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October 24, 2025

Author of EPBC Act review ‘bitterly disappointed’ with Coalition’s stance – as it happened

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October 23, 2025

Labor needs to bow to Liberals or Greens or its environment law revamp is dead

Albanese government will need to make major concessions to pass promised federal nature laws as Liberals attack ‘nature positive 2.0’

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October 23, 2025

Aukus should expand to other shipbuilding nations, US congressman suggests, as Albanese returns to Australia

Senior US House armed services committee member says Washington must boost own manufacturing before it can sell nuclear submarines to Australia

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October 23, 2025

Labor’s environment law revamp in jeopardy as Coalition dubs it ‘handbrake’ on investment

Sussan Ley’s sharp criticism marks a shift for the opposition, which had appeared open to a deal on the bill

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October 22, 2025

Sussan Ley’s potential net zero compromise risks tearing the Coalition apart and alienating voters on all sides

The Liberal leader is trying to land a position that pleases everyone - but in doing so may end up with policy that is neither credible nor popular

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October 22, 2025

Australia news live: NSW opposition reveals high-density housing plan for Sydney’s inner west; Hanson says Joyce won’t lead One Nation

One Nation leader rejects the idea that former Nationals leader could lead her party. Follow today’s news liveGet our

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October 22, 2025

Albanese has worked out a way to deal with Trump – even if there are areas where they don’t see eye to eye

The warmness shown by the US president was held up as vindication of the PM’s foreign policy acumen, and the nerve he had shown in not begging for an...

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October 22, 2025

‘Prime minister’s choice’: Sussan Ley walks back call for Kevin Rudd to be sacked as US ambassador

Liberal minister Jane Hume earlier described calls for the former prime minister to be removed as ambassador as a ‘little bit churlish’

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October 21, 2025

Albanese backs Rudd to keep role despite Trump criticism, saying ambassador ‘works his guts out’ in DC

Donald Trump had told Kevin Rudd he ‘probably never will’ like him, prompting apology from ambassador

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October 21, 2025

Australia news live: Sydney forecast to have hottest ever October day as Melbourne braces for destructive winds

Predicted high of 39C would be hotter than 38.2C October record from 2004. Follow today’s news live

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October 20, 2025

Albanese at the White House: Trump endorses Aukus, signs $8.5bn rare earths deal and calls PM ‘great leader’

President says US has no better friend than Australia but tells ambassador Kevin Rudd “I don’t like you’

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October 20, 2025

Australia news live: Wong says meeting between Trump and Albanese a ‘great success’; Cash calls on PM to condemn Chinese jet incident

Coalition describes South China Sea action as ‘dangerous’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email

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