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Tony Burke takes on home affairs, immigration in expanded role, as Andrew Giles and Clare O'Neil are moved on in reshuffle
Anthony Albanese rejects suggestions Tony Burke will be overloaded in his new position, as Andrew Giles and Clare O'Neil are dumped from the immigration and home affairs portfolios in a significant cabinet reshuffle.
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Police raid Sydney properties in explosive-laced caravan probe
Police have raided a string of properties on Monday as part of investigations into organised crime links with an abandoned caravan laced with explosives and containing a list of Jewish ‘targets’.
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Trade Minister to stay put despite US tariff uncertainty
Trade Minister Don Farrell has ruled out an eleventh-hour trip to Washington DC after Kevin Rudd failed to secure an Australian carve-out from Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs.
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