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Swedish left-wing bloc narrowly ahead with election too close to call
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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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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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Philippines’ Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region votes for first parliament
However, deadly violence marred the elections one day before the polls open in the southern Philippine region.
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Protests erupt across Syria over sharp fuel price hikes
Protests have erupted in Syria after the government raised fuel prices.
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Heavy rain falls over the Kaaba in Mecca
Heavy rain and thunderstorms hit Mecca creating dramatic scenes as worshippers prayed at the Grand Mosque.