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• Republicans still favoured to take US House, but the 'red wave' is looking less likely — as it happened

  08-11-2022 22:23 via abc.net.au
  
  With polls in the US midterms now closed across the country, the Republicans are still favoured to take control of the House of Representatives, but a predicted "red wave" that would see them pick up dozens of seats appears less likely.
  
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• Shorten says NDIS would be safe with Coalition

  04-01-2025 06:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The outgoing minister has delivered parting words designed to defuse a political fight over the $47 billion program ahead of the federal election.
  
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• 'Unconditional discharge' likely as Donald Trump faces sentencing

  04-01-2025 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Donald Trump is likely to escape jail time for his criminal convictions as the judge indicates an 'unconditional discharge' is possible.
  
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• Started a new year health kick? Beware the ‘subscription trap’

  04-01-2025 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Gyms, streaming services and meal-kit providers are being targeted by proposed new laws that will crack down on unfair business practices.
  
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• Questions over whether authorities will try to arrest Korea President Yoon

  04-01-2025 01:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Protesters have camp out overnight in Seoul after Korea's anti-corruption agency failed to arrest the President. 
  
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• Investigators forced to suspend attempt to arrest Korean President Yoon

  03-01-2025 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Following hours of long confrontation with presidential security, investigators have failed in their attempt to arrest the impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. 
  
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• Republican Mike Johnson re-elected as US House speaker

  03-01-2025 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  US House speaker Mike Johnson has kept his job in the new US Congress in a very tight vote. 
  
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• Drive-in movies, croc pool upgrades to lure tourists back to caravan parks

  03-01-2025 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The $10 million funding comes amid a drop in the number of caravanning trips in recent years as the number of grey nomads heading on overseas holidays increases.
  
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• Croc pool upgrade, Tassie tiger and drive-in movie boost for caravan parks

  03-01-2025 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The $10 million funding comes amid a drop in the number of caravanning trips in recent years as the number of grey nomads heading on overseas holidays increases.
  
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• Sink or swim: Why victory is a huge leap for leaden Albanese and Dutton

  03-01-2025 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  If Labor loses just three seats, it will lose majority government, but the Coalition must win 21 seats for an outright win. Prepare for a cliffhanger 2025 election.
  
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• International student numbers hit record highs last year, but a shift is underway

  03-01-2025 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The past year has seen the international education sector thrown into turmoil, as Labor targeted students in their plan to drive down migration. That uncertainty is set to continue into 2025. 
  
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• International student numbers hit record highs last year but a seismic shift is underway

  03-01-2025 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The past year has seen the international education sector thrown into turmoil, as Labor targeted students in their plan to drive down migration. That uncertainty is set to continue into 2025. 
  
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• Dutton 2.0 debuts a softer side in appeal to young voters

  03-01-2025 09:00 via smh.com.au
  
  With a New Year’s Day Instagram video that uses the word “together” eight times in less than a minute, Dutton is using the summer period to reveal more of himself.
  
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• New Orleans attack a ‘wake-up call’ on terrorism in Australia

  03-01-2025 06:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Islamic State and other terrorist groups are seeking to harness anger about the war in Gaza to gain recruits, national security experts have warned.
  
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• AFL urged to show 'leniency' on Tasmania as stadium concerns grow

  03-01-2025 05:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Economist Nicholas Gruen says the new stadium, a condition of Tasmania's entry into the AFL, can't be built on time and on budget. He says it's in the interests of the both the state government and the AFL to acknowledge the project's constraints.
  
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• The $80 billion question buried in Dutton’s nuclear power plan

  03-01-2025 05:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The public could be left with a big clean-up bill after the opposition’s proposed nuclear reactors reach the end of their life.
  
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• South Korean Police gather outside impeached President Yoon's residence

  03-01-2025 02:04 via abc.net.au
  
  South Korean investigators attempting to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol have gathered at his residence in Seoul. 
  
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• South Korean investigators attempting to arrest impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol

  03-01-2025 02:04 via abc.net.au
  
  South Korean investigators attempting to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol have gathered at his residence in Seoul. 
  
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• Embassies on notice for treating servants like slaves

  03-01-2025 01:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Former Labor immigration and workplace minister Chris Evans, Australia’s first anti-slavery commissioner, is aiming to use his role to bring more cases to light.
  
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• Review finds Hobart stadium costs to 'exceed $1 billion'

  03-01-2025 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A leading independent economist tasked with reviewing Tasmania's proposal to build an AFL stadium on Hobart's waterfront finds the project is "already displaying the hallmarks of mismanagement" and is likely to exceed $1 billion.
  
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• 'Hallmarks of mismanagement': Review finds Hobart stadium costs to 'exceed $1 billion'

  03-01-2025 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A leading independent economist tasked with reviewing Tasmania's proposal to build an AFL stadium on Hobart's waterfront finds the project is "already displaying the hallmarks of mismanagement" and is likely to exceed $1 billion.
  
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• What bulk billing? The group missing out on cheaper GP visits

  02-01-2025 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Children and older Australians were better off last year under the government’s $3.5 billion boost to bulk billing. But adults aged 16 to 64 are paying more.
  
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• Best of cartoons, January 3, 2025

  02-01-2025 11:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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• From grunge to Grange: how Gen X became wealthier homeowners than Boomers

  02-01-2025 07:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Baby Boomer households, with average net worth of $2.3 million, are no longer king of the pack when it comes to property and shares.
  
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• From grunge to Grange: how Gen X became wealthier home owners than Boomers

  02-01-2025 07:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Baby Boomer households, with average net worth of $2.3 million, are no longer king of the pack when it comes to property and shares.
  
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• Clive Palmer applies to trademark ‘teal’ and ‘Clive and Pauline Party’

  02-01-2025 05:45 via smh.com.au
  
  A spokesperson for the billionaire declined to comment why these applications were made as Pauline Hanson’s One Nation denies there will be a merger.
  
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• The coin that Australia’s ‘Uber for cash’ wants to kill

  02-01-2025 00:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Millions of coins sit in wallets, banks, cash register tills, back pockets and underneath sofa cushions – and they face an unknown fate.
  
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• Sending bad bosses to jail won’t stop wage theft. Seize their homes

  01-01-2025 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The theatre of “lock up the executives” plays well to workers, but to get the attention of lawbreakers, we should publicly shame them.
  
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• Labor saddles up old warhorse to enter election campaign fray

  01-01-2025 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Bulk-billing and Dutton’s record on health may be Labor’s opening election campaign attack.
  
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• Best of cartoons, January 2, 2025

  01-01-2025 15:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.
  
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