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One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool
By Clare ArmstrongThe Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Health #Smoking #FederalGovernment #HealthPolicy #Nicotine #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Liberals #CommunityandSociety #TobaccoGrowing #ClareArmstrong
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One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool
By Clare ArmstrongThe Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Health #Smoking #FederalGovernment #HealthPolicy #Nicotine #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Liberals #CommunityandSociety #TobaccoGrowing #ClareArmstrong
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One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool
By Clare ArmstrongThe Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Health #Smoking #FederalGovernment #HealthPolicy #Nicotine #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Liberals #CommunityandSociety #TobaccoGrowing #ClareArmstrong
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One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool
By Clare ArmstrongThe Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Health #Smoking #FederalGovernment #HealthPolicy #Nicotine #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Liberals #CommunityandSociety #TobaccoGrowing #ClareArmstrong
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One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool
By Clare ArmstrongThe Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Health #Smoking #FederalGovernment #HealthPolicy #Nicotine #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Liberals #CommunityandSociety #TobaccoGrowing #ClareArmstrong
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Labor shuts down course linked to student visa misuse
By Clare ArmstrongThe federal government is preventing new enrolments in a graduate diploma it fears is being used by non-genuine international students to switch courses and prolong their stay in Australia.
#Education #GovernmentandPolitics #Universities #ClareArmstrong
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Coalition promises to slash tobacco tax, legalise and regulate vapes
By Clare ArmstrongA future Coalition government would slash the tobacco excise by 80 per cent, legalise and tax vapes and nicotine pouches and bolster law enforcement to shut down the illicit trade.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/coalition-unveils-plan-to-slash-tobacco-excise/107109642
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Social media algorithm opt-in would curb 'manosphere', says advocate
By Clare ArmstrongConsent advocate Chanel Contos wants Australians to be able to opt out of algorithm-driven content.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/algorithm-social-media-sexism-manosphere/107104586
#InternetCulture #SocialMedia #FederalGovernment #ComputerScience #InformationTechnologyIndustry #ClareArmstrong
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Australia risks missing out on AI economic boom due to 'slow' uptake
By Clare ArmstrongTreasury says Australia risks missing out on the economic benefits of AI unless businesses use beyond basic use and make bigger changes to how they operate.
#AI #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #FederalGovernment #ClareArmstrong
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New threats testing Australia's plan to end violence against women
By Clare ArmstrongThe next five-year plan plan to end violence against women will have to do more than accelerate existing efforts. It will have to prove governments can keep pace with a problem that itself is changing.
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Australia's tobacco tax crushed smoking. Has it gone too far?
By Clare Armstrong and Lexie JeuniewicA decade ago, illegal cigarettes made up about 10 per cent of sales in Australia. Now it's 80 per cent, so how did we get here?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-29/expensive-cigarettes-excise-black-market-tobacco/107076242
#Smoking #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Nicotine #ClareArmstrong #LexieJeuniewic
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Bowen says 'no carve-outs' after Queensland claims data centre win
By Clare ArmstrongQueensland and the Northern Territory will not have control over how data centres are powered, the federal government insists, declaring there will be "no exceptions and no carve-outs" under its renewables plan.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong
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Australia faces 'sliding doors' moment to turn AI boom into local wealth
By Clare ArmstrongAustralia is in a "sliding doors" moment where it has a chance to negotiate for a bigger share of the AI boom in exchange for building data centres.
#FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #Internet #InformationTechnologyIndustry #ClareArmstrong
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Queensland allowed to use coal, gas for data centres despite renewable push
By Holly Tregenza and Clare ArmstrongThe state's premier says it is a "good win" for his state, which owns much of its own electricity infrastructure, while the federal government had previously demanded states use renewables as a standard.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #RenewableEnergy #HollyTregenza #ClareArmstrong
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How much does it cost to fight Pauline Hanson? Labor has options
By Clare ArmstrongPauline Hanson has a knack for jettisoning positions no longer deemed politically useful without blowback but Labor is getting more deliberate about how it fights a fickle One Nation.
#GovernmentandPolitics #OneNation #PoliticalParties #Elections #AustralianFederalElections #ALP #MinorParties #StateandTerritoryParliament #Parliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ClareArmstrong
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Gambling red flag system under fire as 'Dracula in charge'
By Clare ArmstrongA plan to create a red flag system that tags customers showing signs of problem gambling is labelled weak by advocates.
#Gambling #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong
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Labor secures Coalition support for gambling reforms
By Clare ArmstrongLabor and the Coalition have agreed to establish a single register, allowing Australians to opt out of wagering ads across online platforms as part of a tentative deal to pass gambling reforms.
