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People assess the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack that destroyed residential buildings in Tel Aviv in June.

Gulf allies warn Iran missiles still pose ‘deadly threat’

The warning comes as US President Donald Trump considers strikes against the Middle Eastern-country’s missile program.

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Anthony Albanese has repeatedly mocked the chaos inside the former Coalition as the Reserve Bank prepares to overshadow the formal return of Parliament with an expected Tuesday rate hike.

‘Smug’ Albanese celebrates Coalition chaos

Anthony Albanese has repeatedly mocked the chaos inside the former Coalition as the Reserve Bank prepares to overshadow the formal return of Parliament with an expected Tuesday rate hike.

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Chances are we’ll see rates rise.

The one thing Chalmers must do to stop interest rate rises

The Reserve Bank of Australia wouldn’t have to hike interest rates if the Federal Government made a tough decision, a leading economist says.

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Jeffrey Epstein, Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit., Princess Eugenie and Sarah Fergsuon.

Sarah Ferguson refers to Epstein as ‘brother’ in new file dump

More embarrassing correspondence between the former UK princess and the child sex offender have been revealed.

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Pop superstar Billie Eilish sent fans into shock at the Grammy Awards when photographers captured what appeared to be an engagement ring on her ring finger.

Billie Eilish shocks fans with ring on engagement finger

The 24-year-old pop superstar set tongues wagging at the Grammy Awards when photographers captured what appeared to be an engagement ring on her ring finger.

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Andrew Hastie has been told he’s the future of the Liberal Party amid growing leadership speculation.

Andrew Hastie told he will lead the Liberals, eventually

‘Angus is the guy for now,’ said one Liberal involved in leadership negotiations. ‘Andrew is the guy for the future.’

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Sussan Ley and David Littleproud are set to meet over the future of the Coalition.

No Coalition breakthrough as Libs, Nats fail to resolve spat

A damaging split of the Coalition is set to continue after an initial face-to-face meeting between Sussan Ley and her counterpart David Littleproud in Canberra failed to resolve differences.

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The nude latex dress designed by Marina Hermansera was paired with diamond jewlery and beige leather heels on the red carpet on Monday. 

WATCH: Man smacks model Heidi Klum’s bum on red carpet

The cheeky bum slap was caught on camera and has since gone viral on social media.

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Liberal MPs look evenly split between two men and a woman.

Sussan Ley’s leadership woes are nothing to do with gender

Watching the Liberal Party’s leadership saga is excruciating. It’s like witnessing a slow death: drawn-out, painful and entirely avoidable.

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After a record rally, gold is giving its buyers a taste of the downside.

Why gold is precious one day and plunging the next

After a breakneck rally to start 2026, gold has suffered its largest single-day reversal in 40 years, all from a slump sparked by US President Donald Trump.

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Clive Palmer spent almost $200 million on political campaigning in the 2024/25 financial year. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Palmer's $200m splurge: Top political spenders revealed

Hundreds of millions of dollars were poured into Australia's 2025 Federal election, with major parties spending nine figures across the election year.

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One Nation's popularity has spiked on the back of Pauline Hanson's anti-immigration stance. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

'Disunity is death': Coalition slumps amid Hanson surge

Liberals say their party is paying the price for weeks of infighting as one MP plots a leadership challenge and One Nation skyrockets in the polls.

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Barnaby Joyce and Tanya Plibersek erupt in fiery Sunrise clash over One Nation surge

‘All you’re doing is whingeing’: One Nation surge sparks fiery Sunrise clash

‘It’s so easy to be a grievance party when you give us so much to complain about.’

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Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King is heading to the United States this week to attend a multi-nation summit on critical minerals.

King to attend Rubio’s critical minerals summit in DC

Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King is heading to the United States to attend a multi-nation summit on critical minerals aimed at swerving China’s chokehold on the sector.

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