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The stunt GetUp! pulled at the National Press Club this week wasn’t just juvenile, it was stupidly counterproductive.
Opinion
Mark Riley

Activist group’s boneheaded stunt plays into Hanson’s hands

MARK RILEY: Instead of drawing attention to Pauline Hanson’s inconsistencies and misinformation, GetUp!’s stunt has become another rallying cry for her party’s cause.

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Max Corstorphan

Why Trump, Iran signed deal early in France

Donald Trump and Iran’s President have shocked the world, rushing through a digital, remote signing of their memorandum of understanding to end the war.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not score an invite to the NATO summit.
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Politics
Latika M Bourke

Albo’s big call after NATO snub, as Australia issued warning

EXCLUSIVE: After not scoring an invite for the NATO summit, Anthony Albanese has made a big call on a possible meeting with Donald Trump, as Australia is warned over its position amongst global leaders.

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Anthony Albanese, Jim Chalmers
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Politics
Madeline Cove

Dodgy Budget backdown: Albo, Chalmers walk back hated change

Federal Budget ‘in tatters’ following Labor backdown: Taylor

Cook reacts to Albo’s Budget backflip

PM says GetUp’s stunt against Hanson was ‘counterproductive’

Tax consultation happening ‘across the Senate’

Albanese announces capital gains tax carve-outs

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Hanson under fire as Watt blasts divisive agenda.
Politics
Madeline Cove

‘Division and chaos’: Labor launches fierce attack on Hanson

Environment Minister Murray Watt has accused Pauline Hanson of promoting ‘division, chaos and cuts’ after her National Press Club speech on multiculturalism, climate policy and workplace laws.

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics will release data on net overseas arrivals on Thursday.
Politics
Will Nicholas

Migration figures set to divide nation as debate heats up

Fewer Australians now believe it's good for society to be made up of different cultures, as migration figures are set to be revealed.

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A memorandum signed by US President Donald Trump includes an end to the war including in Lebanon.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Trump drops major warning after ceasefire deal

A senior US administration official has confirmed details of a framework agreement between the United States and Iran due to be formally signed in Switzerland.

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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan is likely to face a no-confidence motion at the end of July.
Politics
Callum Godde

‘Time for a new government’: Premier‘s no confidence vote

A state opposition is pulling the trigger on a parliamentary move to oust the premier after a Labor leadership challenge collapsed.

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addressed the National Press Club for the first time on Wednesday. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Politics
Tess Ikonomou

One Nation needs to walk the walk if they want to win

Pauline Hanson has been told she needs to come up with answers for the economic struggles of Australians after delivering a controversial speech.

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US Vice President JD Vance gestures as he boards Air Force Two following a meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran in April.
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World
The Washington Post

Vance, the face of deal to end Iran war, defies GOP critics

Military hawks within the Republican Party are directing their ire over the still-unclear Iran deal toward the Vice President, more so than Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump has a chance to present his ceasefire deal with Iran to allies at the G7 summit.
World
Steve Holland and Jana Choukeir

‘Back to shooting’: Trump opens door to resume Iran bombing

The US President warned Wednesday’s G7 summit that if he doesn’t like the ceasefire deal with Tehran, America would go back to ‘dropping bombs on their head’.

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Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and US Admiral Admiral Samuel Paparo have both raised concerns over China’s military build-up in the Pacific.
Australia
Andrew Greene

‘Increasing risk’: US alarm on China threat in the Pacific

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has backed a leading US Admiral’s grim assessment of China’s growing threat to the Indo-Pacific.

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Pauline Hanson, founder and leader of One Nation, speaks at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
Australia
Katina Curtis

‘Absolute s-holes’: Hanson vows monocultural Aussie society

Pauline Hanson used her wide-ranging speech at the National Press Club to call for a ‘monocultural society’ as she lined up a number of One Nation targets.

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Pauline Hanson was for years shunned, disparaged and patronised, now she’s on the rise.
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Once shunned, Hanson shows why One Nation has surged

EDITORIAL: When historians write about the rapid rise of One Nation one element of their analysis will be clear

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Support is growing for Newcastle Harbour to be the site of a future nuclear submarine base.
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Politics
Andrew Greene

The Australian city favoured for nuclear-powered sub base

However, China’s stake in the local port would be a hurdle for a potential AUKUS base.

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