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Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with reporters on the country's Victory Day holiday. (EPA PHOTO)

Putin says Ukraine war will end soon, floats peace talks

Vladimir Putin has indicated the ‌Ukraine ‌war will likely come to an ​end soon, but says ‘anyone who wants to meet me has to come to Moscow’.

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 Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has secured a lower house seat for the first time.

Leader’s grim warning as Hanson’s One Nation surges

The Premier warned voters not to risk handing power over to a divided opposition and ‘maybe one where One Nation plays a big role’.

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Albanese Government announces $2b for new homes

The Albanese government has set aside $2b in Tuesday’s budget to deliver tens of thousands of new homes over the next decade.

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Trump said the US could revive Project Freedom, which was launched this week to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz. (AP PHOTO)

Iran could withstand blockade for months, CIA warns

But the US President says if talks fail, the country may reintroduce ‘Project Freedom’.

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As Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down next week’s federal budget, pressure is mounting on the government to deliver meaningful support for households. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Budget cash splash may not ease Australians’ cost-of-living pain

From fuel prices and tax offsets to housing and healthcare, economists say some of the budget measures Australians notice first may not deliver lasting relief.

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In an undated image from the Department of Defense, an image of a UFO resembling a football-shaped body near Japan that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reported. The Pentagon on Friday released online what it called “new, never-before-seen” files, dating back decades, related to unidentified flying objects. (Department of Defense via The New York Times)  — NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY

‘New, never-before-seen’ UFO files finally released

It includes a strange sighting by Buzz Aldrin of a bright light source during the Apollo 11 moon mission.

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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson arrives for the One Nation Farrer by-election reception in Albury, NSW, Saturday, May 9, 2026. Voters will head to the polls on Saturday for the Farrer by-election to replace former Opposition Leader Sussan Ley in Federal Parliament, following a Liberal leadership spill. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) NO ARCHIVING BIANCA DE MARCHI

One Nation claims victory ‘for nation’ in Farrer by-election

After 30 years in politics, Pauline Hanson has finally won a lower house seat in the federal parliament, setting up shocks for the major parties.

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Washington is awaiting Tehran's response to a US proposal that would formally end the war. (EPA PHOTO)

More clashes as US-Iran talks appear to stall

Iran says it is still weighing its response to the US peace proposal, ​but none was reported by mid-afternoon in Washington, just before midnight in Tehran.

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The voters of Farrer will deliver a message that will echo up and down the corridors of Parliament House.

Farrer by-election could change the political landscape

The voters of Farrer will deliver a message that will echo up and down the corridors of Parliament House.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers in the run up to his greatest test

Treasurers usually play a careful game of expectations management ahead of budgets so they can pull a rabbit out of their hat on the night and dazzle everyone. Not so this year.

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Thirty-two-year-old ISIS widow Janai Safar was denied bail on Friday by a Sydney judge. 7NEWS

ISIS widow denied bail; two others to seek release Monday

Prosecutors allege one of the women who returned to Australia on Thursday bought a Yazidi slave for $14,000 while living in the ISIS caliphate.

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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and candidate David Farley in Albury on Thursday.

Historic political win looms in former Coalition stronghold

Voters in the New South Wales seat of Farrer are poised to make history this weekend by electing a One Nation candidate to Federal Parliament’s lower house for the first time.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage enjoys an ice cream after casting his vote during the local council elections.

Key sign on the nose Starmer’s Labour headed for wipeout

Ten years after voting for Brexit, the same voters are still dissatisfied and are continuing to buy whatever it is that Nigel Farage is selling. 

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Why Govt spending isn’t going to slow down anytime soon

The people making the decisions want to be remembered in the history books as someone who got stuff done. And if that means adding to the pile of debt and fuelling inflation, then so be it. 

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Embattled Sports and Communications Minister Anika Wells is repaying $10,000 in taxpayer-funded travel following an audit into her questionable expense claims.

PM rejects Opposition call to sack minister over $10K travel

Anthony Albanese is rebuffing an Opposition call to sack embattled Sport and Communications Minister Anika Wells after she repaid $10,000 in wrongful travel claims.

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