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Trade qualifications for Australian students are heavily subsidised by the government. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
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Lucinda Garbutt-Young

Industry wants visas for skills that 'really matter'

Prospective migrants wanting to travel to Australia for apprenticeships should be eligible for student visas, business leaders argue.

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The Mount Pleasant coal mine in the Hunter Valley.
opinion

High Court’s climate intervention could drive voters right

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David Shoebridge said he opposed Australian military aid for Ukraine unless its resistance is upheld by the UNSC.

Shoebridge’s Ukraine stand blasted by world leaders

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Australians have marked the third anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

‘Nightmares’: Emotional scenes as Bondi marks October 7 attack

Australia
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A Chinese military representative will attend this week’s massive Army conference in Perth as security is stepped up around the city’s event featuring hundreds of weapons companies.

Army expo steps up security as Chinese attendance confirmed

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US President Donald Trump has again argued he should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (AP PHOTO)

Trump insists he deserves Nobel Peace Prize despite wars

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Donald Trump has addressed reports of the death of a young researcher at a Russian plague laboratory.

Plague fears fuelled by second pneumonia case linked to lab

World
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The US President says ‘some threats’ prompted the United States to removed its bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. 

‘Threats’: Trump on motive to pull bombers from RAF Fairford

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The planes' departure from the base comes after a security incident that authorities linked to Iran.
analysis

Relocation of US bombers in UK highlights new risks on bases

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Indian students have become a major force in Australia’s migration story.

The migration mistake Australia could regret

Opinion
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US President Donald Trump.
analysis

Trump’s show of strength to intimidate Iran backfires

World
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Yemeni government forces say they have made advances against Houthi rebels.

Three dead, eight injured as Houthis claim airport attack

World
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A woman walks past the wreckage of destroyed buildings in Sloviansk, in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
analysis

Ukraine claws back land in the region Russia most covets

World
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