#Gambling #FederalParliament #FederalGovernment #ClareArmstrong
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Labor senator seeks postpartum inquiry after 'excruciating' experience
By Clare ArmstrongThe South Australian Labor Senator opens up about her difficult early days of motherhood in the hopes of encouraging women around Australia to share their own experiences to help shape health reforms.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/marielle-smith-postpartum-health-inquiry/107043758
#WomensHealth #Women #WomensRights #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #GovernmentPolicy #MentalHealth #ClareArmstrong
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Can Albanese erase his permanent marker GST pledge?
By Clare ArmstrongThe electoral map that made surrendering to Western Australia irresistible to the prime minister has changed, but taking something back is always hard.
#GovernmentandPolitics #Tax #FederalGovernment #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #FederalStateIssues #FederalParliament #Industry #CommunityandSociety #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #ClareArmstrong
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Coalition pushes VIP gambling crackdown in talks with Labor
By Clare ArmstrongLabor and the Coalition have held a second round of "constructive" talks on the federal government's proposal to restrict gambling advertising, making a major party deal likely.
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Albanese returns to a gambling debate ready to catch fire
By Clare ArmstrongThe explosive evidence heard at a two-day inquiry into Labor's proposed crackdown on wagering advertising has proved a watershed moment for the increasingly friendless bill.
#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #AustralianFederalElections #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #CommunityandSociety #Liberals #PoliticalParties #Tax #Parliament #ClareArmstrong
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Growing number of Labor MPs call for tougher gambling reforms
By Ewa Staszewska, Oliver Gordon, and Clare ArmstrongThe Albanese government faces internal pressure to strengthen its gambling reforms, with more MPs calling for sweeping amendments.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/labor-mps-pushing-for-tougher-gambling-reforms/107006740
#Gambling #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #EwaStaszewska #OliverGordon #ClareArmstrong
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Gambling ad crackdown could be pulled if Senate demands go too far
By Clare ArmstrongLabor is unlikely to entertain major changes to its gambling ad crackdown despite the bill being 'friendless' in parliament.
#Gambling #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong
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One Nation's new Victorian leader promoted conspiracy
By Clare ArmstrongThe new state One Nation leader warned of a debunked "globalist" plot to control Australians.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/one-nation-victorian-leader-promoted-conspiracy/106997026
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong
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Labor unveils 'widow tax' fix after negative gearing backlash
By Clare ArmstrongThe government is also consulting on carve-outs and changes covering newly built homes, affordable and disability housing and its new capital gains tax system.
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Ex-NRL player reveals drug offers during crippling gambling addiction
By Clare ArmstrongLuke Bateman says gambling company employees unofficially offered him illicit drugs in order to cultivate a relationship with him when he was high-spend punter.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/luke-bateman-nrl-gambling-addiction-ban/106987932
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong
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Three unrelated stories tell us something about political power and money
By Clare ArmstrongDebate about money in politics has traditionally revolved around whether politicians have broken the rules. But voters are increasingly asking a different question: what does good judgement look like?
#PoliticalDonations #GovernmentandPolitics #Parliament #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong
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Age-check providers want Australia to 'test' social media platforms
By Clare ArmstrongIn a damning submission, an age-check firm warns big fines may still be seen as a "small price to pay" if it allowed Australia's ban to "wrongly" be portrayed as a failure.
#SocialMedia #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #YoungPeople #ClareArmstrong
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Hanson reveals who paid for Italy trip with Gina Rinehart
By Evelyn Manfield and Clare ArmstrongThe benefactor of Pauline Hanson's Italy trip has been disclosed in an update to the One Nation leader's gift registry.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/hanson-reveals-rinehart-paid-for-italy-trip/106968518
#OneNation #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #EvelynManfield #ClareArmstrong
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Albanese personally opposed to telehealth voluntary assisted dying
By Clare ArmstrongThe prime minister says he is unconvinced Australians should be allowed to access voluntary assisted dying via telehealth.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #ClareArmstrong
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What Labor gains and loses by hiding its fights
By Clare ArmstrongIf Labor has a policy fight behind a closed door and nobody else hears, did it really happen?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/labor-conference-policy-fights-debates/106953350
#GovernmentandPolitics #ALP #PoliticalParties #Parliament #CommunityandSociety #FederalGovernment #AustralianFederalElections #StateandTerritoryParliament #Elections #ClareArmstrong
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Husic lashes Labor culture after push for Gaza debate fails
By Clare ArmstrongA push to recognise claims of genocide in Gaza failed to gain enough support for a debate on the floor of Labor's national conference, sparking criticism of the party's internal culture.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-25/ed-husic-pushes-for-gaza-debate-at-labor-conference/106957962
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Elder abuse concerns raised as Labor backs VAD telehealth
By Clare ArmstrongA Labor push to lift the ban on accessing voluntary assisted dying through telehealth has triggered a warning about unintended consequences for vulnerable Australians.
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Euthanasia #HealthPolicy #ALP #ClareArmstrong
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Labor members revive push for national gambling watchdog
By Clare ArmstrongLabor members and unions are gearing up for fights over gambling, gas and AI at the party's national conference later this week.