40 m. ago Zelensky can end war ‘almost immediately’ if he wants to: Trump

The US president has hardened his position on peace terms ahead of a pivotal meeting with Zelensky and other key European leaders in the White House.

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44 m. ago Australia news as it happened: Qantas fined $90 million for illegally sacking 1800 workers; European leaders to join Zelensky in Trump meeting

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3 h. ago Ahead of crucial meeting, Trump and Rubio pull in opposite directions

Trump’s secretary of state spent all day telling TV interviewers that high-stakes negotiations to end a war are best done behind closed doors. Then his boss opened Truth Social.

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7 h. ago ‘Wrong kind of sorry’: Qantas hit with $90m penalty for illegally sacking 1800 workers

Justice Michael Lee ordered that $50 million be paid directly to the Transport Workers’ Union as part of the largest fine under workplace law in Australian corporate history.

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8 h. ago Qantas hit with $90 million penalty for illegal sacking of 1800 workers

Justice Michael Lee ordered that $50 million be paid directly to the Transport Workers’ Union.

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8 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Qantas fined $90 million for illegally sacking 1800 workers; European leaders to join Zelensky in Trump meeting

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9 h. ago WA news LIVE: State to tip $50 million into hospitals after week of damning headlines

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11 h. ago Europe sends big hitters to back up Zelensky in Trump meeting

Amid fears of another Oval Office clash, at least seven other European leaders will join Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky when he meets the US president, a show of unity in the troubled effort to end the war with Russia.

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12 h. ago The billionaire with an ‘amazing story’ who changed Trump’s mind

Days after calling for the firing of Intel’s CEO, President Donald Trump reversed course following a “very interesting” meeting with the executive. Now the pair might be getting even closer.

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12 h. ago Australia news LIVE: European leaders to join Zelensky in Trump meeting; Productivity boss calls for war on bureaucracy

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12 h. ago Trump fuels concerns about ceding Ukraine land to Putin despite security guarantees

Amid fears of another Oval Office clash, at least six other European leaders will join Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky when he meets the US president, a show of unity in the troubled effort to end the war with Russia.

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28 h. ago Zelensky says Russian ceasefire refusal ‘complicates’ peace efforts

As he prepares to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, Ukraine’s leader says Russia’s rejection of a truce puts any longer-term peace deal in doubt.

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29 h. ago Posturing over peace: What Trump and Putin’s meeting was really about

In one of the few places on Earth where both men were safe, the point of this summit was never to resolve the war in Ukraine.

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29 h. ago Prime Minister says he remains hopeful of Russia, Ukraine ceasefire

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the “world is watching” as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin walkaway from a critical meeting without a deal for a ceasefire in Ukraine.

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48 h. ago Zelensky to fly to US to meet Trump in wake of Alaska summit

The meeting on Monday sharpens the focus on how Trump will respond to continued Russian attacks on Ukraine after he emerged from the summit in Alaska on Friday without any clear progress with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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53 h. ago It’s obvious what Putin got from this meeting – for Trump, not so much

Reporters were shocked and confused by the summit’s abrupt ending. Had the two leaders actually agreed to anything? What the hell just happened?

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3 d. ago WA news LIVE: Wastewater survey reveals WA tops nation for meth use

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3 d. ago WA news LIVE: Perth teen rushed to hospital after glassing attack; Wastewater survey reveals WA tops nation for meth use

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3 d. ago WA news LIVE: WA Police investigate school shooting threat; Wastewater survey reveals WA tops nation for meth use

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3 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Tax overhaul calls ahead of economic reform roundtable; US responds to Australia recognising Palestinian state

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