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A protester is led from CME breakfast with the PM this morning at The Westin Hotel in Perth.

WATCH: Dramatic scenes as protesters dragged from PM brekkie

Three protesters have been dragged out of a resources sector breakfast that the Prime Minister is due to address in Perth this morning. SEE THE FOOTAGE

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King Charles reminds US that peace is needed with allies.

King Charles’ unorthodox plea to resist isolationism

LATIKA M BOURKE: In an unusually direct speech, King Charles called on the US to resist turning inward, stressing the importance of alliances in a time of global conflict.

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The Labor MP would not be drawn on American efforts to shut down camps in Syria.

ISIS brides row grows as minister dodges US pressure

Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has been grilled on reports the US has intervened to help a group of ISIS-linked Australians return home.

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James Comey says his post of seashells showing the numbers "86,47" had nothing to do with violence.

Former FBI director indicted over violent social media post

Ex-FBI head James Comey has been indicted again in a probe over a social media photo that officials say constituted a threat against US President Donald Trump.

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Gannon Ken Van Dyke has been charged with making an unlawful monetary transaction.

US soldier pleads not guilty to gamble on Maduro ouster

A US special forces soldier has pleaded not guilty to charges that he used classified information to gamble on the capture of Venezuela's former leader.

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King Charles has marked the 250th anniversary of US independence in a speech to Congress.

King Charles sends powerful message to US in rare address

The United Kingdom and the United States will always be staunch allies united in defending democracy, King Charles has told the US Congress.

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The US president says messages from Iran are calling for an end to a blockade of the Hormuz Strait.

Trump claims Iran in collapse as urgent plea revealed

A new claim from US President Donald Trump suggests Iran is on the brink, with a surprising request now at the centre of tensions.

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Ampol oil refinery is seen on Lytton Island on April 02, 2026 in Brisbane, Australia.

Net zero targets are a ‘threat’ to remaining oil refineries

Australia’s two remaining oil refineries in Brisbane and Geelong face huge carbon tax bills, which a think tank said threatened the nation’s fuel sovereignty.

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Unlike the popular promotion of Lt-Gen. Susan Coyle, pictured right, few had tipped economist and Industry Department boss Meghan Quinn, pictured left, would be chosen to take over the Defence organisation.

PM’s Defence Secretary pick will cause a stir in Trump’s US

In Donald Trump’s America, a woman who has lead climate change policy and supports the LGBTIQIA+ community won’t be warmly embraced.

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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2026.

Political violence isn’t just evil. It’s counterproductive

Each act of political violence further frays our threadbare social fabric, laying the foundation for authoritarianism.

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Dave Brat has been chosen by President Donald Trump as the next US ambassador to Australia.

Everything we know about Trump’s Aussie ambassador nominee

Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next US ambassador to Australia — David Brat — is an economics professor opposed to free trade.

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Jimmy Kimmel

Kimmel unrepentant after Melania calls for him to be axed

Jimmy Kimmel has fired back after Melania Trump called for him to be sacked over a joke he made describing her as an ‘expectant widow’ just days before the Washington assassination attempt.

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A lip reader has analysed a conversation between US President Donald Trump and King Charles.

Lip reader reveals Trump’s sinister warning to King Charles

‘I’ve got a feeling… if he did what he said, he will wipe out the population.’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during their meeting in Saint Petersburg.

Putin steps in to broker peace between Iran and US

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledges to do ‘everything’ possible to bring peace to the Middle East, as talks between Iran and the United States stall.

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