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Graduate student accused of poisoning colleague and trying to flee to China arrested at LAX
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Australian politics live: Liberal MP ‘reached out’ to Anne Aly after saying she should be ‘shamed and stoned’, Hume says
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia missing out on $45bn of revenue from resources: Greens As Labor prepares to introduce its bill for a gas reserve, the Greens are pointing out that there are tens of billions being left on the table because the government won’t properly tax the resource. We’re giving away billions in resource wealth while families struggle to pay the rent, put food on the table and afford basic healthcare. Labor can find billions to prop up the fossil fuel industry, but when it comes to making corporations like Santos, Woodside and Adani pay a fair return, suddenly it’s all too hard. The prime minister has a kink for punishing small businesses and a fetish for humiliating his treasurer. So I say this is a consistent pattern of behaviour where the prime minister constantly goes in, overrides his treasurer, hu
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US fines Bank of America $1.2bn for money laundering, sanctions violations
The action by the Treasury Department was announced less than a day before Bank of America reports quarterly earnings.
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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 tax office Follow our Australian politics live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast 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 arrests Japanese journalist on allegations of spying
FSB security agency said reporter was arrested on island of Sakhalin, alleging he was collecting information about Russia’s defences Russia has arrested a Japanese journalist on the far east island of Sakhalin and accused him of espionage, Moscow said on Tuesday. Russia regards Japan as an “unfriendly” country because it has joined western sanctions over its war in Ukraine. Russia has arrested several citizens of “unfriendly” countries in recent years, accusing them of working for western intelligence services. Continue reading...
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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.