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FILE- In this Monday, Jan.17, 2005 file photo, pilgrims circle the Kabaa at the Great Mosque, Islam's holiest shrine, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia's crown prince has promised to return the ultraconservative kingdom to a more "moderate" Islam. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

What happens when IS is gone

DRAMATIC developments in the Middle East have sent shockwaves around the world. This is what a post-IS world looks like.

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Maggie Raworth verbally abused by stranger.

Our lives with ‘d***head magnets’

WE GET abused on the streets and are less trusted even than politicians. How did it come to this and why do we do it?

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Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie during general motions in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, September 11, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Jacqui Lambie may be dual citizen

SENATOR Jacqui Lambie says she found out her father was born in Scotland as she worked on an autobiography.

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Melbourne on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. PM Malcolm Turnbull met with Bill Shorten MP this afternoon to discuss negotiations regarding parliamentarian citizenship. (AAP Image/James Ross) NO ARCHIVING

How the citizenship saga will end

MALCOLM Turnbull and Bill Shorten expressed opposing views on the citizenship debacle today. But don’t be mistaken, they both want the same thing.

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US President Donald Trump addresses the National Assembly in Seoul on November 8, 2017. Trump's marathon Asia tour moves to South Korea, another key ally in the struggle with nuclear-armed North Korea, but one with deep reservations about the US president's strategy for dealing with the crisis. / AFP PHOTO / Lee Jin-man

Awkward moment in Trump speech

DONALD Trump pulled off a fiery speech about North Korea on his Asia tour. But the US President couldn’t resist one jarring remark.

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US President Donald Trump (C) addresses the National Assembly in Seoul on November 8, 2017. Trump's marathon Asia tour moves to South Korea, another key ally in the struggle with nuclear-armed North Korea, but one with deep reservations about the US president's strategy for dealing with the crisis. / AFP PHOTO / Lee Jin-man

Trump blasts N Korea: ‘Do not try us’

DONALD Trump has given a stern warning to Kim Jong-un during a speech in South Korea while slamming the rogue nation as a ‘hell that no person deserves’.

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A man puts his voting paper in the ballot box for the Australian Federal Election in Melbourne on July 2, 2016. Australia is voting in a general election which is expected to be a close race between the ruling Liberal-National coalition and the opposition Labor Party. / AFP PHOTO / Paul Crock

Are we headed to an early election?

AN EARLY election has been floated as a way to sort the citizenship chaos. But it may just cause more problems.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on August 10, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump during a security briefing at his Bedminster National Golf Club in New Jersey. President Donald Trump on August 11, 2017 once again upped the ante in his war of words with North Korea, warning Pyongyang that the US military is "locked and loaded" in the event of a misstep by the totalitarian state.Ignoring appeals from China for restraint, Trump launched another rhetorical salvo at the North to keep its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs in check. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas Kamm

How Trump capitulated to China

WHEN Donald Trump lands in China, he’s likely to be welcomed as the US President who is helping the superpower rise.

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Barnaby Joyce in Tamworth during the campaign in his electorate, New England. Picture: Dylan Robinson

Should Joyce still get pay packet?

THE extraordinary circumstances that saw five senators and an MP lose jobs over dual citizenship raises questions around entitlements.

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PM Malcom Turnbull during a presser at Parliament House. Picture Gary Ramage

New doubts could threaten PM’s power

JUST hours after Malcolm Turnbull announced his citizenship solution, shock new doubts have surfaced about an MP that could force a byelection.

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Trump’s ties to Saudi prince purge

THE billionaire Saudi nicknamed “Dopey Prince” by Donald Trump antagonised the President on Twitter. One of the President’s new best friends just delivered payback.

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Pauline Hanson during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Shock poll for Pauline Hanson

THE One Nation leader’s power is on the up with a new poll suggesting she could decide who becomes the next Queensland premier.

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (centre) is seen during a press conference at Oxenford on the Gold Coast during the Queensland Election campaign on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Premier Palaszczuk announced an M1 action plan to include upgrading the highway to six lanes the entire stretch from Brisbane to the border of New South Wales.( AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Premier denies defying advice on Adani

PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk denied she defied the integrity commissioner, despite making a decision to veto the $1 billion Adani rail loan against her recommendation.

