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Editor-at-large Paul Kelly says the Bondi Beach massacre is a much greater challenge for Anthony Albanese than the choice John Howard faced after the 1996 Port Arthur slaughter. Kelly - the doyenne of Australian political journalists - says the violent manifestation of evil anti-Semitism can only be tackled with bold, whole-of-society reform. 

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National Cabinet will meet to consider tougher firearm restrictions in the aftermath of the Bondi Beach antisemitic massacre, as the Department of Home Affairs scrambles to fast-track visas for Jewish mourners to attend imminent funerals. Political editor Geoff Chambers joins us to talk about why Anthony Albanese has been slow to act on anti-Semitism and where he takes it from here.

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Police declare a terrorist incident and are raiding homes after Jewish community events and a glorious beach day were shattered by a horrifying mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening. At least twelve people are dead and more injured including two police officers. One alleged offender is dead and the other in a serious condition in hospital, according to police. 

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Police declare a terrorist incident and are raiding homes after Jewish community events and a glorious beach day were shattered by a horrifying mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday evening. At least twelve people are dead and more injured including two police officers. One alleged offender is dead and the other in a serious condition in hospital, according to police. 

Follow this breaking story live at theaustralian.com.au

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Melbourne's low-key superstar Ben Abraham has written monster hits and performed at the GRAMMYs. He also started a tradition of wildly popular Christmas gigs co-starring his famous mates performing new music and classic carols. 

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A trustee will take over Brittany Higgins’ financial affairs, as her husband faces bankruptcy proceedings of his own. Plus, football legend Stephen Silvagni says he's determined to help son Tom clear his name after a rape conviction. Also, the parliamentary expenses scandal drags in another senior minister. 

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Through 13 years with motor neurone disease, AFL legend and Big Freeze founder Neale Daniher has honed a remarkable philosophy for living. Today, we hear his message in Neale’s own voice, brought to life by AI technology. 

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won’t say if his government will make changes to parliamentary travel entitlements. Plus, a big change to US travel and the Justice who convicted Dawson hangs up his wig

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Sarah Hanson-Young used public funds to fly her lobbyist husband to and from Canberra 78 times - and Trade Minister Don Farrell flew his wife a distance equivalent to halfway from Earth to the Moon, all on the taxpayer. The expenses travel scandal is spreading across the Parliament - so where will it stop? 

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Australia’s new law banning social media for under-16s is now in effect—hear the reaction from an advocate and the Communications Minister. Plus, Minister Anika Wells is under fire and facing a travel entitlements scandal.

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Today the federal government’s much-vaunted social media reform kicks in - but Communications Minister Anika Wells has another drama to sort out: she’s referred herself for an independent audit after a huge drama blew up over her use of taxpayer-funded travel entitlements. So what’s fair when it comes to politicians’ expenses - and is this superstar minister under threat? 

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Prince Harry has won a review of his security arrangements in the UK - and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is reportedly claiming to have lost her seriously ill father’s phone number. 

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After phenomenal success in reducing HIV transmissions, the former AIDS Council of NSW - ACON - pivoted to become a hugely influential lobby group with a new focus: trans rights. Today - the deep concerns of lesbian and LGBT groups about how ACON wields its power.

The Australian’s New South Wales Editor Stephen Rice explains the story.  

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Communications Minister Anika Wells billed taxpayers thousands of dollars for members of her family to attend sporting events around the country.

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The peaceful Pioneer Valley was meant to be a renewable energy hotspot – but farmers say their water has been contaminated. Today, when a green energy dream goes wrong.

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A new show reveals the pure rebellious genius of Comme des Garcons’ Rei Kawakubo and Sex Pistols muse Vivienne Westwood. 

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Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre didn’t leave a will when she died by suicide in April. Now, a bitter legal battle has erupted over her estate.

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The Australian’s investigative podcast Shadow of Doubt in 2023 raised serious doubts over the convictions of parents nicknamed Australia’s most evil.  They were accused of grotesque sexual abuse of their own daughter - but journalist Richard Guilliatt revealed inconsistencies, ‘recovered memories’, and some huge twists. Now - a fresh development raises the possibility they could get out of jail. 

