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Women currently make up more than 71 per cent of all primary carers in Australia. (Joe Castro/AAP PHOTOS)

Women to be hardest-hit by sweeping NDIS changes

Cost-saving measures to target the National Disability Insurance Scheme are likely to put responsibility back on families.

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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia is pushing to expand pharmacists' powers to prescribe medications. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Push to let pharmacists prescribe more drugs

Letting pharmacists write medication scripts could save $1 billion in health costs and free up 10 million GP visits a year, a report has found.

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Donald Trump scrambles to save fragile ceasefire.

‘Stop shooting’: Trump’s demand as Iran and Israel back down

US President Donald Trump warned that ‘ignorance or stupidity’ could derail peace efforts as Iran and Israel agreed to halt fresh attacks.

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A poll in late May found that roughly 60 percent of Israelis say Israel should intensify its fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Why war-weary Israelis want to keep fighting in Lebanon

When asked about the IDF’s occupation in Lebanon, a former Israeli general was blunt: “Is it going to last 10 years or more? I don’t know.”

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An Ultra-Orthodox Jew reacts to an Iranian missile that landed near a West Bank settlement.\

Iran declares end to attacks on Israel after flare-up

Iran’s military has announced that ‌its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire in April is over, although it has threatened to resume the strikes if Israel continued attacks on Lebanon.

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People take their photos beside the wreckage of an Iranian missile that landed near the West Bank city of Jericho Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Israel and Iran’s new strikes drag region back to the brink

Monday’s latest missile attacks marked the most serious crossfire since the increasingly tenuous April 8 ceasefire was reached as Yemen’s Houthi rebels also re-entered the fray.

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Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has capitalised on “unease and anger” in the electorate, becoming the most popular political party in the nation.

Pivot to One Nation shows a hunger for change

EDITORIAL: A flat economy, low growth and the spectre of a per capita recession is weighing heavily on the minds of hardworking Australians.

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So dire is the Coalition’s standing that Labor MPs are starting to feel sorry for their opponents.

Despair descends on Canberra as One Nation rises

So dire is the Coalition’s standing that Labor MPs are starting to feel sorry for their opponents and are genuinely worried that One Nation will soon take their place as the formal opposition. 

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Hollie Hughes joined Pauline Hanson’s One Nation in May.

Why MPs hoping to defect to One Nation may be disappointed

Former Liberal senator Hollie Hughes has revealed the personal connection that enabled her to switch to One Nation, which is now the leading party for the first time in Newspoll’s four-decade history.

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Missiles launched from Iran toward Israel are seen in the sky over the West Bank city of Hebron.

Australia calls for calm as Iran war marks 100th day

Anthony Albanese has reiterated calls for ‘deescalation’ in the Israel-US-Iran war as renewed fighting broke out as the conflict reached its 100-day mark.

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Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State Don Farrell

One Nation’s surge not about broken promises: Farrell

Australia’s trade minister says the immigration debate is what’s boosting the ‘populist’ party.

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Anthony Albanese, who is not stupid, discovers the economy.

Anthony Albanese, who is not stupid, discovers the economy

AARON PATRICK: ‘It’s the economy, stupid,’ the prime minister said today, raising the question: why did it take him five budgets to try and fix it?

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Just 51.1 per cent of homes auctioned across capital cities this weekend sold. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Cooling house market: Good for this group, bad for others

Auction clearance rates have hit a five-year low, but for one group, this could be a huge opportunity.

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Pauline Hanson is in her ascendency, while Anthony Albanese is less popular than ever.

The antidote to One Nation is staring Labor in the face

CAMERON MILNER: There’s a simple way for Anthony Albanese to counter Pauline Hanson’s rise. He won’t do it.

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Anthony Albanese points to economic pain as voters flock to One Nation.

Voters flock to One Nation due to ‘the economy, stupid’: PM

Anthony Albanese says economic pressure and cost-of-living stress are driving Australians towards One Nation as the minor party continues to surge in the polls.

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