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US President Donald Trump addresses US soldiers upon arriving at US Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on November 5, 2017. Trump touched down in Japan, kicking off the first leg of a high-stakes Asia tour set to be dominated by soaring tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea. / AFP PHOTO / Toshifumi KITAMURA

Donald and Shinzo’s strange hat signing

DONALD Trump and Japan’s Shinzo Abe have sealed their bromance by signing a cap with the caption: “Donald and Shinzo make alliance even greater”.

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull greets New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern before their meeting in Sydney, Australia, November 5, 2017. (AAP Image/REUTERS Pool, David Gray) NO ARCHIVING

PM rebuffs Jacinda Ardern’s offer

MALCOLM Turnbull declined New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s offer to resettle 150 refugees despite being pressured to accept from within his own party.

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FILE - This combination of the file photos show President Donald Trump, left, on Oct. 25, 2017, in Dallas and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, on April 15, 2017 in Pyongyang. President Trump will visit Japan, South Korea and China before attending regional summits in Vietnam and the Philippines on November. Unlike most of his recent predecessors, Trump will not visit the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone that looks out over North Korea. Still, his quarrel with the Northâ€™s ruler will dominate the trip. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Wong Maye-E, File)

Kim declares: ‘Stop daydreaming’

NORTH Korea says there will be no more talking. Instead, Kim Jong-un has sent an ominous warning to Donald Trump.

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POLITICS - Advance SA party launch - Peter Humphries, Jenny Low and John Darley. Picture Sarah Reed

Xenophon ‘controlling, manipulative’ — ex partner

A FORMER partner of Nick Xenophon has accused the SA Best leader of being “manipulative, controlling and inappropriate” during their seven-year relationship — claims Mr Xenophon denies.

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Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act.

What our Constitution doesn’t say is brilliant

THE Australian Constitution is not stupid or meaningless. On the contrary, its pointlessness is the whole point.

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FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2017 file photo, Milo Yiannopoulos pauses while speaking during a news conference in New York. Yiannopoulos is appearing Tuesday, Oct. 31, at California State University, Fullerton, at the invitation of the school's College Republicans. Other student groups are planning what they call a "Unity Block Party." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Bad news for the king of trolls

THE conservative provocateur has shrugged off being dumped by his billionaire financial backer ahead of his Australian tour.

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Trump’s stuff-up could save terrorist

DONALD Trump loves to talk tough, but his latest spray could inadvertently help a terrorist avoid the punishment many think he deserves.

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

How Turnbull can keep his job

MALCOLM Turnbull’s Government is in disarray after the dual citizen debacle. He needs to make tough decisions to have any chance of holding on to his job.

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This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 13, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) photographed with students and teachers of Mangyongdae Revolutionary School in Pyongyang on its 70th founding anniversary. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA via KNS / STR / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

Easiest way to defeat Kim Jong-un

WHILE the world is focused on weapons and sanctions, a defector says there is a much more effective way to stop North Korea.

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Document that Josh Frydenberg says proves he is not dual citizen

Key document in citizenship saga

ANOTHER Coalition minister has been dragged into the citizenship saga. But he says this document proves he has no case to answer.

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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 29, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting the Pyongyang Cosmetics Factory. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

Will Kim launch Juche Bird missile?

DISASTER at a North Korean nuclear site could push Kim Jong-un to explode an atomic warhead over the Pacific in a provocative show of strength, an expert warns.

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CORRECTION - The Houses of Parliament are seen in London on October 31, 2017. Prime Minister Theresa May came under pressure on Tuesday to take action against alleged sex pests in her own cabinet amid swirling rumours in Westminster about inappropriate behaviour by several lawmakers. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon apologised for putting his hand on a female journalist's knee in 2002 and the cabinet is investigating another minister, Mark Garnier, who asked his now former aide to buy him sex toys and called her "sugar tits". British media have reported on the existence of a list of sexual allegations about around 40 Conservative MPs including six ministers that was apparently compiled by disgruntled former employees. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / “The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [The Houses of Parliament are seen in London on October 31, 2017] instead of [Chancellor of the Exchequor Philip Hammond leaves his office in Downing Street...]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.”

