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One Nation makes history in Farrer

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Analysis: The federal budget isn't banking on Trump's promises

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Grief, anger and a demand for change in the country's red centre

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Government's NDIS shakeup and Coalition leaves door ajar on property tax breaks

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Analysis: Are NDIS cuts the exception or the template?

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Strait Talk: US-Iran peace stalled

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Analysis: Albanese government's frustration rises alongside fuel prices

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Make or break US-Iran peace talks, amid ongoing global fuel crisis

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The Middle East war enters its second month, as the fuel crisis bites harder

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A Labor landslide in SA, as the fuel crisis deepens

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Three more Iranian football members leave Aus, as Joyce regrets not securing fuel supply

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A week of war in the Middle East

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Trump announces Iran's Supreme Leader dead, following US-Israel strikes

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Analysis: Threat against PM is not a bizarre outlier

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What is the government doing about 'ISIS families' wanting to return?

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Taylor Takeover

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Coalition on track to reunite, as interest rates put pressure on the Treasurer

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Inflation spike and leadership infighting

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Parliament returns for emergency laws, as Coalition implodes

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Australian kids brace for a world-first experiment as they're booted off social media

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PM ends parliamentary year with a win and a wedding

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Analysis: The Albanese government has unfinished business

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Sussan Ley tries to survive while the government pushes environmental laws

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The Liberal Party takes a huge gamble

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The long road to treaty | Insiders On Background

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Coalition net-zero crunch time

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Analysis: Sussan Ley is skating on thin ice

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Can the Coalition survive the Nat's net-zero rethink?

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Full steam ahead on AUKUS and critical minerals after the Albanese-Trump meeting

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Analysis: A rare glimpse into Trump's thinking

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What will happen at the long-awaited Albanese-Trump meeting?

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Analysis: Australia sees opportunity in China-US rare earths dispute

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What does 'peace' in Middle East look like?

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Analysis: Department of Communications not living up to its job title

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What are the next steps in Trump's Gaza peace plan?

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Insiders in London: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese indicates another referendum not on his agenda

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Insiders in New York: Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen focused on results, not Trump-Albanese meeting

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Defence Minister Richard Marles commits $12 billion to AUKUS defence hub in WA

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Analysis: Albanese government about to make one of its biggest decisions since the election

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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley won't apologise for Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's migration comments

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Analysis: What's the cost of support for Australia's migration program?

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Coalition MP Julian Leeser says federal governement created 'atmosphere' for Iran's anti-Semitic attacks

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How should governments respond to the 'sovereign citizen' movement? || Insiders: On Background

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Analysis: Iran is guilty but the political brawl over antisemitism goes on

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More steps to be taken on tax reform, says Treasurer Jim Chalmers

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Analysis: So much for the union 'stitch-up' predicted by the Coalition

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Coalition frontbencher Tim Wilson says government didn't consult opposition on Palestinian recognition

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Australia's defence spending is actually closer to 3 per cent says US Senator | Insiders

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Acting Prime Minister says recognition of Palestinian state does not encourage Hamas

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Analysis: Jim Chalmers is pitching himself as a Goldilocks on AI

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ACTU calls for negative gearing reforms to be back on the table

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Analysis: Anthony Albanese hardens on Israel as pressure builds within Labor caucus

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Prime Minister crticises Israel over Gaza starvation

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Analysis: Australia's childcare woes are about more than just access

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From the Great Wall of China to the great weight of domestic expectations

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Analysis: Albanese's China visit is a counterpoint to Trump's chaos

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Trade talks, more Trump tariffs, and a big trip to China

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Parents shell shocked as Governments race to restore trust

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Bombs dropped, a ceasefire agreed, NATO members boost defence spending

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Donald Trump confirms multiple strikes on Iran

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Anthony Albanese prepares ground for first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump

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Analysis: Defence chief's warning ramps up pressure on Albanese ahead of G7 summit

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Donald Trump strikes again, vowing to double tariffs on steel and aluminium

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Analysis: The Coalition now has two months to address its splits before parliament resumes

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Analysis: Will Labor seize the moment and make big reforms or waste a rare opportunity

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'Two separate party rooms': Liberals and Nationals still thrashing out Coalition agreement

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Analysis: Anthony Albanese knows he isn't politically invincible

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Ed Husic labels Deupty Prime Minister Marles 'factional assassin'

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Analysis: Tim Wilson might still back nuclear but the Coalition is divided

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Labor's landslide election win

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Albanese and Dutton race to the election finish line

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Analysis: Peter Dutton is treading carefully when it comes to China

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Coalition losing ground ahead of early voting

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Analysis: The next week is crucial in the election campaign

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Tariff turmoil right in the middle of the election campaign

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Analysis: Peter Dutton is caught in a Trump-shaped wedge

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Election 2025 is off and racing! || Insiders

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Analysis: Dutton is grappling with his fourth major political call as opposition leader

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Labor promises energy bill relief; Coalition "won't stand in the way"

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Analysis: As the federal budget nears, the only sure thing is uncertainty

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Bandt calls for govt to "get out" of AUKUS, amid uncertainty over the US alliance

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Analysis: Labor ditches softly-softly approach to Trump

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Labor's third thumping WA election win

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After Trump & Zelenskyy's heated clash - what now for Ukraine?

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Analysis: Trump is set on tariffs, and he wants allies like Australia to lift defence spending

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Labor goes big on $8.5b medicare election promise, but who is footing the bill?

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Analysis: Will Dutton stand in the way of cost-of-living relief?

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Donald Trump's trade threats, and what it means for Australia

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On Background: How to negotiate with Trump?

