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Footage appears to show NSW nurses bragging about killing Israeli patients
Two nurses who apparently threatened to kill Israeli patients will be sacked from Bankstown Hospital after allegedly making the shocking statements while on shift.
- by Matthew Knott, Jessica McSweeney and Kate Aubusson
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Albanese government says it will acquire collapsed Rex Airlines if no other buyers emerge
The move would make it the first Australian government to own an airline since Qantas was privatised in the 1990s.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Mike Foley
Banks told to ignore student debt when weighing up home loans
Millions of Australians collectively carrying more than $43 billion in student debts have faced problems getting a mortgage. Now they may have a chance to buy a home.
- by Shane Wright
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Australia accused of breaking its word on exports as Trump presses go on tariffs
Trump said he would give “great consideration” to Australian exemptions, but his executive order accuses the government of breaking its word on aluminium exports.
- by David Crowe, Michael Koziol and Olivia Ireland
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Trade wars
We’re on Trumpian time now. Albanese’s win could last five minutes or five years
Anthony Albanese just survived round one in a political boxing match against Donald Trump – a bout that has him at constant risk of a knockout blow before the election.
- by David Crowe
‘Complete fabrication’: Dutton wrong about antisemitism apology, says Dreyfus
Peter Dutton claims the attorney-general apologised after accusing the opposition of politicising antisemitism. It didn’t happen, Dreyfus says.
- by David Crowe
Fact check: Have emissions risen under the Albanese government?
Emissions reduction has flat-lined since the government was elected, due in part to a bounce-back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- by Mike Foley
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