MPs named in ‘dirty dossier’

A NUMBER of Westminster MPs have been named in a ‘dirty dossier’ of allegations as the UK parliament is embroiled in a growing sex scandal.

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US President Donald Trump and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong(not seen) participate in a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, October 23, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

The biggest myth about Trump

ANALYSIS: IF you still believe this myth about Donald Trump, you haven’t been paying attention to the first 10 months of his presidency.

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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on January 26, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) inspecting housing blocks at a construction site at Ryomyong Street in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

Surprising way North Korea funds its nukes

NORTH Korea is a deeply impoverished country – which begs a critical question about its fearsome arsenal of weapons.

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Karl Stefanovic interviews Julie Bishop on The Today Show.

Bishop’s perfect response to Karl question

JULIE Bishop has given a superb answer this morning to growing questions about her leadership ambitions.

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Trump ‘seethes’ as ‘walls close in’

DONALD Trump holed himself up in the White House and spent the day “fuming” as he watched the Russian drama unfold on TV.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on November 7, 2016 shows Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaking during a rally outside the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton got a reminder that exactly one year ago, then FBI director James Comey said he was re-opening a probe into her emails. "Oh is that today?" the former Democratic presidential candidate quipped on Twitter late October 28, 2017, in response to a post by election forecaster Nate Silver who noted the anniversary of Comey's move and said it was "probably decisive" in last year's White House race. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

‘Disgrace’: Is this the real Russia scandal?

DONALD Trump insists the real story about Russia’s election interference has nothing to do with him – and everything to do with his opponent Hillary Clinton.

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(FILES) This file photo taken on October 25, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump dismissed explosive indictments against three campaign aides on October 30, 2017, insisting there was no collusion with Russia and calling on political rival Hillary Clinton to be investigated. Trump lashed out as his campaign chairman Paul Manafort, along with another aide, faced a battery of federal conspiracy charges, and an unsealed indictment showed advisor George Papadopoulos pled guilty weeks ago to lying about Russia links. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB

Why Trump should be terrified

IT HAS been a dramatic day for Donald Trump, but the US President should be worried that far worse is yet to come.

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PRESTON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 23: Prince Harry during a visit to Myplace at Brockholes Nature Reserve, a project which aims to empower young people by encouraging them to take action in environmental activities on October 23, 2017 in Preston, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Top of Islamic State’s hit list

ISLAMIC State’s prime targets for trophy kills are often high profile people. These are just some of those on the group’s hit list.

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(COMBO)(FILES) This combination of pictures created on October 30, 2017 shows a file photo taken on October 9, 2013 of actor Anthony Rapp(L) attending the "Dazed And Confused" 20th Anniversary Screening during the 51st New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, and a file photo taken on March 2, 2014 showing actor Kevin Spacey arriving on the red carpet for the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California. Kevin Spacey came out as gay early Monday, October 30, 2017 and apologized to actor Anthony Rapp, who accused the Hollywood star of making a sexual advance on him at a 1986 party when he was only 14 years old. Spacey's announcement, posted to his Twitter account at midnight, came after Rapp -- best known for being part of the original cast of Broadway hit "Rent" -- made the accusation in an interview with Buzzfeed News. Kevin Spacey came out as gay early Monday, October 30, 2017 and apologized to actor Anthony Rapp, who accused the Hollywood star of making a sexual advance on him at a 1986 party when he was only 14 years old. Spacey's announcement, posted to his Twitter account at midnight, came after Rapp -- best known for being part of the original cast of Broadway hit "Rent" -- made the accusation in an interview with Buzzfeed News. / AFP PHOTO / Stephen Lovekin AND ROBYN BECK

Exec slammed for Spacey tweet

A HOLLYWOOD executive has been accused of “excusing” Kevin Spacey’s alleged sexual assault of a minor in a shocking tweet.

