3 w. ago Australia news as it happened: Liberal leader Sussan Ley details ‘disappointing’ split with Nationals; Michele Bullock defends interest rates strategy; Tim Wilson wins Goldstein

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Liberal leader Sussan Ley details ‘disappointing’ split with Nationals; Michele Bullock defends interest rates strategy; Tim Wilson wins Goldstein

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: RBA cuts rates to 3.85 per cent; Coalition between Nationals, Liberal Party to split

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Liberal leader Sussan Ley details ‘disappointing’ split with Nationals; Michele Bullock defends interest rates strategy; Jim Chalmers calls Coalition break

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Nationals won’t enter Coalition agreement with Liberal Party for next term of federal parliament; RBA interest rate announcement today

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: RBA interest rate announcement today; Wong blasts Israel in joint statement demanding aid for starving Gazans

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: RBA interest rate announcement today; PM invites Pope Leo XIV to Australia

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: PM invites Pope Leo XIV to Australia; Trump says Russia

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3 w. ago Pope Leo holds private meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese

Pope Leo has held a private meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the Vatican City.

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3 w. ago Albanese invites Pope Leo XIV to visit Australia in private meeting at the Vatican

The prime minister also asked the pontiff to bless his mother’s rosary beads during the first sit-down meeting between a pope and an Australian leader in 16 years.

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3 w. ago Albanese to have private meeting with Pope Leo XIV within hours

It is the first sit-down meeting between an Australian prime minister and a pope in 16 years, and it comes after the PM met Pope Leo briefly on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Australia news as it happened: PM meets Pope Leo XIV; Former US president Joe Biden diagnosed with cancer

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3 w. ago Brisbane news as it happened: Premier’s new directive to all departments; Highway reopens early after wind turbine crash; PM speaks to Pope Leo XIV about his mother

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3 w. ago Brisbane news live: Premier’s new directive to all departments; Highway reopens early after wind turbine crash; PM speaks to Pope Leo XIV about his mother

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3 w. ago Brisbane news live: Talking to AI maps could help solve housing crisis; Highway reopens early; PM meets Pope Leo XIV

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: PM meets Pope Leo XIV; Former US president Joe Biden diagnosed with cancer

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4 w. ago Australia steps up bid for Pope Leo visit as PM visits Rome for inauguration

Anthony Albanese has met Catholic leaders in Rome ahead of the inauguration mass for Pope Leo XIV, joining them at a sanctuary church that welcomes visiting Australians.

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4 w. ago How will Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration unfold? The symbols and rituals to watch for

Receiving a new signet ring and visiting a tomb before the Mass starts are just some of the details of Leo XIV’s inauguration on Sunday.

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