#australian politics
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Wells defends online safety laws against censorship claims
Australia's communications minister says new digital duty of care laws will not control speech, as the Coalition accuses Labor of plans to censor.
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Greens senator takes leave over complaints
Jordon Steele-John steps back from the party room after seven members demand an investigation into allegations of inappropriate comments spanning 2017 to 2025.
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Digital duty laws won't censor free speech, Wells says
Australia's communications minister defends new online safety legislation against claims it amounts to censorship.
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Labor warns One Nation won't fade away
As the populist right gains ground, Labor's leaders say the party must address voter anger rather than hope the challenge disappears.
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Seekers condemn CPAC's use of I Am Australian
The band says the conservative conference used their unity anthem without permission, contradicting its message of diversity.
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Right can't agree how to beat Labor
Australia's conservatives gathered at CPAC to find common ground, but left divided on preferences and strategy.
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One Nation rises as voters seek AI for politics
As Victorians prepare to vote, One Nation threatens both major parties while AI chatbots reshape how voters learn about candidates and policies.
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Albanese's childcare dream faces a costly reality
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants universal childcare to be his legacy, but the government is struggling to define what it means, how much it will cost, and how to pay for it.
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Hanson emerges as de facto opposition leader at CPAC
Pauline Hanson overshadowed Angus Taylor at a conservative conference in Brisbane, signalling One Nation's willingness to work with the Liberals to defeat Labor.
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Labor's poll slump and One Nation threat
Tony Barry and Jessie McCrone analyse a Redbridge poll showing weak support for Anthony Albanese and Labor ahead of the Victorian election.
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One Nation's AI video exposes political slop crisis
A racist AI campaign video from One Nation reveals how cheap technology is degrading Australian politics, with few legal tools to stop it.
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Labor's polling crisis and One Nation threat
Tony Barry and Jessie McCrone examine a Redbridge poll showing slipping support for the prime minister and Labor, and discuss strategy against One Nation.
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Coalition vows biggest migration cut in Australian history
Angus Taylor's opposition plan would slash temporary visas by 650,000 over four years, cutting net migration to 100,000 annually.
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Anthony Albanese's political future
Can Australia's prime minister become the most disappointing leader ever?
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Victoria's datacentre rules hailed as strongest but face criticism
Labor claims new regulations are toughest in Australia, but they won't apply to dozens of projects already in the pipeline.
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The Populist: Social Contract
Pauline Hanson's cyber politics reshape Australian rightwing movements.
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One Nation's 1998 triumph and the decade that followed
Queensland's rightwing insurgents won 11 seats and nearly 23% of the vote, then fractured. Now their founder sees a second chance.
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The Populist: Social Contract
Pauline Hanson's One Nation party uses anti-immigration messaging to bypass traditional media.
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One Nation launches Victorian campaign with treaty pledge
Pauline Hanson's party vows to abolish Indigenous treaty, legalise pepper spray and scrap regional payroll tax ahead of state election.
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Shoebridge vows aggressive fight on coal and One Nation
The Greens' newly elected leader David Shoebridge outlines his strategy to challenge corporate power and take on One Nation, but faces questions about party unity.
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Climate campaigner takes Greens deputy role
Steph Hodgins-May, shaped by family tragedy, elected deputy leader of Australian Greens and vows to take on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Greens pick Shoebridge to replace Labor
Senator David Shoebridge wins contested ballot to lead Australian Greens and claims the party can replace Labor.
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Shoebridge wins Greens leadership in contested ballot
Senator David Shoebridge defeats two women to lead the Australian Greens and vows to replace Labor as the progressive party.
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Labor scraps $5,000 veterans health cap after outcry
The government reversed a controversial policy limiting allied health services for defence veterans following weeks of pressure from senators and veterans' groups.
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Jacqui Lambie calls Pauline Hanson dangerous and delusional
In a fiery Senate speech, Lambie put Hanson alongside Trump and Farage and warned Australia to turn away from populism.
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One Nation's gas backflip and the Rinehart question
Pauline Hanson backed a domestic gas reserve in March. By June it was gone, and her party's biggest donor had a stake in that.
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One Nation's plan to cut 750,000 migrants
Pauline Hanson wants temporary migration back at 2017 levels, and business says the bill lands on hospitals, farms and building sites.
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Sleepovers at the billionaire's mansion
Two of Australia's loudest politicians spent the night at Gina Rinehart's Brisbane riverfront house, and parliament never heard about it.
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Crossbench bill would draw red lines on Australian arms
A group of independents and Greens wants to make it illegal for Australian defence parts to end up in human rights breaches.
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Albanese to Hanson: my mum was out of your league
A podcast jab at a dead woman's public housing tenancy has the PM swinging and One Nation fighting on two fronts.
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Hastie draws a line in the sand with Hanson
A feud over a cartoon has turned into a fight for a Western Australian seat.
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