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Global body urges treasurer to spend less, reform taxes

Global economic body the OECD has called on Australia to rein in the NDIS and make changes to property taxes to help fix the budget and boost productivity.

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Criticism of Benjamin Netanyahu may be an offence under Australia’s new hate speech laws, Greens claim

Anthony Albanese and Tony Burke say the laws are needed to protect Australians – particularly the Jewish community

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Nationals senators resign from frontbench; new poo balls on Sydney beach; and billionaires call for super-rich tax

Opposition leader accepts resignations of Ross Cadell, Bridget McKenzie and Susan McDonald and asks Littleproud to nominate three new frontbenchers

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From Hate Speech To Gun Reform: The Key Changes In Labor’s Newly Passed Laws

Breaking down Australia’s new hate speech and gun laws passed after the Bondi attack, including who is protected and who is still left out.

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Nationals quit front bench en masse after policy split

The coalition is on life support after eight Nationals frontbenchers quit the shadow cabinet in protest after the resignation of three of their colleagues.

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Morgan poll has One Nation surging at Coalition’s expense; Trump’s net approval in negative double digits

One Nation continues to surge after the Bondi terror attack, as a Morgan poll has them gaining six points at the Coalition’s expense.

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Coalition in crisis as entire Nationals frontbench quits after division over Labor’s hate speech laws

David Littleproud and seven other frontbench colleagues resign their positions after Sussan Ley accepted resignations from three Nationals senators

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Morning Mail: hate speech laws pass Senate; shark attacks rattle Sydney surfers; warnings over NDIS assessment tool

Labor deals with Greens and Liberals sees vote pass; empty beaches in Sydney after shark attacks

The Guardian - AU

Nationals meet after three frontbenchers resign – as it happened

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Australia’s strongest gun reform since the Port Arthur massacre has become law. Here’s what you need to know

The laws, in the wake of the Bondi terror attack, establish a national buyback, stop the importation of some firearms and tighten background checks

The Guardian - AU

Federal MPs urge administrator to apologise over posts

Criticism continues to mount over "offensive" social media posts by a newly appointed territory administrator, with a call for him to apologise.

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NSW inquiry chair says ‘globalise the intifada’ should be banned while Jewish groups want other phrases prohibited

Edmond Atalla defends decision to keep some submissions secret while Jewish Board of Deputies also wants ‘from the river to the sea’ and ‘death to the IDF’ banned

The Guardian - AU

Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door

A protracted pay fight with health workers has created a throbbing election-year headache for a state premier.

AAP

A heated dispute is playing out in Victoria over the CFA’s funding. What’s really going on?

The opposition claims Labor has cut funding for the fire service, but the premier maintains support has increased and accused opponents of ‘conspiracy theories’. Here’s what the annual report tells us

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Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament

Gun reforms that Labor says would have banned the two Bondi shooters from owning firearms have passed parliament with support from the Greens.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ATO’s debt collector pays zero corporate tax; hate speech laws set to pass; Trump ramps up Greenland threats

ATO’s debt collecting firm pays no corporate tax; Labor and Liberals cut a deal over proposed hate speech laws after Bondi terror attack; Trump links Greenland crisis to Nobel Peace Prize snub

AAP

Anti-hate laws pass parliament in late-night sitting

Contentious reforms aimed at better protecting the Jewish community have passed parliament, but not without fierce political debate.

The Guardian - AU

Incoming NT administrator insulted PM and claimed First Nations people ‘main group’ behind crime

Exclusive: David Connolly says he won’t publicly express political opinions after he was announced for a role similar to that of a state governor

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The Independent UK

Trump’s labor secretary accused of taking staff to a strip club on official trip, report says

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, currently under investigation by her department’s inspector general, denies wrongdoing amid allegation that she took staffers to bar outside of Portland, Oregon, last April

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Liberals tick off deal on hate crime measures

While federal parliament devoted Monday to emotion-filled Bondi condolence speeches, behind the scenes government and opposition inched to a deal to pass on Tuesday Labor’s fall-back measures relating to hate.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Labor and Coalition eye hate speech deal; woman found dead on K’gari; and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds return home

Opposition works with government to pass hate speech legislation in special parliamentary sitting to respond to Bondi massacre

The Guardian - AU

‘A home left quieter, clothes still hanging in wardrobes’: emotional MPs pay tribute to Bondi terror attack victims

Anthony Albanese moves motion in parliament honouring courage of first responders and affirming right of Jewish Australians to live in peace

AAP

'Deeply sad day': leaders mourn Labor figure's death

Tributes have flowed for a prominent Labor strategist who died weeks after allegedly being assaulted outside an inner city nightclub.

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PM may win gun fight, but battle looms with states

The prime minister looks to have shored up support for a national guns buyback scheme after the Bondi terror attack, but another fight still looms.

The Conversation

One Nation surges above Coalition in Newspoll as Labor still well ahead, in contrast with other polls

The aftermath of the Bondi terror attacks has brought about a shift in polling for the Albanese government, which has been riding high since its thumping win in the 2025 federal election.

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