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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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