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One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has revealed who he hears has the numbers to challenge Sussan Ley.

‘Has the numbers’: Joyce’s big Liberal leadership claim

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce, formerly of the Nationals, has revealed who he hears holds the numbers to lead the Liberal Party.

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US President Donald Trump has warned China is taking over Canada.

‘Taking over’: Trump’s China warning over ‘deal’

Donald Trump has accused China of taking over another country through ‘deals’, sparking one prime minister to speak out and walk away from a free trade agreement.

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Police say anti-social behaviour on Australia Day will be met with a forceful response. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

Protests planned amid calls for unity on Australia Day

Politically charged rallies threaten to overshadow Australia Day celebrations across the country as leaders renew calls for national unity.

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Geoff Parry speaks to Andrew Hastie.

Andrew Hastie sprints toward leadership takeover

Andrew Hastie is gathering the support of disenchanted Liberals with the West Australian MP reportedly preparing to launch a challenge to party leader Sussan Ley. 

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Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty’s departure to be Australia’s Ambassador to the US, is expected to trigger a brutal defence shake-up.

Brutal Defence shakeup looms as Moriarty heads to Washington

A Defence department overhaul, including the likely removal of dozens of high-ranking figures, will now be an Albanese government priority after Greg Moriarty was named Australia’s next ambassador to the US.

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Minneapolis man Alex Pretti interacts with federal agents before being shot.

Heartbroken family of killed nurse condemn ‘sickening lies’

The devastated family of ICU nurse Alex Pretti have condemned the Trump administration’s ‘sickening lies’ about the circumstances that led up to his shooting at the hands of Federal agents. 

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Sussan Ley could face a leadership challenge when federal parliament resumes next month.

Liberal backers defend Ley as leadership showdown looms

A Liberal MP has insisted Sussan Ley will survive an impending leadership challenge as the Nationals outline the ‘threshold’ for the two parties to reconcile.

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Anthony Albanese says he will not be deterred from attending public engagements over threats. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Not deterred’: Albo defiant after alleged neo-nazi kidnap threat

Anthony Albanese has struck a defiant tone after it was revealed far-right associates of neo-nazis allegedly threatened to kidnap him.

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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis.

Video shows moment federal agents killed nurse Alex Pretti

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Videos on social media appear to contradict the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the fatal shooting by federal agents in Minneapolis. WARNING: Graphic

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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned Trump’s remarks about allied troops in Afghanistan.

Trump changes tune after outcry over ‘appalling’ Afghan remarks

US President Donald Trump has retreated from ‘appalling’ comments that NATO allied troops stayed ‘a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan.

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Greg Moriarty is the next Australian Ambassador to the US.

Albanese names Australia’s next ambassador to the US

The Prime Minister has announced a long-time senior public servant as Kevin Rudd’s replacement as Australia’s Ambassador to the US.

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Alex Jeffrey Pretti

City erupts as nurse shot dead by ICE agents

Tension is mounting in Minneapolis after a man was shot dead by a federal officer in the second such incident in the US city this month.

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Disenchanted Liberals are hoping for a clean kill — keen for Sussan Ley to resign as party leader as Andrew Hastie firms as her replacement.

Hastie supporters confident he has Lib leadership numbers

Disenchanted Liberals are hoping for a clean kill, hoping that Sussan Ley will resign as party leader as Andrew Hastie firms as her replacement.

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Andrew Hastie has slammed the US President for his ‘massive slur’ against Aussie soldiers

Hastie unloads on Trump for ‘massive slur’ on Aussie diggers

Liberal leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie has slammed the US President for his ‘massive slur’ against Aussie soldiers and other coalition forces who ‘fought, bled and died alongside Americans’ in Afghanistan.

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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned Trump’s remarks about allied troops in Afghanistan.

New low: UK erupts over Trump’s ‘appalling’ Afghanistan remarks

Comments from the US president that NATO forces kept ‘a little off the front lines’ in Afghanistan sparked dismay in the United Kingdom, which lost 457 troops.

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