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Divert course: Wong warns commercial pilots of Chinese military's 'live fire exercises'

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Labor backs resolving war on Ukraine's terms, dodges Trump's 'dictator' remark

Politics

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Mark Dreyfus says 'not all had courage to apologise' for 'extraordinary' gag attempt

Politics

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Election jargon explained: The common words you'll hear as the campaign heats up

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Trump calls Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator over war with Russia

Europe

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'Everything everywhere all at once': ASIO details multiple security threats to Australia

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Party Time: Your guide to the 2025 federal election

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Misinformation online is putting the planet at risk

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Journalist reports on a community refugee sponsorship program being made permanent by the Federal Government

Federal government's community refugee sponsorship program made permanent

Australia

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Journalist reports on the PM's announcement of a 2.4 billion dollar rescue package for Whyalla steelworks

PM announces $2.4 billion rescue package for Whyalla steelworks plant

Politics

02:22
Journalist reports on the Prime Minister hoping to get credit for interest rate cut as the election nears

PM eager to take credit for 'bringing down inflation' with interest rate cut

Politics

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Journalist reports on Reserve Bank cutting interest rates

Reserve Bank cuts interest rates for the first time in 4 years

Finance

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'Huge ambitions' moving forward as refugee resettlement scheme becomes permanent

Immigration

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Man charged after former home of Jewish leader targeted, cars set alight

Australia

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Refugee advocates to launch 'urgent' legal challenge to stop Nauru deportation deal

Australia

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Burke expects legal challenge to Nauru deal deporting three violent NZYQ members

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South Africa's leader pushes for commitment to global unity at G20 summit

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Police investigating 'despicable' alleged deepfake porn images of female students

Australia

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'Shameful failure': The Australians left behind in a 'grim' healthcare divide

Australia

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Sudanese Australians fear for their families as militants attack refugee camp

Africa

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Donald Trump says Australia has been 'very, very good to us', amid tariff concerns

Australia

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Who is Kash Patel, the controversial new Trump-backed FBI director?

World

Donald Trump.

Rigged elections, a 'dictator': Donald Trump's claims about Ukraine, fact-checked

World

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Trump calls Zelenskyy a 'dictator without elections' as leaders trade accusations

World

COVID-19

A woman, RBA governor Michele Bullock, in the suit, is speaking

The missing words that highlight RBA's growing confidence in Australia's inflation fight

Australia

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Australia's life expectancy has fallen again and dropped in global rankings. Here's why

Life

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'Little difference' or alliance 'eroded': What the US election result could mean for Australia

World

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Australia to open permanent centre for disease control, health minister says

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