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In this photo taken Jan. 28, 2017, President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Transcripts of President Donald Trumpâ€™s conversations with the leaders of Mexico and Australia in January offer new details on how the president parried with the leaders over the politics of the border wall and refugee policy, with random asides on subjects including drug abuse in New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s chat with PM over ‘desperate’ Kim

PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull will meet with Donald Trump, with the “desperation” of North Korea the key topic.

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Footnote a ‘bombshell’ for Trump

BURIED deep in documents related to a Trump campaign staffer lying about his connections to Russia is a “bombshell” four-line footnote.

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Court blocks Trump’s trans military ban

A FEDERAL judge in the US has ruled against Donald Trump’s policy that prevents transgender individuals from serving in the military.

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FBI pounces on Trump staffers

KEY Trump campaign players have been charged with “conspiracy against the US” and a third has lied about Russia links.

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On the campaign trail in the New England .... Barnaby Joyce pictured at Bendemeer. Picture by Peter Lorimer.

Hanson: Joyce gets ‘a bit of luck’

ONE Nation’s Pauline Hanson has revealed how Barnaby Joyce will have ‘a little bit of luck’ going his way now that her party won’t stand in his way.

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Kim Jong-un in rare outing with wife

HE MAY be a warmongering despot, but he’s still got to keep the missus happy. Kim Jong-un has been seen in a rare public appearance with his wife in North Korea.

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‘Mass evacuations’ across N Korea

NORTH Korea’s rogue leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly taken another step in his preparations for war, as the world remains on edge.

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FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is unleashing new criticism of the probes into possible ties between his campaign associates and Russia. Trump, in a series of tweets, is making reference to what he calls "phony Trump/Russia â€˜collusion,â€™ which doesnâ€™t exist." He says Democrats are using a â€œwitch huntâ€ for â€œevil politics.â€ (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump fumes: ‘Witch hunt for evil’

DONALD Trump has fired off a barrage of livid tweets as charges in the investigation into Russian election interference loom.

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In this video grab taken on October 29, 2017, from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) via the Parliament TV website on October 12, 2017, British Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) Mark Garnier, speaks in the House of Commons Chamber. A British government minister faces an internal investigation amid allegations he asked his secretary to buy sex toys and addressed her in demeaning language, potential breaches of ministerial rules. / AFP PHOTO / PRU / Handout / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / PRU " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - NO RESALE - NO DISTRIBUTION TO THIRD PARTIES - 24 HOURS USE - NO ARCHIVES

Minister made secretary buy sex toys

A CONSERVATIVE UK minister is under investigation after calling his assistant “sugar t*ts” and making her buy him sex toys.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a briefing after the talks with Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. Nicos Anastasiades is in Russia on a working visit. (Sergei Chirikov/Pool Photo via AP)

The myth about ‘terrible’ Putin

PUTIN is portrayed as a powerful puppet master who hates the West. But what if these myths play straight into the Russian President’s hands?

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk addressing the media after she announced details to the state election at the Darra Bowls Club, Brisbane 29th October 2017. (AAP Image/Josh Woning)

It’s on: Premier calls snap election

QUEENSLANDERS will be heading to the polls as Labor Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk faces judgment time on her record.

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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, left, leave the East Room of the White House in Washington, after speaking on the opioid crisis. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Charges filed in Trump-Russia probe

THE man leading the probe into alleged links between Donald Trump and Russia during the US election has charged one person, as the investigation continues.

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Barnaby Joyce appears on the Today Show today. picture: Supplied

Joyce: ‘I don’t take anything for granted’

BARNABY Joyce has again been forced to defend his decision not to quit parliament immediately during the High Court citizenship saga.

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Former US President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Ralph Northam (unseen) in Richmond, Virginia October 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON

Obama’s unexpected future gig

FORMER US president Barack Obama has been asked to take part in a new short-term gig, which pays around $22 a day for his efforts.

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, October 27, 2017. Today the Australian High Court handed down its decision on the legality of the election of seven MPs with dual citizenship, including Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Who’s running the country?

THE prime minister is about to head off to Israel and the deputy PM’s been dumped. The big question now is: who’s in charge of things around here?

