‘Let us stop gagging … and killing each other’: Assange breaks his silence
The 53-year-old WikiLeaks founder has spoken publicly for the first time since being freed from a UK prison after pleading guilty to US charges.
- by Rob Harris
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‘It was a trap’: Easey Street murder suspect ‘lured to Rome’ before arrest, family says
Perry Kouroumblis was lured to Rome from his home in Greece for a potential property deal before being arrested on his arrival, his family says.
- by Josephine McKenna and Rob Harris
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World elections
Austrian far-right party wins first national election since World War II
The Freedom Party was founded in the 1950s by Nazi veterans and is one of Europe’s longest-standing parties of the populist right.
- by Rob Harris
Britain flicks the off switch on coal-fired power after 140 years
The source of energy that made the Industrial Revolution possible has been abandoned by the UK earlier than expected, making the country a G7 leader.
- by Rob Harris
ABC journalists face criminal probe in Russia over ‘illegal’ border crossing
The ABC’s Europe correspondent and a camera operator are the subject of a criminal investigation by Russia’s Federal Security Service.
- by Rob Harris
Keating, Marles exchange fire over pact to buy US submarines
Paul Keating says the AUKUS defence pact is “act of sublimation” to the US. Richard Marles thinks the plan has a parallel in the Labor luminary’s time as PM.
- by David Crowe and Rob Harris
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Easey Street murder suspect says he’s innocent, agrees to extradition from Rome
A “distressed” Perry Kouroumblis has agreed to be extradited to Melbourne, telling an Italian court that he intends to fight to clear his name, his court-appointed lawyer said.
- by Josephine McKenna and Rob Harris
‘Perry was a problem boy’: Accused Easey Street killer had appetite for trouble, cousin says
Perry Kouroumblis is in custody at Rome’s crammed Regina Coeli prison awaiting an extradition hearing, but it could be months before he faces court in Victoria.
- by Hannah Sinclair, Marta Pascual Juanola and Rob Harris
Riots, suffering, death: The notorious Rome prison housing Easey Street suspect
Perry Kouroumblis is being held at one of Italy’s most overcrowded and violent prisons, as authorities fight to bring him to Australia.
- by Rob Harris and Josephine McKenna
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‘Frockgate’: Keir Starmer’s love for freebies ends his short-lived honeymoon
The PM had hoped for a quiet summer after his election triumph. The calm is being disturbed by the controversy about him accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds.
- by Rob Harris
Scotland to host Commonwealth Games in 2026 after Australian funding deal as netball pushes to avoid cut
A scaled-back version of the Games, expected to feature just 10 sports and hundreds fewer athletes, will return to Glasgow 12 years after the city last played host.
- by Rob Harris and Roy Ward
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