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Savings measures in the federal budget risk undermining veterans' well-being, advocates warn.

Veteran payouts grow by a whopping $5 billion

Veteran compensation and treatment payments continue to grow as the Federal government makes cuts to other areas of the portfolio to balance the budget.

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A draft of an internal Democratic autopsy of the 2024 presidential election released Thursday argues that former Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign failed to make an “affirmative case” for her

Democrats’ election autopsy puts blame on Biden and beyond

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The Democratic National Committee has released a nearly 200-page draft of an internal autopsy of what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. Here’s five key takeaways from the report.

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Chris Bowen has met with his Turkish counterpart to spruik vehicle electrification.

Chris Bowen spruiks EVs ahead of UN climate summit

Australia and Turkey have revealed that the global oil crisis will prompt a major focus on electric vehicles at the United Nations climate talks in November.

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Mr Trump says the US will recover Iran’s stockpile of uranium while Iran says it should not be overseas.

Trump’s tug-of-war with Iran over uranium stockpile

US President Donald Trump has vowed the United States will eventually ‌recover Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

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Moral judgments should be made about Israel according to the same standards by which we judge other countries faced with similar circumstances. 

The intense hatred of Israel is a sign the West is degrading

Moral judgments should be made about Israel according to the same standards by which we judge other countries faced with similar circumstances. 

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Chalmers on the defensive in face of Budget backlash

The Treasurer has again been forced to defend contentious, promise-breaking Budget as he hits out at ‘scare campaign’.

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Cuba's former President Raul Castro holds a Cuban national flag during the commemoration of May Day (Labour Day), marking International Workers' Day, at Havana's Revolution Square on May 1, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) YAMIL LAGE

Former Cuban president indicted in US on murder charges

A federal grand jury has indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro in an attempt to hold him accountable for killing four people, three of them Americans.

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Wilson Asset Management founder and chairman Geoff Wilson.

Asset chief fears CGT plan will change share investing

Wilson Asset Management founder Geoff Wilson fears Labor’s proposed minimum 30 per cent capital gains.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers in WA.

Chalmers commits to leaving WA’s GST share untouched

The Treasurer has given a firm commitment to maintaining WA’s current GST share, on his post-Budget trip to Perth.

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College economics professor and Donald Trump’s pick for next US ambassador to Canberra, David Brat.

Trump’s next Canberra man wants to mine mineral expertise

The likely next US ambassador has praised Australia’s mining prowess saying he wants to tap into the our expertise on rare earths processing and refining.

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Jeff Bezos

Bezos’ shock call to wipe income taxes for 50pc of earners

The ultrabillionaire has defended Donald Trump, hyped AI, and defended himself and his megarich peers form being villainised in a new interview, but he's also offered an olive branch for the poor.

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Budgets usually disappear from the public consciousness and the news cycle after a few days. Not this one.

Why this Budget isn’t as bad as memes would have you believe

MARK RILEY: Budgets usually disappear from the public consciousness and the news cycle after a few days. Not this one.

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Vanessa Trump has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Loan commitments for Australian properties fell by 6.2 per cent in the March quarter. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

House price warning as demand set to fall off cliff

Rising living costs and interest rates are hurting housing sales, and alarm is now growing after a controversial Labor Government tax change.

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