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The president Joe Biden and Donald Trump stand together before the start of Trump’s inauguration in January.

Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance, fires art centre’s board and declares himself its chairman

Here are the US President’s latest head-turning moves and the pushback he encountered in several areas.

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The Australian government has banned DeepSeek from being downloaded onto government devices.

Australia bans Chinese AI platform DeepSeek on government devices

The government’s ban is the latest in a string of prohibitions on Chinese technology companies due to national security concerns.

  • Mike Foley
Randwick council cleaners remove antisemitic graffiti from a car on Sunday after a spate of attacks on houses and vehicles in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

Antisemitism stoush to dominate parliament as government blacklists white supremacist channel

The government has slapped first-of-their-kind counter-terrorism sanctions on the Terrorgram online network as part of a crackdown on antisemitism.

  • Matthew Knott and Sally Rawsthorne
Randwick council cleaners remove antisemitic graffiti from houses in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

What if the antisemitic tide has a bigger target: Australia’s stability?

If foreign malign forces masterminded some of this wave of attacks, as authorities suspect, Australia will not be alone.

  • Lydia Khalil
Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese.

‘Astounding’: Dutton turns up heat over PM’s knowledge of caravan plot

Peter Dutton’s demand for more detail comes as NSW Police says it has established crime scenes in Sydney’s eastern suburbs after discovering antisemitic graffiti.

  • Matthew Knott and Sally Rawsthorne
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media at the Swinburne Tafe, Croydon.

‘Alarming breakdown’: Albanese under pressure to reveal when he learnt of terror plot

Experts say authorities should have warned Albanese about the discovery of a caravan full of explosives earlier as terrorism is “an attack on our whole nation”.

  • Matthew Knott, Alexandra Smith and David Crowe
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pictured last week.

Albanese says antisemitic ‘cowards’ will be ‘hunted down, locked up’

Israel’s foreign minister said antisemitism was “spreading in Australia almost unchecked” and he expected more action to stop attacks on the Jewish community.

  • Matthew Knott
The flag of Israel, raised in solidarity with Jewish Australians, billows in front of a house in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra which was attacked with antisemitic graffiti on Thursday.

PM’s timid reply to antisemitic terror is dangerous. Silence is surrender

When governments fail to lead the discussion against hatred, extremists are emboldened and the broader population grows resentful and anxious.

  • John Coyne

A caravan packed with explosives? Sydney’s Jewish community deserves better than 10 days of silence

A hastily convened press conference on Wednesday has raised more questions than it answered.

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Opposition home affairs spokesperson James Paterson.

Albanese government ‘failed to act’ on reforming foreign influence laws: Coalition

Coalition spokesman for home affairs and cybersecurity James Paterson said the government has taken too long to introduce reforms for foreign influence laws.

  • Olivia Ireland

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