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Just like One Nation, Farage’s Reform UK is triumphant but may have peaked. Either way, Starmer is toast

Benjamin Clark — Sun, 10 May 2026 23:51:08 +0000

With Labour losing 1,200 English council seats and Nigel Farage's Reform UK storming to victory, there's a lot to be learned for Anthony Albanese. Primarily: don't just chase votes to the right.

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‘Here for the long haul’: Hanson riding high after historic Farrer victory

Rich James — Sun, 10 May 2026 20:55:53 +0000

One Nation claims it is here to stay after winning its first federal lower house seat in Farrer on Saturday. Meanwhile, Jim Chalmers is preparing to announce the federal budget tomorrow (not that there's anything that hasn't already been trailed).

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‘No apologies’: NSW minister defends rushing project in her own suburb — after its budget more than tripled

Anton Nilsson — Fri, 08 May 2026 06:30:18 +0000

An audit report has criticised the handling of a $334 million fund promised by NSW Labor during the last state election.

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Julie Bishop has resigned from ANU. She leaves a tattered legacy

Julie Hare — Fri, 08 May 2026 06:12:26 +0000

During years of scandals, including an $800,000 office renovation and hundreds of thousands in travel expenses, Bishop always had an answer ready.

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What we think ‘The Future’ is, or can ever be, has changed

Charlie Lewis — Fri, 08 May 2026 02:30:21 +0000

As politics and culture tries to drag us into the past, here is a short history of the future.

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Regional businesses and councils are reeling from the axing of the $45b Inland Rail

Michael Sainsbury — Fri, 08 May 2026 02:13:14 +0000

Facing a hollowing out of services and opportunities after decades of structural decline, it's no wonder communities in western NSW and Queensland are pissed.

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Gold Coast Suns team manager is co-founder of bookmaker fined $100,000 for gambling act breaches

Daanyal Saeed — Fri, 08 May 2026 01:52:13 +0000

Mark Opie is a co-founder of OkeBet, a registered bookmaker that was fined $100,000 for breaching the Victorian Gambling Regulation Act for sending direct marketing to self-excluded gamblers.

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An alternative speech for Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore

Bill Wyman — Fri, 08 May 2026 01:31:03 +0000

In response to her council banning a pro-Palestine event, Clover Moore said she had long supported freedom of speech. 'However…'

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I love paying tax. But in Victoria? I’m ready to revolt

Sami Shah — Fri, 08 May 2026 01:26:22 +0000

One thing can make even a tax-loving migrant from a broken kleptocracy look at his payslip and start muttering libertarian slogans: the state of Victoria.

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Labor wants to blame rising inflation on Trump and Iran. But politically targeted spending is also to blame

Bernard Keane — Fri, 08 May 2026 00:34:30 +0000

We have a recurring pattern at the federal level: every three years, we have an election just after a budget, so we end up with a stimulatory budget every three years, whether the economy needs it or not.

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