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Star News Briefing
Star news flash briefing brings you the latest Australian and World news, from politics to sport and entertainment headlines.
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Star News BriefingGovernment Under Pressure Over Newly Introduced Tax Changes
Labor has introduced legislation to impose a 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts. Federal Government forced to revoke money grant to Islamic media…
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Chalmers’ Big Tax Gamble
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is introducing a host of fiscal changes, including a 30% minimum tax on trusts. The Vatican says the Pope is doing well after undergoing…
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IMF Predicts Unemployment Surge Amid Dire Warning To Labor
Warnings from the IMF that Australia is facing the biggest jobless rate spike of the developed world next year. RBA also flagging another rate rise on the…
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Government Shifts Blame for Surcharge Ban
Government and Opposition Continue to Spar Over ATO’s Credit Card Surcharge Ban Rumours Continue to Swirl Around Josh Frydenberg and a Possible Return to…
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The Government Accused Of Hurting Small Business With Tax Changes
The Opposition claims the Albanese Government has bungled a suite of tax changes, which are now hurting the economy. There's concerns Aussie kids could stumble…
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Primary Support For One Nation Slips In The Latest Newspoll
The latest Newspoll shows primary support for One Nation has slipped to 28 percent to be one point behind Labor. Australia's East Coast could soon be on the…
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Australian Islamic Centre Linked to FlyDubai Hijacker
The pilot accused of trying to crash a plane in Israel says he was radicalised while studying in Australia Pauline Hanson addresses supporters in Brisbane…
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Mexican Court Delivers Justice for Slain Perth Brothers
Three men have been found guilty for killing Australians Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend in Mexico Small businesses continue calls for ATO…
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Federal Government's Partial Backflip On A-T-O Credit Card Ban
Tax Office To Delay The Changes Until End Of This Financial Year. States And Territories Retain Billions In Federal Disaster Recovery Support. Former Bachelor…
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Bachelor Behind Bars
Former reality TV star Sam Wood has been transferred to a Brisbane jail after being denied bail on domestic violence charges. Police in the UK admit search…
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Rental Vacancies Critically Low As Prices Show Signs Of Levelling Off
Domain Says Median Asking Rent Across Capital Cities Is Steady At $700. A Split Emerges In Albanese Government Over ATO Credit Card Payment Ban. Tourists To Be…
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El Niño warnings as PM heads home.
PM heads home after four-day pre-COP climate summit in Fiji and Tuvalu. ATO stands firm on credit card tax payment's ban And Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker in…
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Govt Insists Security At Aussie Defence Bases Is Up To Scratch
Covert U-S Security Tests Have Exposed Weaknesses At Several Sites. Landmark High Court Ruling Over Hunter Valley Coal Mine. Death Row Inmate Awakens After Two…
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Coalition’s Migration Plan Under Fire
Business and industry bodies raise concerns over Coalition’s new migration policy. Today marks three years since the deadly October 7 attacks on Israel…
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Senior Open-AI Exec Fronts Inquiry, Apologising For Medicare Breach
Inquiry Hears Tech Boss Sam Altman Wasn't Told About Breach Before Meeting With AUS Govt. Tributes For Australian Army Officer Killed In N-T Vehicle Rollover…
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The Arrival of the Coalition’s Immigration Plan
Sources say the Coalition would reduce net migration to around 100,000 in its first year, should it win the election. Reality TV star Sam Wood will remain…
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Budget Savings Plan in the Works
Jim Chalmers vows more savings in mid-year Budget update. Pilot in last week’s Flydubai attack may have been radicalised in Australia. And Tom…
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P-Plater Set to Front Court Over Horror Crash
An 18 year old man is facing a string of charges after ten people were struck by a car at an NRL fan event World leaders unlock fuel reserves to secure…
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Hero Pilot Breaks Silence
The Pilot stabbed on a Flydubai flight has recounted the ordeal Victoria rocked by powerful earthquake Open AI behind another government breachSee…
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Coalition Lashes The Government Over Credit Card Surcharge Fiasco
The Opposition claims the Albanese Government is punishing small business and lying to Australians over the surcharge ban. Jetstar staff are launching fresh…
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Tax Office Scraping Credit Card Payments.
