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• No reports or expert opinions are getting in the government's way of a stadium

  01-04-2025 20:31 via abc.net.au
  
  With the row over whether Tasmania can afford a new stadium a long way from ending, Labor may think it can be a spectator to the melee. But, if Labor votes for the project and it goes badly, it'll be tied to the failure as well.
  
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• Defence not a "bargaining chip" in Trump negotiations || Insiders On Background

  04-04-2025 11:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Prime Minister John Howard says defence should never be used as a bargaining chip in negotiating exemptions from Donald Trump’s tariffs. Speaking to the Insiders on Background podcast, Mr Howard says the "Liberation Day" tariffs are “bad economics”, predicting it will ultimately cost President Trump politically.
  
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• What we know about UK's AUKUS inquiry and what it means to Australia

  04-04-2025 10:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Britain's parliamentary inquiry is into the AUKUS partnership amid geopolitical shifts. Should Australia be worried about its $368 billion deal? Here is what we know.
  
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• What the UK’s inquiry into $368b AUKUS deal could mean to Australia

  04-04-2025 10:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Britain's parliamentary inquiry is into the AUKUS partnership amid geopolitical shifts. Should Australia be worried about its $368 billion deal? Here is what we know.
  
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• Chinese firm Landbridge set to be stripped of its controversial lease of the Port of Darwin

  04-04-2025 09:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The Coalition will use its first major national security policy of the election campaign to announce that in government it would seize control of the port if required.
  
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• As it happened: ASX falls sharply as fallout continues from Trump tariffs; worst trading day on Wall Street since 2020 as $2.4 trillion wiped

  04-04-2025 09:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Read all the headlines from day eight of the 2025 federal election campaign on Friday, April 4.
  
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• Labor names late-starter candidates in 'unwinnable' SA seats

  04-04-2025 08:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor has selected candidates to "fly the flag" in safe federal Liberal seats Grey and Barker a month before Australians go to the polls. 
  
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• Petro Georgiou, the ‘conscience of the Liberal Party’, dies at 77

  04-04-2025 08:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Petro Georgiou, who stood up to John Howard on asylum seekers, dies at 77.
  
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• Albanese admits parachuting ex-premier into NSW contest was a mistake

  04-04-2025 08:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister said it was not his decision to shun western Sydney candidate Tu Le in favour of Kristina Keneally three years ago in a tilt for Fowler that Labor lost to independent Dai Le.
  
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• Albanese admits parachuting ex-premier into failed NSW contest was a mistake

  04-04-2025 08:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The prime minister said it was not his decision to shun western Sydney candidate Tu Le in favour of Kristina Keneally three years ago in a tilt for Fowler that Labor lost to independent Dai Le.
  
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• Trump’s beef attack rejected by top Australian biosecurity experts

  04-04-2025 07:37 via smh.com.au
  
  American farmers are calling for their beef exports to be welcomed into Australia, but their imports are the problem.
  
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• Don't use defence to negotiate on tariffs, former PM Howard warns

  04-04-2025 07:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Former prime minister John Howard says defence should never be used as a bargaining chip in negotiating exemptions from US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
  
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• With friends like these, who needs enemies?

  04-04-2025 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  What does Trump 2.0 mean for Australia? Don’t bother asking our political leaders, because they would really rather not talk about it. 
  
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• Independents wield the power of balance

  04-04-2025 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Kerryn Phelps broke through as an independent when she won the seat of Wentworth in 2018. The sky didn’t fall in.
  
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• South Koreans react after court upholds impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol.

  04-04-2025 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  There were scenes of both joy and dismay on the streets of Seoul after a constitutional court announced the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol would be upheld.
  
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• Impeachment of South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol upheld.

  04-04-2025 05:29 via abc.net.au
  
  South Korea's constitutional court upholds impeachment of president Yoon Suk Yeol.
  
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• South Korean court removes impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol

  04-04-2025 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is officially out of office, and the country will head back to the polls, after the Constitutional Court ruled to uphold his impeachment. 
  
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• Korean president's downfall complete after court ousts him from office

  04-04-2025 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol is officially out of office, and the country will head back to the polls, after the Constitutional Court ruled to uphold his impeachment. 
  
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• Albanese plans to turn Australia into critical minerals key player in face of Trump's tariffs

  04-04-2025 04:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Albanese government will ramp up the mining and processing of critical minerals under a new proposal that could be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the United States to ease tariffs on Australia.
  
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• How to watch the first scheduled debates between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton

  04-04-2025 04:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The first debate between the Prime Minister and Opposition leader will take place in Western Sydney this week. Here's how to watch all the scheduled debates. 
  
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• Anthony Albanese addresses cyber attack on Australian superannuation funds

  04-04-2025 03:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government has been informed about the cyber attack on Australian superannuation funds.
  
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• The independents running at the 2025 election, and what they stand for

  04-04-2025 03:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Like their name suggests, an independent MP is separate from any party, with their own individual policies and views. Here's a guide to who's who.  
  
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• Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates

  04-04-2025 03:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The turmoil caused by Trump’s “Liberation Day” has been more wide-ranging than even the president could have expected. But what does it mean for me?
  
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• Exaggerations from Albanese, Dutton lost in Trump’s tariff blitz

  04-04-2025 03:01 via smh.com.au
  
  We take a look at the prime minister’s claim Dutton wanted to end bulk-billing and the Coalition’s claim groceries are up 30 per cent under Labor.
  
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• PM concedes Labor mistake in 2022 as election campaign hits crucial Western Sydney

  04-04-2025 02:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese conceded Labor made a mistake in previously dumping candidate Tu Le in the south-west Sydney seat of Fowler.
  
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• Leaders converge on Western Sydney with pitch to voters

  04-04-2025 02:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal election campaign has swung into Western Sydney with both the prime minister and opposition leader making their pitch to voters.
  
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• Albanese targets cafes and tradies in instant asset write-off

  04-04-2025 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses will get a 12-month reprieve and be able to instantly write off another $20,000 in expenses, if Labor wins next month's federal election.
  
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• Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: ASX falls sharply as fallout continues from Trump tariffs; worst trading day on Wall Street since 2020 as $2.4 trillion wiped

  04-04-2025 01:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Read all the headlines from day eight of the 2025 federal election campaign on Friday, April 4.
  
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• Danish Prime Minister calls for enhanced Arctic defence collaboration with the US

  04-04-2025 01:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Denmark's Prime Minister has called for an enhanced Arctic defence collaboration with the US as she visited Nuuk to dismiss attempts by Donald Trump to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory. 
  
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• Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton says Coalition government could reverse Trump tariffs; worst trading day on Wall Street since 2020 as $2.4 trillion wiped

  04-04-2025 00:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Read all the headlines from day eight of the 2025 federal election campaign on Friday, April 4.
  
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