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Analysis: The tariffs problem is more about the Coalition than Rudd

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How to deal with Donald Trump 2.0

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On Background: Will Trump's trade war hurt Australia?

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Analysis: Albanese's careful formula for dealing with Trump

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The election year begins

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On Background: Will RBA cut rates?

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Analysis: The ball is in the RBA's court on interest rates

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On Background: Election year preview

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Parliament adjourns for the year, as election looms

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On Background: Immigration crackdown

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Analysis: A week of parliamentary whiplash and the PM's dropped promises

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Social media ban set to pass, as Govt dumps misinformation bill

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On Background: Global climate crossroads

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Will Trump fire Kevin Rudd?

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On Background: How to stop big money influencing elections

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The washup in Washington

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On Background: How did Trump win?

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Who wins the US Election?

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On Background: Who swings Michigan?

109

Labor's reign in Queensland ends

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Insiders On Background: Rory Stewart on Trump, the Teals and dead cats in politics

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Albanese’s problem home

112

On Background: Is Labor doomed in Queensland?

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Tense twin anniversaries

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On Background: Why did the Voice fail?

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Analysis: Fatima Payman's new party has done little to trouble Labor

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Israel vows retaliation

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On Background: Hate Symbols laws

118

Albanese and Dutton may be able to talk privately, but publicly they are on a political warpath

119

Middle East on the brink

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On Background: Putin's nuclear threat

121

Inside the politics surrounding Labor's hypothetical negative gearing reforms

122

Senate debates and delays, as housing affordability worsens

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On Background: A housing crisis solution?

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Election battlelines have become clearer this week

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Fixing aged care and social media ban; Govt and Opp. on the same page

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On Background: Will a social media ban help kids?

127

Who is to blame for the slowing economy?

128

GDP figures were dismal but Jim Chalmers was vindicated

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On Background: Stopping the spread of lies online

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Federal Govt under pressure after angering allies

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On Background: Uni caps consequences

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Greens MP has sharpened Labor's political weapon

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Will federal government reforms save the NDIS?

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On Background: With looming NDIS changes, where does this leave the disability sector?

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Parliament descends into deeper divide over Gaza

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There's no grey in Dutton's views on the war in Gaza

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On Background: Government's Gamble

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On Background: What's Really Driving Inflation?

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What will be done to finally close the gap?

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Analysis: Two sets of numbers haunted Albanese this week

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On Background: The Inflation Picture in Australia

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Resignations and Reshuffles

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On Background: Joe Biden passes the torch

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Albanese and Dutton know not to ignore US politics

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Can the government clean up the construction union?

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Kevin Rudd has changed his tune on Trump

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On Background: The CMFEU's corruption crisis

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Two dead following believed assassination attempt at Trump rally

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War, religion and politics disrupt the government’s agenda

150

On Background: Is Australia's Mental Health Crisis Getting Worse?

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A messy week of internal ructions

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Julian Assange, Inflation and Crossing the Floor

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On Background: Are politicians listening to the science?

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The Coalition's nuclear plan put under the microscope

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On Background: Deepfakes and democracy

156

Climate wars and panda diplomacy

157

On Background: Are politicians failing the climate?

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The Coalition's unexpected 2030 climate target U-turn

159

Should the government ban kids from social media?

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On Background: Does China pose a threat and how should Australia respond?

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As the US and UK face 'migration elections' will Australia be next?

162

Should Australia let criminal non-citizens stay?

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On Background: The rise of 'double haters' in Australian politics

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Albanese is standing by his immigration minister, but this time he can't blame the mess on the High Court

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Is the Coalition's nuclear policy a 'real' policy?

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On Background: Quitting coal not as easy as first thought

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The Coalition will need to lift its game on nuclear

168

Budget Week: Migration, Inflation and Housing

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Will this budget deliver cost-of-living relief without stoking inflation?

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Should this budget be neutral or contractionary?

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Ken Henry's message for the Treasurer: Hold steady

172

On Background: Australia's economy on 'a knife-edge'

173

'Missed opportunity' on male violence

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On Background: Is Australia’s energy transition on track?

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In the budget lead-up, the government is struggling to flag its plans

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Will government act on the male violence epidemic?

177

Productivity commissioner puts the government on the defensive

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On Background: Productivity concerns over Australian solar

179

Lehrmann's landmark defamation ruling

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On Background: Women’s safety after Bondi

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The two attacks in Sydney raise the question: What is terrorism?

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"Beyond words": Bondi Junction stabbing shocks nation

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On Background: Can we manufacture our future in Australia?

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Albanese is betting an Australian-made agenda is a win-win

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"Outrageous" aid worker killings

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On Background: Israel-Gaza’s tipping point?

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The death of an Australian aid worker in Gaza has tipped the government into outrage

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Will Trump fire Kevin Rudd?

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Every time this issue is debated, the temperature rises

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On Background: Solving youth homelessness

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On Background: Aged care's generational divide

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Higher out-of-pocket aged care costs are coming

193

Could Australia go nuclear?

194

On Background: The Liberal Party's women problem

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Can Peter Dutton win us over with nuclear energy?

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Insiders Live from Adelaide Writers Week

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How did Labor win Dunkley?

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On Background: Why Asia Matters

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Cost-of-living pain comes to a head for leaders this weekend

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Will Labor change the uni sector?

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On Background: A high-stakes by-election

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Why the Dunkley by-election is a high-stakes litmus test

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Can Andrew Giles weather the storm?

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Speers: Is the housing crisis eroding our democracy?

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Will Labor cut negative gearing?

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Will Tax Changes Hurt Trust?