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• Almost every leader since WWII has opted for an early election — until Albanese

  20-12-2024 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  You may have noticed, even as the 2024 political year trudges to an unedifying close, that people are still referring to the possibility of an "early election".
  
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• Multiple embassies in Kyiv damaged in Russian drone, missile strikes

  20-12-2024 15:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Portugal has strongly condemned a Russian strike on Kyiv which damaged a building that housed its embassy and the offices of several other countries.
  
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• Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto's leadership under pressure

  20-12-2024 09:32 via abc.net.au
  
  John Pesutto’s future as Victoria's opposition leader is under pressure after his MPs were split down the middle over plan to let ousted MP Moira Deeming back into the party. 
  
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• Parramatta light rail officially opens for commuters

  20-12-2024 09:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Parramatta's light rail has finally opened for commuters after months of delays. 
  
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• Nationals Senator Matt Canavan casts doubt over Coalition's nuclear policy

  20-12-2024 09:29 via abc.net.au
  
  There's growing doubt over the Coalition's nuclear power policy after Nationals Senator Matt Canavan labelling it a political fix and MP Keith Pitt resigning, citing concerns about the policy. 
  
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• Iconic Sydney NYE fireworks could be cancelled due to train strike

  20-12-2024 09:25 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Police have warned the Sydney's NYE fireworks could be cancelled if the train disruptions continue across the holiday period.    
  
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• Australia announces $190 million security deal for Solomon Islands

  20-12-2024 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The security deal is part of a broader push from the federal government to reassert its position in Solomon Islands and roll back China's growing influence. 
  
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• Dutton to revamp his election-year frontbench as MPs head for exits

  20-12-2024 07:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will unveil a revamped frontbench as soon as this weekend, in a shake-up to replace two shadow ministers and promote younger MPs.
  
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• New report reveals dual-income family with two kids struggling financially

  20-12-2024 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  There are growing calls for the WA government to do more as families struggle with cost-of-living amid a concerning new report. 
  
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• Trump-backed spending deal fails as government shutdown fast approaches

  20-12-2024 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The president-elect had pressured Congress to tie up loose ends before he takes office on January 20, but members of the Republican Party's right flank refused to support the package.
  
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• ‘He’s scared’: Dutton demands debate as Albanese taunts ‘hiding’ opposition leader

  20-12-2024 05:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Albanese mocks Dutton for hiding from proper press conferences but Dutton challenges the PM to a debate.
  
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• More migrants, fewer babies as population heads for 31.3 million

  20-12-2024 05:52 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia is expected to be home to an extra 4.1 million people by the middle of the next decade, despite falling fertility and an increase in deaths.
  
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• Nationals Senator Matt Canavan discusses nuclear power

  20-12-2024 04:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Nationals Senator discusses the nuclear power policy in an interview with the National Conservative Institute of Australia.
  
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• Australians to vote with feet for crowded city life, Treasury predicts

  20-12-2024 03:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest population projections show capital cities growing twice as fast as everywhere else, led by the largest.
  
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• Nationals senator claims Coalition introduced nuclear as a political fix

  20-12-2024 02:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Nationals senator Matthew Canavan has said in an interview that his party introduced a nuclear policy as a political fix, in a video that emerges amid his colleague Keith Pitt announcing he will quit politics.
  
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• Keith Pitt quits politics, sceptical of the Coalition's approach on climate change

  20-12-2024 02:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Morrison-era minister Keith Pitt has fired a parting shot at his party, the Nationals, as he announces he won't return to contest the federal election in 2025.
  
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• Cash will remain king in the supermarket – but not at the bottle-o

  20-12-2024 01:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The government is mandating cash for essential services across the country. Supermarkets and petrol stations are in – but bottle shops and cafes are out.
  
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• Jail, death and politics: Why we can’t know much about the Bali five

  20-12-2024 01:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s clandestine extraction of five former drug smugglers from Indonesia looked like a victory. So what’s with all the secrecy?
  
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• PM announces $190m security deal with Solomon Islands

  20-12-2024 01:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese announced the third Pacific security deal brokered this month, after signing a deal with Solomon Islands.
  
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• PM announces new security agreement with Solomon Islands

  20-12-2024 01:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia has struck a new security agreement with Solomon Islands to bolster the size of the Pacific island nation’s police force.
  
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• PM announces new deal with Solomon Islands

  20-12-2024 00:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese has called a press conference this morning in Canberra to announce a new step in Australia’s once troubled relationship with Solomon Islands.
  
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