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Sunrise’s Michael Usher confronts PM Anthony Albanese on Aussies ‘going backwards’ amid campaign blitz
Australia
Caleb Taylor

Anthony Albanese calls for major change to Australian political system

The prime minister appeared on the show amid a campaigning blitz in Queensland.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected the idea that Australia was too dangerous to host events that could spark anti-Israel protests. 
Australia
Nicola Smith

PM weighs in after matches scrapped over anti-Israel fears

Anthony Albanese has addressed concerns Australia is not safe for international sporting events after Ice Hockey Australia cancelled a World Championships event over security fears.

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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is reportedly packing his bags for Israel, tasked with mending the fractured relationship between the Albanese and Netanyahu governments.
Australia
Georgina Noack

Top Labor minister to fly to Israel to fix Netanyahu ties

A top Labor minister is reportedly set to pack their bags to fly to the Israel on an urgent diplomatic repair job amid mounting tension between the Albanese and Netanyahu governments.

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Anthony Albanese is expected to renew his government's attack on the opposition's nuclear plan.
Australia
Tess Ikonomou

Albanese blitz to attack coalition's nuclear plan continues

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s blitz of key electorates continues ahead of an official start to the 2025 federal election campaign.

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WorkSafe has charged a hospital operator following the death of a patient in their care. 
Victoria
Digital Staff

Hospital charged after patient’s death

WorkSafe confirmed the two charges on Monday.

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Australian Border Force teams meticulously hunt for corrupt insiders and activity within the aviation industry.
Australia
James Carmody

The secret teams exposing drug smuggling insiders working at our airports

‘If they get a sniff that there is a vulnerability, they’ll look to exploit it.’

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Both the Australia Day debate and Markle are about to become inescapable.
Opinion
Kate Emery

Why Australia Day discourse is the Meghan Markle of politics

KATE EMERY: The stakes may be wildly different — Australia Day is a source of pain for Indigenous Australians, while Markle just wants to teach the world how to make a light sponge — but both are inevitable.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans a whirlwind visit to key electorates as polling day looms.
Politics
Kat Wong

Albo kick-starts election year with multi-state blitz

Voters are being asked to choose between building Australia's future or taking the nation backwards as the government hopes for a rate cut before polling day.

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Nicole Kidman has given a long-awaited dedication to her late mother, accepting the International Film Star award at the Palm Springs Film Festival.
Australia

Steamy Kidman gives long-awaited dedication to late mother

Nicole Kidman has given a long-awaited dedication to her late mother, accepting the International Film Star award at the Palm Springs Film Festival.

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Simon Holmes a Court has copped criticism after he compared Scott Morrison’s popularity to that of child abuse offender Rolf Harris.
Politics
Ellen Ransley and Katina Curtis

Outrage over Teal backer’s ScoMo, Rolf Harris comparison

Multi-millionaire teal backer Simon Holmes a Court has been blasted after he compared Scott Morrison’s popularity to that of convicted paedophile Rolf Harris.

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An Australian soldier fighting for the Ukraine Army is pleading with the Federal Government to bring him home - after he stepped on a landmine which ripped apart his foot and hand. Casey Gadaleta, 38, was fighting in Kursk, Russia, when his unit came across a position manned by both Russian and North Korean troops. PICTURED: Casey with his injuries in the Kiev hospital bed Unknown
Australia
Chris Reason

Australian soldier injured in Ukraine landmine blast abandons plea for medevac

Queensland steelworker Casey Gadaleta had earlier pleaded for a government-funded flight out of Ukraine after stepping on a landmine.

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Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has blamed the ‘leftist establishment’ for his Government’s failures.
Politics
Ellen Ransley

‘Unelected and unaccountable’: Abbott launches attack

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has taken aim at ‘unelected and unaccountable’ bureaucrats for his Government’s failings, claiming he was ‘thwarted by a leftist establishment’.

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A body has been located during the search for a boy in Sydney’s southwest. File image.
NSW
Summer Woolley

Tragic end in search for missing five-year-old boy with autism

He was last seen wearing a black and white skeleton onesie and no shoes.

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A grandmother was attacked and chased by an armed man ‘dressed as a ninja’ before her husband heroically put an end to a violent home invasion in Perth’s south.
Australia
Caleb Runciman

‘Ninja’ with throwing star attacks grandma in Perth’s south

A grandmother on a late-night walk with her dog was attacked and chased by an armed man ‘dressed as a ninja’ before her husband heroically put an end to a violent home invasion on New Year’s Eve. 

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One lucky Australian has begun 2025 on a prosperous note after scoring a huge Lotto win.
Lifestyle
Chloe Maher

Lone punter pockets eye-watering $20 million Powerball win

One lucky Australian has begun 2025 on a prosperous note after scoring a huge Lotto win.

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