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Sussan Ley and Senator Andrew Bragg.

More Liberals threaten to quit over net zero

The Coalition’s unity is being tested as moderate Liberals threaten to quit over net zero.

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Jim Chalmers faces a tough choice on the government’s electricity rebates scheme.

Why soaring electricity prices are a liability for Albo

Skyrocketing electricity prices are coming back to haunt the Albanese government six months after they neutralised it as an election issue.

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 Sussan Ley must make a stand and dump the Liberal commitment to net zero.

Ley must dump net zero and get some mongrel back

CAMERON MILNER: It will take political courage that Sussan Ley may lack, but ending their commitment to net zero will be a point of difference the Liberals need to launch a comeback.

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Zohran Mamdani arrives on a public bus for the second mayoral debate at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center in Queens.

One of Mamdani’s key NY promises already in doubt

Many of Zohran Mamdani’s dreams for New York City will require support from state lawmakers in Albany — and there’s already doubts about one of his signature proposals.

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Anthony Albanese won’t commit to extending Labor’s energy bill rebate scheme, reminding Australia’s of his previous admission that the ‘rebates won’t be a permanent feature’. 

Anthony Albanese coy on extending energy rebates

Anthony Albanese won’t commit to extending Labor’s energy bill rebate scheme, reminding Australians of his previous admission that the ‘rebates won’t be a permanent feature’. 

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More than 7000 flights in the US have been delayed and 2100 have been cancelled.

End to shutdown edges closer as flight chaos grips US

Over 2000 flights have been cancelled within, into, or out of the United States, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks air travel disruptions.

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Donald Trump declared an end to the shutdown is “getting close”. 

Senate votes to begin first step towards ending shutdown

A bi-partisan deal has been reached to finally end the US shutdown, the longest in the country’s history.  

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The Canberra Liberals have lost another leader with Leanne Castley announcing she's stepping down.

Australia’s most unsuccessful party loses another leader

The Canberra Liberals, who have languished in opposition for twenty-four years, have lost another leader with Leanne Castley announcing she’s stepping down following a turbulent 12 months.

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Two prominent female politicians were subjected to hateful messages following a neo-Nazi rally outside state parliament.

Female MPs face threats after Nazi rally

Two prominent female politicians have revealed they were subjected to hateful messages following a neo-Nazi rally outside state parliament.

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Anthony Albanese’s social media laws aim to move children away from having the majority of their social interactions online. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albo’s admission about world-first social media laws

With fears teenagers will be able to get around Australia’s social media ban, Anthony Albanese has a concession about the world-first laws.

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Barnaby Joyce has likened Labor’s energy policy to Band-Aid on an amputated leg’. Sunrise

‘Total swindle’: Barnaby blows up over renewables

The New England MP has lashed rising power prices under Labor’s energy policies, saying “it’s like a dog returning to his vomit”.

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Liberal MPs will descend on Canberra as their divided party is poised to ditch its pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

Liberals to descend on nation's capital for net-zero fight

The Liberals’ position on the climate target will be finalised following mid-week meetings in Canberra, with the party to negotiate a single policy with the Nationals in the days to follow.

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US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has unveiled a bold plan to revamp how the Pentagon buys weapons.

Hegseth pledges Pentagon shake up on weapons buying

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has unveiled a bold plan to revamp how the Pentagon buys weapons, aiming to speed up delivery and better equip America’s ‘war fighters’.

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Australia is in the final throes of preparing its world-leading social media ban for children younger than 16 but key questions remain unanswered.

'Set up to fail': Countdown to kids' social media ban

In exactly a month, Australia’s world-first social media ban will take effect, but the Opposition claims that families, schools and kids won’t be ready.

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