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President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7.

Australia news LIVE: Strait of Hormuz to open; Australia hit by post-budget economic pessimism; Expanded shark drones after attack

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Hanson has undergone an extraordinary transformation from political fringe dweller to player on the main stage.

Australia news as it happened: Trump says US-Iran peace deal reached; Fuel excise extension decision incoming; Hanson surges past Albanese as preferred PM

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson speaks with the media outside a Melbourne venue on Friday night.

Australia news as it happened: Hanson, Joyce attend fundraiser at secret Melbourne location; Trump calls off Iran strikes; World Cup kicks off in Mexico City

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson told a glitzy Melbourne fundraiser that her far-right party would work with a future Coalition government in Victoria.

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One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson says Australia should spend 5 per cent of gross domestic product on defence.

Australia news as it happened: Coalition leaders rubbish idea of One Nation non-compete clause; Optus breached privacy rules; JB Hi-Fi to refund customers over misleading prices

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Anthony Albanese is telling the public he understands why they are drawn to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation.

Australia news as it happened: Hanson claims funding blitz after launching anti-Albanese ‘Fire the Liar’ website

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Australia news as it happened: Albanese backs embattled Allan; Taylor, Abbott open to dealing with One Nation, which leads federal poll

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Barnaby Joyce during his interview on Sky News.

Australia news as it happened: Albanese claims ‘grievance-based’ politics triggered CGT, negative gearing changes; One Nation flubs housing policy lines

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ABC radio broadcaster Charlie Pickering has described as “problematic” the ABC’s decision to appoint Grace Tame as a podcast host.

Australia news as it happened: Tax bill passes lower house; Pickering speaks on Tame comment; Neo-Nazis lose fight to shield themselves from ban

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But as former ACTU secretary and Labor legend Bill Kelty pointed out last week, this hasn’t been enough to prevent those ordinary Australians paying considerably more tax under this government.

As it happened: US-Iran peace talks at a stalemate as hostilities flare in Middle East; Solomon Islands PM arrives at Parliament House

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The USS North Dakota, a Virginia-class submarine of the type Australia would acquire under the AUKUS deal.

Australia news as it happened: Fair Work Commission lifts minimum wages by 4.75 per cent; Peter Garrett to lead AUKUS inquiry; Israel’s planned assault on Beirut to be halted, Trump says

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