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Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets China's President Xi Jinping in a bilateral meeting during the 2022 G20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, November 15, 2022. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

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Albo hits back at China’s AUKUS attack

Anthony Albanese has hit back after China sensationally accused Australia of trying to stir up an arms race with a major new military deal.

TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 24: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and U.S. President Joe Biden attend the Quad Fellowship Founding Celebration event on May 24, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. President Biden arrived in Japan after his visit to South Korea, part of a tour of Asia aimed at reassuring allies in the region. Biden will also take part in the Quad Leaders' summit during his visit. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images)

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Albo confirms his worst kept secret

Anthony Albanese has finally confirmed exactly why he’s heading to the United States but only after multiple media outlets beat him to it.

13/11/2022: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with US President Joe Biden in Cambodia for a bilateral meeting during the East Asia-Summit. Picture: Twitter / @AlboMP

Albo coy on reason for Biden meeting

Anthony Albanese would not confirm why he’s jetting off to the US for a meeting with Joe Biden when asked on the tarmac in Perth.

An MPL-50 spade used by Russian troops. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

Russian soldiers told to fight with ‘shovels’

A dire lack of ammunition has led Moscow to tell conscripts to battle Ukrainian soldiers with spades in “brutal, low-tech” hand-to-hand combat.

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Photo of comparison test between Mazda3 sedan, Toyota Corolla sedan and Subaru Impreza sedan. Picture: Thomas Wielecki.

Tested: Aussie small car favourites

Small cars are some of the best selling vehicles in the country and we’ve but three of the best to the test to see which is the best one for you.

Photo of the Mazda CX-3, Mitsubishi ASX and Honda HR-V comparison test. Shot by Thomas Wielecki

Car brand tipped to exit Australia

It’s been a favourite with new-car buyers for decades but disgruntled dealers say the marque is headed the same way as Holden.

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Water police take delivery of new weapon

Not to be outdone by their colleagues in the Highway Patrol, Marine Command has taken delivery of a mammoth new crime-fighter.

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Car maker’s extreme COVID-19 measures

As more and more services are shut down around the globe car makers are finding ingenious ways to avoid spreading the highly contagious disease while continuing to do business.

Australia's coronavirus cases could reach 10,000 cases in 10 days according to University of Melbourne researchers. Source: Coronavirus 10-day forecast.

Graph’s worrying virus prediction

Coronavirus infections in Australia are predicted to jump from about 1500 to 10,000 cases in just 10 days, according to new modelling.

Photo of the 2018 Volkswagen Polo, the 2018 Mazda2 and the 2018 Honda Jazz comparison test. Pics by Thomas Wielecki.

Honda Australia’s ‘devastating’ changes

Popular car maker Honda will shut dozens of dealerships across Australia, cut staff and reduce the number of cars offered as auto sales decline.

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FILE - In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 file photo, a technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island. A series of missteps at the nation's top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the federal response as the pandemic spread across the country like wildfire, an Associated Press review found. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Just 15 minutes to get virus test result

A Melbourne lab is developing a coronavirus test that cuts result times to half an hour, while 15-minute testing kits have just been approved for use in Australia.

Photo of 2018 Volvo V60 (overseas model shown)

Why you don’t need an SUV

Australians love SUVs, buying more of them than any other vehicle, but not everyone needs a big bulky family-hauler. Check out this anti-SUV and see why it’s a superior car.

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Tested: Australia’s most underrated 4WD

Most people think about the legendary Toyota LandCruiser or Nissan Patrol if they want to head off road. But there is another contender that will get you almost anywhere and for a lot less money.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 22: (EDITORS NOTE: A polarizing filter was used for this image.) Jamie Whincup drives the #88 Red Bull Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore ZB during race two of round 1 of the 2020 Supercars Championship the Adelaide 500 on February 22, 2020 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Aussie motorsport to continue with a twist

Australian sport has been almost completely locked down because of the COVID-19 outbreak. But the local Supercars series has worked out a novel way to keep entertaining its suffering fans.

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