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Clare ArmstrongNational political editor

Clare Armstrong is the national political editor of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Adelaide Advertiser and Courier Mail based in Canberra. She was previously a federal political reporter at the Daily Telegraph, and has also reported for the Townsville Bulletin. In 2021 Clare received the Wallace Brown Award recognising the best young journalist in the federal parliament press gallery.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. DECEMBER 17, 2024: Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher give an update ahead of Wednesday's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) release at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / David Beach

Labor’s pre-election war chest revealed

Labor’s budget update will include $5.5bn set aside for an election war chest three times smaller than the amount the Coalition squirrelled away before the 2022 poll.

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Four Australians were poisoned in Fiji on Saturday 14 December 2024. They drank Pina Coladas at the Warwick Resort, which were made with Bounty Rum. Pictured: The beach immediately in front of the resort. Picture: Jason Edwards

Aussie woman in hospital as new Fiji cocktail detail emerges

An Australian woman remains in Fiji’s Lautoka Hospital after it was revealed that the poisoned Pina Coladas served at a five-star resort were made with a local rum.

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In this photo released by the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs, Indonesian and Australian officials sign handover documents as five Australians who have spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons for heroin trafficking look on, prior to their return to Australia, in Bali, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correctional Affairs via AP)

Bali Nine men not ‘heroes’ despite ‘relief’ of return

Peter Dutton has said the five remaining members of Bali Nine do not return home as “heroes” and their almost two decades in prison is a stark warning about the consequences of breaking drug laws overseas.

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BAD AGED CARE: Rearview shot of a senior woman sitting in a wheelchair

‘Misleading’: NDIS provider taken to court

The ACCC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court against a Sydney-based aged care service, in a move the Albanese Government has welcomed as sending a “strong message” to other NDIS providers.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 4, 2024: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers during a press conference on Wednesday. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Labor’s budget woes set to deepen

Several factors, including a massive drop in mining exports due to China’s weaker economy, will push Labor’s budget further into the red over the next four years.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the remaining members of the Bali Nine have returned home to Australia. Picture: ABC

Why the PM is being criticised about Bali Nine return

Drug advocates have blasted Mr Albanese for dedicating resources to the return of the five men, who by the PM’s own description committed a “serious” crime in their attempt to smuggle 8kg of heroin to Australia from Indonesia.

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A tower inside Kerobokan Prison in Denpasar, Bali on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. There are at least twelve Australian prisoners, including drug smugglers Schapelle Corby and members of the 'Bali Nine', serving sentence inside the jail. Corby was recently granted clemency by the Indonesian President, with a five-year cut in her 20 year sentence. (AAP Image/Johannes Christo) NO ARCHIVING

Bali Nine’s Aussie return: How it happened

The remaining members of the Bali Nine, who have been incarcerated since 2006, are now free men in Australia. Here is everything you need to know.

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Bali Nine members Scott Rush, Matthew Norman, Si-Yi Chen, Martin Stephens, and Michael Czugaj . Picture: Supplied

Five members of Bali Nine break silence after return to Australia

The five remaining members of the Bali Nine have arrived home as free men who will not have to spend any more time behind bars.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves after visiting the Adass Israel Synagogue after a firebombing in Melbourne, Tuesday, December 10, 2024. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

‘Tone deaf’: How PM lost credibility over antisemitism

While many in the caucus believe Anthony Albanese has been unfairly maligned, few defended his judgement when a Melbourne synagogue was firebombed in a blatant antisemitic attack.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from the heads of the largest tech firms on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

How Labor cornered Zucks with threat to make Meta pay

Mark Zuckerberg may have the metaverse, but Australia is playing “four dimensional chess,” keeping one step ahead of the tech giant. This is how Labor made its first move.

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