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This week’s forecast rate rise will heap more heat on Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers.
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Andrew Greene

Prime Minister’s dreadlock holiday is dreadful timing

Senior Labor figures are bracing for a torrid week ahead with another expected interest rate rise on Tuesday while the Prime Minister is in the Caribbean.

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Online NAPLAN writing tests will be scrapped for year 5 students.

Huge NAPLAN change for Year 5 students

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Albanese, Chalmers, rates
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Prepare for PM’s ‘it’s not us it’s them’ on rates

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Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral Mark Hammond appears at the Supplementary Budget Estimates 2026-27 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee at Parliament House in Canberra.
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Defence launches leak probe after Nightly’s ADF cuts report

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John Healey quit in a scathing letter that helped bring down former British PM Keir Starmer.
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Brits kick defence spending down the road . . . yet again

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President Donald Trump held rallies in Kansas and Iowa as Democrats focus on the two Senate seats. (AP PHOTO)

US Republicans and Dems’ parting pitches ahead of mid-terms

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Michigan Democrats have been baffled by Hayley Stevens’ lacklustre support for Abdul El-Sayed in the general election campaign.

Staff quit amid poll turmoil after Democrat backs Republican

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Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, takes questions from reporters at an Nvidia conference in San Jose, California March 17, 2026.
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Nvidia chief Jensen Huang seen as target of Chinese spy plot

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A paramedic and police officers carry a person injured at a railway station during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro.

Russian strike on Ukraine train station kills at least 14

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President Donald Trump held rallies in Kansas and Iowa as Democrats focus on the two Senate seats. (AP PHOTO)

US Republicans and Dems’ parting pitches ahead of mid-terms

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Hackers targeted the app Ukrainians rely on to seek safety from Russian missile and drone strikes.

Millions sent false warnings of imminent nuclear attacks

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Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to block any potential alliance that could force him from office. (EPA PHOTO)

Netanyahu’s stolen election claims pushed aside by officials

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Even the PM needed a royal nudge to attend as a growing list of world leaders skip the summit while questions mount over its relevance.
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Nobody wants to be at this world leaders meeting - even Albo

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