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27/10/2017: Former Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce begins his re-election campaign talking locals at a pub, in Tamworth. Only a few hours after the High Court found him ineligible to sit in parliament due to a breach of citizenship laws, Barnaby has begun his fight to win back his seat . Lyndon Mechielsen/The Australian

Citizenship crisis: ‘More heads will roll’

THE man who set in motion the scandal that saw five federal MPs dumped yesterday has explained why he got involved — and warns there will be others.

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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to declare the opioid crisis a national public health emergency in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

China ‘scratching head’ over Trump

CHINA’S leadership is mystified as to what US President Donald Trump will do next over North Korea. They’re not the only ones.

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**FILE** A Friday, 6 October 2017 image reissued Friday, October 27, 2017 of Nick Xenophon Team Senator Nick Xenophon posing for a photograph after a press conference in Adelaide. The High Court has ruled Xenophon can remain in parliament. (AAP Image/David Mariuz) NO RCHIVING

Why these two pollies survived

THE High Court delivered a shock decision that will see five pollies depart but why did Nick Xenophon and Matt Canavan survive?

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PM Malcolm Turnbull in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Five words Turnbull will regret

IT WAS one sentence Malcolm Turnbull made two months ago about the citizenship crisis that he will come to regret.

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One Nations senators Malcolm Roberts with Pauline Hanson during a press conference in Parliament House Canberra.Picture Gary Ramage

Hanson in tears over court ruling

ONE Nation leader Pauline Hanson has welled up over losing her senator Malcolm Roberts to the High Court citizenship decision.

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Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

D-Day for Barnaby Joyce

PARLIAMENT looks set to become a “tactical circus” if the High Court rules the Deputy Prime Minister is ineligible for election.

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Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull. Picture: AP/AAP

‘Erratic’ Trump forces Australia to step up

AUSTRALIA will have to up its influence in Asia because of President Donald Trump’s approach to the region, a senior US security expert claims.

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 26: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, former Labour leader Andrew Little and Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy pose during a swearing-in ceremony at Government House on October 26, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. After failing to win an outright majority in the general election on September 23, Labour entered into a coalition agreement with the New Zealand First and Greens parties. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Jacinda-mania official as new PM sworn in

IT was a day many never thought would come — but today New Zealand’s new young PM capped off an unbelievable rise to power.

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This photo taken on October 7, 2017 and released on October 8, 2017 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attending the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / STR / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

N Korea: Take our threat ‘literally’

NORTH Korea has urged the US to take its hydrogen bomb threat seriously, as it steps up its war of words against Donald Trump.

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PM Malcolm Turnbull visiting The Baker at Sutton in NSW. Picture Kym Smith

Union raids backfire on Turnbull

THE raids on the AWU were meant to put the heat on Bill Shorten, but instead it’s the Prime Minister who now faces a tough few days.

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BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 24: Chinese President Xi Jinping vote at the closing of the 19th Communist Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People on October 24, 2017 in Beijing, China. The 19th CPC National Congress is going to run 7 days and a new central committee of CPC will be produced. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Scary reality of world’s most powerful man

THE Chinese President has been formally approved as the country’s most powerful leader, tightening his grip. Should the world be worried?

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A picture taken on July 5, 2017 shows a souvenir shops offering among others cup a tin mug depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, in Moscow. It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: "We're going to have a great relationship with Putin and Russia." Now, weighed down by claims that Moscow helped put him in the White House, Trump is set to finally meet his Russian counterpart in an encounter fraught with potential danger for the struggling American leader. / AFP PHOTO / Mladen ANTONOV

Russia, US relations hit new low

RELATIONS between US and Russia have hit a bitter new low with the two powers entering a new Cold War.

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President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced to speak with winners from the National Minority Enterprise Development Week Awards Program, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s own side turns on him

DONALD Trump has been ripped apart by two high profile members of his own team, who have painted the President as a bully and a liar.

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In this Oct. 7, 2017, photo, a bust of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is displayed in a shop window in Bangkok. As Thailand prepares for King Bhumibol Adulyadej's cremation ceremony Thursday, his image is omnipresent across the country in messages commemorating his life and mourning his death. Photos of a man many Thais loved like a father can be found everywhere from billboards to ATM screens, from full-page tributes in national newspapers to commemorative books in street-side markets, from shrines in shopping malls to exhibits in art galleries. (AP Photo/Ted Anthony)

Why Bangkok has gone dark

SOMETHING very big is happening in Thailand’s capital. The vibrant, bustling city has gone quiet ahead of an historic event.

