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Foreign Minister Penny Wong will meet her US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington this week amid ongoing global instability and domestic pressure for Australia to increase its defence spending.

Wong heads to Washington for meetings with Quad, Marco Rubio

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will meet her US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington this week amid ongoing global instability and domestic pressure for Australia to increase its defence spending.

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Labor’s Tim Ayres says Australia needs to get with the AI times.

Don’t let job fears hold Australia back from AI: Minister

Labor Minister Tim Ayres says we should embrace cutting-edge AI in the workplace, urging the country to adapt with the times.

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JACKSON HEWETT: The baby-faced socialist star has taken New York by surprise and social media by storm but would Zohran Mamdani’s economic message resonate here?

What Australia can learn from Zohran’s surge in NY

JACKSON HEWETT: The baby-faced socialist star has taken New York by surprise and social media by storm but would Zohran Mamdani’s economic message resonate here?

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Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia can expect to see more US troops on our soil

Marles flags more US military bound for Australia

LATIKA M BOURKE: Australians should expect more US troops on our soil, Defence Minister Richard Marles has told the Latika Takes podcast.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been urged to play into US President Donald Trump’s ‘transactional’ nature. NewsWire / Martin Ollman / AFP / Nicolas Tucat

Trump warning to Albanese amid new tariff risk

With still no face-to-face, tariff carve out or AUKUS guarantee, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been given a fresh warning about US President Donald Trump.

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If the United States’ European allies can increase defence spending, so too should allies in the Asia-Pacific: White House.

White House: Australia can raise defence spend if Europe can

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said if the United States’ European allies can increase defence spending, so too should allies in the Asia-Pacific.

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Defence Minister Richard Marles is yet to secure a meeting with Donald Trump at the NATO summit. (Hilary Wardaugh/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia stands ground on defence spend despite NATO boost

European nations lifting defence spending to five per cent of GDP won't convince Australia to do the same, despite threats of trade repercussions for laggards.

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Australian Opposition Leader Sussan Ley addresses the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Bold Opposition Leader big on rhetoric, short on answers

NICOLA SMITH: Opposition Leader Sussan Ley promised a radical overhaul of the Coalition but stopped short of committing to the steps needed to achieve her goal.

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Liberal MPs will meet on Friday to set up structures to develop policies in other areas, with Ms Ley saying it was imperative they act like the alternative government they were.

Liberals enter their Ley era as leader eyes adding women

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has set herself apart from Peter Dutton’s leadership and vowed to be a ‘zealot’ about recruiting more women into Liberal Party ranks.

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The City of Sydney is cracking down on bins being left on footpaths.

Major city pushes for strict new bin rule

Garbage bins in one of Australia’s major council areas may soon need to be registered and stickered, after a pitch for a new bin rule passed unanimously through council.

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Gareth Ward is accused of plying a teenager with drinks before indecently assaulting him.

Teen 'could not move' during alleged assault by MP

An 18-year-old man ‘shrivelled up’ inside himself when he was being indecently assaulted by a state MP, a jury has been told.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.NewsWire Photos. MAY 11, 2025. Stock and generic images of Flu vaccine advertising  in Melbourne . NewsWire/Ian Currie

Australia’s child vaccines ‘trending in wrong direction’

Australia had the sixth highest number of unvaccinated children among high-income countries in 2023, according to alarming new data released on Wednesday. 

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NICOLA SMITH: Ripple effects of America’s involvement in the Middle East conflict are already being felt across the Indo-Pacific 

Region’s Asia focus amid China criticism of US action

NICOLA SMITH: Ripple effects of America’s involvement in the Middle East conflict are already being felt across the Indo-Pacific.

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Details of a magistrate's decision against former MP Daryl Maguire have been released.

Premier's ex-partner spun 'deviated' yarn on $48m deal

The partner of a former state premier attempted to mislead a corruption probe stating that he had ‘never asked for a dollar’ from a $48 million property sale.

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