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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.
Editorial

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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Pauline Hanson’s address to the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra was interrupted by a protest banner.
Politics
Andrew Greene

Fed cops to investigate ‘embarrassing’ Hanson GetUp stunt

The Australian Federal Police will investigate how left-wing activists were able to smuggle a protest banner inside the building to disrupt Pauline Hanson’s highly anticipated address to journalists.

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson showed why she is one of Australia’s most popular political leaders.
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Opinion
Aaron Patrick

Hanson shows why she’s a threat to mainstream parties

AARON PATRICK: The One Nation leader showed why she is one of Australia’s most popular political leaders with a speech combining critiques of economic policy with attacks on the media and immigration.

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Australians are cutting back on using their car and visiting the doctor to cope with high inflation.
Business
Stephen Johnson

Aussies cut back on car use, doctor visits

New data has revealed what Australians are being forced to cut back on to cope with high inflation.

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson addresses the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Politics
Kimberley Braddish

FULL SPEECH: Pauline Hanson’s National Press Club address

In a fiery National Press Club address, Pauline Hanson has unleashed on the Albanese Government warning that One Nation is rising because Australians are ‘mad as hell’ and ready to take their country back.

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Europe’s alliance with the United States may still be on the rocks, but on the first full day of a Group of 7 summit, the leaders showed they remained ready to behave politely toward Donald Trump.
The New York Times
The New York Times

European leaders play nice with Trump after bitter split

Europe’s alliance with the United States may still be on the rocks, but on the first full day of a Group of 7 summit, the leaders showed they remained ready to behave politely toward Donald Trump.

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Childcare workers had faced a looming pay cliff just before Christmas this year.
Politics
Katina Curtis and Caitlyn Rintoul

Strike averted after $3.6b top-up to childcare wage rises

Childcare educators will keep their government-funded pay rises for another two years after Anthony Albanese stepped in to plug a looming shortfall he was warned about months ago.

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Everything you need to know about the leaders attending the G7 Summit.
World
The New York Times

Everything you need to know about the G7 Summit’s attendees

Each of the leaders has come to this week’s summit in France bearing their own burdens and pressing their own agendas.

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Barnaby Joyce has criticised the Liberal Party’s prosecution of the federal budget.
Politics
Ria Pandey

Barnaby confirms new One Nation role, blasts Liberals

Barnaby Joyce has revealed which One Nation policy portfolio he will take up while taking a brutal swipe at his former colleagues.

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Major travel warning update for Aussies after peace deal.
Politics
Katina Curtis

Travel warning update for Aussies heading to Europe

The Government has scaled back its travel warnings across parts of the Middle East, but cautioned the security situation remains unpredictable.

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Environment Minister Murray Watt has dismissed the campaign in an interview with Sunrise.
Politics
Aimee Edwards

Labor shrugs off State of Origin attack ad

‘It’s embarrassing ... imagine how everyone who voted for the Labor Party at the last election feels.’

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Dire $3/L fuel prediction as peace deal looms.
Business
Blair Jackson

Petrol could be heading for a brutal surge

The price of filling up could become significantly more expensive if the US-Iran ceasefire stalls, with economists warning of flow-on impacts across the economy.

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