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Election pledges yet to remedy 'gaps' in health care

Election pledges yet to remedy 'gaps' in health care

As roads and crime dominate a state election campaign, regional residents and doctors say gaps in access to specialist health care deserve greater attention.

Trump cancels weekend rallies days out from election

Trump cancels weekend rallies days out from election

Trump cancels weekend rallies days out from election

Trump cancels weekend rallies days out from election

Instead of flying to Iowa and Kansas, the billionaire Republican leader will hold tele-rallies and fall short of his in-person goal for October.

Liberal booed as candidates make gender equality pitch

Liberal booed as candidates make gender equality pitch

Liberal booed as candidates make gender equality pitch

Liberal booed as candidates make gender equality pitch

A Liberal received boos when asked about her party's plans to repeal a state's landmark treaty, as candidates gathered to discuss gender equality.

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Netanyahu’s party claims Israeli election was 'stolen'

Netanyahu’s party claims Israeli election was 'stolen'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival, Gadi Eisenkot, have both fallen short of securing a parliamentary majority.

Spain mourns after second deadly train crash in months

Spain mourns after second deadly train crash in months

Spain is grieving and its prime minister is calling for a crackdown on rail safety as the country reels from its second deadly high-speed rail disaster of 2026.

Pothole promises pile up, but spark state debt concerns

Pothole promises pile up, but spark state debt concerns

Promises to fix regional roads marked a state election campaign, but have raised further questions over affordability amid spiralling government debt.

In the US, Bolsonaro says he's Brazil's president-elect

In the US, Bolsonaro says he's Brazil's president-elect

Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro has ‌thanked Donald Trump after arriving in ‌Miami after leaving his country following a defeat in the presidential election.

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Netanyahu set to remain caretaker PM after election

Netanyahu set to remain caretaker PM after election

Netanyahu set to remain caretaker PM after election

Netanyahu set to remain caretaker PM after election

About 500,000 absentee ballots remain to be counted in Israel's general election, with no clear winner expected to emerge.

Netanyahu, key rival both stake claims to lead Israel

Netanyahu, key rival both stake claims to lead Israel

Netanyahu, key rival both stake claims to lead Israel

Netanyahu, key rival both stake claims to lead Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for a right-wing government while rival Gadi Eisenkot says voters have rejected the ‌longtime Israeli Prime Minister.

Trump backs Bolsonaro's move to US after loss in Brazil

Trump backs Bolsonaro's move to US after loss in Brazil

Trump backs Bolsonaro's move to US after loss in Brazil

Trump backs Bolsonaro's move to US after loss in Brazil

Flavio Bolsonaro is being given a US visa after his Brazilian election defeat, a move backed by Donald Trump that may widen the rift between the two countries.

Premier makes a pit stop, rejects business pot shots

Premier makes a pit stop, rejects business pot shots

Premier makes a pit stop, rejects business pot shots

Premier makes a pit stop, rejects business pot shots

Labor’s campaign bus has made an unexpected pit stop at McDonald’s during the election trail, as the opposition hit out about the state’s business performance.

New Zealand interest rates held in surprise dovish call

New Zealand interest rates held in surprise dovish call

New Zealand interest rates held in surprise dovish call

New Zealand interest rates held in surprise dovish call

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has held interest rates at 2.75 per cent just days before the country's election.

Israeli voters pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu

Israeli voters pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu

Israeli voters pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu

Israeli voters pass wartime judgment on Netanyahu

Israelis ‌have surged to the polls for a vote seen not only as a verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership but also on what kind of nation Israel should be.

Violence concerns 'taken into account' as poll looms

Violence concerns 'taken into account' as poll looms

Violence concerns 'taken into account' as poll looms

Violence concerns 'taken into account' as poll looms

The man tasked with overseeing a state election has assured voters polling stations will be safe following concerns surrounding political violence.

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'Mining state': resources flex fights One Nation surge

A state government is seeking to strengthen its resources credentials after off-siding environmentalists and ceding ground to One Nation in mining heartland.

Netanyahu says Iran may attack ahead of Israel election

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a threat to Iran as the election considered a referendum on his leadership nears.

Bolsonaro calls for Brazil poll results to be annulled

Flavio Bolsonaro is refusing to concede defeat to Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who has defeated him by nearly 4.4 million votes.

Health, crime in frame as rivals sharpen election sells

Labor has hit the ground running on the first day of its state election campaign as its rivals put crime at the centre of their pitch.

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Six elections in six weeks: democracy on the ballot

Brazil, Israel, the United States, New Zealand, Victoria and Spain all host elections with far-reaching consequences over the next month.

Israel closes West Bank after thwarted 'terror attack'

Israel's army is preparing to seal off the occupied West Bank after soldiers shot and killed two men who the military says launched an attack on civilians.

New Zealand Labour in damage control over gang ties

New Zealand's Labour leader Chris Hipkins has decried "an element of racism" behind a renewed election campaign focus on gang associations.

'We've tried': PM says security measures aren't working

A "deeply traumatic" alleged attack on Helen Haines has left the prime minister facing intense scrutiny over his government's efforts to address online safety.

Labor's tax stance targeted ahead of state election

Federal and state opposition leaders have united in a call for clarification over the imposition of credit card payment bans.

Inflation below forecast but still hot in New Zealand

Inflation at 3.7 per cent means all eyes are on the Reserve Bank, which meets next week, to see if it will raise rates a week out from New Zealand's election.

Poll bump for National as voting begins in NZ election

Overseas voters, including those in Australia, can begin casting ballots in New Zealand's election after the leaders squared off in their final debate.

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