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Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door

Enraged health workers bring strike to premier's door

A protracted pay fight with health workers has created a throbbing election-year headache for a state premier.

Delayed report stokes volunteer firefighter funding row

Delayed report stokes volunteer firefighter funding row

Delayed report stokes volunteer firefighter funding row

Delayed report stokes volunteer firefighter funding row

Annual report figures have done little to quell a war of words over funding for a state fire agency as trans-Tasman support arrives to battle ongoing bushfires.

Japan PM Takaichi to call February 8 snap election

Japan PM Takaichi to call February 8 snap election

Japan PM Takaichi to call February 8 snap election

Japan PM Takaichi to call February 8 snap election

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced a decision to dissolve the lower house of parliament and hold snap elections on February 8.

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UK PM says calm talks can avert trade war on Greenland

UK PM says calm talks can avert trade war on Greenland

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says a trade war is in no one’s interest and tensions over Greenland should be resolved with calm discussion.

Social media posts muddy appointment of administrator

Social media posts muddy appointment of administrator

Questionable social media posts by a newly announced territory administrator have sparked calls for his appointment to be reviewed.

'Deeply sad day': leaders mourn Labor figure's death

'Deeply sad day': leaders mourn Labor figure's death

Tributes have flowed for a prominent Labor strategist who died weeks after allegedly being assaulted outside an inner city nightclub.

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Why London is shaping Sydney's protest slogan debate

Momentum is building after the Bondi terror attack to outlaw a slogan favoured by pro-Palestine activists, but its meaning remains heavily contested.

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'Monumental': One Nation eclipses coalition 'in crisis'

'Monumental': One Nation eclipses coalition 'in crisis'

'Monumental': One Nation eclipses coalition 'in crisis'

'Monumental': One Nation eclipses coalition 'in crisis'

Pauline Hanson is firming as a mainstream political force as opinion polls put One Nation ahead of the coalition for the first time.

'A home left quieter': sombre MPs grieve Bondi victims

'A home left quieter': sombre MPs grieve Bondi victims

'A home left quieter': sombre MPs grieve Bondi victims

'A home left quieter': sombre MPs grieve Bondi victims

Jewish MPs have comforted one another as emotional condolence motions were delivered in parliament to remember the 15 people slain in the Bondi terror attack.

PM may win gun fight, but battle looms with states

PM may win gun fight, but battle looms with states

PM may win gun fight, but battle looms with states

PM may win gun fight, but battle looms with states

The prime minister looks to have shored up support for a national guns buyback scheme after the Bondi terror attack, but another fight still looms.

Australia to 'respectfully' consider Gaza board invite

Australia to 'respectfully' consider Gaza board invite

Australia to 'respectfully' consider Gaza board invite

Australia to 'respectfully' consider Gaza board invite

An invitation by US President Donald Trump for Australia's prime minister to join world leaders on his Gaza peace board has been welcomed and will be discussed.

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Changes to hate speech laws remain up in the air as Anthony Albanese issues a take it or leave it offer to the coalition on the contentious laws.

Pentagon readies troops for Minnesota deployment

Pentagon readies troops for Minnesota deployment

Pentagon readies troops for Minnesota deployment

Pentagon readies troops for Minnesota deployment

US soldiers in Alaska are on standby to be deployed to the mid-western state of Minnesota, amid rising tensions after an ICE agent killed a woman.

Great escape to the country squeezing communities

Great escape to the country squeezing communities

Great escape to the country squeezing communities

Great escape to the country squeezing communities

Housing, planning and jobs remain key challenges as country Australia continues to grow six years after the population shift to the regions began.

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Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Despite criticising Labor's proposed hate speech laws as unsalvageable, the coalition is looking to get elements passed in an emergency session.

Iran's leader accuses Trump of inciting deadly protests

Donald Trump has been accused of encouraging violent unrest in Iran by the nation's supreme leader, who says the US president is considered a criminal.

Anti-ICE protesters face off with far-right activists

Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis have chased off a group of far-right activists who planned to ‍march on a neighbourhood where many immigrants live.

Trump vows tariffs on European nations over Greenland

Donald Trump says he will charge extra import taxes on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland.

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Jail time for leaving dogs in cars under broad changes

Australia's most populous state is cracking down on people who leave their dogs in cars and use painful collars in proposed changes to animal welfare laws.

Israel doesn't approve of US Gaza executive board

Israel says composition of the Gaza executive board named by the Trump administration was not coordinated with Israel and contradicts its policy.

Uganda's Museveni re-elected, challenger in hiding

Uganda's incumbent president has claimed a landslide victory in the country's election, while his challenger is at large having fled his home.

Death toll in Iran protests over 3000: rights group

A massive crackdown appears to have quelled protests that rocked Iran, which a rights group says killed more than 3000 people.

Federal gun reforms ignite fear among shooters

Firearms advocates have raised objections to a planned overhaul of the nation's gun restrictions, although the government insists changes won't impact shooters.

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Social media posts now deleted raise questions over the selection of the former president of a cattlemen's association as a new territory administrator.

PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces calls to bolster transparency as Labor starts the new year ramming through complex legislation with reduced oversight.

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