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Widows and children stranded in Syria after the collapse of the so-called caliphate are now back in Australia - and the Government says it didn’t “assist”, it just gave them passports. New notes, revealed by The Australian, tell a more nuanced story. 

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The superstar of Japanese pop, Ayumi Hamasaki, is the latest victim of a geopolitical dispute that’s flaring big-time. It’s China versus Japan - and it’s all about China’s number one issue: the future of Taiwan. Now, Australia's under pressure to choose a side. That’s today’s story.

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Justice Michael Lee was right to find, on the balance of probabilities, that Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins - that’s the decision from the full Federal Court in dismissing Lehrmann’s appeal. Now Lehrmann will have to pay more legal costs for his opponents, Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson. Hear our earlier episode about Lehrmann’s appeal grounds here.

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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher - who aggressively pursued the concept of a Liberal conspiracy to cover up the rape of Brittany Higgins - has refused to say whether she accepts two courts’ rulings that the conspiracy was fabricated. In today’s episode - inside the fiery parliamentary hearings exploring why the Labor government is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars defending its actions in the Higgins matter.  

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It was embarrassing, unnecessary - and expensive. The ABC’s bungled handling of two casual radio presenting shifts by Antoinette Lattouf cost the broadcaster - and therefore taxpayers more than $2.62 million dollars. Plus - the union pushing for AI to equal shorter hours and higher pay. 

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Joan Taufua, mother of NRL star Payne Haas, was living in a grief-induced fantasy world when she was involved in a car accident where three people died, according to her lawyers. Now, her defence team wants the case treated as a mental health episode.

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Donald Trump confirms he spoke on the phone with Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro as tensions between the two nations rise. Plus, Marles spruiks Defence Department reforms and Head is happy to open the batting in Brisbane.

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As aircraft become more computerised - and even pilotless - they’re also more vulnerable to space events like the giant solar flare that put an Airbus into an ‘uncommanded’ dive and grounded thousands of flights. So should we praise Airbus for acting quickly, or rethink the risk of autopilot systems?  

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At two hours, 18 minutes, Wicked: For Good is a sequel for the superfans - but it’s also drawing huge box office. Nikki Gemmell is here to rave about a movie she says is the most significant for young women since Barbie - and a very unusual love scene. 

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German military officials have been actively planning for a potential land war with Russia, detailing a massive, 1,200-page NATO response in "Operation Plan Germany." Plus, an American National Guard soldier is dead after being shot near the White House in an alleged ambush by an Afghan national who had previously worked with the CIA.

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One of Australia’s best-known and most colourful politicians, Barnaby Joyce, is quitting the National Party to sit as an independent—and he hasn't ruled out joining Pauline Hanson’s One Nation in the future. Sarah Ison joins Claire Harvey to unpack the shock defection, what Pauline Hanson sees in the firebrand former leader, and why Joyce isn't resigning his New England seat to trigger a by-election.

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It’s a huge move for the longtime Nat, who says the party simply doesn’t allow him to properly represent his constituents in the NSW seat of New England any more.

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The Australian has released a collection of our reporting and commentary on Australia’s antisemitism crisis. Commentary Editor Nicholas Jensen reflects on the seismic shift in Australian society – and the landmark journalism that captured it.

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The White House says Ukraine is close to signing a peace deal that will end its almost-four-year war with Russia.

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For one president to call another is a big deal. When it’s China’s Xi Jinping ringing Donald J Trump - both men who like to be the most powerful person in any environment - it sends the analysis into overdrive. So what did the presidents discuss in their call - and what does it all mean? Greg Sheridan is here.

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From a burka in Parliament to suspension from the Senate - and now a very controversial steak lunch: Pauline Hanson knows her way around a sandwich press and a political inflection point. 

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The ‘four Fs’ spell a fossil fuel-free future that includes … gas? The man entrusted with explaining this tricky idea to Australians is sharp-tongued Chris Bowen, the nation’s most unpopular minister. Dennis Shanahan joins us.

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Nationals Leader David Littleproud has lashed the Bureau of Meteorology after the true cost of its controversial website redesign was revealed.

