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Europe’s alliance with the United States may still be on the rocks, but on the first full day of a Group of 7 summit, the leaders showed they remained ready to behave politely toward Donald Trump.

European leaders play nice with Trump after bitter split

Europe’s alliance with the United States may still be on the rocks, but on the first full day of a Group of 7 summit, the leaders showed they remained ready to behave politely toward Donald Trump.

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Childcare workers had faced a looming pay cliff just before Christmas this year.

Strike averted after $3.6b top-up to childcare wage rises

Childcare educators will keep their government-funded pay rises for another two years after Anthony Albanese stepped in to plug a looming shortfall he was warned about months ago.

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Everything you need to know about the leaders attending the G7 Summit.

Everything you need to know about the G7 Summit’s attendees

Each of the leaders has come to this week’s summit in France bearing their own burdens and pressing their own agendas.

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Barnaby Joyce has criticised the Liberal Party’s prosecution of the federal budget.

Barnaby confirms new One Nation role, blasts Liberals

Barnaby Joyce has revealed which One Nation policy portfolio he will take up while taking a brutal swipe at his former colleagues.

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Major travel warning update for Aussies after peace deal.

Travel warning update for Aussies heading to Europe

The Government has scaled back its travel warnings across parts of the Middle East, but cautioned the security situation remains unpredictable.

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Environment Minister Murray Watt has dismissed the campaign in an interview with Sunrise.

Labor shrugs off State of Origin attack ad

‘It’s embarrassing ... imagine how everyone who voted for the Labor Party at the last election feels.’

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Dire $3/L fuel prediction as peace deal looms.

Petrol could be heading for a brutal surge

The price of filling up could become significantly more expensive if the US-Iran ceasefire stalls, with economists warning of flow-on impacts across the economy.

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Workers are trying to clean green algae from Washington's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Trump’s ‘American flag blue’ pool turns green

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has an algae bloom, a little over a week after it was repainted a colour dubbed ‘American flag blue’ by the President.

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G7 leaders have discussed the thorny issue of AI.

Trump may open AI doors to hand-picked allies

Leaders at the G7 have discussed a ‌path around restrictions on non-American use of advanced AI after Anthropic disabled access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5.

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Under proposed changes, the capital gains tax discount will be replaced with inflation indexation.

Could the new tax changes see the end of start-ups?

Investors are warning some of Australia's most successful companies wouldn't exist under proposed tax changes, as Labor pushes ahead with its planned reform.

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Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is expected to attend a signing ceremony in Switzerland.

Picturesque location for peace-deal signing revealed

The signing of a deal between the United States and Iran will take place on Friday.

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Canberra braces for Hanson’s biggest power play.

All eyes on Pauline Hanson as she faces biggest test yet

The One Nation leader will deliver her first ever National Press Club address as her party enjoys surging support.

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Five arrested over alleged White House UFC attack plan.

Chilling terror plot targeting Trump UFC event revealed

Court papers say law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has welcomed the reprieve for mortgage holders after the RBA kept the cash rate on hold. Newswire/ Tertius Pickard

Only recession fears stopped another RBA rate hike

The good news is that after three successive rate rises, the Reserve Bank has decided not to again inflict more pain on borrowers, well not just yet. 

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