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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during Question Time

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses the Labor Party Caucus.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong: “It is not antisemitic to expect that Israel should comply with the international law that applies to all countries.”

As it happened: Labor sanctions neo-Nazi network; Top political donors revealed

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Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

As it happened: Trump blames Biden after US midair collision kills dozens; Dural caravan investigation continues

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

As it happened: NSW Police investigate ‘potential terrorist attack’ after caravan of explosives found in Sydney; RFK Jr. grilled in Senate hearing

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Former US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

As it happened: Inflation falls to lowest level in more than three years; voters back Dutton’s foreign investment property ban

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Coalition Home Affairs spokesman James Paterson.

As it happened: Coalition rejects Trump Gaza proposal; Auschwitz survivors warn of global rise in antisemitism

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has been accused of spreading falsehoods.

As it happened: Dutton unveils Coalition’s nuclear costings; Qantas engineers begin 24-hour strike

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

As it happened: PM announces NRL deal with PNG; Australia supports UN vote for Gaza ceasefire

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Anthony Albanese at the Melbourne synagogue that was firebombed in a terror incident.

Australia news as it happened: PM condemns antisemitic attack in Sydney; Labor promises cheaper childcare for families

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