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Members of Australian families at Roj Camp prepare to leave for Damascus as part of a second repatriation effort by Syrian authorities.

Government’s blunt threat for returning ISIS brides

ISIS brides attempting to make their way back to Australia with several children have been given a stern warning.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers says any plan to dilute the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount will be about addressing intergenerational unfairness in housing.

Moves to cut CGT discount shows Labor’s out of ideas

ANDREW BRAGG: Knowing their Budget is in trouble and they can’t fix spending, Labor are reverting to type. To piecemeal tax hikes.

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One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce said the hecklers’ comments were inappropriate. NewsWire / David Beach

Joyce tight-lipped on whether Welcome to Country heckling racist

The One Nation MP has ruled out describing the Anzac Day heckling as racist despite vehemently condemning the act.

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While others either fled or ducked for cover under tables, Michael Glantz, left, stayed seated, tucking into a spring pea and buffalo burrata salad.

‘Salad Man’ wins over internet after Trump assassination bid

Amid the chaos of the White House Correspondents’ dinner assassination attempt were acts of extreme bravery but also some that, in the cold light of day, appear completely bizarre and even slightly shady. 

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The royals are going ahead with their US trip despite a shooting incident in Washington DC. (AP PHOTO)

Trump says Charles will be 'very safe' during US visit

As Charles and Camilla head to the US for a four-day state visit, Donald Trump has given assurances the King and Queen won't be exposed to any danger.

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Donald Trump lashes out at a reporter in a tense exchange.

‘You’re a disgrace’: Defiant Donald Trump on the offensive

AARON PATRICK: The president’s popularity will likely improve after Saturday’s assassination attempt, in which he showed coolness in a crisis.

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The Washington Hilton Hotel, where gunfire broke out Saturday night, was also the site of an attempted assassination that left President Ronald Reagan seriously wounded in 1981.

Hotel where Reagan shot in 1981 becomes crime scene again

The Washington Hilton Hotel, where gunfire broke out Saturday night, was also the site of an attempted assassination that left President Ronald Reagan seriously wounded in 1981.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined the ranks of world leaders who have personally contacted US President Donald Trump following the assassination attempt in Washington, DC, on the weekend. 

Albanese texts Trump after assassination attempt

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined the ranks of world leaders who have personally contacted US President Donald Trump following the assassination attempt in Washington, DC, on the weekend. 

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Buckingham Palace said Sunday that it would proceed with this week’s scheduled US visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

King Charles’ US visit to go ahead after Washington shooting

Buckingham Palace said Sunday that it would proceed with this week’s scheduled US visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla after the shooting Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

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The accused shooter sent a manifesto exposing his plans just moments before opening fire.

Shooter criticises security before assassination attempt

Just minutes before opening fire, the alleged shooter sent a manifesto exposing a disturbing mindset and a willingness to act.

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Women and children linked to IS have been held in Syrian detention camps after the fall of the so-called caliphate in 2019. Supplied

Australian ISIS brides reportedly secure flight home

A group of women and children linked to former ISIS fighters has reportedly overcome a major hurdle to return home.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong will swing through China, Korea and Japan this week for trade talks.

Wong set for high-stakes China talks on fuel security

Penny Wong will hold talks with counterparts in China, Japan and South Korea during a week-long visit to Asia.

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US President Donald Trump has told Iran to call him directly when they’re ready to talk peace.

‘There is a telephone’: Trump taunts Iran as war drags on

US President Donald Trump says he is happy to talk peace plans with Iran, but only once they've agreed to no nuclear weapons.

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A near 300 Australian Bushmasters have been ordered for construction in a massive injection for the nation’s defences.

Fleet of Aussie Bushmasters ordered in $1.2b defence boost

Another 268 iconic Australian Bushmasters will be built in Victoria under a $1.2 billion package that includes hundreds of millions of dollars to also modernise the Army’s Hawkei vehicles.

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