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Flotilla participants Zack Schofield (left) and Ethan Floyd (centre) were detained by the IDF. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Six Australian Gaza flotilla detainees freed by Israel

Activists have spoken out from hospital after being detained by the Israeli military while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza.

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Donald Trump said "on a human basis," he did not prefer a military course of action in Iran. (AP PHOTO)

Trump: New Iran plan 'disjointed', US won't leave early

US President Donald Trump says ‌the ⁠United States ​will not exit ⁠its confrontation with ‌Iran ​early ‘and ​then have ‌the ​problem arise in three ​more ​years’.

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The US has a significant military presence in Germany, with 36,000 active duty troops. (EPA PHOTO)

US withdrawing 5000 troops from Germany: Pentagon

The United States plans to withdraw 5000 troops from Germany, the Pentagon says.

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The architects of the federal budget promise responsible economic management and spending restraint. (Aap Image/AAP PHOTOS)

Budget tightens as Chalmers flags $60bn in spending pressures

Health, defence and welfare commitments are among fiscal pressures weighing on the federal budget as Treasurer Jim Chalmers vows to put a lid on spending.

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Fighting has persisted in southern Lebanon even though air strikes on Beirut have largely stopped. (AP PHOTO)

Israel strikes in southern Lebanon kill 10, IDF hurt

Israel has carried out air strikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least 10 people, officials say.

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Alice Springs residents place flowers on the gates at the Old Timers Camp before joining a procession to the home of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby.

‘How did this happen?’ Town camp tragedy sparks fury

From a desperate search to violent unrest, how the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has exposed deeper failures.

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Tony Burke has accused the Opposition Leader of “ugly” attacks against new arrivals to Australia. 

‘Immigration the answer, not the problem’: Burke

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has praised Australia’s growing Indian population and declared ‘getting the right immigrants’ is part of the solution to the country’s housing crisis. 

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Anthony Albanese says Australia will have “private” discussions with the US.

PM not ruling out sending Aussie troops to reopen Strait

The Prime Minister says Australia will have ‘private’ discussions with the United States about whether to contribute military personnel to an international coalition to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. 

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US President Donald Trump has brushed off a recent alleged assassination attempt.

WATCH: Reason Trump refuses to wear bulletproof vest

Donald Trump has brushed off a recent alleged assassination attempt by joking about wearing a bulletproof vest.

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Three assassination attempts in as many years have handed Donald J Trump the unwanted title of most targeted president in US history, Ben Harvey writes.

Want to make a hero out of a politician? Try to shoot them

BEN HARVEY: A message to wannabe political assassins: you’re not helping your cause.

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Rory Amon will face a retrial on two charges that a jury could not reach a verdict on. (Sitthixay Ditthavong/AAP PHOTOS)

Ex-Liberal MP continues fight against child sex charges

An ex-state MP still denies he sexually assaulted a teen in a car park toilet as a retrial is scheduled eight months after jurors failed to reach verdicts.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth argued Thursday that the Trump administration can continue the Iran war despite a Vietnam-era law that requires Congress’s approval after 60 days of fighting, in an apparent attempt to stave off the rapidly approaching deadline.

Hegseth argues ceasefire ‘pauses’ deadline for war approval

Defence Secretary tells Congress committee the Trump administration can continue the Iran war despite a Vietnam-era law that requires Congress’s approval after 60 days of fighting.

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The world’s oil markets are in La La Land.

Oil markets in La La land as experts warn of supply shock

THE ECONOMIST: Markets are disconnected from reality and we are heading for the biggest global oil-supply shock in history, energy experts warn.

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A group of so-called ISIS brides has been blocked from returning to Australia.

Government refuses to confirm or deny role as ISIS brides blocked

It marks the group’s second failed attempt to return to Australia from a Syrian detention camp.

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, and Gen. Dan Caine, right, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the department’s budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Why Trump’s weapons production boost might be years away

THE NEW YORK TIMES: While the defence industry has announced plans to make more munitions, much of that expanded production will not quickly kick in.

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