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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley have sent messages ahead of Remembrance Day.

Albanese, Ley send messages of hope for Remembrance Day

Anthony Albanese’s message marking Remembrance Day says the memory of those who gave their lives forms a pledge handed from one generation to the next — ‘lest we forget’.

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 Turkey and Australia could be locked in a battle to host next year’s COP summit.

Turkey doubles down on COP30 host demands despite Aussie bid

A defiant Turkey has openly challenged Australia’s bid to jointly host next year’s climate summit with the Pacific, saying Ankara is poised to act as a bridge between richer and poorer countries. 

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Jim Chalmers faces a tough choice on the government’s electricity rebates scheme.

Why soaring electricity prices are a liability for Albo

Skyrocketing electricity prices are coming back to haunt the Albanese government six months after they neutralised it as an election issue.

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 Sussan Ley must make a stand and dump the Liberal commitment to net zero.

Ley must dump net zero and get some mongrel back

CAMERON MILNER: It will take political courage that Sussan Ley may lack, but ending their commitment to net zero will be a point of difference the Liberals need to launch a comeback.

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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has spoken at the ALP state conference at the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle.

Deputy PM praises party results at WA Labor conference

As Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles addressed the ALP faithful at the WA state conference in Fremantle on Saturday, he made no secret of the fact he thought 2025 was Labor’s best year.

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Anthony Albanese’s government are being warned about Labor’s funding model for the ‘Thriving Kids’ initiative.

Labor warned over ‘Thriving Kids’ funding approach

Child specialist services which will be key to the government’s newly announced initiative to divert more people away from NDIS have warned it won’t be achievable without a sustainable funding model.

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The Albanese government ingored the Treasury’s warning.

Labor rushed housing plan despite price-rise warning

Treasury officials warned the Albanese Government that expanding first homebuyer subsidies would push up prices — just days before Labor unveiled the plan.

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Two ISIS brides who quietly returned to Australia in September have paved the way for others to follow. The Nightly

New opportunity for ISIS brides to return to Australia

Two ISIS brides who returned to Australia in September have paved the way for others to follow in their footsteps, with one expert believing the pair did so with ‘a lot of help’ from the Government. 

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China has issued a stern appraisal of the $12b proposed upgrade to WA’s Henderson Shipyard as part of the AUKUS pact.

‘Precarious position’: China’s stern words on AUKUS base

Beijing’s military has criticised the proposed $12b upgrade of WA’s Henderson shipyard for US nuclear-powered submarines as placing ‘Australia in an increasingly precarious position’.

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 ASIO boss Mike Burgess has delivered a scathing take-down to China for its ‘political meddling’.

‘We all spy on each other’: ASIO boss issues China take-down

China has been accused of widespread intellectual property theft and political meddling by Australia’s spy chief.

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Malcolm Turnbull, whose Snowy Hydro 2.0 project continues to spark new cost blow-outs, has become an adviser to an American software company called Rohirrim.

Malcolm Turnbull: From prime minister to software salesman

After losing his job at a large investment firm, the former Liberal Party leader has turned for work to a small American company selling a computer program used by governments to process procurement contracts.

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RBA Governor Michele Bullock was treading a fine line as she addressed the central bank’s cautious approach moving forward.

Professional fence-sitter: Bullock won’t answer key question

The Reserve Bank governor will not say if she expects interest rates to rise or fall, a position that will cause uncertainty across the economy.

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As soldiers and civilian military experts discussed how to protect Australia, Sydney’s professional agitators were doing their best to divide outside.

Why Sydney’s violent anti-war protesters are hypocrites

AARON PATRICK: While sailors and soldiers discussed how to defend Australia, pro-Palestinian protesters initiated a near-riot in the name of peace.

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Protesters and NSW Police clash during an attempted blockade by the Palestine Action Group of the Indo-Pacific Weapons expo at the ICC Sydney.

‘Respect’: Minister takes aim at arms expo protesters

Defence Industry Minister says protesters need to understand the ADF are ‘making Australians safer’ after violence erupts outside Sydney military fair.

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RBA governor Michele Bullock will weigh up rising inflation and unemployment. NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

RBA leaves rates on hold as inflation expected to soar

The RBA has lefts rates on hold and is now expecting inflation to soar to 3.7 per cent next year . The consumer price index is tipped to remain above target for a year.

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