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Tony Burke is defending the single exclusion order of one ISIS bride.

‘We know them’: Burke defends single ISIS bride exclusion

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says ASIO have detailed knowledge of the 11 so-called ISIS brides and their 23 children who were attempting to return to Australia.

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HMS Anson has arrived at Perth’s HMAS Stirling naval base

UK’s only operational nuclear submarine arrives in WA

One of the United Kingdom’s only operationally available nuclear submarines has docked at Perth’s HMAS Stirling naval base following a slight delay caused by the annual Rottnest channel swim.

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Tony Burke is defending the single exclusion order of one ISIS bride.

‘We know them’: Burke defends single ISIS bride exclusion

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the Government is ‘actively’ ensuring ISIS brides don’t return to Australia, but defended the issue of one exclusion order.

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Don Farrell will advocate for free trade when he travels to the US this week.

‘Regrettable’: Trade MP America-bound after tariff hike

Don Farrell will advocate for free trade when he travels to America this week in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s fresh imposition of a 15 per cent global tariff.

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Those present at Jim Chalmers' 2025 economic roundtable praised his ambition and initiative. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Why major tax reform is unlikely to come out of May Budget

It's too early to tell whether Jim Chalmers' productivity roundtable will result in meaningful change for Australia's economy. The May budget could be crucial.

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US President Donald Trump is not giving up on his trade tariffs despite a US Supreme Court ruling.

Trump to tax-max, raise global tariffs from 10 to 15pc

The US president is finding alternative paths to imposing ‘legally permissible’ tariffs after his supreme court loss.

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Donald Trump took a loss at the supreme court, but moved quickly to make alternative arrangements.

Six takeaways from the US supreme court’s tariff decision

When the 6-3 ruling was announced, Donald Trump reacted with fury. But then he made a plan. Here’s what you need to know.

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The federal Opposition has repeated calls for the Albanese Government to come clean on attempts by a group of ISIS brides and their children to return to Australia, as confusion reigns over what role federal authorities are playing in their attempted repatriation.

Opposition demands ISIS brides answers

The federal Opposition has repeated calls for the Albanese Government to come clean on attempts by a group of ISIS brides and their children to return to Australia.

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A satellite image provided by Planet Labs shows the tanker Gas Exelero sitting at anchor off the coast of the Jamaican capital Kingston on Feb. 18, 2026.

Social unrest looms as new US blockade strangles Cuba

Nearly all of Cuba’s energy runs on oil and oil products. And Cuba appears to have few lifelines left.

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Leading Seaman Boatswains Mate Jack Dimmack looks out at the horizon as bridge watch on HMAS Toowoomba while in the South China Sea. LSIS Zac Dingle

Taiwan’s military confronts Navy in sensitive waters transit

Taiwan’s Air Force has warned an Australian navy helicopter to leave sensitive airspace during an overnight maritime operation in which an Anzac-class warship transited through contested waters near China. 

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Disturbing images have surfaced showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor playing with a novelty ball alongside a toddler inside his Windsor home more than a decade ago.

Royal scandal deepens as disturbing images emerge

Images have surfaced showing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor playing with a novelty ball shaped like a breast alongside a toddler.

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Australia's legislative processes are the subject of a new integrity watchdog report. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Hate speech laws after Bondi terror attack were ‘rushed’

Laws to strengthen Australia's security in the wake of the Bondi shootings were rushed, according to a new report from the Centre for Public Integrity.

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about a ruling by the Supreme Court at the White House in Washington, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.

How Trump plans to keep 10pc tariffs alive and kicking

After the US supreme court dealt Donald Trump a blow on his trade war, it didn’t take long for the president to reveal his alternative path of imposition.

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Thousands march carrying the national flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran and posters of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in Tehran on Feb. 11, 2026.

If Trump greenlights Iran attack he commits region to war

Donald Trump is considering committing the US to another military campaign against Iran, a decision that carries the risk of igniting a conflict that could be far more dangerous than last year’s 12-day war.

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President Donald Trump said Friday he would impose a new across-the-board tariff after the Supreme Court ruled most of his levies illegal.

Supreme court deals Trump a historic blow on tariffs

The ruling deals a major blow to the US president’s signature economic policy, but he’s already scheming up ways to bring penalties back.

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