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A 15 per cent drop in home mortgage applications, driven by Budget changes to the tax system, portends further falls in property prices.
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Aaron Patrick

Investors are fleeing the property market. Blame Albanese

AARON PATRICK: Allowing new homes to be built is one thing. Changing the tax rules and pushing down prices is another. Mr Albanese is changing the country. Investors are being forced to adapt.

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Brittany Higgins and Katy Gallagher.
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Higgins scandal finally closes after destroying lives

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Tony Burke has rubbished Pauline Hanson’s proposed law to block ISIS fighters from returning to Australia, saying it ‘would last 30 seconds in High Court’.

‘Last 30 seconds’: Burke rebukes Hanson’s ISIS return bill

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A controversial ABC sketch depicting violence against Gina Rinehart has been referred to the Ombudsman.

‘Unacceptable’: ABC’s Rinehart clip referred to Ombudsman

Australia
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RBA governor Michele Bullock has attempted to cut through interest rate speculation with a blunt message to Treasurer Jim Chalmers on the nation’s productivity plight.
opinion

Rates prediction contests mask real economic problems

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Donald Trump launches fresh assault on Iran.

Trump unleashes fresh strikes as Iran war escalates

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Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions from a Senate committee.

US’s top COVID expert stonewalls hostile Republicans

USA
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This is the second time Donald Trump has asked to quash damages awarded to E Jean Carroll.

Trump scrambles to overturn Carroll sex abuse claims

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Tony Burke has rubbished Pauline Hanson’s proposed law to block ISIS fighters from returning to Australia, saying it ‘would last 30 seconds in High Court’.

‘Last 30 seconds’: Burke rebukes Hanson’s ISIS return bill

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Iraqis inspect damaged structures at the site of an airstrike on a Popular Mobilization Forces base in Mosul, Iraq.
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‘We’re going to smack ‘em a little bit’: US strikes back

USA
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Donald Trump has unleashed a foul-mouthed threat against Iran after Tehran launched ballistic missiles at a US airbase in Jordan, prompting a joint American and Saudi response. 

Trump unloads in foul-mouthed Iran rant after missile attack

US Politics
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At a hearing on COVID-19, former infectious-disease official Anthony S. Fauci said he would avoid answering contentious questions.

Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in COVID Senate hearing

World
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Volodymyr Zelensky met US senators while in Washington, where Ukraine's successes have played well.

Ukraine strikes Russian refinery hours after Trump talks

World
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