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Liberal leader Angus Taylor has provoked a fight with the health lobby and government over smoking., although One Nation came up with the plan to cut tobacco excise first.
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Aaron Patrick

Angus Taylor’s tobacco tax cut plan shows political courage

AARON PATRICK: Many Australians might consider him uninspiring, but the Liberal leader has shown is unafraid of a fight with the government and health lobby over smoking.

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Teachers and schools are at the forefront of the sexual violence challenge, a meeting was told. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Youth sexual violence surge prompts round-table

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Richard Marles flew to London to meet his fifth UK Defence Secretary in as many years, armed with a new excuse for why he is not raising defence spending, writes Latika M Bourke.
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Marles’ defence boasting is off target and sinks the truth

Politics
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An international flight bound for Sydney has been thrown into chaos after passengers were forced to tied a man to his seat after he allegedly began acting erratically.

Chaos on Sydney flight, man zip-tied to seat

Australia
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Researches are in phase two of a clinical trial for a cure to coeliac disease.

Miracle drug changing the lives of 1 in 70 Australians

Australia
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Despite President Donald Trump's unfounded claims, mail-in voting in the US is generally secure. (EPA PHOTO)

Trump launches Supreme Court fight over mail-in ballots

US Politics
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The former TV host turned secretary of war’s latest purge of the department has claimed the army’s great reformer.

How Pete Hegseth is conquering the Pentagon

The Economist
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As the on-again, off-again war in Iran flares up again, Donald Trump seems bogged down in a conflict that he cannot control or move past, despite his declarations of total victory.
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Trump goes back to the same playbook as Iran war flares up

World
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Donald Trump has scolded Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, declaring he was ‘happy’ to see the couple return to the UK.

‘Nasty’: Trump scolds Meghan, Harry in brutal UK return jab

Royals
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Richard Marles flew to London to meet his fifth UK Defence Secretary in as many years, armed with a new excuse for why he is not raising defence spending, writes Latika M Bourke.
analysis

Marles’ defence boasting is off target and sinks the truth

Politics
6 Min Read
The former TV host turned secretary of war’s latest purge of the department has claimed the army’s great reformer.

How Pete Hegseth is conquering the Pentagon

The Economist
3 Min Read
As the on-again, off-again war in Iran flares up again, Donald Trump seems bogged down in a conflict that he cannot control or move past, despite his declarations of total victory.
analysis

Trump goes back to the same playbook as Iran war flares up

World
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Iranian media says the US hit a wedding celebration, killing 18 people including women and children.

‘Heavy attack’: US-Iran tensions flare as fire exchanged

Middle East
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