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Philippines’ Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region votes for first parliament
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Politics live: petrol prices set to rise ‘even higher’ as Middle East crisis escalates; OpenAI says it wants to train models in Australia
Follow the day’s news live Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Hanson’s comments on Albanese’s mother ‘gratuitous and unnecessary’: Hume Jane Hume has joined the pile on, blasting Pauline Hanson for her comments about Anthony Albanese’s mother. I think that these comments were gratuitous and unnecessary. And the idea that you would disparage people that have grown up in social housing, I think, is a little distasteful. I mean, it doubles down on the fact that Senator Hanson has also disrespected our veteran community with her atrocious comments about Andrew Hastie in that cartoon. Calling a veteran a traitor, I think, is possibly the worst thing you can do. But this does seem to be a common theme in One Nation now, that sort of unnecessarily provocative rhetoric. Continue reading...
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Alan Jones told prominent athlete ‘I would like to be kissing you all night’ after alleged assault, trial hears
Alleged victim tells court he froze and was ‘in disbelief’ after broadcaster kissed him on corner of his lips at public event A prominent athlete froze and was “shocked and embarrassed” when Alan Jones kissed him on the side of his mouth at a public event, the broadcaster’s trial at Sydney’s Downing Centre has heard. The witness said the kiss on the corner of his lips happened years after Jones sent him a weekly bouquet of flowers after he had complimented the flowers on Jones’s dining table. He said Jones’s driver would drop the flowers at his home every week. Continue reading...
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Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns
TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutide Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A patient who tore their oesophagus after taking a counterfeit version of an experimental weight loss drug has prompted Australia’s medicines regulator to warn of serious risks of such products. The concern relates to retatrutide, a type of drug known as a peptide . Retatrutide has not been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) or regulators overseas, and it cannot be legally prescribed or sold in Australia. Continue reading...
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One Nation vows to cut migration by 750,000 amid warnings move would damage economy
New immigration policy has attracted bipartisan condemnation, with Labor warning it would damage construction, healthcare and agriculture Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation says it will cut the number of temporary migrants in Australia by more than 750,000 over three years, targeting international students and family members of skilled migrants in a “net-negative” plan. But the business and agriculture sectors have warned the plan would badly hurt the economy and weaken essential services, without lifting living standards for Australians. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
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Niger mutiny exposes growing reliance on Russia
The attempted power grab has exposed deep grievances within the army and tested Niger’s ties with its Sahelian allies.
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Swedish left-wing bloc narrowly ahead with election too close to call
A partial count by Sweden's election authority projected that left-wing opposition bloc would win a three-seat majority.