliticsTasmanian Labor hosts its first state conference in seven years
18 Apr
PoliticsAlbanese reveals how Australia could help secure Strait of Hormuz
17 Apr
Politics'What the f--- are we doing?': Rogan takes aim at Trump
16 Apr
PoliticsAlbanese picks a side in the Trump-Pope dispute
13 Apr
PoliticsFederal MPs urged not to speak out about looming Ben Roberts-Smith trial
12 Apr
PoliticsGovernment faces backlash over $20m fuel campaign
9 Apr
PoliticsWarships 'could absolutely deploy' to Iran if asked, defence chief says
5 Apr
PoliticsSpending cuts, tax reforms flagged in next month's federal budget
2 Apr
PoliticsWhat six more months of war would mean for Australia
2 Apr
Politics'We must look after ourselves': PM hit with three key demands
1 Apr
PoliticsAlbanese to outline case for urgent reform amid global uncertainty
1 Apr
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