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Chalmers’ only inflation strategy is to shift the blame

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A satirical art installation that "honours" those who participated in the Jan 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol on the National Mall.
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Peta Rasdien

Poop statue ‘honouring’ Jan 6 rioters divides

The US has a proud history of honouring its leaders and those who have sacrificed for their nation in statue form — but there’s never been anything quite like this. 

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The one thing US election-watchers know about the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump toward the White House is: it's tight.
US Politics
Andrew Neil

US faces its biggest crisis since the Civil War

ANDREW NEIL: Even the most savvy of US election-watchers are sure of only one thing: whoever wins, it’ll be very close. And that’s why America faces a crisis of epic proportions.

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Charley Triballeau & Michael Mathes

Trump campaign hit by Hitler claims, groping allegations

Kamala Harris has gone on the attack as millions already cast vote in US presidential poll

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Bridget McKenzie has fired a salvo at Teal indpendents.
Australia
Danielle Le Messurier

Lib senator and Teal MP fire off in heated misogyny debate

Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has fired a salvo at Teal independents, declaring they are not the sole defenders against misogyny. 

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa.
World
Jake Dietsch

Albo touts UK and Australia climate partnership

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared that Australia and the UK are ‘on the path to net zero’ after striking a new climate deal on the sidelines of Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa.

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Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong.
World
Jake Dietsch

Australia announces $10 million Lebanon aid package

The Albanese Government will provide $10 million in humanitarian aid for hundreds of thousands of Lebanese civilians displaced after the war in Gaza expanded north a month ago.

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Olympian Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has debuted a fashionable new look.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

‘If I was a man’: Raygun hits out in eye-opening interview

Olympic B-Girl Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has opened up about gender double standards and the impact of being the subject of thousands of memes in a wide-ranging interview.

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Suzy Rackemann was allegedly fatally attacked in this Upper Kedron home.
Cricket
Warren Barnsley

Sister of Australian cricket great allegedly murdered by son

The woman was allegedly attacked in a Brisbane home.

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A jury found Adam Ahamd Kabbout encouraged three other men to rape a woman he met on Tinder. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
NSW
Alex Mitchell

'Haunted': Woman reveals toll of shocking Tinder gang rape

A young Sydney woman says she cannot live alone anymore after four men raped her as a judge prepares to sentence them for the crime.

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Elon Musk is now worth about $406 billion.
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CNBC

Musk $39b richer after best day on stock market since 2013

The Tesla CEO, already the world’s richest person, has added another $39 billion in paper wealth after his company’s stock had its biggest rally since 2013.

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Jeff Bezos, left, and Lauren Sanchez are due to be married.
World
Alison Boshoff

Bezos wedding delay rumours around Amazon-sized prenup

Is the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding delayed because of the need for the grandaddy of all prenups?

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Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson speaking at the airline's annual meeting in Hobart.
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Business
Neale Prior

New Qantas chair vows to not ’repeat mistakes of the past’

New Qantas chair John Mullen has assured shareholders board and management are addressing issues that have damaged the airline’s reputation.

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Pat Cummins celebrates, while Virat Kohli rues his dismissal in the famous 2020 Adelaide Test where India only made 36 in their second innings.
Sport
Justin Langer

The leg-up Aussies can’t give the Indians on this tour

JUSTIN LANGER: Australia are out to stop India winning three Test series Down Under in a row and this is simple step will go a long way to doing that.

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EDITORIAL: Things which bear absolutely no responsibility at all for the cost-of-living crisis, according to Jim Chalmers: Jim Chalmers. 
Opinion
Editorial

Chalmers’ only inflation strategy is to shift the blame

EDITORIAL: Things which bear absolutely no responsibility at all for the cost-of-living crisis, according to Jim Chalmers: Jim Chalmers. 

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MARK GONGLOFF: The World Bank is the planet’s largest public bankroller of projects to help countries fight climate change. But its accounting loses track of how its money delivers tangible results.
Opinion
The Washington Post

The World Bank somehow lost track of at least $24 billion

MARK GONGLOFF: The World Bank is the planet’s largest public bankroller of projects to help countries fight climate change. But its accounting loses track of how its money delivers tangible results.

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The New York Times

Is Afghanistan’s most wanted militant now its best hope?

For almost two decades, one name above all others inspired fear among ordinary Afghans: Sirajuddin Haqqani. But since the Americans’ withdrawal in 2021, Haqqani has portrayed himself as something else.

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The New York Times

Why the 9/11 defendants’ trial still hasn’t started

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The five men who are accused of conspiring in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were captured two decades ago, but a trial is still unlikely to start before 2026. Here’s why.

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Vice President Kamala Harris’ advisers say the empathy she has expressed for Palestinians as vice president should not be confused with any willingness to break from US foreign policy toward Israel as a presidential candidate.
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The New York Times

Why Harris is unlikely to break from Biden’s Israel stance

Vice President Kamala Harris’ advisers say the empathy she has expressed for Palestinians should not be confused with any willingness to break from US foreign policy toward Israel as a presidential candidate.

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Culture

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A shark emerging from a banana peel, by local artist, Drew McDonald.
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Culture
John McDonald

Sydney’s Sculpture by the Sea a flight of imagination

From banana sharks to chimpanzee testicles, Australia’s leading art critic takes us through Sydney’s highly anticipated Sculpture by the Sea.

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A Different Man is in cinemas now.
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Film
Wenlei Ma

Darkly funny movie challenges how we see each other

Sebastian Stan is a ball of nervous energy in his dual performance as a disfigured man who undergoes a radical transformation.