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Chris Baldridge received a $25,000 personal cheque from Donald Trump after the US president promised him the money following his son's (Sgt. Dillon Baldridge) death. Picture: Twitter

The odd detail on Trump’s cheque

THE FAMILY of a US soldier has finally received a massive personal cheque from Donald Trump, but one thing doesn’t add up.

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Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce after Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Citizenship chaos not over yet

THE dual citizenship cases of Barnaby Joyce and six other MPs will be resolved in the High Court this Friday. But the drama might not stop there.

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FILE - This undated file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the test launch of an intermediate range Hwasong-12 in North Korea. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, an organization pushing for a global treaty to ban the cataclysmic bombs. The award of the $1.1-million prize The Geneva-based ICAN won the $1.1 million prize comes amid heightened tensions over both North Koreaâ€™s aggressive development of nuclear weapons and President Donald Trumpâ€™s persistent criticism of the deal to curb Iranâ€™s nuclear program. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

‘Imminent, unprecedented threat’

UNDER threat, North Korea’s powerful neighbour is set to walk away from decades of pacifism and supercharge its military.

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FILE- In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump meets with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The Department of Justice on Monday is arguing in a New York court that it shouldnâ€™t have to turn over records related to Trumpâ€™s decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

‘Donald Trump just hit a new low’

EVEN by Donald Trump’s standards, this is awkward. The president of the United States is suddenly embroiled in a spat with a fallen soldier’s wife.

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FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2017 file photo, New Zealand Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern during a visit to Addington School in Christchurch, New Zealand. Ardern, 37, will be New Zealandâ€™s next prime minister after a small political party chose to make a deal with liberals following the nationâ€™s election nearly a month ago. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

New Kiwi PM’s huge problem

JACINDA Ardern’s sudden rise to power in New Zealand comes with one problem — and it could lead her into chaos.

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WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 20: Labour leader and prime minister-elect, Jacinda Ardern, speaks to media during a post-caucus meeting press conference at Parliament on October 20, 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand. After weeks of negotiations, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters yesterday announced his party's plans to back a Labour-led government, making Jacinda Ardern New Zealand prime minister-elect. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Why NZ PM left the Mormon church

THE progressive views that made New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern so popular are also the reason she left behind her Mormon upbringing.

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(COMBO) This combo of file photos shows an image (L) taken on April 15, 2017 of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on a balcony of the Grand People's Study House following a military parade in Pyongyang; and an image (R) taken on July 19, 2017 of US President Donald Trump speaking during the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in Washington, DC. Nuclear-armed North Korea mocked President Donald Trump as "bereft of reason" on August 10, 2017, raising the stakes in their stand-off with an unusually detailed plan to send a salvo of missiles towards the US territory of Guam. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB AND Ed JONES

Trump’s war message for N Korea

DONALD Trump has revealed more about the military plans America has in place should a war with North Korea erupt.

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Pauline Hanson on Sunrise. Picture: Supplied

Hanson calls for Australian ID card

ONE NATION leader Pauline Hanson has clashed with Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young over welfare costs in another fiery segment on Sunrise.

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Shortly after his acceptance of the Democratic Party endorsement for President. Senator (and future US President) John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) and his wife, future First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (1929 - 1994), smiles and waves from the back of an open-top car, Massachusetts, July 1960. (Photo by Paul Schutzer/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)Senator Kennedy returns home to Massachusetts after accepting the Democratic nomination in July 1960. Supplied to Penrith Press for American Visionary exhibition at Penrith Regional Gallery

What’s inside secret JFK files?

DONALD Trump is poised to release documents thought to contain detail on what the CIA knew about Lee Harvey Oswald before he murdered Kennedy.