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Donald Trump is fuming over a decision by world leaders – including Anthony Albanese – to defy his policy agenda at the G20 summit. Is it a sign his influence is on the wane?

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Chief Culture Correspondent Tim Douglas has an adventure to make us all jealous, involving world-famous musician Richard Tognetti and a surprising amount of upper body strength.

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Former Coalition minister Linda Reynolds, victorious in her court battles against Brittany Higgins and David Sharaz, is now taking aim at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Plus, is this Sussan Ley’s last week as leader?

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The Ashes test cricket series is steeped in 150 years of history – and the Australian and English teams haven’t been this evenly matched in decades.

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Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen cedes hosting rights for the COP 31 climate summit to Turkey – but he hasn’t given up completely. Plus, Reynolds’ warning to the PM, and Speakman fights for his job. 

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The Cape York Partnership wants to balance personal responsibility with an actual fair go - and it wants governments to legislate a radical new national plan to lift a million Australians out of poverty.

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Donald Trump is announcing $1 trillion in deals with Saudi Arabia, and will sell American F-35 supersonic jets - but crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is baulking at what Trump wants in return: for Saudi Arabia to join the Abraham Accords and normalise relations with Israel.

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Republican congresswoman and former MAGA hype girl Marjorie Taylor Greene and Trump have fallen out big time. So, who really owns MAGA, and why is Donald Trump so very angry?

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Jess Wilson was elected leader of the Victorian Liberal Party on Tuesday after her predecessor Brad Battin lost a spill motion. Plus, Nine cuts 50 jobs. 

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He opposes high immigration, net zero, late-term abortion and same-sex marriage - but Andrew Hastie is now the preferred leader of many Liberal moderates. What’s going on?

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US President Donald Trump has given up trying to dissuade Republicans from voting to release the so-called Epstein files.

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A crackdown on asylum seekers looms this week for the scandal-plagued UK Labour government - but can it save embattled PM Sir Keir Starmer, as three credible leadership rivals loom? 

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How can you compare Succession to Bluey, Parasite to Barbie?  And what defines ‘the best’ anyway? 

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A new twist in the Brittany Higgins-sparked feud between three of politics’ most senior women: Cabinet ministers Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher at odds with former Morrison government minister Linda Reynolds.  

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A blockbuster new podcast from The Australian and our investigative star reporter Hedley Thomas: Sick To Death is the horrifying true story of a surgeon who made catastrophic mistakes - and went unchallenged by a broken system. Hedley Thomas is here for a special episode to mark the launch of Sick To Death, available now in Apple Podcasts and at sicktodeathpodcast.com

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Donald Trump labels the late Jeffrey Epstein a ‘paedophile and a creep’ after Democrats release fresh emails between the convicted child sex offender, his girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell and author Michael Wolff. Plus, Adolf Hitler’s DNA secrets revealed - and the latest twist in Linda Reynolds v Brittany Higgins.

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Donald Trump says he’ll sue the BBC for a $1 billion; part of a pattern of lawsuits over what Trump says is unfair and selective reporting. What exactly did the BBC do to enrage Trump - and should Australia’s own ABC be worried?

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Former CFMEU boss John Setka has been charged by police for allegedly harassing the union’s government-appointed administrator. Plus, a potentially devastating Ashes blow and the Libs duke it out over net zero.

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Until now, it’s been judges trying to grapple with big questions of gender and justice. Now, politicians and sporting administrators face big decisions on what’s fair and whose rights come first. 

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The International Olympic Committee will ban men from competing in women’s sport in time for the 2028 Olympic Games.

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50 years ago today, an Australian governor-general sacked the Prime Minister. A new book reveals something about Gough Whitlam’s character that might explain why the PM didn’t see the ambush coming.

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New laws targeting Nazi hate speech could be enacted in NSW within the next fortnight. Plus, a warning from the RBA and tributes for radio titan John Laws.

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The Liberals will decide once and for all if they’ll dump net zero at a special party room meeting on Wednesday, as Sussan Ley’s leadership hangs in the balance.

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Blunt, sweary and indispensable - that’s the cliche of political chiefs-of-staff like the West Wing’s CJ Cregg. Today we hear the stories of the real-life CJs, behind the thrones of Nelson Mandela, Tony Blair, Julia Gillard and more. 

