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• Labor launches campaign in WA, but will it win over wary voters?

  13-04-2025 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese chose Perth to launch his election campaign for the second consecutive time, after the west helped Labor form a majority government in 2022. But WA voters will need more convincing this time around. 
  
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• 'Shameless': Editor shreds PM in front of him

  24-04-2025 03:11 via smh.com.au
  
  West Australian editor Chris Dore has slammed the PM for an election campaign he labelled shameless and outrageous.
  
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• Higher taxes needed as Coalition eyes extra $100 billion defence spend

  24-04-2025 01:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Coalition says its plan to lift defence spending will cost $21 billion. But its longer-term goal would make defence the second-largest budget cost.
  
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• What draws Australian supporters to Donald Trump?

  24-04-2025 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A costume shop that sold out of Trump-style MAGA hats says they are being worn in a "playful, ironic sense". Others say the red cap means much more.  
  
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• Anti-woke or a bit of fun? Where MAGA hats are hot items in Australia

  24-04-2025 00:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A costume shop that sold out of Trump-style MAGA hats says they are being worn in a "playful, ironic sense". Others say the red cap means much more.  
  
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• Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Labor, Coalition deny hiding energy plans; Kooyong forum crashed by far-right

  23-04-2025 23:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Follow live as we bring you all the news from week four of the election campaign.
  
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• What’s being done to protect Australia’s northern coastline?

  23-04-2025 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Bases in Australia's north are seen as the nation's first line of protection. As pressure from China and Russia looms, what's being done to boost the region's defences?
  
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• Fears of a 'glaring hole' in Australia’s defence

  23-04-2025 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Bases in Australia's north, including in WA's Kimberley, are seen as the nation's first line of protection. As pressure from China and Russia looms, what's being done to boost the region's defences?
  
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• Why Trump-style attacks on workplaces haven't worked in Australia

  23-04-2025 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  How exactly did some of our workplaces become the target of populist politics — and why is it working in the US while in Australia the Coalition has had to reign in its attacks? 
  
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• 'Appeals to a base of white men': Dutton tried Trump's workplace tactics

  23-04-2025 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  How exactly did some of our workplaces become the target of populist politics — and why is it working in the US while in Australia the Coalition has had to reign in its attacks? 
  
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• Live: Dutton U-turns on EV subsidy as Labor pledges to stockpile critical minerals

  23-04-2025 23:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A popular tax break for people who buy an electric vehicle would be scrapped under a policy U-turn from Peter Dutton. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Dutton insists there's been no EV policy reversal

  23-04-2025 23:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Peter Dutton denies changing his position on a popular tax break for people who buy an electric vehicle. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Dutton backflips on vow to keep electric vehicle subsidy

  23-04-2025 23:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A popular tax break for people who buy an electric vehicle would be scrapped under a policy U-turn from Peter Dutton. Follow live. 
  
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• Queensland government delays new hospital beds amid $7b budget blowout

  23-04-2025 22:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The review into the Queensland hospital expansion program reveals that the delivery of hundreds of public hospital beds will have to go back to the drawing board.
  
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• Plans for delivering hundreds of new rural hospital beds delayed

  23-04-2025 22:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The review into the Queensland hospital expansion program reveals that the delivery of hundreds of public hospital beds will have to go back to the drawing board.
  
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• Plans for delivering hundreds of new regional hospital beds delayed

  23-04-2025 22:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The review into the Queensland hospital expansion program reveals that the delivery of hundreds of public hospital beds will have to go back to the drawing board.
  
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• Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Labor, Coalition deny hiding energy plans; PM slams missing Dutton at nuclear site

  23-04-2025 22:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Follow live as we bring you all the news from week four of the election campaign.
  
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• Australian Navy's newest boats made in China

  23-04-2025 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A new fleet of tug boats ordered for the Australian Navy by the Defence Department were secretly built at a Chinese shipyard under a $28 million contract awarded last year to a Dutch company. 
  
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• This MP has 36 shareholdings, but others aren’t far behind

  23-04-2025 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s politicians love to invest in shares including blue-chip companies such as Qantas, Woolworths and the Commonwealth Bank.
  
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• The Coalition's defence promise is driven by both China and Trump

  23-04-2025 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader is being cautious with his language as he doesn't want to turn off Chinese-Australian voters, as the Coalition did last election, but he also doesn't want to upset those on his right flank. 
  
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• Peter Dutton is treading carefully when it comes to China

  23-04-2025 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader is being cautious with his language as he doesn't want to turn off Chinese-Australian voters, as the Coalition did last election, but he also doesn't want to upset those on his right flank. 
  
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• Peter Dutton is choosing his words carefully on China

  23-04-2025 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The opposition leader is being cautious with his language as he doesn't want to turn off Chinese-Australian voters, as the Coalition did last election, but he also doesn't want to upset those on his right flank. 
  
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• Dutton’s angry-man mistakes leave Albanese looking the better devil

  23-04-2025 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Coalition’s reliance on anger and resentment at the government’s inadequacies looks to have backfired. With every day of the campaign, poll ratings of Dutton and his party have fallen.
  
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• 'You sons of dogs': Palestinian leader's fiery speech demanding Hamas release hostages

  23-04-2025 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The President of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has demanded the militant group free the remaining 59 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and hand over its weapons.
  
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• 'You sons of dogs': Palestinian leader blasts Hamas in hostage release demand

  23-04-2025 20:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The President of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has demanded the militant group free the remaining 59 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and hand over its weapons.
  
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• Trump wants them. China needs them. So Albanese has a $1b scheme to stockpile them

  23-04-2025 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor has pledged to create a stockpile for critical minerals, which are coveted by US president Donald Trump while supply is controlled by China.
  
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• ‘Living through hell’: Coalition pledge to rescue jailed Australians

  23-04-2025 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The pledge to take more assertive action to tackle “hostage diplomacy” has been welcomed by Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who spent years in an Iranian prison.
  
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• Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Far-right agitators crash Kooyong forum, police called after clash with attendees; Anti-lockdown campaigner rebuked at Kooyong refugee forum

  23-04-2025 13:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of key Victorian seats in this federal election campaign.
  
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• Best of cartoons, April 24, 2025

  23-04-2025 13:24 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• Swing against Dutton redraws battleground map as Albanese targets Liberal seats

  23-04-2025 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Labor has gone on the offensive against the Coalition in key marginal seats after gaining a boost in published opinion polls.
  
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