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BEN HARVEY: Sussan Ley’s past career as a muster pilot should serve her well in her new job herding obstinate Coalition MPs.

Why Sussan Ley isn’t your average Liberal

BEN HARVEY: Sussan Ley’s past career as a muster pilot should serve her well in her new job herding obstinate Coalition MPs.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has taken aim at critics of his $3m superannuation concession tax.

‘Modest’ change turns tax principles on their head

EDITORIAL: Jim Chalmers has made the calculated assessment that the majority of Australians couldn’t give a stuff about the taxation tribulations of a handful of the champagne set. Is he right?

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Mitchell Starc has decided not to return to the IPL.

My mad dash out of India brought back COVID nightmare

JUSTIN LANGER: The fear and confusion as we were rushed out of a war zone made clear to me how an escalating crisis should be dealt with.

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WATCH: In today’s Newsworthy episode, Ben O’Shea unpacks the Govt’s plan to give you a pay rise and the potential negatives. Plus, superannuation tax fears and Australia Post’s Darcula scam warning explained.

The pros & cons of the Government’s wage rise plan

WATCH: In today’s Newsworthy episode, Ben O’Shea unpacks the Govt’s plan to give you a pay rise and the potential negatives. Plus, superannuation tax fears and Australia Post’s Darcula scam warning explained.

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Ryan Papenhuyzen, Jake Trbojevic, Spencer Leniu and James Tedesco.

Gus Gould has got this State of Origin call very wrong

MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: He is one of the smartest minds in rugby league, but I have to disagree with The Dogfather on the player he says NSW should NOT pick.

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WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea reveals why Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is obsessed with ‘white genocide’ as Donald Trump grants refugee status to white South African farmers.

Why Elon Musk’s chatbot has gone rogue

WATCH: In today’s Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea reveals why Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is obsessed with ‘white genocide’ as Donald Trump grants refugee status to white South African farmers.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto.

Regional ties key to fending off Russian influence

EDITORIAL: Our leaders may have paid lip service to Indonesia’s potential, but often didn’t follow through, taking for granted the relationship. Albo says he is determined not to fall into that trap. 

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Harley Reid, Zak Butters, Tom De Koning, Marcus Bontempelli. St Kilda should target Butters not De Koning.

RICHO: Who the Saints should spend $1.7m on and it ain’t TDK

RICHO’S TOP 10: St Kilda don’t need another big tall, they need a gun midfielder and this is the AFL star they should target.

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The Albanese Government has made the quiet decision to eliminate the role of Special Envoy for Social Cohesion, previously held by Peter Khalil.

Australia’s social fabric under threat after quiet Albo call

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: This week, the Albanese Government made a quiet decision that will leave a much deeper mark on Australia’s social fabric than people may realise.

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MARK RILEY: The better approach for Sussan Ley would be to out-Albanese the Prime Minister — to adopt his more constructive, consensus-style approach and weaponise it against him.

How Ley can weaponise Albo’s approach to take him down

MARK RILEY: The better approach for Sussan Ley would be to out-Albanese the Prime Minister — to adopt his more constructive, consensus-style approach and weaponise it against him.

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Pat Cummins  is expected to resume playing for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.in India amid a fragile ceasefire.

JOHNSON: No amount of money from the IPL is worth dying for

MITCHELL JOHNSON: Every player must do what is right for them, but there is no way I’d be heading back to India if I still played in the IPL.

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In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea asks an expert if the Woolworths price cuts are too little, too late. Plus, the latest from Day 11 of the alleged mushroom murder trial and Sussan Ley’s future as Liberal leader.

This ‘joke’ mis-fire was the last thing Sussan Ley needed

WATCH: In Newsworthy, Ben O’Shea explains why a ‘joke’ mis-fire by a senior member of the Liberal Party was the LAST thing Sussan Ley needed!

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Murray Watt is the new Environment Minister.

Watt must end the dithering and get the job done

EDITORIAL: Election: won. New Cabinet: sworn in. The next thing on Anthony Albanese’s to-do list must be to finally get Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension approved. 

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SUSSAN LEY: This isn’t the end of the Liberal Party. As Robert Menzies said, this adversity will be the best thing that ever happened to us.

SUSSAN LEY: We’ll learn from adversity & come back stronger

SUSSAN LEY: This isn’t the end of the Liberal Party. As Robert Menzies said, this adversity will be the best thing that ever happened to us.

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Penrith trainer Shane Elford was filmed watering the ball before the Panthers kicked off.

How did the NRL trainers ever think they’d get away with it?

KIERSTEN DUKE: The latest ‘Watergate’ scandal has all the hallmarks of its famous predecessor and cricket’s Sandpapergate - arrogance and stupidity.

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