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Anthony Albanese has refused to say whether the Government would entertain a prisoner swap deal to free Oscar Jenkins.
Australia
Nicola Smith

Aussie captured by Russian soldiers ‘missing for weeks’

Questions have been raised about the timeline of when a former Melbourne teacher captured by Russian soldiers went missing, and what the Government knew.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Darwin to mark the 50 year anniversary of cyclone Tracy.
Australia
Nicola Smith

PM pays sombre tribute to victims of Cyclone Tracy

The devastation of Cyclone Tracy during Christmas 1974 still resonates today, Prime Minister Albanese said on Tuesday as he paid tribute in Darwin to the victims of one of Australia’s worst natural disasters. 

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Detainees held in Guantanamo’s extreme conditions and subjected to torture like Bali bombers Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep suffer “debilitating” psychological conditions.
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Asia Pacific
Nicola Smith

Bali bombers ‘broken men who pose no danger’

Two Malaysians convicted for their role in the Bali bombings and repatriated last week will face intense monitoring, says Guantanamo lawyer.

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“Aussie cossack” Simeon Boikov lives at the Russian consulate in Sydney.
Australia
Peta Rasdien

‘Aussie Cossack’ offers himself for captured teacher swap

A Russian agent who has been holed up in the Sydney consulate for two years has offered himself up in a potential prisoner swap for a Melbourne teacher captured in Ukraine’s Kursk region.

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Former prime ministers are among those gathering for Liberal stalwart Kevin Andrews' state funeral. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Politics
Holly Hales

Farewell for former defence minister Kevin Andrews

Liberal Party stalwart and longtime MP Kevin Andrews is being farewelled at a state funeral on Monday following his death from cancer.

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Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto could face a leadership vote as soon as Friday.
Politics
Callum Godde and Luke Costin

'He’s cooked': Writing on the wall for Liberal leader

A state Liberal Party could opt for its fourth leader in four years as a backflip by incumbent John Pesutto fails to cool tensions.

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Federal Transport Minister Catherine King has released a proposed new set of rules for airline carriers.
Politics
Joe Spagnolo and Claire Sadler

Hallelujah: Days of airlines behaving badly could be ending

The days of airlines behaving badly and not giving a fig about cancelled flights, delays and disruptions may be coming to an end.

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A judge found a social media post by Pauline Hanson breached the Racial Discrimination Act. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
Australia
Neve Brissenden

‘Impasse’: Pauline Hanson’s last One Nation MP quits

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party has suffered a blow after her last MP in NSW quit over a party funding row.

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Australia's busiest urban rail network faces disarray on the final weekend before Christmas.
Australia
Jack Gramenz

Chaos as train strike that may shut down NYE fireworks begins

Cancelling Australia's biggest New Year's Eve fireworks display could send businesses to the wall, but the impacts of rail network chaos are already in play.

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Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto refused to quit after the Federal Court's defamation decision.
Australia
Callum Godde

Would-be Liberal premier faces more battles after party split

Supporters of Victoria’s Liberal leader fear he may not last despite fending off a move from an exiled MP to return to his team.

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Cash payments will be preserved for ‘essential goods’ under a government plan to make sure people can still use notes and coins to pay for things.
Australia
Katina Curtis

REVEALED: The shops where cash must remain king

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Stephen Jones have released a discussion paper laying out a proposal for the mandate to come into effect from 2026 and seeking feedback.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese greets the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele at the start of the plenary session at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in August.
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Australia
Nicola Smith

Australia faces uncertain times in its Pacific backyard

The Albanese Government has scored a series of goals against China’s growing influence in the Pacific, but its latest deal with the Solomon Islands still has wriggle room for Honiara.

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Moira Deeming says John Pesutto's inability to admit his mistakes speaks volumes about his character (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
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Politics
Callum Godde

Narrow win on exiled MP ‘won’t stop’ Liberal leader’s agitators

Ousted Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has declared it's ‘only a matter of time’ before she returns to the party room after a vote split her ex-colleagues.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, December 20, 2024.
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Politics
Ellen Ransley

‘Partner of choice’: Albanese inks new Solomon Islands deal

Australia will give the Solomon Islands a ‘package of support’ to grow the size and capability of the police force in the Albanese Government’s latest move to show muscle in the Pacific.

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Seven guests of the Warwick Resort on Fiji's Coral Coast, including at least four Australians, were hospitalised in an alleged mass poisoning incident.
Australia
Nicola Smith

Fiji’s urgent plea to Australia as cocktail mystery deepens

Fiji’s tourism industry has issued a plea to Australian authorities after the results of toxicology tests on samples of cocktails consumed by seven tourists who fell ill were released.

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