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Anthony Albanese announces more fuel is bound for Australia amid supply concerns.

Albanese acts on diesel as Middle East uncertainty grows

Australia has secured four extra shiploads of diesel via BP and Viva, further strengthening expected supplies through the end of May and early June.

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Keir Starmer’s crumbling leadership brutally exposed

LATIKA M BOURKE: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a pitiful figure. Incurious and incompetent, his reputation as a decent but boring managerial technocrat is shot. 

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US President Donald Trump has reportedly faced resistance in attempting to access nuclear attack codes.

Trump reportedly blocked from accessing nuclear codes

A wild claim has emerged stating that US President Donald Trump was blocked from accessing the nuclear codes to use against Iran as his war rages on with no end in sight. Here’s what we know.

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The army says an Israeli soldier damaged a crucifix while another soldier photographed the act.

Israeli soldiers detained after crucifix act sparks outrage

Israeli soldiers have been punished after an incident involving a Christian religious symbol in southern Lebanon sparked international condemnation.

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Roger Cook has warned that the States will not bear all the costs of federal cuts to the NDIS as Health Minister Mark Butler eyes tighter regulation and a reset of eligibility to rein in the runaway program.

Cook warns States won’t bear costs of federal NDIS cuts

Roger Cook has warned that the States will not bear all the costs of federal cuts to the NDIS as Health Minister Mark Butler eyes tighter regulation and a reset of eligibility to rein in the runaway program.

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The NDIS was meant to be based on free market principles and the individual. But its ballooning costs are now requiring major Federal Government intervention.

How NDIS’ free market design is bursting the Budget

The NDIS was meant to be based on free market principles and the individual. But its ballooning costs are now requiring major Federal Government intervention.

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Party faithful have been closely tracking the rise of the charismatic South Australian MP Mark Butler as they quietly contemplate Labor after Albo.

Why Mark Butler is being discussed as Labor’s next leader

Party faithful have been closely tracking the rise of the charismatic South Australian MP Mark Butler as they quietly contemplate Labor after Albo.

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More ballot papers have turned up for two seats in last month's South Australian election.

Discovery of more uncounted ballots sparks calls for review

More uncounted ballots have been found weeks after South Australians went to the polls, prompting calls for an independent review of the election.

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Top economist tells Chalmers to attempt $100b surgery

AMP chief economist Shane Oliver has urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to cut $100 billion from the Federal Budget to help fight inflation.

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Anthony Albanese’s Tim Tam approach to economic management.

Anthony Albanese’s Tim Tam approach to economic management

AARON PATRICK: A government fund set up to invest in promising companies is being used to deliver corporate welfare.

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The tax burden on Australians is at the highest level in almost two decades, new government data shows, with a former Reserve Bank official warning it is likely to get even worse.

Average Aussie paying highest taxes in two decades

The tax burden on Australians is at the highest level in almost two decades, new government data shows, with a former Reserve Bank official warning it is likely to get even worse.

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Defence upstarts are changing how the US wages war.

THE ECONOMIST: Defence upstarts changing how US wages war

The Trump administration is cosying up to new tech which is shaking up the traditional military industrial complex.

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Australia risks being exploited by the ‘predatory’ behaviour of international superpowers as the world order is eroded

‘Predatory’: Blunt message about Aus threats

Australia risks being exploited by the ‘predatory’ behaviour of international superpowers as the world order is eroded, a damning new human rights report has found.

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