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A polling station in south London.

‘Rigging the system’: UK push for voting age of 16 sparks backlash

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says lowering the voting age by two years will boost participation and trust in the electoral system.

The Princess of Wales enjoys a pint at a St Patrick’s Day parade in London.

Why even the Guinness craze isn’t saving Britain’s booze giant

As sales of the black stuff soar, unease is brewing at struggling owner Diageo.

Afghan evacuees wait to board an air force place to leave Kabul in 2021.

UK’s Afghan cover-up shows why no one trusts politicians

The row over the secret resettlement of thousands of Afghans highlights the shambles Labour has made of illegal migration.

By 2035, data centers are projected to account for 8.6 per cent of all US electricity demand, more than double their 3.5 per cent share today, according to data from Bloomberg NEF.

AI revolution is Lucky Jim’s chance to boost public sector productivity

The roundtable is a chance for Australia to pick a side between leaders making the most of the technology and those that have effectively banned it.

Taliban special forces fighters.

UK secretly resettled thousands of Afghans after huge data breach

A “super” court injunction was lifted two years after 100,000 people were placed at risk of Taliban reprisals in a major bungle.

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The latest economic data pile further pressure on Sir Keir Starmer and his government.

UK economy shrinks for second month in fresh blow to Starmer

Gross domestic product declined 0.1 per cent in May after contracting 0.3 per cent the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday.

Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, left, and Keir Starmer, UK prime minister, during a wreath laying ceremony at the statue of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Parliament Square in London

Britain and France join forces on nuclear deterrents for first time

France is part of NATO but has maintained a completely independent nuclear posture, while Britain’s deterrent forms part of the alliance’s defence strategy.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, right, sitting as Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks in the House of Commons.

Starmer backs Reeves after tearful Commons episode fuels bonds slump

The UK prime minister says he is ‘in lockstep’ with the chancellor, who will be in the position for a ‘very long time to come’.

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Dexus sues AMP; Microsoft lays off 9000; The billionaire and the beautician

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Bob Vylan were followed by Kneecap, who led chants against the British PM and pro-Palestinian slogans.

BBC reprimanded over Glastonbury ‘death to IDF’ chant

Bob Vylan, who were performing ahead of an appearance by the pro-Palestinian Northern Irish rappers Kneecap, repeatedly shouted “death to the IDF”.

Keir Starmer has committed to lift defence spending.

UK vows to spend 5 per cent of GDP by 2035 to hit NATO goal

The new promise marks a significant increase on the government’s current plans, to reach 2.6 per cent – including intelligence spending – by 2027.

Business executives from the City of London are lobbying for the tax to be scrapped.

UK eyes scrapping expat tax rules after millionaire exodus

The City of London is lobbying Britain’s chancellor to drop a tax on the global assets of non-domiciled residents after a spate of departures by executives.

Trump’s abrupt G7 exit leaves Albanese in the dark on trade, AUKUS

The US president’s hasty retreat from the summit venue near Calgary, Canada came amid a fifth day of open warfare between Iran and Israel.

He came, he saw, but he had no meeting. What now for AUKUS and trade?

Anthony Albanese is not to blame for Donald Trump’s early departure, but he’ll return home with nothing to report.

President Donald Trump arrives in Calgary, Alberta, to attend the G7 summit.

G7 summit opens with a focus on trade, wars — and not riling Trump

If there is a shared mission at this year’s G7 summit, in Canada’s Rocky Mountains, it is a desire to minimise any fireworks at a moment of combustible tensions.

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Not afraid. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer raise a glass while watching Edmonton and Florida play an ice hockey match in a bar in Edmonton.

G7 leaders aim to show they’re not intimidated by Trump

Many world leaders see fewer reasons to be cowed by the US President, even as they recognise the risks if he follows through on his threats.

BCA chief executive Bran Black.

Business aims for the ‘achievable’ at productivity summit

Business groups accept wholesale tax reform is too much to expect from the August productivity conference.

Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister  Penny Wong in Perth on Tuesday.

‘It’s a matter of sovereignty’: PM not for turning on defence

Anthony Albanese has no intention of being dictated to on defence spending, by the US or anyone else.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his speech during a visit to the BAE Systems’Govan facility, in Glasgow, Scotland.

UK to spend billions on drones, nuclear subs for war readiness

Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced major spending plans, saying the country was facing more serious threats than at any time since the Cold War.

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Minimum wage to rise; ‘Fix Swiss cheese AI rules’; TACO trade danger

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