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Australia launches record $1.4B lawsuit against 3M over 'forever chemicals' at defense bases

Australia is suing the U.S. company 3M for over $1.4 billion due to contamination from "forever chemicals" in firefighting foam at defense bases

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Australia sues 3M for record $2bn sum over Pfas ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam

Federal government seeks damages from multinational manufacturer over contamination at defence sites in its largest legal claim ever

The Guardian - AU

Military surveillance drones get revamped outback base

A major upgrade has been completed at an outback air force base for high-tech drones flying from there to patrol the shipping routes to Australia's north.

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Greens on track to lose several MPs as independents hold off challenges and gain votes in federal election

Greens suffer setbacks as teal independents Allegra Spender, Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan and Zali Steggall see off intense campaigns from Liberals, while Nicolette Boele leads in Bradfield

The Guardian - AU

Labor MP Peter Khalil says Melbourne office has unbearable ‘stench’ after being vandalised with Hamas symbol

Police investigating after ‘unknown liquid’ poured through hole in door and inverted triangle painted on building

The Guardian - AU

Crackdown on foreign fighters in terror zones extended

The federal government is set to extend laws banning Australians from travelling to areas overseas known to be terror hotspots.

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PM flags possibility Payman will quit Labor in 'days'

Exiled Labor senator Fatima Payman's days in the party could be numbered with the prime minister fuelling rumours she is preparing to seek a new home.

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Politicians dress up for Canberra’s night of nights – as it happened

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Political strategist Glenn Druery having ‘informal conversations’ with Muslim groups and Fatima Payman

The so-called preference whisperer approached by Muslim groups to discuss next election following rising anger about Labor’s stance on Palestine and Gaza conflict

The Guardian - AU

Pro-Palestine protests closing MPs’ electorate offices ‘have no place in a democracy’, Albanese says

Prime minister denounces ‘actions to intimidate’ as Australia Palestine Advocacy Network condemns his remarks

The Guardian - AU

Pro-Palestine protesters shut down major intersection

Activists brought Melbourne to a halt by recreating the wreckage of a bomb site while hundreds more in Sydney called on the government to sanction Israel.

AAP

The winners and losers of Australia’s proposed electoral redistribution explained

Labor has lost a key seat in Victoria but could replace it by picking up a newly created electorate in Western Australia

The Guardian - AU

Protesters Plan Sit-Ins For Every Labor MP Who Voted No To Recognising Palestinian Statehood

Pro-Palestinian protesters are planning sit ins at the office of every Labor MP who voted "no" to recognising Palestinian statehood.

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Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam announces run for federal politics

Some Labor figures are worried about their grip on Wills if Ratnam secures preselection

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The Nightly gives Gerry Harvey space to take a swipe at arch rival

Online newspaper gives one of its biggest advertisers the chance to outline his dim view of Temu. Plus: Peter Greste story gets the film treatment

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Fight to keep unrepentant terrorists behind bars

The right thresholds are in place to keep convicted terrorists in jail after they have served their time, a federal police chief says.

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ASIO should be key agency for top security clearances: Committee

The report focused on the highest level security clearances.

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Labor should use its ‘power for the people’ and lift jobseeker, former RBA governor says

Bernie Fraser has joined the chorus of calls to raise rates as Labor MP warns ‘we may not get a second chance’

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Penny Wong moves to dampen expectation of breakthrough in Julian Assange case

Foreign minister warns of ‘limits to what diplomacy can achieve’ in efforts to bring Assange home

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Foreign influence regime under parliamentary microscope, with calls for shakeup

Australia's foreign influence regime comes under scrutiny, with experts warning the current laws are ill-defined, leaving efforts to influence the nations politicians and institutions unchecked.

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Chinese Communist Party critic Drew Pavlou removed from Australian parliament by police

Federal police and parliament's speaker are refusing to say why a prominent anti-Beijing activist was ordered to leave a public section of the building.

The Guardian - AU

Federal government under pressure to reveal Optus data breach plan as FBI called in to help

Sources say Labor is considering options including a parliamentary review or inquiry into massive cyber-attack

AAP

Action to keep law enforcement in line: MP

Labor MP Peter Khalil is seeking action to be taken against to ensure security and law enforcement agencies do not act outside the law during investigations.

AAP

Positive signs from China, India: envoy

China and India have tacitly put public pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine after largely remaining neutral and not explicitly condemning the invasion.

The Guardian - AU

Labor concerned about apparent national security committee ‘leak’ in book on Morrison government

Plagued, which revealed Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries, also details secret discussions on China, defence and border closures

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