Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s Pacific Islands tour has already hit a snag at the first stop in Vanuatu.

‘More discussions’: China issue vexing PM in Vanuatu

Vanuatu’s government is holding off on signing crucial $500m security and economic agreement with the Albanese Government over concerns for infrastructure funding from Beijing.

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 Jacinta Nampijinpa Price ‘s detractors are growing in numbers.

Coalition pay heavy Price for act of self-harm

ANDREW CARSWELL: Through her own carelessness and self-focus, Senator Price has once again shown the risks of treating politics as merely a stage for stunts and sledges.

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Jacinta Allan Victoria has agreed to sign a treaty with Aboriginal leaders.

Jacinta Price: Victorian treaty a rerun of the Voice

AARON PATRICK: The NT senator said Victoria’s Indigenous treaty would advance divisive policies and create a bureaucracy to push a radical activist agenda.

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Transport WA has debunked false claims that a driving curfew would be brought in for drivers over the age of 60 on Australian roads.

Authorities address reports of driving curfew for over 60s amid ‘distress’

Reports circulating online claimed an Australia-wide curfew would function between 10pm and 5am.

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Victoria has struck an agreement on an Australian-first treaty with Indigenous people.

‘Historic’ treaty deal: Voice to State Parliament announced

In an Australian-first, a treaty bill has been revealed in Victoria that would see landmarks renamed and truth-telling embedded in schools, giving a voice to the State Parliament expanded powers.

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A new study has cast a grim light on the leading cause of death among Australian Defence Force veterans.

The damning new stat that proves we’ve failed our veterans

A new study has cast a grim light on the leading cause of death among Australian Defence Force veterans.

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The shift to renewables will drive future economic growth, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

Clean energy shift to herald an 'era of prosperity': PM

In a major speech, Anthony Albanese will spruik future economy growth tied to the shift to clean energy and the private sector to play a leading role.

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There has been a major manhunt for Dezi Freeman in Mount Buffalo National Park.

Son of accused cop killer fears his dad ‘probably deceased’

The son of accused cop killer Dezi Freeman has broken his silence, urging his father to ‘come back’ and ‘turn himself in’ after nearly two weeks on the run. 

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Violence has broken out on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Fights erupt at Bondi Beach during Gaza protest

Violence has broken out on Sydney’s Bondi Beach during a paddle-out supporting Gaza.

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Minister for Aged Care and Seniors, Sam Rae.

Aged care wait list 'too high' as help brought forward

The Aged Care Minister has denied a delay to the rollout of home care packages was due to budget pressures.

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Dezi Freeman is believed to be holed-up in rugged terrain after two police officers were killed. (Simon Dallinger/AAP PHOTOS)

‘Not an act of desperation’: Freeman manhunt update

Victoria Police have revealed the last confirmed sighting of alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman and have announced a huge reward for anyone who knows where he is.

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Surviving relatives of Giuffre had worried that “Nobody’s Girl” presented an outdated and unduly positive portrait of her marriage.

Virginia Giuffre’s memoir rewrite after family pressure

The publisher of a posthumous memoir by Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre says it has agreed on a final draft with family members after they publicly raised questions about the book’s release.

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ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop’s presence back in Canberra has set tongues wagging at the university.

ANU braces for leadership overhaul as Julie Bishop flies in

Expectations of a leadership shakeup at the Australian National University are growing after chancellor Julie Bishop flew to Canberra this week to hold urgent meetings with senior staff.

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It's time for Chris Bowen to admit defeat.

Time for Bowen to admit defeat over net zero target

PAUL MURRAY: Chris Bowen, the Don Quixote of Canberra, has urged a faster rollout of renewables projects without conceding the instruments he depends on to achieve that end are inadequate.

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