Australia news live: Bullock says interest rates will be hiked again ‘if that’s what’s needed’; Angus Taylor says ‘this is a dark day’ after RBA decision

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‘This is terrorism’: daytime Russian strike hits science academy in Kyiv

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Al Jazeera·1h ago

AFCON qualifiers: Wissa guides DR Congo to win, Tunisia held by Botswana

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RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes cash rate to 4.6%, the highest level since 2011

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Al Jazeera·2h ago

Public transport drivers strike in Manila over soaring fuel prices

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More than 80 reported abducted in Nigeria as police find human remains

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