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Huge cuts to national disability insurance scheme aim to save more than $36bn in budget’s largest single measure
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Budget 2026 Australia: Jim Chalmers announces capital gains tax and negative gearing reform for housing
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Starmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challenge
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Labour MP in seat eyed by Burnham allies says she will not stand aside
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Tax cuts and cost of living help proposed by Labour-linked groups allied to Streeting and Burnham
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‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of women
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The Bahamas goes to polls in three-way battle with immigration a key issue
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UK borrowing costs hit highest since 1998 amid Starmer uncertainty
Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership changeBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics liv...
Labor dropped their long-awaited gambling report on budget day. Were they betting no one would notice?
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Chaos in Philippines as Duterte ally wanted by ICC takes refuge in senate to avoid arrest
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Fortescue ordered to pay Yindjibarndi traditional owners $150m in record native title payout
Federal court found miner’s Solomon Hub iron ore mine caused cultural and social harm, including the destruction of 140 heritage sitesFollow our Austr...
Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
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Labour must offer more than ‘better managed decline’ on economy, MPs urge
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Five former Carillion executives banned by accountancy regulator
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EU defence ministers meet for talks on Ukraine – Europe live
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Man charged with arson over alleged attack on ex-synagogue in east London
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Lorry gets stuck in hole it was sent to fix in Somerset
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Close Starmer ally declines to say if he will lead Labour into next election
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Gaborone gold rush: how Botswana rose to the top of men’s sprinting
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Buyers of Liza Minnelli memoir claim it was not signed by hand
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Trump heads to China to spread the gospel of American tech while emulating Xi Jinping on AI
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Greens’ Zack Polanski admits failing to pay correct council tax on houseboat
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Middle East crisis live: Trump says Iran ceasefire is on ‘massive life support’
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Keir Starmer to face crucial cabinet meeting as ministers and MPs urge him to resign – UK politics live
PM on the brink with Yvette Cooper and Shabana Mahmood believed to be among those urging him to set out a timetable for departureStarmer on the brink ...
Mother of Kumanjayi Little Baby asks politicians not to leverage child’s death: ‘My heart is broken into a million pieces’
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It’s parliament, not Love Island: Queensland’s ministerial affair drama becomes a sordid distraction
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British Steel nationalisation: what went wrong, and what happens now?
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Iran war oil shortage forces Japan snack giant to use black-and-white packaging
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Tuesday briefing: Starmer’s ‘last chance’ speech and the possible challengers to his premiership
In today’s newsletter: Our policy editor on what Keir Starmer said, how his leadership challengers have reacted, and what lies aheadGood morning. Yest...
