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- Anthony Albanese warns against rise in far-right extremism
- China reportedly exempting some U-S imports from steep tariffs
- Minjee Lee starts out strong at the Chevron Championship in Texas
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says mainstream politics must speak out against the rise in far-right extremism.
The call follows widespread condemnation for hecklers who interrupted the welcome to country ceremonies at Anzac Day dawn services in Perth and Melbourne yesterday.
The booing in Melbourne was allegedly led by a known neo-Nazi figure in Victoria.
Mr Albanese says the threats posed by extremism must be taken seriously by everyone.
"You know, we need to take this seriously these threats, because they are real. And people, with these devices, you know they get the algorithms, they encourage people to go to more extreme views, whether it be more extreme views of the far right or the far left."
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Opposition leader Peter Dutton has reaffirmed that his policy, if elected as prime minister, will be to only stand behind one flag.
During a press conference in Cairns, the opposition leader was asked about his previous pledge to no longer display the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags at official news conferences if elected.
The question comes after hecklers booed and interrupted the welcome to country ceremony at Anzac Day dawn services in both Melbourne and Perth.
Mr Dutton says his policy will help close the gap.
"We are all equal Australians and we can respect the Indigenous flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag. We unite under one flag as every other developed country, comparable country, does. And that's how we can help close the gap. It's how we get better outcomes for Australians and the Prime Minister divided our country, in relation to the Voice."
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Virginia Giuffre, a campaigner for victims of sexual abuse and sexual trafficking and one of the most prominent accusers of disgraced U-S financier Jeffrey Epstein and Britain's Prince Andrew, has died at her home in Western Australia.
A statement by Giuffre's family released on Saturday said: "It is with utterly broken hearts that we announce that Virginia passed away last night at her farm in Western Australia. She lost her life to suicide, after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking."
In the statement her family also described her as a fierce warrior in the fight against sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
If you need crisis support, you can ring Lifeline on 13 11 14 or text 0477 13 11 14 or the the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.
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China is reportedly exempting some U-S imports from its steep tariffs, though Beijing rejects Donald Trump's assertion that negotiations are underway.
Business groups are reporting that China has allowed some U-S made pharmaceuticals to enter the country without paying the 125 per cent duties imposed earlier this month.
Also circulating among some business groups is a list of 131 categories under consideration for exemption, including vaccines, chemicals, and jet engines.
China has not publicly commented on the lists, nor have they been independently verified.
In recent days, Donald Trump has told reporters that Chinese President Xi Xinping has called him and that negotiations are underway.
"I'm speaking to a lot of people from China, but I'm speaking to people from all over the world on the tariffs. And, we're making a very good deals, very good. It's going to make our country rich. We're not going to be ripped off like we have been for the last literally 50 years."
The Chinese Embassy in Washington has dismissed this claim as untrue.
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To sport now...
A set of strong swings has thrust Australian Minjee Lee firmly into the mix at the halfway point of women's golf's biggest event of the year thus far.
A brilliant front nine pushed Lee through to a second-round three-under-par 69 to leave Australia's two time major winner just three strokes off the pace at the Chevron Championship in Texas.
