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Court date set for trial of captured Venezuelan president Maduro
US commandos captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in January this year and took them to New York, where they now face a number of charges inc...
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Government reveals proposed design for new aquatics centre for 2032 Games
The state has revealed it has chosen three firms to design the aquatic centre, including ARM Architecture, NH Architecture and Queensland-based Arkhefield...
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Voluntary assisted dying bill has numbers to pass, NT government says
The Northern Territory is set to make voluntary assisted dying legal in August. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers...
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Qld government denies blocking report into response to domestic violence
The report was particularly critical of police responses to domestic and family violence incidents, and highlighted a system "marked by fragmentation, inc...
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Minister says Australian IS-linked 'Doctor Jihad' can 'rot' in Iraqi jail
Perth paediatrician Tareq Kamleh went to Syria to join the Islamic State group in 2015 and has, until now, been presumed dead. Newsiline summarises this r...
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Minister says Australian ISIS-linked 'Doctor Jihad' can rot in Iraqi jail
Perth paediatrician Tareq Kamleh went to Syria to join the Islamic State group in 2015 and has, until now, been presumed dead. Newsiline summarises this r...
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SA government hits 'pause' on compulsory acquisition of popular restaurant
The state government last week announced a $61.1 million preschool and primary school would be built on a 5.5-hectare parcel of land in Mount Barker's sou...
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Train station car parking in Melbourne's west becomes election issue
With only months to the Victorian election, Melton Council is calling on both sides of politics to commit to two new train stations in the fast-growing mu...
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Live: Minister says constitution limits ability to block return of IS-linked doctor
Murray Watt says there are constitutional limits on what the government can do to prevent the return of an Islamic State-linked doctor. Newsiline summaris...
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Hegseth grilled on cost of war, testosterone policy and troop deaths
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is being questioned on the cost of the war against Iran, his idea of testosterone screening for troops, and the number o...
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Kate Ellis is back – and the heat of political debate is higher than ever, incoming Labor president says
The former Rudd/Gillard government minister has a plan for fighting back against populists including Pauline Hanson Follow our Australia news live blog fo...
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The Queensland government promised to put victims first. Instead it buried a report from domestic violence survivors
Exclusive: Report from LNP-convened panel heavily criticises police responses to family violence and calls for civilian oversight Get our breaking news em...
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Organised crime, cost and the CFMEU: why Victoria’s construction scandal is threatening to derail a government
The $100bn ‘Big Build’ promised to transform the state’s transport infrastructure. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links...
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Why supporters of India's 'Cockroach' movement marched on parliament
Thousands of protesters under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party have marched on India's parliament and clashed with the authorities. Newsiline summa...
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‘Disturbing parallels’: Holocaust survivors president says exclusion of Jews from public life similar to Nazi Germany
George Foster tells royal commission Australia’s democratic institutions fundamentally different ‘but I can’t ignore certain disturbing parallels in the s...
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Queensland government advertising costs taxpayers almost $50 million
Parliamentary budget estimates revealed the LNP administration spent more than $5 million on a statewide campaign on what it is delivering for Queensland....
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Retired police officers lambast minister for trauma support delay
Tasmania's association of retired police officers has questioned the police minister over his commitment to the wellbeing of members after the stalling of...
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NSW land-clearing up 16% in 2024 as conservation groups say Minns government failing to rein in habitat loss
Decline in clearing of trees and shrubs offset by sharp jump in clearing of non-woody vegetation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Ge...
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Nicaragua's president extends rule, says country won't be holding elections soon
Since mass protests in 2018, which led to a bloody government crackdown, Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-President Rosario Murillo have been holding on...
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'Don't go there': Pauline Hanson fires up in Q&A over White Australia policy
Pauline Hanson angrily denies suggestions her strident opposition to migration by anyone from "radical Islamic countries" amounts to a version of the Whit...
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SA government to explore legal options against developer
The SA government says it is exploring all legal options to respond to developer Wel.Co after it walked away from 75 contracts at a site north of Adelaide...
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Live: Minister defends $4.2m in hotel reservations for pre-COP meeting
Pat Conroy defends the government's $4.2 million spend on hotel reservations for a pre-Conference of the Parties (COP) meeting in Fiji. Newsiline summaris...
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Taxpayers fork out almost $35,000 for MPs to stay at Queensland parliament
It has been revealed in budget estimates that 191 total overnight stays were reported by MPs last financial year, up from just 39 the previous year. Newsi...
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Israel criticises Labor’s draft Palestine policy in rare foreign intervention ahead of party conference
Statement by Israeli embassy in Canberra challenges proposed positions on settler violence and annexation of Palestinian territory Get our breaking news e...
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Nigel Farage's unusual UK by-election now has an Australian candidate
When Nigel Farage stands before constituents at the Claction by-election, he'll be facing off against Count Binface and Australian Daniel Pocock. Newsilin...
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Barnaby Joyce says One Nation doesn’t want return of White Australia policy but backs Pauline Hanson on mass deportations
Lee Hanson claims her mother’s comments on Tommy Robinson podcast were ‘misinterpreted’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our bre...
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Live: Joyce says One Nation doesn't support White Australia policy
Barnaby Joyce says his party doesn't support the White Australia policy after Pauline Hanson blamed the end of the policy for Australia's migration issues...
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Residents fear for liveability as government confirms reduced block sizes
The Northern Territory government is planning to reduce the minimum block size in low-density suburbs from 800 to 450 square metres, sparking concern from...
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Government use of automated AI decision-making to be curbed under new Australian rules
New national plan accompanied by Labor push for digital duty of care legislation Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The use of AI...
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Rules to tighten on AI use in decision-making by government departments
Agencies like Centrelink and Services Australia will have to follow a framework to ensure decision-making is "fair and accurate" if they use AI. Newsiline...
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Some of WA's key policies are up in the air with minister's resignation
Residents in WA's north have been left with a slew of unanswered questions relating to crime and justice in the wake of long-serving WA government ministe...
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New energy scheme adding to bills, SA government admits
A new SA government energy scheme set to collect almost $44 million from electricity users this financial year has been described by a critic as a "hidden...
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PM releases government's response to Islamophobia report
The Albanese government's long-awaited response to its special envoy's report on Islamophobia has rejected calls for an overhaul of counter-terror laws. N...
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'Unethical': Minister admits big tech firms use Aussie content without artists' permission
Australian artists have already had their music taken to train overseas AI models without payment or consent. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC Ne...
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Moira Deeming disendorsed as Victorian Liberal party candidate for upcoming state election
The party’s state executive decided MP’s fate after she withdrew her legal action against the party earlier this week Get our breaking news email, free ap...
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Afternoon Update: Hanson laments end of White Australia policy; charges expected over Laos methanol deaths; and an unlikely foosball champ
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for...