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The 1893 painting ‘Leiv Eirikson Discovering America’ by Christian Krohg.

Pyne’s history fail: It’s time for Greenland to reclaim America

Donald Trump gets Christopher Pyne’s endorsement to take over Greenland. But what of the Viking from Greenland who arrived in America more than 1200 years ago?

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“One of the reasons I left was because of people referring to me as that character from The Shawshank Redemption who was institutionalised,” Pyne says. “I’m not that guy at all!"

Christopher Pyne takes on London

The former Liberal minister has made a killing under Labor governments at home. Now he’s hoping for a repeat in the UK.

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Daniel Andrews stood down as premier in September.

Dave Sharma and Dan Andrews lead Israel delegation

The NSW senator is teaming up with former Victorian premier Dan Andrews and Zionist Federation president Jeremy Leibler to lead a trip to Israel next month.

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Philippines’ Marcos Jr gets red carpet treatment in Australia

The son of notorious dictator Ferdinand Marcos is the only South-East Asian leader to take the Lowy Institute’s stage during next week’s ASEAN summit.

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