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Members of the second cohort of ISIS-linked women and children have touched down in Australia, including four women and their children arriving in Sydney and two other women and their children flying into Melbourne.

Scuffle erupts as second ISIS bride group land in Australia

The group was escorted through a back door at the international airport where footage shows a scuffle breaking out.

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Workplace and Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth will tell the National Press Club on Wednesday that too many people are falling through the cracks and the current system is too inefficient.

Government set to shake up ‘failing’ employment services

Australians looking for jobs are set to receive more tailored support in a generational overhaul of the nation’s poorly functioning employment services.

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The ex-judge and Army Reserve general accused by a senator of creating a ‘trust deficit’ and being in denial about his refusal to fully disclose freelance work on war crimes investigations.

Outgoing NACC chief investigated over ‘personal conduct’

The ex-judge and Army Reserve general quit less than a month after receiving the preliminary results of a previously undisclosed investigation into him.

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Anthony Albanese has hailed the upcoming visit as an opportunity for Australia and India to build on their relationship built on ‘friendship, respect and mutual benefit’.

‘Privilege’: Indian PM to visit Perth as part of Aus visit

Anthony Albanese has hailed the upcoming visit as an opportunity for Australia and India to build on their relationship built on ‘friendship, respect and mutual benefit’.

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House sales will plummet as investors digest the changes to capital gains tax discounts and negative gearing, a major bank has warned, while Labor MPs grumble privately about the Budget sales job.

Bank’s warning on house sales after unpopular Budget changes

House sales will plummet as investors digest the changes to capital gains tax discounts and negative gearing, a major bank has warned, while Labor MPs grumble privately about the Budget sales job.

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Vice Admiral Mark Hammond has told AUKUS critics to “stop politicising” the nuclear submarine project.

Incoming defence chief’s stern message to AUKUS critics

Australia’s next defence chief says new US production data shows the submarines are still on track.

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A group of so-called "ISIS brides" left the Al-Roj refugee camp in Syria on Thursday. (AP PHOTO)

ISIS bride launches bid to overturn order banning her return

The family of Sydney woman Hodan Abby is preparing urgent legal action to overturn a Temporary Exclusion Order blocking the ISIS-bride and her disabled daughter from returning to Australia.

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Melbourne mother Kirsty Rosse-Emile, who travelled to Syria with her husband to join Islamic State in 2014, and remains in Syria's Roj IDP camp.

ISIS bride’s old jihad posts resurface ahead of return home

Kirsty Rosse-Emile’s online posts – littered with jihadist imagery, hard-line religious slogans and strict Islamic doctrine – are set to haunt the alleged ISIS bride when she lands in Melbourne tonight.

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Chris Bowen has accused the Coalition of being ‘unpatriotic’ as he defended COP travel and staffing costs and challenged Dan Tehan over his own ministerial travel record.

Bowen lashes ‘unpatriotic’ Coalition for querying $150m COP

Chris Bowen has accused the Coalition of being ‘unpatriotic’ as he defended COP travel and staffing costs and challenged Dan Tehan over his own ministerial travel record.

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Nickolay Mladenov warned Israel that the trajectory of the stalled peace plan in Gaza risked recreating the same conditions that led to the October 7.

‘Time bomb’: Trump’s peace board issues chilling warning

LATIKA M BOURKE: Fresh alarm has been raised over Gaza, with a senior peace envoy warning the deteriorating situation could fuel renewed violence.

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US President Donald Trump has issued a major nuclear demand.

US launches fresh strikes on Iran to ‘protect troops’

US Central Command has confirmed that the US has launched fresh strikes on Iran, moments after Donald Trump issued a nuclear demand.

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Renewable projects are edging closer to taking over from coal and gas for Australia's energy needs. (Dan Himbrechts / Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Renewable energy set records but investments fall

Wind farms and solar panels are producing more of Australia's electricity than ever, but slow approvals and investment commitments could stall progress.

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Save the Children chief Mat Tinkler said the rhetoric around the group’s return had been ‘disappointing’.

Fresh political storm as ‘ISIS brides’ return to Australia

A second group of ISIS-linked women and children are expected to arrive in two major Australian cities in just a matter of hours.

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Kerryn Phelps was one of Australia's first teal independents, winning the seat of Wentworth in 2018.

Ex-Teal warns of party risks and political headaches

While a formal teal party could erode support among some voters, it would also help independent MPs share resources and collaborate on policies.

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