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The Greens want Labor’s trust tax changes to work. Chalmers should be grateful for the help

Rachel Withers — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:30:49 +0000

After months of wealthy tax-avoiders screaming bloody murder over trust changes, Labor has a negotiating partner openly backing their original intent.

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Australia’s defence establishment is incompetent and leading us to disaster

Bernard Keane — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:59:17 +0000

Between Donald Trump, AUKUS and billions in waste, defence and security seems to be the one area in Australian policymaking where we can't have a serious conversation.

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The Snoop: TV anchor caught in hot-mic moment, Faruqi’s curious abstention, and more

Daanyal Saeed — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:55:38 +0000

Plus: The new White House press secretary is off to a rocky start.

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City of Melbourne would rather reinforce White Australia Policy-esque fiction than walk with us

Celeste Liddle — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:52:49 +0000

By abandoning its campaign to change the date of 'Australia Day', the City of Melbourne is reinforcing the message that multicultural groups need to adhere to falsehoods to fit in.

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Could the Greens flip these ‘sleeper’ seats in Victoria?

Leo Puglisi — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:42:49 +0000

Much of the focus has been on One Nation ahead of the Victorian election in November. But the Greens — if recent positive polling continues — may surprise in certain seats with tight margins.

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Albanese and Chalmers try to calm Labor nerves

Rich James — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:24:15 +0000

The prime minister and his treasurer have been out and about trying to ease worries about the government's performance. Meanwhile, Small Business Minister Anne Aly says she has received 19 death threats over the last week.

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The Snoop: Tim Wilson’s small business small print, Pope advisor calls for AI licenses, and more

Daanyal Saeed — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:30:44 +0000

Plus: Former Liberal candidate Katherine Deves is back.

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Debt-king Josh Frydenberg was a terrible treasurer — but he’s right on GST

Bernard Keane — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:05:12 +0000

Josh Frydenberg reckons the Liberal Party needs to do better. It certainly will need to do better than what it did to the budget when he was treasurer. But what about a higher GST?

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Has the world’s first universal encyclopedia taught us… nothing?

Charlie Lewis — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:29:22 +0000

Richard Cooke talks to Crikey about his sprawling and celebratory history of Wikipedia, the largest collection of human knowledge ever created: "Some people have jokingly called [it] the only good thing libertarians have ever made".

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What’s wrong with public executions?

Tim Dean — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:07:08 +0000

Public executions reflect the willingness of the state to use violence against its own citizens. But they also corrupt the spectator, rekindling the darkest aspects of our nature.

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