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Arrests and anti-Israel chanting have marred a Europa League football clash in the British city of Birmingham featuring Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa - the favourite team of William, the Prince of Wales.

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From the jury’s motel arrangements to a crown prosecutor’s ‘unfair’ words: today we dig into exactly how mushroom murderer Erin Patterson says she is the victim of a miscarriage of justice. 

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Police prosecutor and magistrate note the non-appearance of Bruce Lehrmann in a Tasmanian court where he’s due to defend a charge of stealing a Toyota Prado in November 2024. Plus, smart watches and wearable digital glasses banned in daycare centres. 

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An ultra charismatic self-proclaimed social democrat has just been elected mayor of New York - and made himself a seriously formidable enemy in Donald J Trump, the ultimate New Yorker. Zohran Mamdani is just 34 and he’s been elected on a sweeping set of promises: to control rent, make childcare free and overhaul public transport. Is he the future of the Democrats - or a false dawn? That’s today’s episode. 

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Andy Beshear, Governor of the US state of Kentucky, said he expected the death toll from a plane crash at Muhammad Ali International Airport to rise. Plus, Becks is knighted and the Ashes squad is unveiled.

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It’s nearly 50 years since the dismissal of the Whitlam government - a story that shaped the journalism, and the life, of our own editor-at-large Paul Kelly, who back then was a 28-year-old political correspondent literally sprinting through Parliament to break the news. I interviewed Paul for a documentary we’re publishing today - and in this episode of The Front, he tells us his story of Australian politics’ most dramatic day. 

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She’s in virtual solitary confinement in a women’s prison surrounded by terrorists and child abusers - but mushroom murderer Erin Patterson isn’t going quietly, lodging an appeal against her convictions. The DPP is appealing too, against the ‘manifestly inadequate’ 33-year minimum sentence.

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Senior heads will roll at Optus over September’s fatal triple 0 outage - just not yet. That’s the takeout from a Senate inquiry into the three deaths, including a baby, that resulted when emergency calls failed after the telco botched a routine network upgrade. 

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The British government is examining stripping Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of the medals he won in 1982’s Falklands War, where he served as a Royal Navy helicopter pilot. 

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The Coalition has sunk to its worst approval rating in 40 years of Newspoll, while leader Sussan Ley has plunged further into the negatives. Can she – and the party – continue? 

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Today on The Front. Remember Piss Christ? Bill Henson. Blue Poles. Why do Australians get so angry about art?

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Three generations of Royals have brutally frozen out their own siblings - Elizabeth, William and now Charles, who’s buckled to pressure from the Prince and Princess of Wales to strip Prince Andrew of his title.

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How on earth was an adventurous 80-year-old lady left behind by her luxury cruise ship? Three decades after the horrific deaths of Tom and Eileen Lonergan, tragedy strikes the Great Barrier Reef again. 

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Donald Trump is heaping praise on Anthony Albanese, declaring he’ll sort out North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un and talking up his friendship with China’s Xi Jinping - all while talking a big game about nuclear weapons.

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The Prince of Wales - whose wife Catherine wants Prince Andrew out of her family’s life - has reportedly issued an edict to Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie that their own titles may be at risk. Today - how the young Royals plan to eject their embarrassing uncle.   

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As Gaza turmoil rages and hostage families wait for 13 more bodies to be returned, Israel is accusing Hamas of taking a hostage’s remains, burying them under rubble and then digging them up in a staged moment for cameras.

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Tech success story WiseTech weathered allegations of sexual drama - now it's being raided by the cops. What’s going on at Australia’s most dramatic company?

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It’s one of Australia’s most exquisite tourist destinations, but now Queensland Police and the coroner are investigating how an 80-year-old solo traveller died after apparently ‘failing to board’ her cruise ship, the 120-berth Coral Adventurer. 

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A senior Iranian officer from the ultra-elite Quds Force orchestrated antisemitic attacks in Australia and around the world, according to Israeli spy agency Mossad. Today: who is Sardar Ammar?

