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Guardian Essential poll: US gender divide in support for Harris and Trump mirrored among Australians

There was strong support for legal abortion among respondents surveyed about the US election, but almost 60% agreed with key elements of former president’s platform

The Guardian - AU

A second Trump presidency would put Australia on a collision course with the US

Amid the frantic effort to help Kevin Rudd build bridges, there is Australian diplomatic, military and bureaucratic panic about the 50/50 prospect of a second Trump presidency

The Guardian - AU

US election unpredictable but Australia pact a sure bet

Donald Trump's favouring of trade tariffs concerns some among Australia's political class, but one expert says he and his rival are similar on foreign policy.

AAP

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Afternoon Update: not guilty verdicts in high-profile Sydney rape trial; Trump calls US a ‘garbage can’; and how to think about dying

High-profile Sydney man found not guilty on two counts of rape but jury unable to reach a verdict on three other rape charges

The Guardian - AU

Kevin Rudd had secret agreement with Julia Gillard to hand over power after two terms, new book claims

Political memoir by former factional boss Kim Carr also alleges Gillard used 'tricked-up’ polling funded by the mining industry to build case to oust rival

The Guardian - AU

After 25 years of piss-taking Australia’s politicians, the ‘disturbingly accurate’ Wharf Revue bows out

The minds behind the satire reflect on a quarter century of politics and belters

The Guardian - AU

Police allegedly pepper-sprayed 13-year-old at Sydney rally, legal observers say – as it happened

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Australia thought it was done with Trump, now the US treaty ally is readying for his possible return

Canberra is focused on what a second Trump presidency could mean for Aukus – its deal to acquire nuclear-powered submarines

The Guardian - AU

From union rabble-rouser to ‘cringe socials’, Bill Shorten was a master of retail politics

Labor’s Icarus flew high as a ‘future prime minister’ but ultimately watched his highest ambitions crash and burn

The Guardian - AU

Retiring Shorten took control of his destiny, Albanese says – probably a little later than PM would’ve liked

Bill Shorten and Anthony Albanese have had a complicated political relationship, at times simmering with tension. Today, however, the PM wished him well

The Guardian - AU

Former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to quit politics and become vice-chancellor of University of Canberra

Ex-union leader, who led ALP to two election defeats in 2016 and 2019, has announced upcoming retirement

The Guardian - AU

Australian PM caught on camera joking with senior US official over funding of Pacific policing plan

Anthony Albanese tells journalists to ‘chill out’ over comments filmed in the wings of Pacific Islands Forum

The Guardian - AU

'Take the lane': Albanese denies US Pacific police plan

A video of what Anthony Albanese calls a "private conversation" with US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell shows a chummy relationship on Pacific policing.

AAP

Hunter Defence Conference hears opposing views on national strategy

Kevin Rudd says Australian companies will benefit from AUKUS.

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Defence sector leaders at Hunter conference to talk strategy shift

US ambassador Kevin Rudd and Premier Chris Minns are speaking.

AAP

Luxon struggling to win over Kiwis in tough NZ times

As New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Luxon visits Austalia this week, it's clear that back home he is battling to win the affections of Kiwis.

The Guardian - AU

Walzing Matilda? Australia sees something familiar in Tim Walz

Some have noticed the Minnesota governor bears a resemblance to several former Australian PMs, as one website dubs the VP candidate ‘Oz-coded’

The Guardian - AU

Trump and Vance’s misogyny and cynical identity politics mean Australians can’t ‘just chill’ about the US election

America remains the west’s most influential nation – which is why I fear for a world where Republican leaders could be in power

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The Guardian - AU

Mining giant to cut 700 jobs – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Former PM leaps to Hunter's defence at upcoming sector conference

The defence sector is worth $1.5 billion to the Hunter.

The Guardian - AU

Exclusive Brethren students exposed only to material that conforms to church’s ‘ethos’, former teachers claim

Former staff claim OneSchool Global network does not offer some subjects in year 11 and 12, including biology, but spokesperson says school students have taken ‘high level art, sciences and social studies’

The Guardian - AU

Students under near constant surveillance at Exclusive Brethren-linked schools, insiders claim

School laptops are allegedly monitored by a roster of church members, with parents sent summaries of their child’s internet use

The Conversation

All ‘commit’ and no ‘disagree’: the real reason why Labor’s solidarity pledge is not working

The Australian Labor Party’s solidarity pledge is being widely sledged in the wake of Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman’s resignation from caucus.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: the Assange light and sound show overshadows government problems

As scripted political dramas go, Julian Assange’s (welcome) arrival in Canberra on Wednesday night would be hard to beat.

The Conversation

Julian Assange told Anthony Albanese he ‘saved his life’ after landing in Australia

Julian Assange told Anthony Albanese he had “saved his life” in his first phone conversation after his chartered plane’s wheels touched down at Canberra’s RAAF base soon after 7:30pm on Wednesday.

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