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Coalition’s migration plans finally come into view

Rich James — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:03:42 +0000

Angus Taylor is taking the plans, which will reportedly see migration cut to about a third of the current intake, to his partyroom this morning. Meanwhile, the PM and energy minister are justifying the pre-COP summit and brace for fireworks as the AI firms front a parliamentary committee.

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A One Nation candidate wants to lock up Dan Andrews. It’s part of a bizarre ongoing obsession with the former premier

Charlie Lewis — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:14:55 +0000

Three years after he left office and nearly five years after the end of the Victoria's long COVID lockdown, the former premier still attracts violent hatred.

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The Snoop: Nine’s cancelled review, One Nation lets a neo-Nazi in, and more

Daanyal Saeed — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:00:44 +0000

Plus: The Crikey connections at the heart of Seven West Media's corporate bust-up.

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Malinauskas as prime minister? Not if his litany of controversies are anything to go by

Jo Dyer — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:50:58 +0000

Speculation is afoot about whether the South Australian premier could have his eyes on The Lodge. But with his "Teflon Pete" image waning, don't hold your breath.

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The disability royal commission laid bare violence, abuse and neglect. Three years on, what’s changed?

Laura Davy — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:25:15 +0000

Three years on, none of the disability royal commission recommendations has been fully implemented.

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CALL OUT: We want your data centre questions for Ketan Joshi and Ben Eltham

Jack Callil — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 23:32:11 +0000

Data centres are a pressing issue for Australia. What questions about them do you want answered?

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Climate concerns added to pressures on Albanese government

Rich James — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:17:51 +0000

Questions are being asked of Australia’s climate record while the government continues to face concerning polling. Meanwhile, it was all smiles among rivals at the NRL grand final and Brazil heads to the polls.

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‘People are human’: David Shoebridge on leadership rival tensions, a Labor alliance, and the Greens’ future

Anton Nilsson — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:57:49 +0000

David Shoebridge speaks to Crikey about One Nation, a Greens-Labor alliance, and why Sarah Hanson-Young referred to politics as "brutal".

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The Snoop: One Nation’s new candidates love migrants, queer films, and frisbee

Daanyal Saeed — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:32:15 +0000

Plus: Which politician told us, "If I was invited to speak somewhere and someone believed in Joseph Stalin, I really couldn’t give a fuck.”

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How worried is Labor about new Greens leader David Shoebridge?

Rachel Withers — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:25:46 +0000

It seems Anthony Albanese would rather only One Nation spoke to voters’ “searing anger”, even if it means more seats for the right than the left.

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