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‘NATO should do something for the United States,’ US President Donald Trump wrote to Norway’s prime minister in messages released under freedom of information.

Leaked text messages expose Trump’s Nobel Prize bitterness

‘NATO should do something for the United States,’ US President Donald Trump wrote to Norway's prime minister in messages released under freedom of information.

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Protests in Minnesota have been ongoing in response to the death of Renee Good.

An old theory helps explain what happened to Renee Good

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump is stress-testing American law, and the law is failing the test.

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A man has opened fire on several people at a town hall in the Czech Republic, killing one and injuring six others, authorities say.

One dead, six injured as guman opens fire at Czech town hall

A man has opened fire on several people at a town hall in the Czech Republic, killing one and injuring six others, authorities say.

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Sussan Ley and Anthony Albanese during the Victims of the Bondi antiemetic terror attack - Condolence motion at Parliament House in Canberra.

Albo and Ley believed to have struck hate speech law deal

Anthony Albanese looks to have finally struck a deal with the Liberal party that will see his contentious hate speech laws passed through parliament within days.

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One Nation has seen a surge in support.

Hanson, Joyce declare One Nation can win government

Pauline Hanson has declared she wants One Nation to eventually form government as new opinion polls show a surge in support for her minor party and its primary vote eclipses the Coalition’s for the first time.

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Victoria Teplitsky, daughter of a Holocaust survivor who was wounded at the Bondi shootings, walked out of Federal Parliament this morning.

As Parliament mourned the dead, a Jew walked out in disgust

AARON PATRICK: Victoria Teplitsky believes the primary threat to Jewish Australians’ safety are extremist Muslim activists, who she wants banned.

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One Nation has surged ahead in polls following the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

How One Nation surge shows PM’s tough new political reality

One Nation’s climb is no surprise after the Bondi terror attack, but it represents new frontlines in Australian politics that will put Anthony Albanese to the ultimate test.

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Political heavyweight Tim Picton has died in a Perth hospital, more than three weeks after an alleged assault outside a Northbridge nightclub.

Political heavyweight Tim Picton dies weeks after assault

The former Labor party powerbroker died in a Perth hospital, more than three weeks after an alleged assault outside a nightclub.

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Geopolitical tensions have sent jitters through equities markets after the United States took a more aggressive tone on plans to acquire Greenland.

Aussie shares tip lower as Trump teases fresh tariffs

Geopolitical tensions have sent jitters through equities markets after the United States took a more aggressive tone on plans to acquire Greenland.

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Greens Deputy Leader Mehreen Faruqi uses condolence motion to accuse Israel of genocide

Greens deputy uses Bondi speech to accuse Israel of genocide

Greens Deputy Leader Mehreen Faruqi used her Bondi massacre condolence speech to accuse Labor of wanting to silence critics of Israel. The Greens accused the major parties of politicising a tragedy.

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Eight European nations are weighing up their next move after Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Euro leaders weigh retaliation on Trump’s Greenland threats

Eight European countries that sent troops to Greenland said they stood united with Denmark after President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on them.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and parliamentarians stand for a minutes silence for the victims of Bondi.

‘Responsibility’: PM fronts Parliament after Bondi

Anthony Albanese is eyeing two paths to navigate his legislative response to the Bondi Beach terror attack, passing a watered-down hate crimes bill with the Coalition and gun reforms with the Greens.

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Any US strikes on Iran will be "tantamount to all-out war", President Masoud Pezeshkian warns. (AP PHOTO)

‘All-out war’: Iran’s chilling warning to Trump

Iran’s President has delivered a chilling threat to US President Donald Trump, as the death toll from deadly protests across the nation climbs to 5000.

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One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson and One Nation member for New England Barnaby Joyce place flowers at a makeshift memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

‘New opposition leader’: One Nation rises in poll after Bondi

Latest newspoll results show One Nation has risen above the Coalition on primary vote, in the first poll since the Bondi terror attack.

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World leaders appear cautious about invitations to join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative which requires a $1.5 billion buy-in.

Trump invites Albanese, Australia to join Board of Peace

World leaders appear cautious about invitations to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative which requires a $1.5 billion buy-in.

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