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The US House has approved a funding bill to reopen the Government.
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US Politics
Max Corstorphan

US Government shutdown to end, Trump to sign bill

The House has approved a funding bill that is now on its way to US President Donald Trump’s desk to reopen the Government, ending the longest shutdown in the country’s history.

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The trove of Epstein emails released by lawmakers includes numerous references to US President Donald Trump.
US Politics
The New York Times

What we know about the Trump allegations in Epstein’s emails

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The trove of emails released by lawmakers includes numerous references to US President Donald Trump. 

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Anthony Albanese says Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is refusing to budge.
Politics
Caitlyn Rintoul

Turkey’s President refusing to budge on rival COP bid: PM

Turkey’s President has doubled down on his bid to host the COP climate summit next year — an event Australia is also fighting for — as the deadline fast approaches for host-rights to be determined.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s time at Number 10 could be coming to a close, sooner rather than later.
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UK
Latika M Bourke

Keir Starmer’s leadership is expiring, quickly

LATIKA M BOURKE: It is only a matter of time as to when and how the UK Prime Minister leaves Number 10.

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Former Senator Linda Reynolds says she was excluded from the settlement process and could easily have defended Ms Higgins’ mishandling claims.
Politics
Rebecca Le May

Linda Reynolds makes bombshell claim over Higgins settlement

Explosive new documents suggest Linda Reynolds was disempowered and over-ridden in a rushed Federal Government process to settle with Brittany Higgins for a cool $2.4 million.

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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley claims the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ‘lied to Australians’.
Politics
Kimberley Braddish and Max Corstorphan

‘I can deal’: Ley says energy bills come before UN approval

Littleproud backs Liberals’ net zero dumping: ‘That takes leadership’

Ley says lower prices take priority over global approval: ‘I can deal’

Tehan backs carbon capture to balance fossil fuel use

Ley ducks coal and gas questions

Ley says Albanese ‘lied to Australians’ over cheaper energy

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Donald Trump has been named in newly released Epstein emails.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

Trump responds to Epstein email naming

Donald Trump has responded to newly released Epstein emails which name the US President, as the White House confirms Virginia Giuffre’s name was redacted.

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President Donald Trump has asked Israel's president to pardon its prime minister on graft charges. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

Trump asks Israeli President to pardon Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump has again asked Israeli President Isaac Herzog to drop corruption charges against his close ally, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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Sussan Ley's Liberal party is on the brink of locking in a new climate policy. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Politics
Zac de Silva

D-Day for Liberal climate policy after marathon meeting

Liberal MPs are on the brink of locking in a new climate policy but will still need to haggle on the issue with their rural counterparts.

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Donald Trump has been named in newly released Epstein emails.
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US Politics
Staff Writers

Newly released Epstein email claims Trump ‘knew about girls’

The White House says the release by Democrats of emails from Jeffrey Epstein are an attempt to create a ‘fake narrative’ to smear US President Donald Trump.

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The study found that clonidine and Ritalin (methylphenidate) were the two most common medications involved in the recorded poisonings, with each one accounting for 35 percent of all reports respectively.
Health
Angela Pownall

Fourfold increase in poisonings by ADHD drugs over 10 years

Poisonings from ADHD medications have more than quadrupled in Australia over the past 10 years, new research has found.

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Risk-taking tweens are using adults only sex apps.
Politics
Caitlyn Rintoul

Children as young as 11 increasingly using adult sex apps

Tweens have been found to be increasingly engaging in ‘risk-taking’ via adults only dating apps like Sugar Daddy, OnlyFans and FetLife, according to a new shocking survey.

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There was no movement on Sussan Ley’s leadership on Wednesday, despite earlier chatter of a showdown.
Politics
Katina Curtis

Libs tipped to dump net zero after failing to reveal policy

After nearly five hours of debate, Liberal MPs are set to return on Thursday morning to formally approve the party’s new policy.

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Why Sussan Ley is a dead woman walking.
Opinion
Jeni O’Dowd

Why Sussan Ley is a dead woman walking

JENI O’DOWD: The Liberal leader is going down faster than the proverbial sinking ship, talking about net zero targets, nuclear energy and family values.

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Donald Trump says he feels obligated to sue the BBC.
US Politics
Matt Shrivell

Trump says he’s ‘obligated’ to sue BBC for $1.5b

Donald Trump has never shied away from threats to sue or a court stoush but, in the case of the BBC, the US President claims the broadcaster left him no choice but to take action.

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