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11 Australian ISIS-linked families leaving Roj Camp in northeastern Syria unknown

‘Nothing but contempt’ for ISIS brides, says Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese reiterated the Federal Government will not be providing any repatriation support after 11 Australian families with links to ISIS were issued passports to return from Syria.

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct after an unprecedented investigation in Britain’s modern era.

Ex-prince’s bombshell arrest over Epstein trade secret fears

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct after an unprecedented investigation in Britain’s modern era. 

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Iraqi security forces lead suspected Islamic State militants for questioning, after they were transferred from Syria to Iraq, at Al-Karkh Central Prison in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Hadi Mizban

Albo’s ISIS contempt won’t protect Aus from ‘heinous’ ideas

Angus Taylor said the so-called ISIS brides were sympathetic to a ‘heinous ideology’ and called on Labor to tighten temporary exclusion legislation.

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Jim Chalmers slapped down the central bank’s mild-mannered ex-governor, Philip Lowe, earlier this week.

This is what happens when you cross Jim Chalmers

AARON PATRICK: The Treasurer’s attack on former Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe over inflation and interest rates was unfair and could hurt the central bank’s independence, economists said.

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Anthony Albanese is going further than John Howard did in 2001.

Why Albo is trying to out-Howard the Liberals on ISIS brides

By saying he has ‘nothing but contempt’ for women stranded in Syria, Anthony Albanese is pushing his national security rhetoric further even than John Howard did.

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Oil prices have jumped amid the escalating Iran conflict.

How Iran conflict could send Aussie petrol prices soaring

An attack on Iran that ballooned into a broader regional conflict and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz could send Australian petrol prices soaring.

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A political spat has erupted over calls for a royal commission after a damning report exposed alleged corruption in the construction union.

‘Disinterested’: Jacinta Allan blasts reporter over CFMEU scandal

A political spat has erupted over calls for a royal commission after a damning report exposed alleged corruption in the construction union.

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Fears that the US and Iran are headed to all-out-war have erupted.

‘Prepare for war’: US-Iran tensions erupt, Trump briefed

Fears have erupted that the US and Iran are headed for all-out-war, as countries ready armed forces and Donald Trump is briefed on strikes that would dwarf previous conflicts.

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Uncle Robbie Thorpe is a prominent Indigenous sovereignty activist.

Huge ruling on Hamas terror listing

An activist’s efforts to overturn the Australian Government’s designation of Hamas as a terrorist organisation has been decided by a court.

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Pauline Hanson has continued her attack on Muslims, calling Islam a “religion of hate”.

Hanson ignites new controversy with ‘religion of hate’ claim

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has continued her attack on Muslims, calling Islam a ‘religion of hate’ and opposing Muslim women coming to Australia to have ‘child after child at taxpayers’ expense’.

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Two major security documents issued by the Trump administration set out what has been described as the softest tone toward China from the United States in nearly a decade. 

Trump not retreating on Taiwan despite tone shift: Marles

Defence Minister Richard Marles says he believes the Trump administration remains committed to the ‘sensitive matter’ of Taiwan’s security. 

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Two days of peace talks in Geneva between Ukraine and Russia have ended without deal.

'Difficult': Ukraine war negotiations hit deadlock

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of deliberately stalling peace talks that ended abruptly after two days.

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Jim Chalmers has been the subject of death threats.

Weapons seized, arrest after alleged Chalmers death threats

A man has been arrested after allegedly making threats to kill Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

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The jobless rate is predicted to be on the way up again, but economists think it’s not a concern.

Unemployment tipped to surge again after surprise drop

Australia's latest jobless figures are likely to follow a trend for the year's start after economists were wrong-footed by a surprise fall in unemployment.

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