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US President Donald Trump says he is holding a White House Situation Room meeting on Iran.

Trump heads to Situation Room as Iran deal suspense grows

US President Donald Trump says he is holding a meeting as he looks to make a ‘final determination’ on moving forward with a deal to extend an Iran ceasefire.

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Liberal leaders are looking to regain the party's trust with voters after a bruising election loss.

Can Angus Taylor rebuild the Liberals after election pain?

The Liberal Party is plotting its path back to power, with Angus Taylor and Tony Abbott leading a Melbourne reset push.

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Anxiety in Europe is being met with hostility in Beijing, where officials warn that China will hit back at any protective measures. The sparring is likely to heat up further in the coming weeks.

Why Europe is edging closer to a trade war with China

Anxiety in Europe is being met with hostility in Beijing, where officials warn that China will hit back at any protective measures. The sparring is likely to heat up further in the coming weeks.

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Former PM Tony Abbott (pictured) says the Liberals are ‘under new management’ with him in charge.

Abbott declares ‘patriot’ Liberals under new management

Former PM Tony Abbott says the Liberals are ‘under new management’ with him in charge, while his Howard-era cabinet colleague Alexander Downer wants the party to be ‘media tarts’ to win the next election.

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New modelling shows tax reforms will CRUSH housing supply.

New modelling shows tax reforms will CRUSH housing supply

In today’s episode, Ben O’Shea unpacks new modelling that predicts the Albanese Govt’s tax reforms will CRUSH housing supply and Tony Abbott is back - what will that mean for the Coalition?

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Tony Abbott was elected unopposed as the new president of the Australian Liberal Party.

Newly elected Tony Abbott wants to ‘lead a people’s revolt’

The former prime minister says the Liberals are ‘under new management’ with him in charge, while his Howard-era cabinet colleague Alexander Downer wants members to be ‘media tarts’ to win the next election.

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Why CGT changes will hurt aspiring young innovators

Flight Centre founder Graham Turner says Labor’s capital gains tax changes will hurt aspiration and young Australians will not being able to climb the ladder to business success.

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Rental costs will surge by 350 per cent and the number of new homes built will plummet by about 2000 every year under Anthony Albanese’s contentious tax overhaul, the nation’s peak housing groups have revealed.

Shock data: Rent to surge, new builds drop under tax changes

Rental costs will surge by 350 per cent and the number of new homes built will plummet by about 2000 every year under Anthony Albanese’s contentious tax overhaul, the nation’s peak housing groups have revealed.

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Anthony Albanese’s promise to ‘fully cooperate’ with the investigation has been questioned. The Nightly

Albo accused of Bondi cover-up as documents kept secret

The Prime Minister’s promise to ‘fully cooperate’ with the investigation into the Bondi terror attack has been questioned.

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Anthony Albanese fronts social media push to defend Labor housing plan and tax changes.

PM takes to social media to regain control of budget sell

Anthony Albanese has taken to social media to answer people’s questions about his government’s housing plan, after a fortnight in which he has been used in memes by worried start-ups and small businesses.

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The proposed $250 note would feature Donald Trump's 2023 mugshot.

‘Wannabe king’: Eruption over Trump’s mugshot on $250 bill

If introduced, Donald Trump would be the first living person to appear on US currency since 1866.

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Joe Biden during the debate with Donald Trump in 2024.

‘Scared me to death’: Jill Biden’s fears about husband Joe

Former US first lady Jill Biden says her husband’s disastrous 2024 debate performance against Donald Trump was so alarming, she thought he was having a stroke on stage.

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KPMG Australia chief executive Andrew Yates has reportedly resigned from his position.

KPMG head quits over alleged data misuse

The head of KPMG has reportedly resigned after the corporate regulator publicly confirmed in real-time it's probing registered company auditors at the firm.

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A small step for man, a leap too far for Elon Musk

Why can’t Musk do for politics what he’s done for industry?

THE ECONOMIST: Where Elon Musk has done as much or more than any other human this century to advance the species, politics does not require much technical sophistication or even rigour. 

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National Anti-Corruption commissioner Paul Brereton resigned three years into his five-year term.

Changes flagged for corruption watchdog after chief’s exit

The attorney-general has flagged changes could be on the cards for the National Anti-Corruption Commission after the early departure of its chief.

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