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Prime Minister Matthew Wale says it is legally impossible to publish the final document because the Sogavare government made binding commitments to the Chinese government when it signed the agreement in 2022. Source link

Opposition leader Angus Taylor says the Coalition has no plan to share the seats the party targets at the next federal election with One Nation as Pauline Hanson’s party says it has raised $2 million since launch. Source link

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor says the Liberals have “no plan” to carve up seats with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation at the next election. Follow live.  Source link

A Tasmanian senator will not recontest her seat in 2028, meaning it is up for the taking by Liberal colleagues and possibly a resurgent One Nation. Source link

The Albanese government is paying an economic and political toll for an ongoing and deeply unpopular war.   Source link

Australian Federal Police charge a 48-year-old Adelaide woman over an alleged plot to steal $5 million from the National Disability Insurance Service and a disability services provider. Source link

There are warnings a High Court ruling allowing a man to sue for false imprisonment over his indefinite immigration detention will lead to more claims running into the tens of millions of dollars. Source link

Planned cuts to NDIS community participation budgets could leave participants in unsafe environments, including increasing their risk of domestic violence, advocates have warned. Source link

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is “very worried” about fresh US strikes on Iran and has highlighted the difficulties for global markets responding to US President Donald Trump’s repeated peace deal announcements. Source link

A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal against a judgement which ordered New South Wales MP Mark Latham to pay $140,000 to independent MP Alex Greenwich over a homophobic tweet in 2023.  Source link