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Veterans light flame as the Netherlands marks 80th anniversary of liberation from WWII occupation

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Arizona Shooting Injures Multiple People: What We Know

Police have detained several people for questioning after a shooting at a steakhouse in Glendale, Arizona.
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South Dakota students weigh protest against university honors for homeland security chief Noem

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AP PHOTOS: Indigenous deacon in Mexico echoes late pope’s call to defend rights and Mother Earth

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Albanese tells crossbench to ‘get out of the way’ on housing as he faces calls for stronger action on environment

PM flags cutting university debts as priority for newly re-elected government as cabinet speculation swirls

Anthony Albanese says cutting university debts by 20% will be the first priority of his re-elected Labor government, as he warns the crossbench to “get out of the way” of his party’s housing policies.

Speculation is swirling about how the prime minister could reshape the ministry and cabinet in his second term. But Albanese is already facing calls to use his increased parliamentary majority to chart a more ambitious and progressive course, as a key Labor internal environment group urges the government to legislate a robust nature framework and environment protection agency.

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Trump’s film tariff threat sparks concern in Australian movie industry

Screen Producers Australia says 100% tariff on production outside US would ‘send shock waves worldwide’
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Dossier of alleged Sudan war crimes handed to Metropolitan police

Lawyers say evidence file outlines atrocities including torture and rape carried out by the Rapid Support Forces in the country’s brutal civil conflict

Scotland Yard has received a dossier of evidence documenting myriad alleged war crimes committed by a paramilitary group during the conflict in Sudan.

Lawyers have submitted a 142-page file of evidence to the war crimes unit of the Metropolitan police containing details of numerous atrocities perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

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HMRC under fire for taking more than four months to process tax refunds

Reported delays come as tax office says it is shutting free-to-use online filing service used by some small businesses

HM Revenue and Customs has come under fire for taking more than four months to process tax refunds owed to some individuals and businesses that accountants say used to take a maximum of a few weeks.

The reported delays coincide with anger over a separate HMRC announcement that it is shutting a free-to-use online filing service used by some small businesses.

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Gina Rinehart urges Liberals to stick with Trump-like policies in the wake of election loss

Billionaire tells Daily Mail ‘left media’ frightened party away from ‘anything Trump’ and calls on Liberals to adopt ‘commonsense and truth’ principles

Gina Rinehart has encouraged the Liberal party to stick with Donald Trump-like policies after the opposition’s electoral thumping on Saturday night in a campaign overshadowed by the controversial US president.

The mining billionaire also singled out Italy and Hungary, which are governed by populist rightwing coalitions, as countries Australia could aspire to, where people were “abandoning the myths or untruths of the left” and returning to “common sense and truth”.

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Dear Abby: My wife goes to the casino every night — she won’t stop gambling

Dear Abby gives advice to a man whose wife spends all of her time gambling.