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The verdict from voters on the budget is in and the news is not good for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Labor’s Budget worst in more than two decades: voters

Voters have turned their noses up at Labor's fifth Federal Budget, which included a small tax cut and controversial changes to investments.

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US President Donald Trump says a peace proposal submitted by Iran is useless. (EPA PHOTO)

'Clock is ticking’: Trump’s brutal new warning to Iran

US President Donald Trump has issued fresh warnings to Iran, sharing a lethal and ominous threat.

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In dozens of posts online, Mr Albanese is AI-generated into team meetings, on the tools and helping product content shoots.

Albo AI memes go viral as backlash brews on Labor’s Budget

Backlash is brewing across social media against Labor’s Federal Budget changes to wealth building rules, with business owners posing ‘new co-owner’ memes with AI-generated images of Anthony Albanese.

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President Xi Jinping of China walks with President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during their two-day summit, on Thursday, May 14, 2026.

Why China’s peak is now despite growing global influence

A grand summit in Beijing is a natural time to assess the state of the US-China competition, the dynamics of great power conflict, the balance of forces in this new Cold — or maybe just Cool? — War.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

PM’s early royal commission advice kept secret

Documents obtained by The West Australian reveal the scramble by the Prime Minister’s department in the days around Christmas to work out the best way to examine what led to the deadly Bondi terror attack.

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Left to right: Anthony Albanese and Pauline Hanson.

Aussies across all ages deliver scathing Budget verdict

Jim Chalmers has shrugged off a growing Budget backlash, as opinion polls showed voters across all generations believe they’ll be worse off.

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Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor.

Coalition policy will ‘reduce migrant intake by 70 per cent’

Opposition leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition’s new immigration policy will create ‘many billions of savings.’

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Katy Gallagher, Jim Chalmers, Anthony Albanese, Wrap 2026

‘No bounce expected’: Labor plays down post-budget poll boost

As the government and opposition go head-to-head on tax policy, the treasurer concedes his budget is unlikely to win any immediate extra support from voters.

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According to Defence Minister Richard Marles an expected “additional 100 jobs will be created at Lockheed Martin Australia.”

WA to lose 100 high-tech AUKUS jobs to Adelaide

Complex work to prepare Australia’s future AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines will be completed in Adelaide.

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Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor.

‘Price you pay’: Taylor’s message to immigrants over citizenship

Angus Taylor has defended a Coalition plan to restrict welfare access for non-citizens, saying permanent residents who choose not to become Australian citizens will face a ‘price’ under the proposed changes.

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Labor candidate Luke Richmond (right, pictured with Opposition Leader Steven Miles) is likely to win the state seat of Stafford following a by-election on Saturday. Annette Dew

Labor claims victory in crucial by-election

Labor has claimed victory in a crucial state by-election, despite the party suffering a significant swing and only a few hundred votes separating two candidates.

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Anthony Albanese The Nightly

No apology from PM as rivals push tougher policies

A prime minister who refuses to apologise for breaking an election promise, an opposition leader who is now singing from the One Nation play book - and an empowered Pauline Hanson. Let the games begin.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has dodged questions on whether the fuel excise relief will continue past June.

Albanese refuses to say whether fuel excise cut to continue

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has refused to say whether fuel excise cut will extend beyond June 30.

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Nigeria's military and the US have killed a senior Islamic State leader in a joint-operation. (AP PHOTO)

ISIS second-in-command killed by US and Nigerian forces

Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, second in command ‌of ISIS globally, has reportedly been eliminated by US forces during an operation in Africa.

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