15 h. ago Qld premier slams ‘lowlife’ copper thief as communications cut while cyclone bears down

David Crisafulli said the theft was “as low as you can get” after cables were cut in Far North Queensland as it braces for a cyclone.

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26 h. ago Iranian authorities struggle to contain growing demonstrations

Iran’s supreme leader derided demonstrators as “vandals” and mocked President Donald Trump’s promise to intervene if protesters were killed.

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38 h. ago If Tony Abbott is welcome at Adelaide Writers’ Week, Randa Abdel

Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.

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38 h. ago Politicians shouldn’t decide who appears at writers’ festivals. It’s a dangerous path

Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.

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40 h. ago ‘Tool of repression’: Iran is cut off from the internet as protests intensify

The government has previously enforced internet blackouts during moments of crisis.

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44 h. ago When it comes to violence against protesters, this administration has a track record of lies

It is difficult to take ICE’s claims about Minneapolis seriously when it has already been called out for gross misrepresentations about its encounters with demonstrators.

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45 h. ago How the day unfolded after ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good

The shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis sparked outrage from local politicians and protests in major US cities, while US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the woman “weaponised her vehicle”.

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47 h. ago Vance says ICE shooter may have been ‘sensitive’, lashes media over coverage

Minnesota state police say they have been cut out of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s death, which will now be carried out solely by the FBI – a federal agency under the Trump administration’s direction.

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48 h. ago Vance says ICE shooter may have been ‘sensitive’, shames media over coverage

Minnesota state police, meanwhile, say they have been cut out of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s death, which will now be carried out solely by the FBI – a federal agency under the Trump administration’s direction.

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51 h. ago Has Rachel Ward ‘let herself go’? No, she just looks her real age

The actor appeared on social media unfiltered, and the internet melted down. What’s wrong with ageing naturally?

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62 h. ago Former high court judge confirmed as commissioner despite Frydenberg objections

Anthony Albanese has stared down resistance from former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and appointed Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission into antisemitism.

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62 h. ago Angry southside residents take bus route protest to ‘ghost stop’

The group, who gathered at a now-redundant stop in Acacia Ridge, called for the reversal of changes that they say have left them worse off.

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63 h. ago Albanese soon to announce antisemitism royal commission, Virginia Bell to lead

Anthony Albanese is set to stare down resistance from former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and appoint former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission.

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64 h. ago Virginia Bell to lead Bondi killings royal commission despite Jewish community objections

Anthony Albanese is set to announce former High Court justice Virginia Bell to lead a royal commission into antisemitism, likely as soon as this afternoon

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67 h. ago Virginia Bell’s role in protest laws under scrutiny as Albanese weighs royal commission

Judgments handed down by former high court judge Virginia Bell and another contender, former Federal Court of Australia chief justice James Allsop, are under scrutiny as the government decides on a royal commissioner.

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3 d. ago The mood on Iran’s streets seems to be desperation rather than hope

This latest round of popular protest was triggered by a catastrophic collapse of the Iranian rial, which has lost more than 50 per cent of its value against the US dollar in the past six months.

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3 d. ago Israeli president’s visit another Albanese headache as Labor members protest

Anthony Albanese is facing internal calls to withdraw his invitation for Israeli President Isaac Herzog to visit Australia following the Bondi massacre.

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3 d. ago Iran hospital raid fuels protest anger as crackdown kills 29

Social media footage showed security forces apparently firing tear gas at the hospital, close to the scene of previous clashes at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar.

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3 d. ago Rosanna apartments approved despite police minister’s protest

Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny has overridden a council rejection and her own cabinet colleague to approve a Rosanna apartment block previously labelled an “ugly behemoth”.

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4 d. ago Sydney protest ban extended days after three arrested at unauthorised rally

NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon extended the ban using powers introduced in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

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