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US citizens will be able to go to Venezuela, Donald Trump says.

Trump’s big call on Venezuelan airspace

US President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela's airspace will be opened for commercial air traffic.

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‘We can do better,’ US border czar Tom Homan says regarding moves against illegal immigration. (EPA PHOTO)

US border czar says ICE will be more ‘targeted’

A memo ‌from an ICE official directs US federal officers to refrain from any unnecessary interaction with ‘agitators’ so as to avoid ‘inflaming the situation’.

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Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has agreed for Russian forces not to target Kyiv for a week.

Trump says Putin will pause Kyiv strikes for a week

US President Donald Trump says President Vladimir Putin has agreed for Russian forces not to target Kyiv and other cities for a week amid cold temperatures.

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The Federal Government wants to lock in a new five-year hospital funding deal with the states.

Crunch time for hospital funding deal as deadline looms

Time is running out for State and Federal leaders to strike a deal on hospital funding as Australia's peak medical body warns more spending is urgently needed.

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Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie are battling it out for a challenge of the Liberal leadership.

Ley survives for now as Liberal challengers jostle for tilt

A looming challenge to Sussan Ley's leadership is likely to be delayed because of a deadlock and maneuvering between the two potential candidates.

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An important new study suggests that there’s a highly effective way to overcome one of the most intractable problems in 21st-century America — intergenerational poverty.

How to bring back the American dream

THE NEW YORK TIMES: An important new study suggests that there’s a highly effective way to overcome one of the most intractable problems in 21st-century America — intergenerational poverty.

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A cross-government deal on hospitals and disability funding is long overdue but Anthony Albanese has made it clear the Federal Government’s cash flow will only go so far.

‘Not an ATM’: PM’s warning amid hospital crisis talks

A cross-government deal on hospitals and disability funding is long overdue but Anthony Albanese has made it clear the Federal Government’s cash flow will only go so far.

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Mr Albanese is tipped to welcome Isaac Herzog despite bitter split in Labor party.

Albo vows to welcome Herzog despite Labor split

Anthony Albanese has vowed to welcome Israeli President Isaac Herzog on a visit to Australia next month, in a move set to cause further friction inside Labor amid a bitter split in the party.

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Former Liberal MP Katie Allen has been farewelled in a touching memorial service attended by political, academic and medical leaders.

Liberal Party heavyweights gather to farewell former MP

Former Liberal MP Katie Allen has been farewelled in a touching memorial service attended by political, academic and medical leaders.

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Liberal MPs look evenly split between two men and a woman.

Majority rules: How Libs’ even split is helping Sussan Ley

AARON PATRICK: The inability of Sussan Ley, Angus Taylor or Andrew Hastie to assemble a majority of Liberal MPs looks likely to help the leader, for now.

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Before her death, Katie Allen mapped a path back to legitimacy for her party. They’re not heeding her warnings.

How Katie Allen mapped the Liberals’ path back to legitimacy

MARK RILEY: Katie Allen’s experience showed that although much of the noise in politics rises from the angry edges, there is only one way elections are won.

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Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie has made a huge call on David Littleproud’s future. (Russell Freeman/AAP PHOTOS)

Nationals senator makes huge call on leadership threat

As David Littleproud stares down an explosive leadership challenge, a senior Nationals member has made a huge call on the threat.

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Who will be the Liberal Party Leader this time next week?

Hastie, Taylor face-to-face at secret suburban house meeting

The two conservative Liberal rivals looking to oust Sussan Ley from the Party’s leadership have held face-to-face talks in Melbourne, just hours before a memorial service for Katie Allen, who died last year.

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FBI agents have searched the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Centre near Atlanta, Georgia. (AP PHOTO)

FBI raids election office after Trump's fraud claims

FBI agents have searched a key election office for records related to the 2020 vote won by Joe Biden, which Donald Trump insists was rigged.

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Liberal frontbenchers are standing by Sussan Ley as leader, while saying a reunion of the Coalition needs to be done at the right time.

Liberals reuniting with Nationals 'can't be forced'

Liberal frontbenchers are standing by Sussan Ley as leader, while saying a reunion of the Coalition needs to be done at the right time.

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