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The cyclist died at the scene.
Australia
Digital Staff

Man killed in horrific highway crash

The 43-year-old died at the scene.

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Dr Chalmers will use a speech to the Australian Business Economists group on Wednesday to highlight the importance of similar small measures to revitalise competition.
Politics
Katina Curtis

Chalmers offers $900m productivity carrot to States

Jim Chalmers will put $900 million in incentives on the table for the States to make actual economic improvements including streamlining commercial zones and slashing red tape around pre-fabricated houses.

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Anthony Albanese is about to head to South America for the APEC and G20 summits.
analysis
Politics
Ellen Ransley

Will Trumpian tide thwart APEC and G20 summit targets?

The twin South American summits will have plenty of targets and pledges for world leaders, including Anthony Albanese. But it could all be moot when Donald Trump moves back into the White House.

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Peter Dutton has described the parallels between the United States and Australia as “eerie.” 
Opinion
Isabelle Mullen

Dutton tries out Trump’s winning formula ahead of election

ISABELLE MULLEN: Peter Dutton is a very different person to Donald Trump. But ahead of the next Federal election Dutton is looking at Trump’s winning strategy and building his campaign on the same formula. 

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Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4.
Asia Pacific
Nicola Smith

Australia, Philippines strengthen ties to counter China

Australia and the Philippines have agreed to step up the tempo of their military cooperation to counter China’s increasingly aggressive actions in the South China Sea.

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Video
The group of men were found on Croker Island, just north of the NT.
Politics
Mark Riley, 7NEWS Political Editor

Men busted on remote Aussie island exposes new people smuggler plot

Australian Border Force officials believe the detection of four men on a remote island just off the mainland north-east of Darwin has foiled an attempt by people smugglers to find a new way of breaching the nation’s border defences.

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ANDREW CARSWELL: Importation of a Trump-style anti-woke agenda won’t win the Right votes.
Opinion
Andrew Carswell

Trump-style anti-woke agenda won’t win the Right votes

ANDREW CARSWELL: This is the danger for the Federal Coalition: that its agenda becomes hijacked by agitators within its own ranks who believe Trump’s rise was driven solely by a successful anti-woke crusade.

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Tanya Plibersek and how The Nightly covered the Nature Positive legislation.
Australia
Dan Jervis-Bardy

Green agenda on brink of collapse as Federal election nears

Labor’s hopes of delivering its green agenda are fading as it grapples with a legislative backlog months out from the next Federal election.

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Anthony Albanese is fast approaching his use-by date, writes Cameron Milner.
Political
Cameron Milner

Time for Albo to put party first and go before it’s too late

CAMERON MILNER: Albanese shouldn’t do a Biden and wait too long to hand the Labor leadership over before the next Federal election. Labor’s only chance now is with anyone but Albo, as soon as possible. 

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Donald Trump could normalise relations with Vladimir Putin as part of a deal to end the Ukraine war, says Mike Pezzullo.
US Politics
Latika M Bourke

Donald Trump could ‘flip’ Russia in deal to end Ukraine war

Former Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo says Donald Trump could potentially flip Russia and normalise relations with Vladimir Putin as part of the deal to end the war in Ukraine.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 06: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 06, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Americans cast their ballots today in the presidential race between Republican nominee former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as multiple state elections that will determine the balance of power in Congress. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
US Politics
Michelle L. Price, Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller and Matthew Daly

Donald Trump to name former opponent as secretary of state

The President-elect has continued to appoint staunch allies to key roles, but it’s the possible elevation of a former rival that many pundits are staying focused on.

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Anthony Albanese says he hasn’t asked Roger Cook (left) to shift the date of the WA election.
updated
Australia
Katina Curtis

PM admits discussing election date with WA Premier

Anthony Albanese denied asking Roger Cook to shift the date of the WA election to avoid an overlap with the Federal campaign, but after repeated questioning admitted they had discussed it.

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Elon Musk has added almost $US40b to his fortune thanks to the soaring price of Tesla shares, but his is not the only company faring well.
US Politics
The Economist

Elon Musk’s Tesla not only winner under Trump’s new regime

THE ECONOMIST: Elon Musk has added almost $US40b to his fortune thanks to the soaring price of Tesla shares, but his is not the only company faring well.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he won’t divert a South American trip to try and schedule a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump (pictured).
US Politics
Katina Curtis

Albanese refuses to divert South American trip to meet Trump

Anthony Albanese has dismissed calls for him to seek a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump while Peter Dutton warns the Government needs to ‘course correct’ to make sure Australia does not fare poorly.

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King Charles III shakes hands with King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, during his visit to the UK.
World
Staff writers

Kings for a day: Bahrain’s monarch joins Charles for tea

The Kingdom of Bahrain has enjoyed a lengthy relationship with the Windsors.

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