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Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, February 12, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Why PM can’t get rid of Barnaby

THE Prime Minister will have to hand over the reins of the country to embattled Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce next week. But engulfed by scandal, is he the right pick?

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on preparations for the 29th Winter Universiade 2019 in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Just how rich is Vladimir Putin?

RUSSIAN President earned $850,000 over just five years, official documents show. But critics claim that’s a fraction of what he really has stashed away.

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President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, en route to the Customs and Border Protection National Targeting Center in Sterling, Va. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

NFL players boycott White House visit

SUPER BOWL winners, the Philadelphia Eagles, have snubbed Donald Trump, declaring they will boycott victory celebrations with the President at the traditional White House ceremony.

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President Donald Trump gestures as delivers his first State of the Union address in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018 in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Paul Ryan applaud. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Trump: ‘This is our new American moment’

IN one of the longest State of the Union speeches in recent years, Donald Trump revealed he is keeping the Guantanamo Bay jail open, spruiked his tax cuts and warned North Korea’s nuclear missiles will threaten America ‘very soon’.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on August 6, 2002 shows Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad posing outside the furniture giants headquarters in Almhult, southern Sweden.   Ingvar Kamprad, the enigmatic founder of Swedish furniture giant IKEA, died aged 91 on Sunday, the company said.  / AFP PHOTO / Claudio BRESCIANI

Reclusive IKEA founder dies at 91

INGVAR Kamprad, the founder of the world’s largest furniture company IKEA, has died. The multi-billionaire recluse was controversial — once accused of having links to the Nazis.

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Samuel Johnson appeared brave and positive pushing for donations after his sisters death, but he's admitted it was the hardest thing he's ever done.

‘It felt really uncomfortable’

SAMUEL Johnson has revealed the hardest moment he faced after his sister Connie died, and it’s part of what led to him being nominated for Australian of the Year.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on January 18, 2018 shows US President Donald Trump making his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on his opponents ahead of a new effort in the bitterly divided US Congress to end a budget impasse before hundreds of thousands of federal workers are forced to start the workweek at home without pay. The impact of the shutdown that began at midnight on January 19, 2018 has been largely limited so far, closing sites like New York's Statue of Liberty, but the effect will start to become acute if the stalemate runs into the start of the following week. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN

Whopping Trump myth exposed

DONALD Trump kept repeating the same boast over and over when he ran for president. He talked a big game. But now a crisis has exposed his flaws.

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President Donald Trump speaks to the March for Life participants from the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US government shuts down

IN A chaotic close to President Donald Trump’s first year as president, the US government has careened into an embarrassing shutdown.

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Trump orders CNN reporter to leave after racially charged questions.

What made Trump finally snap

DONALD Trump kicked a star reporter out of a White House press conference after a stream of provocative questions made the US President snap.

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