78 m. ago Australia news LIVE: Hastie breaks media silence; ICJ says Israel must allow aid into Gaza; Optus execs depart after fatal Triple Zero outage

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1 hour ago Liberal campaign ads aired during election advertising blackout

The ads for Coalition frontbencher Dan Tehan were inadvertently aired by a regional broadcaster during a popular local racing carnival just before the election.

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2 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Hastie breaks media silence; ICJ says Israel must allow aid into Gaza; 100,000 strike in New Zealand over public funding

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2 h. ago ‘I’m suing myself, right?’: Trump has claimed millions from the government. He could order payment

The US president has claimed he was damaged by what he calls politicised investigations. If there’s a settlement, the White House might not have to disclose it.

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3 h. ago Albanese’s meeting with Trump is a warning to Australia’s enemies

The critical minerals deal has thrust Australia into a position of power, sending a powerful message to allies – and others: you can’t ignore us any more.

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3 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Ley opposes Labor’s environmental reform; Hastie breaks media silence; ICJ says Israel must allow aid into Gaza

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4 h. ago Nationals Senator believes Barnaby Joyce won't defect to One Nation

Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie said she believes her colleague Barnaby Joyce will not defect to One Nation after his bombshell statement confirming he will not recontest his seat.

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7 h. ago Trump demolishes nearly all of White House’s historic East Wing for new ballroom

As Anthony Albanese met the US president, just steps away, bulldozers were beginning to demolish the World War II-era East Wing, which Trump has dismissed as small and lacking significance.

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8 h. ago ASX lower, energy stocks jump after Trump takes aim at Russia

The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open but energy companies jumped after oil prices surged higher as President Donald Trump levied new sanctions on Russian oil giants overnight.

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9 h. ago Australia news LIVE: International Court of Justice says Israel obliged to allow aid into Gaza; Hanson brushes off rumours Joyce to lead One Nation

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10 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Trump to meet with NATO boss; International Court of Justice says Israel obliged to allow aid into Gaza; Hanson brushes off rumours Joyce to lead One Nation

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12 h. ago Artistic integrity battles psychological breakdown in Boss biopic

In Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Jeremy Allen White plays Bruce Springsteen as the singer wrestles with the consequences of his success.

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12 h. ago Ranked Europe’s best train station, this hub lives up to the hype

It’s no surprise that the best station experience in Europe is in a country where the trains run like clockwork.

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12 h. ago Jacinda Ardern will talk about global politics. Just don’t ask her about Trump

Two years after Jacinda Ardern stepped down as New Zealand’s prime minister, she’s on a mission to ‘rehumanise’ global leadership.

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12 h. ago Albanese is a politician who has relied on luck. Finally he seems to be making his own

Getting the breaks going your way is an often-underappreciated factor in a politician’s success or failure.

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23 h. ago Labor to wield green laws as weapon against Coalition, Greens

Anthony Albanese ordered an overhaul of proposed nature laws that caused a clash with Tanya Plibersek last week. But corporates and environmentalists have concerns.

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25 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Higgins drops defamation appeal against Reynolds; Wild weather in NSW, Victoria; Ley walks back Rudd dismissal call

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27 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Higgins drops defamation appeal against Reynolds; wild weather in NSW, Victoria; Albanese backs Rudd after Trump run

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28 h. ago Brisbane news as it happened: Outback Queensland, NSW break their states’ heat records; Man steals caravan with three children inside; Inquest into ‘cluster’ of patient suicides at Brisbane hospital

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29 h. ago Coalition senator breaks ranks to applaud Rudd after Trump run

As the Coalition calls for Kevin Rudd to be sacked, the prime minister sang his praises and found an unlikely ally back home.

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