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An American tourist has been detained in Bali by local security on Thursday after breaking one of Bali’s laws.

Man detained in Bali after going for a walk and breaking law

An American tourist has been detained in Bali by local security on Thursday after breaking one of Bali’s laws.

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Young people worry welfare is making it harder for them to achieve financial security, home ownership, meaningful work, relationships and children.

‘Generation trapped’: This is what young Australians want

Young people worry welfare is making it harder for them to achieve financial security, home ownership, meaningful work, relationships and children.

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Call for COVID-level fuel measures as Albanese defends response to Iran war against ‘out of step’ claims after Australia is ‘glaringly absent’ from Strait of Hormuz pact.

Aus under fire for being ‘glaringly absent’ from Hormuz pact

Anthony Albanese is defending Australia’s independent response to the Iran conflict against Coalition claims it’s ‘out of step’ with the G7 after being ‘glaringly absent’ from a Strait of Hormuz pact. 

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The economic phenomena that dares not speak its name is on the horizon and closing in on Australia fast. Recession.

Why your cheapskate ways might plunge us into a recession

The economic phenomena that dares not speak its name is on the horizon and closing in on Australia fast. Recession.

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SA Premier Peter Malinauskas and  State Opposition Leader Ashton Hurn go to the polls tomorrow.

‘It’s over’: Why One Nation’s gain in SA is Libs’ heartbreak

South Australian Liberals could be left with only four seats as One Nation’s soaring popularity gathers considerable attention in the final day of the campaign.

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Reports say the Prime Minister’s department is quietly exploring options for a new gas export levy.

The one thing our resources sector warns Albo must not do

Australia’s resources sector is alarmed at reports the Prime Minister’s department is quietly exploring options for a new tax.

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A video shared by Iranian State TV shows the ute allegedly ramming into the bus.

Aussie ute driver charged after ‘ramming’ Iranian soccer bus

Queensland Police confirmed they had charged a 35-year-old ute driver after footage emerged of him colliding with a bus carrying the Iranian women’s soccer team.

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Left to right: Pauline Hanson, Peter Malinauskas and Ashton Hurn.

How personality politics are ruling SA ballot box showdown

With the South Australian Liberals staring down a One Nation incursion from the right, the politics of personality are out in full force.

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Australia's Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister have made an abrupt exit from a mosque southwest of Sydney after they were heckled.

Anthony Albanese gets a lesson in Middle East politics

AARON PATRICK: The Prime Minister’s tense visit to Sydney’s biggest mosque on Friday morning was a sign of deep hostility towards the Government from some Muslims.

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War in Iran is making Donald Trump weaker — and angrier

By diminishing the president’s political superpowers, his reckless campaign may make him more dangerous

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Donald Trump’s Pearl Harbour joke to the Japanese Prime Minister has divided.

WATCH: Trump’s Pearl Harbour joke to Japan’s PM divides

US President Donald Trump has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to the White House, joking to her about Pearl Harbour, drawing a very uncomfortable reaction.

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The Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister have made an abrupt exit from a Western Sydney mosque after they were heckled.

WATCH: PM heckled at Lakemba Mosque during Eid prayers

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke have been heckled at a mosque southwest of Sydney.

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A former national manager at Shell is predicting average unleaded petrol prices could hit $2.65 within a week, as Energy Minister Chris Bowen convenes an emergency roundtable to deal panic buying of fuel.

Coalition demands Chris Bowen quit COP 31 presidency

The Coalition has called on Chris Bowen to quit his role chairing next year’s COP 31 climate change conference amid the energy crisis prompted by the US-Israel-Iran war. 

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Iran’s chilling warning after Australia ‘sides with aggressors’

A senior Iranian official has issued a grim warning to Australia, saying it has ‘decided to take side with the aggressors’ in the spiralling Middle East conflict.

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