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Anthony Albanese has refused to say whether the Government would entertain a prisoner swap deal to free Oscar Jenkins.
Australia
Nicola Smith

Aussie captured by Russian soldiers ‘missing for weeks’

Questions have been raised about the timeline of when a former Melbourne teacher captured by Russian soldiers went missing, and what the Government knew.

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Donald Trump has made clear his desire to own Greenland.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Trump wants to buy Greenland. The island’s PM had a blunt response

Donald Trump has made clear his desire to own Greenland but he’ll have a fight on his hands.

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The minutes from the latest RBA board meeting have revealed what is holding back rate cuts.
Business
Jackson Hewett

RBA minutes reveal ‘persistent’ issue holding back rate cuts

Stubborn inflation in one specific area continues to be an impediment to interest rate relief, according to the latest RBA board minutes, but there may be a glimmer of hope.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Politics
Katina Curtis

PM urges vigilance and caution on roads to lower death toll

All Australians need to be vigilant to tackle the rising road toll, Anthony Albanese says as he urges people to be cautious when travelling around Christmas.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Darwin to mark the 50 year anniversary of cyclone Tracy.
Australia
Nicola Smith

PM pays sombre tribute to victims of Cyclone Tracy

The devastation of Cyclone Tracy during Christmas 1974 still resonates today, Prime Minister Albanese said on Tuesday as he paid tribute in Darwin to the victims of one of Australia’s worst natural disasters. 

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Police may advise the government to cancel New Year's fireworks if Sydney trains are not running. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Major call on cancelling iconic New Year’s Eve fireworks

A final decision has been made on whether Sydney’s iconic New Year’s Eve fireworks will go ahead, after ongoing union action threatened to dim the welcoming of 2025.

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Former Democratic US President Bill Clinton is in hospital after developing a fever.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Bill Clinton admitted to US hospital

Former US President Bill Clinton has been admitted to Georgetown University Medical Centre in Washington.

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US President Biden put federal executions on hold when he took office in 2021.
US Politics
Nandita Bose

Biden commutes almost all death row sentences ahead of Trump return

President Joe Biden is reducing the sentences of 37 of the 40 death row inmates so they can't be executed when Donald Trump returns to the White House.

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Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress after he was selected by Donald Trump to be attorney general.
Politics

US House panel finds Matt Gaetz paid for sex and drugs

The US House ethics committee has accused Matt Gaetz of paying for sex and drugs while he was a congressman, in a newly released report.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton (r) have wished Australians a merry, peaceful and joyful Christmas.
Politics
Katina Curtis

Albo, Dutton heap praise on those working over Xmas period

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have wished Australians a merry, peaceful and joyful Christmas while giving extra thanks to those who are working or volunteering during the festive period.

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The Democrats’ enthusiasm for referring to Mr Musk as “co-president” or “President Musk” is already getting under the skin of Donald Trump.
Opinion
Kate Emery

Trump, Musk destined for break-up and its going to be messy

KATE EMERY: We don’t know when it is going to come or what it will look like but we know it will make the frenemy dynamics of Mean Girls look like The Famous Five.

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Detainees held in Guantanamo’s extreme conditions and subjected to torture like Bali bombers Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep suffer “debilitating” psychological conditions.
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Asia Pacific
Nicola Smith

Bali bombers ‘broken men who pose no danger’

Two Malaysians convicted for their role in the Bali bombings and repatriated last week will face intense monitoring, says Guantanamo lawyer.

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The game of borrowing money has changed.
Business
Jackson Hewett

Higher rates, higher stakes: Australia’s economic reckoning

With debt set to surpass $1 trillion, one thing is certain, Australia’s economic golden age has come to an end.

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“Aussie cossack” Simeon Boikov lives at the Russian consulate in Sydney.
Australia
Peta Rasdien

‘Aussie Cossack’ offers himself for captured teacher swap

A Russian agent who has been holed up in the Sydney consulate for two years has offered himself up in a potential prisoner swap for a Melbourne teacher captured in Ukraine’s Kursk region.

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Donald Trump is going to reverse the decision to name the mountain Denali, the Alaska Native name. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Kanishka Singh

Trump vows to rename North America's tallest mountain

Donald Trump has vowed to change the Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain to that of a former Republican US president.

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