Politics latest: Free Palestine Melbourne loses momentum, dumps weekly rallies
Free Palestine Melbourne has told its followers the weekly marches, which have angered traders, will stop but the group will continue to advocate for Gazans.
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Indonesia ‘welcomes’ foreign militaries on ‘peaceful missions’
Indonesia’s foreign ministry speaks for the first time on Russia’s request to use a base in Papua, saying it will always ‘receive and permit’ foreign militaries on ‘peaceful missions’.
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‘I rule out negotiating with Greens’: PM ducks, weaves on negative gearing, Chalmers says he ‘sought a view’
Anthony Albanese says he won't negotiate with the Greens on negative gearing but stopped short of ruling out changes. The Treasurer, meantime, sought to distinguish seeking advice from commissioning modelling.
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