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Big election energy: power debate relentlessly drives Hunter region’s politics | Australian election 2025
Northbound on the New England Highway to Muswellbrook, the Bayswater coal-fired power station hums. The facility was built in the…
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Australian news and politics live: ‘Predicting energy prices is making a punt’, says Chris Bowen
AAP’s Callum Godde reports: Jacinta Allan is wearing the unwanted crown of Australia’s most unpopular leader, with polling suggesting she…
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Australian news and politics live: John Howard says US President Donald Trump ‘not a real conservative’
A furore which erupted around the presence of the Chinese research vessel Tan Suo Yi Hao off the South Australian…
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Dutton’s Trump-mania is a dumb political move
As Australians look on horrified at the chaos going on in America, the last thing they want is for the…
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Coalition backs AUKUS as sub concerns rise to surface
The opposition leader has reaffirmed coalition support for AUKUS as a former leader raises doubts. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS) Peter Dutton…
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Anthony Albanese lauds massive Labor win in West Australia, as voters deliver mandate for Roger Cook
Labor MPs believe the Albanese government is within striking distance of holding all four federal seats in Western Australia it…
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The politics of welfare in Australia since 1950
Australia has long been lauded as the land of the fair go – a place where there will always be…
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Australian news and politics live: Chinese warships forcing Australian commercial flights to be diverted
Now to Western Australia, where Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers popped in for a visit today. And he was full of…
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Federal politics live: Eleventh-hour rush to ram childcare changes through Senate
1m agoThu 13 Feb 2025 at 6:01am Watch: On the question of dual citizenship Loading… Earlier today, Opposition Leader Peter…
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NICOLA SMITH: Donald Trump has laid down gauntlet with Gaza plan, Anthony Albanese needs to rise to occasion
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was asked for direction on US President Donald Trump’s potentially history-shifting plan to take over the…
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