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A shooting suspect likely was radicalised in the US, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says.

National Guard shooting suspect 'radicalised in US'

Officials suspect an Afghan man accused of ambushing two National Guard members in Washington DC may have embraced extremism after arriving in the US.

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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says AUKUS is a ‘shocking deal’.

Aus-US alliance will survive Trump, ‘we hope,’ says Turnbull

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says AUKUS is a ‘shocking deal’ and has made Australia more dependent on the Americans at a time when they are less dependable than ever. 

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Barnaby Joyce acknowledged the Coalition made mistakes on energy, during a grilling by Nat Barr. Seven

Barnaby fires up on blackout fears amid coal-fired plant closure

The New England MP has lashed Labor’s approach to stabilising the energy grid, after an AEMO report delivered a grim warning for one Australian state.

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The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon after getting married in Canberra on Saturday.

Why Albo’s wedding was a step forward for modern politics

LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese’s weekend wedding was a masterclass in understatement, taste and dignity, and marked a win for progressivism.

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Labor is poised to announce the biggest overhaul of Defence in decades.

Labor to unveil biggest defence reform in decades

Australia's defence department will be revamped to improve the accountability of decision-makers amid tensions over project delays and cost blowouts.

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Sussan Ley has not counselled Barnaby Joyce not to jump ship to One Nation.

Ley hasn’t asked Barnaby Joyce not to join One Nation

Sussan Ley hasn’t counselled Barnaby Joyce not to jump ship to One Nation, with the Liberal leader saying that was a decision for the now-independent and the National Party.

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The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon got married in Canberra.

Friends and opponents send Albanese best wedding wishes

Anthony Albanese’s political friends and foes alike have sent their best wishes after the Prime Minister married his partner Jodie Haydon on Saturday.

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Sussan Ley has accused Murray Watt of prioritising a political “fix” over integrity after the Environment Minister pushed sweeping reforms through the Senate with Greens support instead of negotiating with the Coalition.

Ley blasts Watt over ‘political fix’ on environment deal

Sussan Ley has accused Anthony Albanese’s environment tsar of putting deal-making above good policy.

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Trump orders Venezuela airspace shut as US officials blindsided.

Confusion and alarm after Trump’s shock announcement

A shock airspace warning from Donald Trump has left Washington scrambling for answers while Venezuela condemns the move as a ‘colonialist threat.’

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Emma Mason and Mia Bannister each have a necklace containing a small amount of their children’s ashes.

Two mothers unite in grief and anger over losing children to online bullying

‘I found Ollie. So, I go to bed with that vision in my head every single night. Every night.’

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People walk by a memorial at the Farragut West Metro station in Washington on Friday, near the site of the shooting that killed National Guard Spec. Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe.

Who was Sarah Beckstrom? Slain young Guard hero honoured

Tributes are pouring in for 20-year-old National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, remembered as devoted and determined after being killed in a targeted DC shooting attack.

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The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Jodie Haydon walk down the aisle after getting married today in Canberra.Photograph by Mike Bowers Mike Bowers

PM says ‘I do’: Albanese ties the knot in secret ceremony

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has tied the knot with partner Jodie Haydon in a low key ceremony at the Lodge in Canberra.

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"We have to be there for the most vulnerable," Liberal leader Sussan Ley has told party faithful.

Ley pushes economic reset amid deepening Coalition chaos

The Liberals are attempting to win back the title of ‘responsible economic managers’ and turn over a new leaf after a tumultuous parliamentary year.

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Formal charges have not yet been laid against the man accused of shooting two US National Guard. (EPA PHOTO)

White House shooting suspect now facing murder charge

Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal will face first-degree murder charges over the ambush shooting of two National Guard soldiers.

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Ukraine chief of staff Andriy Yermak, key peace negotiator, has quit hours after an anti-graft raid.

Zelensky ally quits after anti-corruption raid

President Volodymyr Zelensky’s powerful chief of staff quits after corruption raid, shaking Kyiv as US pushes for a settlement with Russia.

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