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Superannuation tax changes one step closer to reality

Labor's tweaked super concessions bill that will increase taxes on high account holders but won't hit unrealised gains has taken its first step to becoming law.

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Liberals facing wipe-out in South Australian lower house: new poll

A South Australian Fox & Hedgehog state poll has the Liberals facing a possible wipe-out in the lower house, losing seats to Labor and One Nation. One Nation continues to surge in a federal YouGov poll, and Newspoll has respondent preferences for a Labor vs One Nation contest.

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Morning Mail: Labor group’s ‘disgust’ at Sydney police, claims Trump said ‘everyone’ knew what Epstein was doing in 2006, and a very elaborate coffee

Party members hit out at tactics as expert decries ‘disappointing’ actions by officers

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Amid an Olympic boom, it’s risky timing to lift a ban on developers’ political donations

Queensland is a step closer to lifting a ban on political donations from property developers – despite a corruption watchdog’s warning that doing so in a A$7 billion Olympics building boom could raise “risks of undue or improper influence”.

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Chris Minns defends police in ‘impossible situation’ after video emerges of officers punching protesters in Sydney

Politicians who attended protest against visit of Israeli president Isaac Herzog say police actions against demonstrators were ‘wildly inappropriate’

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Morning Mail: Sydney protest chaos, Japan’s gas lobbying revealed, Bad Bunny’s cultural moment

Police accused of mishandling protest amid scenes of violence in city; celebrities come out in support of Super Bowl performance

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Liberal leadership challenge looms after key meeting

Would-be Liberal leader Angus Taylor is being urged to make his ambitions public before a likely challenge.

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Australian ministers met Japanese gas companies 20 times amid fossil fuel lobbying push

Thinktank analysis claims to show that Japan campaigns to prolong the carbon industry in Australia and hinder move to clean energy

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Yes, One Nation’s poll numbers are climbing. But major party status – let alone government – is still a long way off

Recent polling has delivered a spike for the anti-immigration party One Nation, triggering media speculation that Australian politics is on the cusp of a populist realignment.

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One Nation surges to new high as Coalition slumps to record low in latest Newspoll

Newspoll, Redbridge and Morgan polls all have One Nation second behind Labor, with the Coalition third. However, there are no Labor vs One Nation two-party estimates.

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Police clash with protesters as thousands rally to oppose Israeli president’s visit – as it happened

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The Coalition has a much-needed chance to hold Labor to account – if they can stop talking about themselves

With the Coalition rift ostensibly patched up, a strong week grilling the government could buy Sussan Ley more time. But Angus Taylor has yet to declare his hand

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View from The Hill: will disastrous Newspoll trigger Taylor challenge to Ley, despite Coalition patch-up?

Sussan Ley and David Littleproud on Sunday announced an 11th hour patch up of the federal Coalition that the Liberal leader hopes will hold off an early challenge from Angus Taylor.

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Coalition touts era of trust, unity after bitter split

The leaders of the federal Liberal and National parties have struck a deal to get the coalition back together, ending a very public and damaging separation.

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Coalition squabbling and Labor tinkering leave us in a dangerous vacuum. One Nation filling it is a nightmare in the making

Brave reform remains in the too hard basket for both major parties and I suspect that won’t be enough for struggling Australians. In that, One Nation’s rise is a threat to us all

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Legal groups push for Australian federal police to arrest retired general travelling with Israeli president

Doron Almog has previously faced arrest warrants over allegations he committed war crimes in Gaza in 2002, which he denies

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'Grave insult': activists vow to protest Israeli leader

Police and protesters appear to be on a collision course as activists vow to take to the streets to oppose the Israeli president's Australian visit.

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Donors gave $131m before Australia’s 2025 election. Here’s who they are

Mining, resources and big fossil fuels donated more than $10m, or $62m if Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy donation to his Trumpet of Patriots party is included

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Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers’ ticker is about to be tested as he tacks towards the May budget

The next few months may be the most crucial Jim Chalmers has faced as treasurer, at least for judgements about his ability to drive change.

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Greens senator claims One Nation the party of ‘billionaires, not battlers’ – as it happened

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ADF veterans warn selloff of 60 historic defence properties will take a decade and cost billions

RSL, federal opposition and local MPs cast doubt on the plan, which Labor says will result in about $3bn for defence

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Afternoon Update: Labor unrest over Herzog visit; defence site sell-off; and a ‘deplorable’ secret about motherhood

Ed Husic says he has ‘deep concerns’ over impending visit of Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog

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‘I don’t think this was a good decision’: Labor’s Ed Husic holds ‘deep concerns’ over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit

MP also tells Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast he backs peaceful protests against country’s actions in Gaza

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Palmer fights election caps despite failed $50m spend

Changes to how much money political parties can spend on elections and how much people can donate to candidates will be challenged in Australia's highest court.

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NSW Labor politicians to protest Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit in defiance of premier

Cameron Murphy, one of three MLCs to rally next week, says ‘we should not be welcoming to Australia the head of a state engaged in an ongoing genocide’

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