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Clare ArmstrongNational political editor

Clare Armstrong is the national political editor of the Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, Adelaide Advertiser and Courier Mail based in Canberra. She was previously a federal political reporter at the Daily Telegraph, and has also reported for the Townsville Bulletin. In 2021 Clare received the Wallace Brown Award recognising the best young journalist in the federal parliament press gallery.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 5, 2018 former US president Jimmy Carter attends the funeral service for former US president George H. W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on December 5, 2018. - Carter, the 98-year-old former US president who led the nation from 1977 to 1981, is receiving hospice care at home where he will spend his "remaining time," his nonprofit foundation said on February 18, 2023. After a series of short hospital stays, former US President Jimmy Carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention," the Carter Center said in a statement posted to Twitter. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

‘Debt of gratitude’: Trump reacts to Jimmy Carter’s death

Incoming US President Donald Trump has paid tribute to Jimmy Carter, the longest-living president in US history, who has died at the age of 100.

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Petrol Prices at OTR West Tce. Pictured on April 7th 2023. Picture: Ben Clark

Petrol prices reach new heights in Sydney

The average cost of unleaded petrol was the highest its ever been this year in Sydney. Now, the NRMA has called for an investigation.

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An Australian army soldier from the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, engages assaults an enemy position during a section attack conducted during the 2022 Duke of Gloucester Cup in Singleton. *** Local Caption *** Australian Army infantry soldiers from across Australia tested their core skills for the prestigious Duke of Gloucester Cup at the School of Infantry, near Singleton in NSW, July 31 - August 5 2022. The Duke of Gloucester Cup is the Armyâs premier military skills competition, pitting the best Royal Australian Corps of Infantry rifle sections from each unit against one another through a series of challenging activities that test their core infantry skills, including marksmanship, tactics, teamwork and fitness. Along with the Duke of Gloucester Cup, five other trophies are awarded: Sir Arthur MacDonald Trophy for best foundation war-fighting skills; Gurkha Trophy for best live-fire shooting; Royal Ulster Rifles Trophy for best falling plate shooting; OSCMAR Trophy for best battle endurance; and the DSM Roche CSC Memorial Cup for best individual soldier. The Duke of Gloucester Cup was created by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, in 1946, while serving as the Governor-General of Australia.

New changes for ADF recruits: Who’s now eligible

Australia is launching new changes to boost recruitment numbers in the Australian Defence Force from January 1. See what’s afoot.

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Australian man Oscar Jenkins was captured by Russian forces in Ukraine. Picture: Screengrab

‘Light at end of the tunnel’: New hope for Oscar Jenkins’ release

Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia has revealed how Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins could be released after being captured by Russian forces in Ukraine.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - December 9, 2024: Bill Shorten MP holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NDIS change frees up hospital beds

A major issue that has long plagued the National Disability and Insurance Scheme has dramatically improved, freeing up vital health resources.

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Elon Musk and Australian E- safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant. Picture: NCA NewsWire

Australia’s online safety tsar unfazed by Trump, Musk

Despite copping criticism from Elon Musk, Australia’s eSafety commissioner won’t be deterred as she finds ways to work with the incoming Trump administration.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos - DECEMBER 23 2024; The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is in Sydney today addresses the media in a press conference. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

Labor ‘wasting’ taxpayer dollars on ad campaigns

Labor has been accused of “wasting” taxpayer dollars on “slick advertisements” to sell its policies ahead of the federal election.

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Ashlee Botfield, Laura Sunderland and Jovana Trifkovic shopping at Westfield Penrith ahead of Christmas. Photo: Tom Parrish

Aussie households gambling $3.7b on Boxing Day sales

Aussie households are about to make a $3.7bn Boxing Day bet, spending big on the sales in the hope a rate cut will arrive to give them some relief early in 2025.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 6, 2024: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton joined representatives from The Salvation Army and Kmart for the launch of the 37th Annual Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal in the members hall at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

PM, Dutton salute emergency workers in Christmas message

Australia’s leaders have thanked the nation’s emergency service workers, charity and Defence personnel who will forgo time with friends and family this Christmas to help others.

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director of Kids World Kindy in Guildford West, Lienna Mandic with kids at the centre.

Why many childcare workers won’t get pay rise for Christmas

Thousands of childcare workers head into Christmas without a promised 10 per cent pay increase as only one in five providers have applied for a grant to fund the wage boost.

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