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Defence Minister Richard Marles has sidestepped questions about explosive allegations of abuse within the ADF’s interrogation training program as pressure mounts on the government to respond.

Marles dodges questions as ADF abuse claims mount

Defence Minister Richard Marles has sidestepped questions about explosive allegations of abuse within the ADF’s interrogation training program as pressure mounts on the government to respond.

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen has confirmed 608 service stations across Australia are lacking either diesel or unleaded, despite a boost in deliveries from the nation’s two remaining oil refiners.

Fuel crisis looms as more than 600 servos now without fuel

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has confirmed 608 service stations across Australia are lacking either diesel or unleaded, despite a boost in deliveries from the nation’s two remaining oil refiners.

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Germany’s visiting Defence Minister has blasted Donald Trump’s ‘catastrophic’ war in the Middle East while warning Australia not to place ‘all eggs in one basket’ with its US alliance.

‘Don’t carry all eggs in one basket’: Aus warned over US

Germany’s visiting Defence Minister has blasted Donald Trump’s ‘catastrophic’ war in the Middle East while warning Australia not to place ‘all eggs in one basket’ with its US alliance.

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Baby’s cries were used to torture a SAS soldier while he was grieving the loss of his newborn child.

Baby’s cries used to torture SAS soldier grieving newborn

A former SAS soldier says the ADF’s Resistance to Interrogation training pushed him into a psychotic breakdown months after his baby’s death.

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Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock.

Why Michele Bullock has to be a psychologist and economist

The inflation surge is putting huge pressure on the Reserve Bank governor, and calling into question its decision to cut interest rates last year.

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Next week’s sitting of Federal Parliament would be cancelled and politicians instead able to deliver their speeches online from home under a radical proposal from the Greens.

Greens push for Parliament WFH as nation on edge

Next week’s sitting of Federal Parliament would be cancelled and politicians instead able to deliver their speeches online from home under a radical proposal from the Greens.

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One Nation’s remarkable rise will be followed by a fall. But Pauline Hanson’s forces will wreak havoc on the political landscape in the meantime.

The seismic impact One Nation has had on Aussie politics

One Nation’s remarkable rise will be followed by a fall. But Pauline Hanson’s forces will wreak havoc on the political landscape in the meantime.

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The US President can’t stop talking about how much his administration is negotiating with Iran about ending a war that has lasted almost a month.

Why Trump says he’s talking with Iran but Iran says he’s not

Donald Trump can’t stop talking about how much his administration is negotiating with Iran about ending the war. Iran can’t stop denying those talks are taking place.

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Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps.

The Revolutionary Guards are taking over Iran

The Revolutionary Guards appear to have taken control of both the state and the war — so who can strike a deal with the President

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"Artificial intelligence will move from our mobile phones to humanoids" soon, Melania Trump says. (AP PHOTO)

WATCH: Robot joins Melania Trump to tout AI teachers

A humanoid robot has accompanied the US first lady as she arrived at the White House for the final day of a summit on education and technology.

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last met in South Korea in October. (AP PHOTO)

‘Monumental’: Trump locks in key date with Xi

US President Donald Trump has delayed his state visit to China due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, locking in a new date just weeks away.

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Senator Chris Murphy told NBC over the weekend, ‘We’ve never seen this level of incompetence in war-making in this country’s history.’ Really? Let’s take a tour of some of the recent history.

The war in Iran is going better than you think

Senator Chris Murphy told NBC over the weekend, ‘We’ve never seen this level of incompetence in war-making in this country’s history.’ Really? Let’s take a tour of some of the recent history.

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One Nation founder Pauline Hanson says she’s ‘very happy’ to support the Liberals and Nationals in helping get rid of ‘Australia’s worst government’.

Pauline Hanson ‘happy’ to help Libs, Nats ‘get rid of Labor’

One Nation founder Pauline Hanson says she’s ‘very happy’ to support the Liberals and Nationals in helping get rid of ‘Australia’s worst government’.

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Traditional havens have vanished as confused and chaotic markets adjust to war, inflation, rising interesting rates, higher debt, an energy shock and AI.

War, chaos and mayhem are rewriting the investing rulebook

Traditional havens have vanished as confused and chaotic markets adjust to war, inflation, rising interesting rates, higher debt, an energy shock and AI.

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