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🇦🇺 Hello from POLITICO Australia. We’re here to be your guide to the people, policy fights and political dynamics shaping Canberra and its global relationships. That starts every morning with Canberra Playbook — and the first edition is out now 🧵👇 politi.co/4x64BEg
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Australian defense land selloff runs into multiparty opposition Former PM Howard tells crowd: 'You don’t give that up for a few bob.' politico.com/news/2026/10/25…
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Politics, theatre and policy: Your guide to Australia’s Senate estimates politi.co/4jG7RCw
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‘There's a risk we do have a disconnect’: Business on Australian Labor politi.co/4z0r4mt
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Australian defense land selloff runs into multiparty opposition politi.co/3UcZm7B
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🎙️Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry CEO Andrew McKellar is leading the charge on doing more business in Asia. He speaks to today's Canberra Playbook Podcast about rising costs, dealing with the PM and One Nation. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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A full day of well-wishes for Helen Haines starts this morning with PM Anthony Albanese to deliver the first speech. Meanwhile, One Nation will be answering questions about its Please Explain cartoons. Canberra Playbook has the previews 👇 politico.com/newsletters/can…
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Saturday special from @POLITICO_AUS A week that shook politics — and the fight over what comes next politi.co/4BomOiM @Paul_Karp's new Saturday column, and our new Canberra Playbook Podcast with @JEChalmers
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'Definitely billions': Jim Chalmers confirms budget impact of higher borrowing costs politi.co/4zMUC7x
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Australian treasurer says opponents want higher inflation for political gain politi.co/4zRQ545
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🎙️ What makes Treasurer Jim Chalmers lose sleep? He spoke to @AmandaCoppNews for the POLITICO Canberra Playbook Podcast, telling her: “The pressures on people right now are very substantial and obviously that keeps me awake at night.” Listen here 👇 politico.com/podcasts/the-ca…
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— Jim Chalmers confirms multibillion budget hole — Firefighters break from Labor to boost One Nation in Victoria — Governor-general wants more media literacy to combat incivility Canberra Playbook has the essentials 👇 politico.com/newsletters/can…
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Labor women confronted Meta about threats to Australian MPs before Haines attack politi.co/3UbcslK
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MPs and Senators have been given safety briefings in the wake of the Helen Haines attack, but have been told there's no "silver bullet" to protect them. How do Australian MPs feel about that? Canberra Playbook finds out 👇 politico.com/newsletters/can…
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‘The church has crumbled’: Niki Savva on Australian Liberals’ future politi.co/4ix7lpd
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Australian police to use counterterrorism tech to tackle rising threats to MPs politi.co/3VZCxVo
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A parliamentary inquiry looking into the driving forces of radicalization convenes this morning as new details emerge about the attack on MP Helen Haines. What are we likely to hear and what are the challenges? Canberra Playbook has the lowdown 👇 politico.com/newsletters/can…
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🎙️Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says the opposition must make a bolder case for its economic agenda as it seeks to regain urban voters. Listen to the full interview with @AmandaCoppNews in POLITICO's Canberra Playbook Podcast👇 politico.com/podcasts/the-ca…
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Wilson says Australia's Liberal Party must become a ‘big target’ to win back city seats politi.co/3TRovVf
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EU to Australia: 'Once negotiations are done, they're done' politi.co/4k7MJoF
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Australia’s lobbyists are rebranding as One Nation surges in the polls politi.co/4iqYFkd
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