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Assistant Treasurer doubles down on government response to ATO credit card ban

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Analysis: Chalmers and Frydenberg have more in common than they like to admit

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Angus Taylor defends Coalition's migration plan

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Treasurer flags billions in additional savings, as pressure builds over inflation

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Is Australia prepared for the AI race?

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PM won't rule out changes to copyright law for AI giants

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Anika Wells open to changes to powers in digital duty of care bill

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Government takes aim at the algorithm

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Analysis: Pauline Hanson risks accusations she's using a security issue for political points

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Govt considers social media changes as sexual violence rises

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Analysis: Behind the energy brawl leaders want the data centre boom

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Bipartisan breakthroughs, as the migration debate simmers

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Analysis: Labor has made the most of its cooperation with the Coalition

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Parliament returns, as PM's podcast saga continues

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Analysis: Taylor marks six months in the job with a detour

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How has politics changed in the last 25 years?

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Analysis: Labor has one big political test on migration

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Party power plays, as integrity questions simmer

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Analysis: Why Jim Chalmers is cautious but upbeat

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Labor's show of unity, US tariffs, and Barnaby Joyce's barking dog

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PM tries to map out Aussie AI future, as Pauline Hanson goes global

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Australia strengthens regional ties, as China pushes the boundaries

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Political deadlock, as the mid winter break begins

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Analysis: Albanese and Chalmers see reform as an antidote to populism

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Government's ongoing budget pains, as Taylor muddles up multiculturalism

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Fuel relief to wind down as oil shock and budget battle loom

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Duniam exit rocks Coalition as Labor fights surging One Nation

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Analysis: Albanese's frustration with Trump is becoming harder to hide

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Budget fate rests with the Greens as Labor faces internal AUKUS pressure

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Will house prices tumble under tax changes?

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Analysis: Battery boom marks a new political chapter in Australia's energy wars

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Push to change CGT rules tests Labor's reform courage

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Analysis: Labor burns political capital as tax reform backlash grows

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Reform back in fashion amid rising global populism

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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