Yesterday
Former PM Liz Truss loses her seat
Labour claims majority; Rishi Sunak calls Starmer to concede; the country’s shortest-serving leader loses her seat. How the day unfolded.
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- Andrew Hobbs and Lucy Slade
This Month
Payman quits Labor to sit as independent
Senator Payman speaks after quitting Labor. She will join three other defectors on the Senate crossbench meaning the ALP will be reliant on minorities if opposed. How the day unfolded.
- Lucy Slade
Albanese expects Payman to quit Labor in coming days
Anthony Albanese said the plan had been in place for “for more than a month”; New home builds well below National Cabinet’s goal; China, Taiwan tensions escalate after boat seized. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Campbell Kwan
Police worry about online radicalisation after university stabbing
The ideology behind the university stabbing is unclear, the assistant commissioner says; Peter Dutton announces Coalition support for the divestiture of the major supermarkets.
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- Maxim Shanahan and Lucy Slade
Payman suspended because of tax cuts rather than Palestine, PM says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims Senator Fatima Payman was suspended from caucus because she hamstrung the government’s ability to talk about cost of living relief. Follow updates live.
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- Gus McCubbing
June
US, Europe warn Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel
US mediators are pressing to keep attacks between Israel and Hezbollah from spiralling into a wider war; pro-Palestinian activists have defaced war memorials in Canberra. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Democrats mull replacing Biden after ‘terrible’ performance
Joe Biden’s mental and physical capabilities became a main point of discussion as the head-to-head concluded. Critics also slammed the absence of real-time fact-checking. Follow updates here.
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- Euan Black
Bolivian military pulls back after failed coup
Liberals have rebuked Anthony Albanese for calling Julian Assange; The Bolivian Military has pulled back from the presidential palace after a failed coup. Follow here for updates.
- Tom Rabe
Assange on way to Australia after US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to publishing US military secrets; deputy PM rules out expelling WA Labor senator. Follow here for more. Watch live.
- Tom Rabe
We want Assange ‘brought home to Australia’, Albanese tells Parliament
Albanese wants Assange brought home; founders plagued with poor mental health; chemists already selling vapes says Butler. Follow the latest news here.
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- Tom Burton
Kean to lead Climate Change Authority
Nuclear power would have bankrupted NSW, says Kean; authorities struggle to close down avian flu outbreak; big retailers face multibillion-dollar fines. Follow live updates here
- Tom Burton
Ukraine launches drone attack on Russia’s Bryansk region
Russia destroyed 12 Ukrainian drones that had targeted the Bryansk region; the Coalition pledges to reveal the cost of its nuclear energy policy. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Meta blackmailing government over deals with news outlets: Media execs
The media CEOs also say they will have to cut jobs if Meta does not pay for news content; Anthony Albanese says the opposition’s nuclear power plan will deter investors and delay the energy transition. How the day unfolded.
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- Hannah Wootton
Dutton a ‘pussycat’ in front of China: PM
Anthony Albanese has hit back at Peter Dutton’s criticism of his handling of China blocking Cheng Lei at press events, citing that the opposition did not raise any issues at the event. How the day unfolded.
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- Campbell Kwan
Nuclear policy a ‘fantasy’ that fails at the first hurdle: Bowen
Chris Bowen and state leaders have objected to the opposition’s plan for seven nuclear plants; Chalmers and Albanese say nuclear path is ‘economic insanity’. Follow updates here.
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- Tess Bennett
‘Grow a backbone’: Dutton accuses PM of misleading public
The opposition leader claimed the PM must have known how Chinese officials had treated reporter Cheng Lei when he plead ignorance. How the day unfolded.
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- Nick Bonyhady
Chinese officials block Cheng Lei from shot
Chinese officials have blocked photographers from getting Australian journalist Cheng Lei in the same shot as Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Follow updates live.
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- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
Taiwan one of ‘the riskiest flashpoints in the world’: Wong
Penny Wong says the risk of a military blunder in the Taiwan Strait is concerning; Chinese Premier Li Qiang has met with Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago in Adelaide. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Federal seat of North Sydney slated to go
Teal seat proposed for abolition; Setka harming labour movement says Malinauskas; new age limit emerges for social media use. Here’s how the day unfolded.
- Tom Burton
Migration finally turns a corner as reforms bite
Around 17,000 fewer people now call Australia their temporary home; Chooks reminisce at Chanticleer 50th anniversary; Jobless rate falls to 4pc. Follow breaking news here.
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- Elouise Fowler