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Prince Andrew says he’ll leave the Royal Lodge where he’s lived rent-free for decades – if he gets two properties in return. Plus, the PM puts Beijing on notice and a big Ashes update.

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At influential century-old Sydney talk station 2GB, Mornings host Mark Levy has found himself at the centre of a complicated business deal featuring some very colourful characters. There’s no suggestion of wrongdoing - just a fabulous Sydney story. Plus - why Nine Radio’s stars might soon be reporting to a new boss. 

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The Boss in his sad bastard era - that’s the theme of a new biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. It’s about the period of isolation and melancholy that birthed Springsteen’s stark, deeply personal 1982 album, Nebraska. Today we hear from Jeremy Allen White about the time he had to ask Springsteen to give him some space.

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China and India have fallen in behind Donald Trump’s tough new sanctions on Russian oil, dramatically curtailing their orders for crude oil. That’ll force up prices. Also in today’s headlines: Energy Minister Chris Bowen summons the ghost of Margaret Thatcher to persuade conservatives on net zero. 

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Prince William and King Charles consider Prince Andrew, ex-Duke of York, an existential threat to the Crown. As the UK debates booting Andrew - who denies wrongdoing - from his home and stripping his princely status, we discuss the memoir by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, Nobody’s Girl. 

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A grand new ballroom and a whole lot of bulldozers - Donald Trump is bringing property developer energy to the White House, demolishing the storied East Wing to create a $300 million ballroom at “no taxpayer expense”. Plus, Aldi’s billion-dollar bonanza and an alleged child killer named in Parliament.

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Everyone from central banks to jewellery fans were rushing to buy gold - until suddenly the price crashed on Tuesday night. What’s going on - and where will it stop? Markets Editor David Rogers joins us. 

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Finance Minister Katy Gallagher claims she doesn’t have anything further to say about Brittany Higgins’ allegation she was raped in the Parliament House office of her former boss, Linda Reynolds. Plus, gifts exchanged at the White House and a clash over Kevin Rudd’s old tweets.

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Anthony Albanese’s long-awaited meeting with Donald Trump went better than anyone expected – and Kevin Rudd deserves part of the credit, despite an awkward confrontation with the President. Editor-At-Large Paul Kelly shares his take. 

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A triumphant White House meeting for Anthony Albanese, with a rare earths deal and positive AUKUS talk - but the President confronts ambassador Kevin Rudd in a supremely awkward moment.

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The talented, mercurial politician who can distil an idea better than anyone in politics says he’s quitting the National Party and maybe considering joining Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. Today, Greg Sheridan on the latest snafu in an Opposition struggling to hang on to its own talent. 

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“Professionals” allegedly used power tools and a crane to pull off a brazen robbery of one of the world’s most-famous museums. Plus, Albo touches down in DC and the latest from Queensland’s troubled DNA lab.

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A supremely awkward hosting dilemma at Nine Entertainment’s Today program is just one of the human resources nightmares unfolding in broadcast television. 

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Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has a blockbuster finale in cinemas and now HBO’s renewed companion show The Gilded Age for season 4. What’s his secret formula for making history sexy? 

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Shocking footage of a young woman being stabbed in the chest in an unprovoked attack on a Melbourne city street has plunged the Victorian government into damage control mode.

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Former minister Linda Reynolds - Brittany Higgins’ ex-boss - wants justice. Her new targets: Labor foes Penny Wong and Katy Gallagher. 

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Six months after her death, Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s memoir is published, including an allegation Prince Andrew considered it his ‘birthright’ to have sex with her. The Duke of York denies any wrongdoing. 

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The parents of Victorian school children are being cut out of potentially life-altering decisions about how to care for gender dysphoric children by the state’s school system, but the state government doesn’t want to talk about it.

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President Donald Trump has warned Hamas to hold up its side of a peace deal if they don’t want the US to intervene. Plus, cautious words from the RBA and Candace Owens’ court loss.

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Buoyed by his success in the Middle East, Donald Trump has indicated he’ll turn his attention to the conflict raging between Russia and Ukraine.

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20 Israeli hostages are freed in return for nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners - and a lingering heartbreak for the remaining 28 deceased captives. 

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