13 h. ago Foster carers for high needs children have support slashed by $100 a day

Carers have reported that their state government cost allowances have been cut by three-quarters without explanation.

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4 d. ago US denies Hamas violating deal as it tries to keep fragile peace plan on track

The Trump administration is gently pushing back against Israeli concerns about the slow release of the remaining dead hostages.

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5 d. ago Hamas returns more hostages as Trump warns Israel could resume fighting

The president said he would allow Israel to “knock the crap” out of Hamas if the group refused to disarm.

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5 d. ago Ceasefire tested as Israel accused of shooting Palestinians returning home

Israel says it opened fire on suspects after they crossed the new “Yellow Line” in Gaza, as both sides test peace deal brokered by Donald Trump.

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5 d. ago Trump warns Hamas to disarm or be disarmed as fragile ceasefire is tested

Hamas has also accused Israel of killing Palestinians returning to their homes, as cracks appear in peace deal brokered by Donald Trump.

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6 d. ago Trump warns Hamas: Disarm or be disarmed ‘quickly and perhaps violently’

Israel also said it was expecting to receive four more coffins containing the remains of dead hostages, amid ongoing anger over Hamas’s failure to return all the bodies.

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1 week ago Queensland to burn coal for decades as LNP tears up Labor energy target

The Crisafulli government has officially ditched the former state government plan to cut off its reliance on coal in 2035, with a pledge to burn the fossil fuel until at least 2046 but probably longer.

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1 week ago Jacinta Allan’s missed meeting and the political calculus of the Metro Tunnel

The premier has spent three days ribbon cutting the same project. Someone should remind her that governing and campaigning are two different things.

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2 w. ago Revealed: The date HECS debts will be slashed by 20 per cent

The federal government has announced when the ATO will begin processing legislated cuts to student debt.

Politics

2 w. ago ASX finishes little changed; BHP shares fall on China concerns

Reports that China’s state-run iron ore buyer has put a momentary ban on all new cargoes from the Australian mining giant were weighing on the bourse.

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2 w. ago US government shuts down as Trump, Congress fail to agree on spending

The US federal government has shut down after President Donald Trump and Congress could not agree on funding to keep government services running.

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2 w. ago ASX dips in early trade as BHP shares fall on China concerns

Reports that China’s state-run iron ore buyer has put a momentary ban on all new iron ore cargoes from the Australian mining giant are weighing on the local bourse.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Laying off a lot of people’: US lurches toward shutdown as Trump threatens cuts

A last-minute vote to extend government funding past a midnight deadline - 2pm AEST – failed in the US Senate and the president threatened to extend his purge of the federal workforce.

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2 w. ago ‘Laying off a lot of people’: US government set to shut down as Trump threatens cuts

A last-minute vote to extend government funding past a midnight deadline - 2pm AEST – failed in the US Senate and the president threatened to extend his purge of the federal workforce.

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2 w. ago ‘We can do things’: Trump warns of cuts as US government shutdown looms

US Federal agencies began to issue detailed plans to close offices, halt customer service and send thousands of workers home if Congress can’t agree on a fix before funding expires at 2pm Wednesday AEST.

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2 w. ago ASX set to dip, Wall Street lower as shutdown threat looms; China blow for BHP

Wall Street slid lower as the threat of a US government shutdown hovers over markets.

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2 w. ago ASX set to dip, Wall Street brushes off shutdown threat; Spotify CEO stands down

US stocks coasted to the finish of their latest winning month on Tuesday, as Wall Street yawned at the potential shutdown of the US federal government that’s looming.

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3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Albanese touches down in London; Trump’s warning to Americans on political violence

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

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3 w. ago Donald Trump warns of escalating violence in US after ICE shooting

US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning on the nation's political divide after an immigration facility shooting in Texas.

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3 w. ago ‘It’s going to get back to them’: Trump’s dark warning on political violence

The US president raised the spectre of retaliation against “the radical left” as officials said the latest shooting at an immigration facility in Texas was clearly an act of terrorism.

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