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The Sydney Morning Herald

Breaking news from Sydney, Australia and the world. Features the latest business, sport, entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and technology news.

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smh.com.au > politics > victoria > from-emergency-to-new-normal-how-labor-supercharged-use-of-contingency-funding-for-major-projects-20260913-p60wx2.html

From emergency to new normal: How Labor supercharged use of contingency funding for major projects

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1072+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has pledged to overhaul the way the state government funds and accounts for major infrastructure projects as a step towards restoring integrity to Victoria’s finances if the Coalition is elected on November 28. Documents obtained under…...

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smh.com.au > politics > nsw > warning-to-universities-build-more-houses-to-keep-international-students-20260913-p60wwr.html

Warning to universities: Build more houses to keep international students

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (751+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Universities should invest more in residential housing for international students to ease pressure on supply, Premier Chris Minns says, arguing the tertiary sector needs to shoulder more responsibility for addressing the heat in the migration debate. As the Albanese…...

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smh.com.au > environment > climate-change > cannot-claim-to-be-taking-climate-seriously-pressure-on-uk-to-extract-last-north-sea-oil-20260913-p60wwi.html

Heat on Britain to extract last dregs of North Sea oil despite climate pledge

17+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1092+ words) September 13, 2026 — 6:02pm Aberdeen: The British North Sea, once a hub for oil and gas drilling, has faced a quarter-century of declining production, depriving communities along a foggy stretch of Scottish coastline of their economic core. Now applications for two new offshore…...

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smh.com.au > national > government-sets-health-service-limit-20260912-p60wt9.html

Government sets health service limit

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (55+ words) The Federal Government is alone in its new $5000 limit on allied health services for veterans, with politicians across other parties overwhelmingly against the move. September 12, 2026 — 6:53pm...

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smh.com.au > national > victoria > disability-provider-hit-by-strikes-as-funding-gap-bites-20260910-p60w61.html

Disability provider hit by strikes as funding gap bites

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (928+ words) September 12, 2026 — 5:42pm Workers have walked off the job at Victoria’s largest disability housing provider, despite other operators brokering new workplace deals to reign in costs while trying to secure the homes for hundreds of vulnerable residents. Staff at 35 Scope homes walked…...

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smh.com.au > world > middle-east > these-waters-aren-t-safe-new-oil-supply-fears-as-houthis-seize-key-island-saudi-pipeline-attacked-20260912-p60wql.html

‘These waters aren’t safe’: New oil supply fears as Houthis seize key island, Saudi pipeline attacked

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (863+ words) September 12, 2026 — 10:02am Aden/Dubai: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, four Yemeni government sources said, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war. Meanwhile,…...

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smh.com.au > politics > federal > global-debt-worries-grow-as-trump-promises-1-trillion-in-handouts-20260910-p60w2v.html

Global debt worries grow as Trump promises $1 trillion in handouts

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (971+ words) September 11, 2026 — 4:31am The federal Treasury is war-gaming the financial fallout from a surge in global interest rates on government debt, oil prices and inflation amid fears it could drive the Australian and global economies into a recession and force some countries…...

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smh.com.au > national > victoria-s-controversial-wfh-laws-paused-20260910-p60we8.html

Victoria’s controversial WFH laws paused

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (31+ words) SMH.com.au Premier Ben Carroll has paused Victoria’s controversial working from home laws after Labor lost a vote in the upper house. September 10, 2026 — 6:48pm...

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smh.com.au > national > victoria > the-government-s-wfh-legislation-has-reclaimed-its-central-purpose-a-wedge-for-her-20260910-p60wdk.html

The government’s WFH legislation has reclaimed its central purpose: a wedge for her

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (455+ words) September 10, 2026 — 7:50pm In the end, the Labor Party has exactly what it wanted out of its promise to give people a legislated right to work from home two days a week. The laws, in all likelihood, will never come into existence....

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smh.com.au > national > nsw > wong-s-caution-on-israel-trade-ban-is-not-cowardice-20260910-p60w3u.html

Wong’s caution on Israel trade ban is not cowardice

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (139+ words) SMH.com.au Senator Wong’s parliamentary speech on the West Bank situation was weak. The senator has just become another sleepy, boring, government talking head whose upper limit is being “concerned”. So-called targeted measures are not good enough. Real action…...