The ATO will no longer accept credit cards under the government's new surcharge ban. Tennessee will halt future executions after yesterday's botched killing of…
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Labor's Home Ownership Dream Turns Sour
The P-M is denying claims many borrowers using its 5 per cent deposit scheme are now in negative equity. The Opposition says it’s sceptical to believe an…
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More Pain Coming for Homeowners
Yesterday’s CPI figures have experts pointing to another rate rise in November. Trial over the killing of Australian brothers nears its end in Mexico…
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Inflation Up Again Prompting Fears Of Another Rate Rise
Higher construction costs along with a spike in petrol and diesel prices has contributed to jump in inflation. New Greens Leader David Shoebridge is blaming…
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Interest Rate Blame Game Ramps Up
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is on the attack following yesterday’s interest rate hike. Donald Trump has pushed back on calls for the U-S to work with…
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Interest Rates Hit Fifteen Year High After Another Rise
Homeowners have been dealt a blow with the Reserve Bank board unanimously deciding to increase the official interest rate. Tech giant Open A-I has issued a…
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Aussie Homeowners Feel the Squeeze
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says global pressures are driving today's rate rise Surfer cheats disaster in a shark encounter off Northern NSW. And Jersey Shore star…
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Rate Hike On The Horizon
The Prime Minister says global inflation remains an "issue", ahead of an expected interest rate hike. One Nation is demanding targeted federal powers to crack…
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AI Investigations Continue
The government's ramping up its investigation after an AI chatbot gained access to several websites. The Federal Budget Gets $6 Billion Boost. And Jacob Elordi…
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The Cold Wet Windy Conditions Didn't Dampen The AFL Grand Final
Open AI Has Revealed Its Rogue Agents Have Interfered With Other Websites The Family Of The NSW Police Constable Killed In Car Crash Visit The Site Bangkok Has…
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The PM Has Used A Key Speech To Declare The Importance of Middle Powers
The Federal Government Says It Will Toughen Cyber Security Laws If Open AI Won't Be Charged A 20 Year Old NSW Police Constable Is Being Remembered As…
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Questions Raised Over Government Delay In Informing Public About AI Breach
Coalition demanding answers over why the government waited to inform the public on A-I breach. Thousands of Fremantle and Brisbane fans have turned out for the…
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AI Breach Triggers Government Probe
The government is still scrambling to work out how an AI bot gained access to four of its websites. Farmers have reached a deal with Labor over backpacker visa…
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Open A-I Agent Hacks Government Websites
The federal government has released the terms of reference for its review of an artificial intelligence breach. Australia's unemployment rate has jumped to its…
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Albo's Stark Warning to the UN
Anthony Albanese say's the post-World War Two order has 'broken down'. Delays expected at airports across the country as QANTAS staff down tools. And Taylor…
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Melbourne Man Charged With Terrorist Offences
Melbourne man charged over links to Islamic State. The S-A government is offering a one million dollar reward to solve the mystery of Gus Lamont's…
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Coalition Sets Sights on Net Zero
The Opposition wants to rip up Labor's green energy agenda. The big four banks are tipping another rate rise. And... is TAYLOR SWIFT about to drop a surprise…
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Coalition Promises To Cut Fuel Excise But Not Everyone Is On Board
Economists are warning another cut to the fuel excise could ultimately leave households worse off. Warnings about rate rises from R-B-A governor. And Taylor…
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Albo Signs On to UN AI Guardrails
The PM among 22 world leaders signing a landmark AI agreement in New York. Turbulence ahead for Virgin? And Paramount and Warner merger moves closer. See…
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Intergenerational Report Labelled Wake Up Call
The Treasurer has delivered the country’s seventh intergenerational report. A Senate inquiry is calling for a major overhaul of Triple Zero. And This…
