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Anthony Albanese announced a $15m investment in high-performance sport at the Pacific Islands Forum.
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Albanese splashes $15.6m on Pacific athletes for Olympics

Australia lacked a sports diplomacy strategy leading into the 2000 Sydney Olympics but is set on maximising leverage from the upcoming Brisbane Games.

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Cara Severino made contact with her parents, Debbie and Frank Severino, on Friday morning.

Aussie family’s elation amid the agony of Nepal disaster

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Vuvale means family and that's the bond between Australia and Fiji. Today we agreed to negotiate a new security treaty as part of our shared vision of a secure and prosperous Pacific. Thank you, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, for the productive discussions. I look forward to finding new ways to elevate our Vuvale Partnership. Pictured: Anthony Albanese with Sitiveni Rabuka. Anthony Albanese/X

Australia’s Pacific alliance plan blocks China’s advance

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Anthony Albanese publicly rebuked Tony Burke’s push to reduce Australia’s refugee intake

War cabinet: PM’s spat deepens Labor’s migration divide

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A 27-year-old man bound for Brisbane has been arrested over an alleged outdoor sex act in Bali.

Aussie tourist arrested in Bali over alleged lewd sex act

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"We believe the solution to the existing issues is dialogue," Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian says.

‘Laughable’: Iran mocks Trump amid fresh US strikes

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Hours after the Iran-US conflict escalated, Donald Trump has launched a thinly veiled AI threat against Iran.

‘Blown to smithereens’: Trump’s AI vid threatens Iran port

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Google Maps action the name change of Lake Ontario.

Trump’s ‘Lake America’ change hits Aussie Google Maps

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US launches fresh strike on Iran as tensions explode

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An army soldier stands by in a hazmat suit as unidentified bodies recovered from the flash floods are buried at a mass burial site in Nepal.
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Why Nepal’s floods took a well-prepared China by surprise

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Designer John Galliano has bowed out of an upcoming Met Museum Show amid mounting criticism over past anti-Semitic remarks.
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Galliano quits Met show amid outrage on anti-Semitic remarks

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Swarms of drones, many of them powered by jet engines, have plagued Kyiv and nearby areas. (EPA PHOTO)

Death toll rises as Russian barrage on Kyiv enters fifth day

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Fourteen Australians have been confirmed killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia over four years.

DFAT investigating claims ex-ADF soldier killed in Ukraine

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