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Australian sensation Margot Robbie will star in an adaptation of Wuthering Heights. (EPA PHOTO)
Film
Wenlei Ma

Margot Robbie snubs $US150 million offer from Netflix

Netflix was by far the highest offer in a bidding war for Margot Robbie’s new film, but the Australian actor and producer chose to accept one from a competitor that paid half the amount.

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Society

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The surge in AI-generated material has the potential to overwhelm and hinder law enforcement agencies around the world.
Technology
Kristin Shorten

AI-generated child abuse material overwhelms law enforcement

Sophisticated AI-generated child sexual abuse material proliferating on the ‘clear web’ is threatening to overwhelm law enforcement as analysts race to determine if the content features real children in danger.

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Politics
John Flint

Single pathway created to compensate scam victims

Facebook owner Meta and other social media companies that fail to police scammers on their platforms will be forced to compensate victims under new consumer protections.

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When it comes to health conditions, your body often takes sides - literally.
Health
Thea Jourdan

Which side of your body is more likely to get cancer

When it comes to health conditions, your body often takes sides - literally.

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Onions have been identified as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.
USA
Brad Brooks

Fast-food chains hold the onions after Macca’s E. coli scare

US fast food chains are pulling fresh onions out of their menu items after the vegetable was named the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.

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"Castle Cove is a hidden gem," says Di Jones Real Estate agent Mark Kapterian.
Property
Jen Melocco

The most sought-after suburbs in Australia revealed

From Ocean Reef to Wakeley, these are the Aussie suburbs everyone wants to buy in — but no one wants to leave.

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Another Lotto player has become Australia’s newest millionaire after securing a life-changing win in Thursday’s Powerball draw.
Australia

Powerball: One Aussie strikes life-changing $30m win

Another Lotto player has become Australia’s newest millionaire after securing a life-changing win in Thursday’s Powerball draw.

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D'Arcy Short after he was dismissed.
Cricket
Justin Chadwick

Absolute horror show: Cricket champs’ stunning collapse

Western Australia nearly set a new record after a woeful display where they lost an incredible eight wickets for just one run.

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Pat Cummins celebrates, while Virat Kohli rues his dismissal in the famous 2020 Adelaide Test where India only made 36 in their second innings.
Sport
Justin Langer

The leg-up Aussies can’t give the Indians on this tour

JUSTIN LANGER: Australia are out to stop India winning three Test series Down Under in a row and this is simple step will go a long way to doing that.

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Olympian Rachael "Raygun" Gunn has debuted a fashionable new look.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

‘If I was a man’: Raygun hits out in eye-opening interview

Olympic B-Girl Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn has opened up about gender double standards and the impact of being the subject of thousands of memes in a wide-ranging interview.

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World

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Onions have been identified as the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.
USA
Brad Brooks

Fast-food chains hold the onions after Macca’s E. coli scare

US fast food chains are pulling fresh onions out of their menu items after the vegetable was named the likely source of an E. coli outbreak at McDonald’s restaurants that has sickened 49 people and killed one.

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Emile Cilliers was convicted of attempting to murder his wife.
UK
Mark Nicol

Woman who survived 4000ft parachute murder attempt remarries

A woman who survived a 4000ft fall after her husband tampered with her parachute has remarried — to a fellow skydiving fan.

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Jeff Bezos, left, and Lauren Sanchez are due to be married.
World
Alison Boshoff

Bezos wedding delay rumours around Amazon-sized prenup

Is the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding delayed because of the need for the grandaddy of all prenups?

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The Best Australian Yarn

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Best Australian Yarn judge author Holden Sheppard.
The Best Australian Yarn
Alison Wakeham

Short story competition attracts record 6000 entries

Authors across Australia have submitted a staggering 6020 entries to the world’s biggest short story competition, the Best Australian Yarn — up nearly 10 per cent on last year.

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Best Australian Yarn competition event at WA Museum. Simon Baronowitz, Miles Hitchcock, Basim Shamaon & Julia Lambo.
The Best Australian Yarn
Alison Wakeham

Competition celebrates the stories of migrants

Refugee Week and The Best Australian Yarn share the same ambitions - to promote a greater understanding and celebrate the lives of migrants

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Jacqueline MacDonald.
The Best Australian Yarn
Alison Wakeham

$50,000 gives winner confidence to write on

Top prize gives Tasmanian author the boost and the time she needs to reinvigorate her love of writing.

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla will embark on a nine-day tour of Australia and Samoa.
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Royals
Georgina Noack

Big sign King Charles is barely holding on

King Charles III and Queen Camilla are days away from touching down in Australia, but royal watchers say the tour Down Under may be papering over a darker truth.

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Ellie Waters, a medical student at Keele University, was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma aged 14. @tyacancerorg

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Depraved zoologist Adam Britton is unlikely to ever be cured, even with intensive sex offender treatment, a psychiatrist has warned.

Depraved bestiality zoologist unlikely to ever be cured

Australia
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ELLEN RANSLEY: Terrorism no longer fits a clear-cut mould. Islamist fundamentalism is still a threat, but a new era of politically motivated violence is upon us, and it’s becoming increasingly hard to detect. 
analysis

Business as usual won’t cut it to stop youth radicalisation

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Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, would be the first Black woman and individual of South Asian descent to secure the nomination of a major party.

Next steps for Kamala Harris now Biden is out of the race

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