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Albo lobbying for UN Security Council Role
Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong take Australia's UN Security Council campaign to New York. Music's biggest names unite to celebrate John Farnham. And looking…
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Two Women Killed In Separate DV Incidents
Two Women Killed Hours Apart In Horror Killings The PM Is Set To Launch Australia's Bid For A Seat On The UN Security Council The Coalition Is Promising To…
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PM Departs for Key Talks on Online Child Safety
Anthony Albanese is set to detail Australia's online measures to protect children, when he holds talks with tech giants in the US Perth beach remains closed…
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One Man Dead In Horror Shark Attack
Horrified witnesses have described the moment they saw a swimmer being mauled by a large shark off a popular Perth beach. The Reserve Bank has signalled yet…
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Labor Faces Backlash Over Migration Policy
Angus Taylor calls for a lower migration target in line with housing needs. King Charles issues a warning. And McLeod’s Daughters is coming back!See…
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Labor Releases A Lackluster Immigration Crackdown
The government is set to introduce a ballot for working holiday visas and restrict international students from switching courses. Labor scraps…
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Labor’s Take Two on Migration
Immigration Minister Tony Burke to unveil new migration policy this morning. Fears interest rates could rise. And.... Spider-Man: ‘Brand New Day&rsquo…
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Questions Over Federal Governments Visa Intake Numbers
The Opposition claims there's a 7-billion-dollar budget blackhole, following an increase to Australia's refugee intake. The long-awaited Royal Commission into…
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AUKUS Steams Ahead
Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia’s submarine program remains on track despite uncertainty in the UK. More AI Doomsday Dismal from Donald…
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All The Big Winners From The 2026 Emmy Awards
All the winners from this year's Emmy Awards. Pauline Hanson apologises. And Macklemore dumped from Ed Sheeran tour.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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MPs pile on over ‘Golf Gate’
Independent MP Helen Haines says the PM should have declared his golf membership from the outset. Anthony Albanese and King Charles share a light-hearted phone…
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Anthony Albanese Hands Back Honorary Golf Club Membership
P-M Has Written To Board After Coming Under Fire Over 6-Million Dollar Grant. Pauline Hanson's Controversial Comments On Indigenous Australians Resurface…
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Productivity at an All-Time Low
Business Council of Australia calls on government to take urgent action as productivity declines. Another cut to the fuel excise being considered in Canberra…
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Australian Tourist Dies in Tragic Cliff Fall Near Bali
A Queensland woman has fallen to her death at a tourist hot spot in Indonesia Shocking vision emerges of a toddler at the wheel of a ute Two men detained in…
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America Marks 25 Years Since its Darkest Day
Service have been held in New York and Washington to remember the victims of September 11 Another Optus outage knocks out lines to triple zero New figures…
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Australians Remember 9/11 On 25th Anniversary Of The Terror Attack
Australians Pause To Remember The Near Three-Thousand Lives Lost. One Nation Split Over Hastie Cartoon Fall-Out. Molly Ticehurst's Killer Given 28 Year…
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Labor’s Migration Policy: Without the Numbers
Insiders say Labor’s long-awaited migration policy could struggle to pass the Senate Trump promises Americans $5K — but there’s a catch And…
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Coalition Vows To Block Digital Duty Of Care Laws
Liberals And Nationals Say Labor Bill Is A Blank Cheque For Political Censorship. War Of Words Between Andrew Hastie And One Nation Heats Up. Victoria Secures…
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Hands Off Big Tech: A Warning from the White House
The Government’s new social media reforms have angered US President Donald Trump. Anthony Albanese and Angus Taylor lock horns over migration. And Apple…
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Tributes For Blanche D'Alpuget -- Dead At 82
Bob Hawke's Widow And Acclaimed Writer Passes Away After Battle With Illness. Major Escalation In War Of Words Between Andrew Hastie And One Nation. The White…