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Hate speech and gun reform to be tackled separately: PM

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the government will split a controversial bill to reform hate speech and gun laws.

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Penny Wong says Sussan Ley’s leadership ‘unsalvageable’ after Coalition flags opposition to new hate laws

Christian and Islamic leaders publish joint letter criticising the bill as Labor faces uphill battle to pass reforms

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Can the China-Australia relationship stay on track in 2026? This is how experts in China see it

When Labor was returned to power in 2022, the China-Australia relationship began to stabilise after what had been a rocky few years.

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Trump is destroying the rules of international behaviour. Australia can – and must – act now

Australia has a long history of diplomacy and peacekeeping when things go pear-shaped. We need to saddle up again

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Australian man reportedly killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces against Russia

‘He chose to stay when it would have been easier to leave,’ a friend wrote

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Australian man reportedly killed fighting with Ukrainian forces against Russia

Australia’s foreign affairs department seeking to verify reported death of Russell Allan Wilson on 12 December

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Expulsion threat over Labor's alleged anti-Semitism

Labor is under pressure to stamp out hatred after an internal letter to its leaders urged action on allegations of anti-Semitism within the party.

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Wong 'desperately sorry' over Bondi massacre

Penny Wong says the federal government "could have done more" before the Bondi attack, while another minister warns the ALP won't tolerate anti-Semitism.

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Australia PM Albanese accuses opposition of ‘politicising’ Bondi Beach terror attack

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has said he "regrets the politicisation" of the Bondi Beach terror attack amid rising tensions in parliament.

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Gun laws accelerated as PM laments Bondi politicisation

There is no need for someone in suburban Sydney to own six long firearms, the prime minister has said as he reveals new measures to toughen up gun laws.

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Albanese says he feels ‘weight of responsibility’ after Bondi as Labor criticises Coalition for politicising terror attack

Katy Gallagher says opposition response ‘incredibly unfortunate’ after Sussan Ley launches broadside at Penny Wong

The Guardian - AU

After review, USA going all the way on AUKUS pact

Penny Wong and Richard Marles have met their US counterparts with both nations labelling the AUKUS deal as "full steam ahead".

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Wells refers expenses to parliamentary watchdog – as it happened

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Australia facing US pressure to fire up military spend

US calls for its allies to lift defence budgets will likely be raised again with Australia during high-level talks in Washington DC between senior ministers.

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Taliban sanctions hailed as Afghan embassy future shaky

Australian sanctions on the oppressive regime of the Taliban have been hailed by the Afghan government in exile but its embassy in Canberra could be shut down.

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Tax-minimising lawyer to ferocious Greens warrior: how an elevator ride changed David Shoebridge’s life

One Liberal calls him ‘easily the most effective Green’ while an ex-minister says they shaped policy together. How did the former Labor member end up a heavy-hitting crossbencher?

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'Deeply concerned': Australia sanctions Taliban leaders

Concerns over the oppression of Afghan women and girls have led Australia's government to sanction three top Taliban officials.

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Afternoon Update: heatwave hits NSW; England all out in second Ashes Test; and a three-year-old chess prodigy

Heat warnings also in place for parts of the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia

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US submarines carrying nuclear weapons could dock in Australia despite ban, Senate told

Defence secretary appears to contradict previous assurances from Penny Wong that only conventionally armed submarines will visit Australian ports under Aukus deal

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Deadline warning surfaces as US backs nuclear subs deal

Australia is gearing up for key talks with the US over its nuclear-subs deal after receiving a long-awaited review of the $368 billion pact from the Pentagon.

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Ukraine war briefing: Stop wasting the world’s time, Putin told

Ukrainian, British and Estonian officials chastise the Kremlin for apparently fruitless peace talks in Moscow. What we know on day 1,380

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Marles says Labor ‘working through’ Trump administration’s Aukus review – as it happened

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'This is our home': Wong's unity call to Pacific Isles

Australia has issued a call to Pacific Island nations to join forces so the region will be able to maintain sovereignty in the face of growing pressure.

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View from The Hill: Albanese’s wedding guestlist a mudmap to his inner power sanctum

Those wanting to chart who’s in the prime minister’s inner sanctum need go no further than the political guests invited to his Saturday wedding.

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Australia steps up to help tackle Pacific HIV epidemic

Australia will provide $48 million to its Pacific neighbours to help manage and contain a surge in HIV infections, in a move lauded by advocates as life-saving.

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