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Chalmers denies Albanese overruled him on ATO credit card ban after PM says ‘I will get it done’
Treasurer’s comments come after prime minister revealed he intervened to delay a controversial ban on such payments to the ATO Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Treasurer Jim Chalmers has denied being rolled by Anthony Albanese after the prime minister personally intervened to stop a tax office ban on credit card payments a day before stopgap funding was announced. After sustained criticism of the government’s handling of the ban on tax bills being paid by credit card, Chalmers last week announced new funding for the ATO to ensure card payments could continue until the end of the financial year. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
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Namibia battles cattle disease outbreak as EU suspends several meat imports
Foot-and-mouth disease threatens livestock farmers’ livelihoods and disrupts meat supplies as authorities impose curbs.
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Russia detains Japanese journalist, accusing him of alleged spying
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What we know about the man who died falling from a Six Flags rollercoaster
Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem died on Monday after police say he was ejected from a ride at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia.
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Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague and trying to flee to China arrested at LAX
Microbiologist Aili Wang, 32, poisoned tea of colleague in Wyoming who had pending patents, prosecutors allege A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a colleague who had pending patents and with whom she did not get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was arrested 6 October at Los Angeles international airport, where prosecutors allege she sought to return to China. With her were laptops, electronic storage devices and documents now in the possession of police, who allege Wang was seen on surveillance video rummaging through the desk of the victim who specialized in technology for disease treatment – research similar to work she had done in China. Continue reading...
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Israeli attacks kill one in Gaza, wound journalists in occupied West Bank
A year into the ceasefire, nearly two-thirds of Gaza is in Israeli hands and Netanyahu vows control of the West Bank.