7 h. ago Trump warns ‘severe consequences' if Putin doesn't agree to stop war

US President Donald Trump has warned of "severe consequences" if Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to a ceasefire at this weekend's high stakes meeting.

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8 h. ago Australia news as it happened: David Stratton dies; Albanese, Chalmers react to leaked treasury document; Midwife charged with manslaughter following allegedly unsuccessful home birth

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9 h. ago Australia news LIVE: David Stratton dies; Albanese, Chalmers react to leaked treasury document; Midwife charged with manslaughter following allegedly unsuccessful home birth

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10 h. ago Australia news LIVE: David Stratton dies; Albanese, Chalmers, Gallagher, Rishworth react to leaked treasury document suggesting roundtable outcomes; Watt protects salmon farming in Tasmania

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11 h. ago Australia news LIVE: David Stratton dies; Hamas denies praising Albanese over Palestine recognition; Unemployment drops; Watt protects salmon farming in Tasmania

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11 h. ago Imagine your house under water. This VR film takes us inside the flood

The World Came Flooding In brings three personal stories of climate calamity to life.

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11 h. ago ‘Attractive, stylish, devoted to the boss’: Are fictional EAs doing more harm than good?

On screen, they are usually depicted as under-appreciated, but how do fictional executive assistants stack up against the real thing? And which version drives those in the know to distraction?

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12 h. ago While Trump blusters over Ukraine, Putin’s laughing all the way to Alaska

If the Alaska summit does not produce an agreement, Putin loses nothing. Trump, on the other hand, would lose face if he walked out empty-handed. He may be motivated to accept something, anything.

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12 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese, Chalmers respond to leaked Treasury advice; Unemployment drops; Watt protects salmon farming in Tasmania; EV sales at record highs; CSIRO’s new $90m facility

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12 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese, Chalmers respond to leaked Treasury advice; Unemployment drops, working women at record highs; Watt protects salmon farming in Tasmania

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13 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese, Chalmers respond to leaked Treasury advice; Unemployment drops; Cybercrime in Australia; ASIC sues super giant Mercer; Paul Kelly releases ‘How To Make Gravy’ sequel

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14 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese, Chalmers responds to leaked Treasury advice; Share of working women hits record high as unemployment drops

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15 h. ago The good, bad and potentially ugly of Trump’s remote rendezvous with Putin

A telling moment in Donald Trump’s news conference this week speaks to the dynamic between him and the Russian leader – and it doesn’t bode well for Ukraine.

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18 h. ago Israel pounds Gaza City, killing 123 Palestinians in 24 hours

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated an idea – also floated by US President Donald Trump – that Palestinians should simply leave.

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20 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Washington warns Albanese on China; European leaders raise deal with Trump to stop Ukraine war

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20 h. ago Trump says he'll pressure Putin on Ukraine ceasefire ahead of meeting

Donald Trump says there's a very good chance Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin will hold talks after he sits down with the Russian president in Alaska.

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21 h. ago European leaders air potential deal to halt Ukraine war ahead of Alaska meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the meeting Vladimir Putin was “bluffing” about his desire for peace and should be subjected to escalating economic sanctions.

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21 h. ago Europe tells Trump to stand firm against Putin on Ukraine ceasefire

Donald Trump has threatened “very severe consequences” for Russia if it does not agree to a peace deal while Ukraine’s president said Vladimir Putin was “bluffing” about his desire for peace.

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21 h. ago Amazon launches its own ‘trusted’ version of Temu in Australia. Here’s what we know

Amazon is introducing Haul, which will sell thousands of products under $25 to go head to head with ultra-cheap online retailers Temu and Shein.

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21 h. ago Albanese is ignoring Trump’s demands – it will change our place in the world

The prime minister goes out of his way not to make a big deal of it and never wants to look like he’s undermining Donald Trump, but the signs of the shift are mounting.

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