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Deaths will outnumber births by the 2060s for the first time ever as fertility levels hit a new record low and the elderly proportion of the population doubles, Treasury fears.
Australia
Stephen Johnson

Grey expectations as deaths set to outnumber births

Treasury has made a grim prediction for the first time in an Intergenerational Report that will mean wider Budget deficits in 40 years’ time.

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Most Australians won't be on board with Anthony Albanese's attempt to ingratiate himself with the global elite in New York.
opinion

Albanese’s US strutting is peak hubris

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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses journalists at a press conference ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
opinion

Australia faces economic and demographic stagnation

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Labor’s popularity as slumped to a near-record low as minor party One Nation holds firm as the most popular party in the nation, new polling has shown. Pictred: Pauline Hanson and Anthony Albanese.

Labor’s popularity slumps to near record low, polls show

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The Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney, where people who overstay tourist and student visas will be detained until they are deported.

Albanese accused of reviving Abbott-era onshore detention

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The man was stopped after a traffic stop in Austin, Texas. (AP PHOTO)

Man shot by ICE officer after traffic stop sparks Austin protest

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Iranian forces says any new attack will trigger sustained retaliation against US bases.

‘Painful attacks’: Iran issues chilling new warning to US

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President Xi Jinping of China is throwing his weight around as he prepares to arrive in Washington.
analysis

A Weaker US Awaits Xi’s Visit

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The President’s ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies.
analysis

Trump was losing before turning to a familiar target

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Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree previously blamed Saudi Arabia for "criminal ​attempts" in Yemen. (EPA PHOTO)

Houthis claim credit for brutal attack on Saudi capital

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Supreme National Security Council head Mohsen Rezaei says Iran wants an end to war ?on ?all fronts. (EPA PHOTO)

Iran launches new attempt to end war with US

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The US sanctions against Russia, signed into law by Donald Trump, have been in the works for a year. (AP PHOTO)

US security deal with Greenland falls short of ownership

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has hosted an inaugural summit of the "Carpathian Eight". (EPA PHOTO)

‘Start of a movement’: Zelensky rallies leaders in Ukraine

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