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Anthony Albanese has suggested Peter Dutton will be a Prime Minister for Sydney, if elected, while boasting about his own 30th visit to WA during a campaign whistle-stop in Perth.

PM pits Sydney versus WA as election lands in Perth

Anthony Albanese has suggested Peter Dutton will be a Prime Minister for Sydney, if elected, while boasting about his 30th visit to WA during a campaign whistle-stop in Perth.

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The Nightly can reveal that CCP submarine research vessel the Tan Suo Yi Hao is positioned inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone off the SA coast.

‘I’d prefer it wasn’t there’: Albo’s odd ‘spy’ ship welcome

Anthony Albanese says it’s okay for China to use deep-sea research ships off Australia’s coast, adding he ‘would prefer that it wasn’t there’ but that the ADF do the same thing in the Taiwan Strait.

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Australia’s small business leaders have called for the next government to make one major reform to help keep doors open and workers employed.

The one thing small business wants from next government

Australia’s small business leaders have called for the next government to make one major reform to help keep doors open and workers employed.

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Australian shares have lost ground in morning trade as investors fret over 'Liberation Day' tariffs. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

ASX wiped ahead of Trump’s feared 'Liberation Day' tariff slap

The Australian share market has wiped all of last week’s gains in half a session, as imminent fresh tariffs and their impact on global growth spook investors.

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Donald Trump says a TikTok deal will be reached by Saturday.

Trump says TikTok will be sold by end of the week

US President Donald Trump says a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on Saturday.

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The AEC is urging people who plan to lodge postal votes to use their website application. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Voters warned of privacy risks with postal votes

Voters who use third-party postal applications could put their privacy at risk or have their votes cast late, the Australian Electoral Commission has warned.

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Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to be anything but for the American economy.

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to whack America’s economy

A rush of new tariffs will hurt growth, raise prices and worsen inequality.

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PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen has fired back at mounting pressure on Greenland from Donald Trump. (AP PHOTO)

‘Let me be clear’: New Greenland PM’s blunt message to Trump

‘“President Trump says that the United States is getting Greenland. The United States won’t get that.”

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A late-night altercation in Wangaratta has left one man dead.

Man dead, woman arrested after fatal stabbing

A man has died after a stabbing incident in Victoria, with police arresting a 47-year-old woman believed to be known to the victim.

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Donald Trump says he is ‘pissed off’ with Vladimir Putin and ceasefire talks for Ukraine remain unresolved.

‘Pissed off’: Trump rages at Putin, issues new Russia threat

US President Donald Trump has threatened Russia as Ukraine ceasefire talks remain unresolved, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin he is ‘pissed off’, angry and ready to punish.

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Donald Trump says he is not joking about seeking a third term as US President.

‘Not joking’: Trump drops third term bombshell

Donald Trump says a third term as US President is possible, revealing there are ‘methods’ he could use to stay in the office.

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Anthony Albanese and Labor have turned around sliding voter support as the Federal Election hits the first full week, according to a new wave of polling. 

Budget helps Labor turn poll figures around

Anthony Albanese has jetted into Perth ahead of his first campaign appearance in WA on the back of a wave of improved polls, showing Labor improving its chances of a second term. 

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Donald Trump is standing by senior officials who leaked US plans to attack targets in Yemen. (AP PHOTO)

Trump won't fire anyone over group chat debacle

‘I don’t fire people because of fake news and because of witch hunts’.

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The site of a collapsed tower under construction levelled in Chatuchak by Friday’s earthquake has become a beacon of hope for family members of those trapped. 

Families hopeful for search miracle after tower collapse

Many are hoping to find their loved ones before any aftershocks make the operation even harder. 

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