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The Papers: 'Commons showdown' and 'Starmer fights for future'
'Commons showdown' and 'Starmer fights for future'3 hours agoBBCA "commons showdown" is br...
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Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew
Jubilation is turning to disenchantment as young activists arrested after protest calling for election date to be setThe...
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States on edge about NDIS cuts as Chalmers flags they will be ‘easily the most important’ part of budget savings
Government sources in multiple states say they are worried about the breadth of the changes and possible costsFollow our...
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Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms
Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms8 hours agoRebecca WoodsandKathryn Stanc...
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New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year
New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year 8 hours agoKoldo Studio / Getty ImagesBranwen ...
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Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China
Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China8 hours agoGavin ButlerBBC/Suppli...
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Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC
Tehran will never cede control of Strait of Hormuz, senior Iranian politician tells BBC10 hours agoLyse DoucetChief inte...
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Labor accused of ignoring anti-racism plan as documents reveal repeated pleas to take action
The government has defended its response, citing the upcoming royal commission and work done by the Islamophobia and ant...
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Italian lawyers could win ‘wild west-style bounties’ if immigration clients go home
Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Saturday. The Italian prime minister is trying to clamp down on irregular immigration. Photogr...
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Watch: Obama and Mamdani sing with children in New York
The former US president and New York City mayor meet for the first time at a child care centre in the Bronx.
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Zelensky condemns US extension of Russian sanctions waiver
The US argues that the waiver is meant to ease the energy supply crunch sparked by the US-Israel war with Iran.
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Bulgaria votes as pro-Russian former president leads in the polls
Eighth election in five years follows government collapse in December, with stability and cost of living among key issue...
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Starmer would have blocked Mandelson over vetting failure, ministers say
The prime minister says he only learned of security concerns around the ex-US ambassador earlier this week.
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Ben Roberts-Smith denies war crimes allegations – As it happened
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDefence Minister Richard Marles says t...
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Australia’s coalmine emissions are increasing. Is this how a major policy to cut climate pollution is meant to work?
The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being u...
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Venezuela’s Machado to hold Madrid rally as opposition frozen out after Maduro capture
Exiled leader to revive push for change amid US backing of Delcy Rodríguez and delays to democratic transitionVenezuela’...
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Air Canada temporarily suspends some flights to New York and other locations
Separately, Spirit Airlines reportedly seeks emergency US government funds as Iran war keeps aviation fuel costs highSig...
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Mandelson Failed Security Vetting...The Prime Minister Speaks Out
Keir Starmer says it's 'staggering' he wasn’t told Mandelson failed security vetting.
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Jacinta Allan wants voters to see Victoria’s 12-year-old Labor government as ‘new and united’. Can she cling to power?
With a reshuffled cabinet, the premier is hoping to quell leadership rumblings as her party seeks an unprecedented fourt...
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NSW should think twice before banning ‘globalise the intifada’ after court struck down anti-protest law, legal expert says
Another lawyer says ruling ‘puts brakes on the Minns government’s ability to use executive power to minimise people’s ri...