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Labor will break an election promise if it follows through on changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions in next week’s federal budget. Plus, the PM says Australia and Japan are ‘closer than ever’ and public hearings in the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion get underway.
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Jim Chalmers says winding back property tax concessions is the ‘right decision’
Commentary by Nick Cater: He helped create the problem, now Jim wants you to pay
PM tells Japanese counterpart 'alliance never stronger'
Takaichi says joint alliance with the US 'indispensable'
Commissioner Bell says hearings will examine 'sharp spike' in antisemitism
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A war over copyright where the Daily Mail are not the villains for a change. A surprise hire at Network Seven and a new twist in the King versus Alan Jones - it’s all in today’s Media Diary. Steve Jackson is here.
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Steve Jackson’s Media Diary every Monday
ABC star Sarah Ferguson ‘executive producer’ of animal rights doco
A lifetime of journalism, reduced to a label
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Jasper Leak. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack and Joshua Burton, who also composed our music.
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The cast: Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway. The brands: ALL of them. The result: The Devil Wears Prada 2, of course. But is the most anticipated movie event of the year more than the sum of its parts? The answer from our film critic Nikki Gemmell is a resounding yes, who laughed and cried during this “delicious” comedy.
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A murdered child and a community wild for justice: that’s the explosive mix in Alice Springs, where our reporter Liam Mendes is on the story that’s broken Australians’ hearts.
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NT chief restricts alcohol, boosts police as Little Baby’s family calls for calm
Riot erupts at hospital after vigilante group finds, beats Little Baby’s accused killer
Body of Kumanjayi Little Baby, 5, found days after alleged abduction from Alice Springs home
Commentary by Jacinta Nampijinpa Price: Tragic case of Kumanjayi Little Baby highlights a national disgrace
Alice Springs ‘hell hole’ town camp where girl was taken
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Politicians should get counter-terror training, the gun buyback must be expedited and security should be amped-up for all ‘high-risk’ gatherings of the Jewish community. Today - where the interim report by Royal Commissioner Virginia Bell get us?
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Antisemitism royal commission interim report: Iran war heightens risk for Jews
Commentary by Geoff Chambers: Anthony Albanese can’t whitewash security failures exposed by Bell report
Commentary by Alex Ryvchin: Virginia Bell’s report findings a step in the right direction, but little has changed
Funding for counter-terrorism fell 'significantly', says Bell
Terror training for PM, national cabinet: Bell report
This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Kristen Amiet with Claire Harvey, and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our regular host is Claire Harvey and our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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Police say they have informed the family of a missing five-year-old Alice Springs girl that she has been found dead. The family has requested the child now be referred to as Kumanjayi Little Baby, in keeping with Aboriginal tradition. The girl was the niece of Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and was living in squalid conditions in an Alice Springs town camp. Plus, the mother of an accused double murderer to spend time in police custody after being charges laid, and LIV Golf’s uncertain future after Saudi funding is pulled.
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Jacinta Price reveals she is aunt of missing NT five-year-old
Alice Springs ‘hell hole’ town camp where girl was taken
Alleged killer cop’s mum makes legal move in court
Saudi Arabia pulls funding from LIV golf. Its star players face a painful road back
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The Americans are falling all over King Charles and Queen Camilla, with politicians giving the King a dozen standing ovations during his address to Congress. Charles is on a charm offensive, while Donald Trump wars with British PM Keir Starmer and Charles’ son Prince Harry. So, is it working? Our royal expert Richard Ferguson is here.
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Trump, Charles trade jokes in White House dinner speeches
Charles warns against America 'turning inward'
Commentary by Joe Kelly: Charles to America: our alliance must evolve – AUKUS and shared values in a new era
Commentary by Jacquelin Magnay: King’s speech scripted by Starmer
This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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Inflation has jumped to its highest point since 2023, rising to 4.6 per cent in the year to March. Plus, a Californian judge blasts Meta’s “wilful ignorance” and Donald Trump hosts King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House.
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Inflation jumps to 4.6pc sparking fears of another Reserve Bank rate rise
Inflation spike vindicates fuel excise cut: Treasurer
Meta accused of destroying evidence in billionaire Andrew Forrest’s court battle
Haute Couture, white tie and tails for state dinner
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Top security experts say the President’s safety is in doubt after a third failed assassination attempt, and the incident in Washington DC has sparked a fresh debate in America - not about guns, but about whether comedians are the problem.
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Former Secret Service Deputy Director asks how a gunman reached security with weapons
Secret Service under scrutiny after gunman breaches perimeter at correspondents’ dinner
‘Sick guy who hates Christians’: Trump details manifesto behind assassination attempt
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese introduced draft legislation that would compel big tech companies like Google and Facebook to pay for their use of Australian news. Plus, alarm bells are ringing in the UK about the AUKUS submarine pact.
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Government won’t profit from its levy on big tech, says federal Assistant Treasurer
Big tech must ‘step up’ on news deals, say media bosses
AUKUS submarine pact at risk from UK failings, parliamentary report warns
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