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Veterans Demand Albanese Sack Matt Keogh As Anger Boils Over $5,000 Allied Healthcare Threshold
Tensions peaked at Parliament House as veterans' groups publicly demanded Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh be removed. The backlash follows a controversial $5,000 budget cap on vital therapies, with advocates warning the policy overlooks complex mental and physical needs of former personnel.
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Andrew Hastie Undermines WA Liberals as One Nation Mounts Major Secret Harbour Campaign
Federal MP Andrew Hastie has launched a scathing attack on the WA Liberals' Secret Harbour by-election campaign, contradicting his own prior statements while taking aim at party leadership. The internal backlash highlights deepening party divisions as One Nation aggressively targets his home turf.
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Finance
Labor rental lie: $2 rent rise and $200m in stamp duty loss exposes deep policy failure
Budget Paper 1 told renters the tax changes would add less than $2 a week to their rent. Modelling commissioned by Master Builders, the HIA, the Property Council and the REIA puts it at five times that by 2029/30, and NSW has just lost $200 million of stamp duty in a single month.
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Politics
Labor Hikes Tobacco Tax Again as Black Market Explodes and One Nation Demands a 75% Cut
The ATO's own rate table shows the excise on a packet of 20 rising to $31.05 on 1 September, and loose tobacco jumping 5.8%. Assistant Minister Julian Hill has already conceded the tax was one of the key drivers of the black market. One Nation's answer is a 75% cut and a three year freeze.
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Politics
Secret Harbour By-Election Results 2026: Live Vote Count & Winner
Sixteen candidates are contesting the 2026 Secret Harbour state by election following Paul Papalia's resignation. Early voting is open now in Port Kennedy and Perth CBD ahead of the August 29 polling day. Explore candidate details, preference deals, historical 2025 numbers, and live vote counting.
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Taxpayers Bankroll $2.24B Activist Ecosystem: How Governments Fund Left-Wing Lobby Groups
The Institute of Public Affairs has tracked $2.24 billion in state and federal money flowing to 100 selected charities and pressure groups over five years, with annual funding up 60%. Its researchers say every dollar backed progressive causes, and they couldn't find one grant going the other way.
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One Nation Staffer Hospitalised with Broken Rib After Violent Assault at Brisbane Ekka
An elderly staffer in her 60s was punched, spat on, and left with a broken rib at the Brisbane Showgrounds. The assault sparked severe safety fears, forcing the party to ban staff from wearing branded clothing in public while candidates withdraw from elections over escalating political threats.
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Finance
SA Taxpayers Owed Millions After $1.5B ZEN Energy Collapse and Phantom Solar Farm Deal
Creditors are owed $1.1 billion following the liquidation of electricity retailer ZEN Energy. South Australia’s $1.53 billion power agreement promised 810 jobs alongside major solar and battery builds, but the projects were quietly scrapped while state power purchases continued until 2026.
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Politics
Fact Check: Labor’s "No Policy" Attack Flops as One Nation WA Site Details 27 Platforms
John Carey’s political attacks have unravelled under basic media scrutiny. The Housing Minister insists opponents lack policy, yet published state platforms directly debunk his narrative as voters head to early polling booths with local housing waitlists soaring under his watch.
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Pauline Hanson fights for your choice to buy your home before Labor raids super for net zero projects
Labor rewrites rules to siphon your $4.4 trillion super pool into net zero projects, yet bans you from using your own money to buy a home. As debt traps older Australians, Singapore proves retirement savings can secure shelter. Canberra panics because homeownership breaks their grip on your wealth.
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Taxpayer Millions Fund Foreign Net Zero Carbon Deal at Rushy Lagoon, Tasmania: Chalmers Under Fire
Pauline Hanson is leading the charge against the Albanese government, exposing how $77.8M in taxpayer cash helped a British syndicate outbid local farmers for Tasmania’s largest farm. Hanson demands Jim Chalmers halt settlement before food-producing land is destroyed for net zero carbon credits.
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Politics
Inside Hanson’s migration ban: the 23 red-list countries and the tier 2 scrutiny catching India
A breakdown of the 179 travel advisories reveals the full extent of One Nation’s visa ban proposal. Beyond pausing arrivals from 23 whole-country danger zones, the policy threatens tighter security screening for major migrant-sourcing nations like India, Pakistan, and the Philippines.