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Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe looks on as he attends the 2nd Session of the South Africa-Zimbabwe binational Commission (BNC) on October 3, 2017 at Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria. / AFP PHOTO / Phill Magakoe

Dictator dumped amid fierce outcry

THE World Health Organisation has ditched Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe as goodwill ambassador amid backlash.

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This Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 photo distributed by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking during a meeting of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. The granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons opened itself to a clear interpretation across Asia: When it comes to the nuclear-saturated war of words on the Korean Peninsula, attention must be paid and treaties must be signed. And it must be done in a preventative way, at top speed, before something happens that can't be undone. Looming in the background of the award announcement Friday, Oct. 6, was the sometimes scalding, sometimes tepid, never silent geopolitical scuffle this year between the young leader of the third-generation Pyongyang regime and the always voluble president of the United States. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The myth about N Korea and China

THE notion of Chinese power over the North has been pushed by leaders like Donald Trump. But the relationship is in fact far more complicated.

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US President Donald Trump gestures as he pauses while making a statement for the press before a meeting with Governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rossello and others in the Oval Office of the White House October 19, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

Trump’s White House headaches

DONALD Trump continues to be on the defensive, as his approach to a war widow, Twitter, the Russian election probe and hurricane relief came under fire.

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New Zealand's Labour party leader Jacinda Ardern speaks to the media after her first caucus meeting as Prime Minister-elect at Parliament in Wellington on October 20, 2017. New Zealand's prime minister-elect Jacinda Ardern promised "a government of change" as she met with leaders of her centre-left Labour Party on October 20 to prepare to take power after a stunning election win. / AFP PHOTO / Marty MELVILLE

Jacinda’s warning to Australia

INCOMING New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has warned there will be changes to an arrangement with Australia if Kiwis don’t get a fair go.

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U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, center, and two South Korean fighter jets F-15K fly over the Seoul Airport where a site for the 2017 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition is taking place in Seongnam, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. U.S. naval commanders on Saturday reiterated Washington's "ironclad" commitment to defend South Korea against North Korean threats as an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier visited a South Korean port following a joint naval drill. (Kim Do-hun/Yonhap via AP)

Supersonic bombers threaten Kim

US bombers have intimidated Kim Jong-un, as the CIA’s director revealed what he’d do if North Korea’s leader ever died or disappeared.

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FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, during his meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma, at the Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria, South Africa. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has long faced United States sanctions over his government's human rights abuses, but the World Health Organization new director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus is making the longtime African leader a "goodwill ambassador" Friday Oct. 20, 2017.(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

‘Ridiculous’ role for Robert Mugabe

CANADIAN prime minister Justin Trudeau has slammed the appointment of the Zimbabwean leader to a key position as “absolutely unacceptable”.

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New Zealand's Labour party leader Jacinda Ardern receives applause as she is welcomed to her first caucus meeting as Prime Minister-elect at Parliament in Wellington on October 20, 2017. New Zealand's Prime Minister-elect Jacinda Ardern expressed confidence October 20 that her new government would see out its full term, despite long-standing tensions between her coalition partners. / AFP PHOTO / Marty MELVILLE

NZ PM phone call stuns Aussie

AN AUSSIE journo had a quick question to ask about the New Zealand PM and was “flabbergasted” when the leader herself answered the phone.

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This July 28, 2017 picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 29, 2017 shows North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Hwasong-14 being lauched at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Kim Jong-Un boasted of North Korea's ability to strike any target in the US after a second ICBM test that weapons experts said could even bring New York into range -– in a potent challenge to US President Donald Trump. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIS KNS / STR / - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. /

CIA’s chilling N Korea warning

THE CIA director has issued a scary warning on rogue state’s intentions as Russia urges not to back North Korea into a corner.

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Ai Group Energy Breakfast with PM Malcolm Turnbull & the Energy Security Board. Chair of the Energy Security Board, Kerry Schott, Chair of Australian Energy Markets Commission, John Pierce with Australian Energy Market Operator, CEO Audrey Zibelman and Australian Energy Regulator Chair Paula Conboy at the National Press Club in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

SSM legal by Christmas if yes succeeds

MALCOLM Turnbull says the turnout for the same-sex marriage survey is “massive” and has assured the issue will be decided by Christmas.

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