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The real regime change: How the Iran war has forever changed the Persian Gulf and US relations

Jack Callil — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:34:45 +0000

Donald Trump wanted regime change. Well, he got it: Iran is now a more militarised, securitised state that sees its own society as the enemy, and has no trust in any deal with the US.

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All eyes on Hanson for Press Club address

Rich James — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:21:53 +0000

As her party continues to surge in the polls, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is set to come under scrutiny during her National Press address in Canberra. Meanwhile, Donald Trump remains vague on what is actually in his Iran deal.

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DFAT’s ‘Mr Inside’ in Washington has billed Australia $170,000 — and declared only three lobbying activities

Anton Nilsson — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:26:26 +0000

One of the activities the veteran DC lobbyist reported was attending a dinner at the exclusive Alfalfa Club, which was founded in honour of a Confederate general.

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ANU and other universities using ‘custom-made’ accounting systems that can obscure financial health

Jack Callil — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:12:10 +0000

An accounting method means students, staff, citizens or even parliaments are lacking a clear financial picture of Australian universities. In the case of ANU, this approach falsely justified wide-scale job cuts.

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Sydney Swans chairman suggests gambling stock to players, Derryn Hinch’s ‘not great’ scran, and AFR’s AI woes continue

Jack Callil — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:46:01 +0000

Plus News Corp fails to pay its staff, the Tele gamifies its crime series, and when is it time for Julian Assange's dad to get a new set of wheels?

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‘Judgment dressed up as journalism’: Media’s obsession with childless women misses the point on birth rates

Alisha Rouse — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:09:33 +0000

The SMH and The Age published a series of maps showing Australia's 'tombstone suburbs' suffering a 'demographic winter'. As so often happens, these maps are intensely political.

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Exemptions the biggest feature of Canberra’s new business KPMG ban

Alex Cameron — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:38:51 +0000

The Big Four firm’s financial reporting models have slipped the noose as government agencies scramble to meet their EOFY obligations.

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Interest rates likely to hold amid economic chaos

Rich James — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:25:22 +0000

The RBA is expected to keep interest rates unchanged despite signs inflation is easing, as governments and banks world-over attempt to respond to the Iran war. Meanwhile, the government's proposed changes to CGT and negative gearing face scrutiny.

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Why is Tony Burke buying into xenophobic nonsense on housing supply?

Alisha Rouse — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:35:31 +0000

Labor doesn’t seem to have learned from the Coalition’s experience: you can’t out-One Nation One Nation.

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The Iran-US war, told in 21 ‘imminent’ ceasefire deals

Charlie Lewis — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:11:14 +0000

A ceasefire deal between the US and Iran was agreed to this morning. It arrives in the wake of Donald Trump's many, many promises that such a deal was just around the corner.

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