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Coalition releases immigration reduction plan as One Nation gains ground

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and outgoing home affairs spokesman Jonno Duniam have released the Coalition's detailed plan to reduce immigration levels, a year after Liberal MP Andrew Hastie quit the frontbench to warn the party needed a tougher stance on the issue. The policy is the party's most concrete response yet to a migration debate that has reshaped Australian politics and fuelled the rise of One Nation.

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Geopolitics

Alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford deepens US, Iran tensions

Six men arrested over an alleged terror plot near the British airbase RAF Fairford have been released on bail, as Britain tries to support the United States without being drawn directly into its war with Iran. Prime Minister Andy Burnham cited strong indications of Iranian involvement; Tehran denies any role, while US President Donald Trump says Washington knows the people behind the threat and has ordered US bombers moved out of the UK.

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Nigeria Mourns 32 Killed in Military Plane Crash, President Declares Three Days of Mourning

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crashed in southern Ondo State, killing all 32 people on board. The ATR-42 plane, carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members, came down in a swamp near a naval base on Monday morning while on a routine flight from Benin City to Lagos. Tinubu ordered flags flown at half-mast and a full investigation into the accident.

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Children brave snipers and mortars to reach school near Yemen front line

Ten-year-old Rafeef dreams of learning English next year, but her journey to school in the Yemeni city of Taiz is a daily gamble with death. Her school sits on the edge of a valley known as no-man's land, the active front line between forces loyal to Yemen's internationally recognised government and Iran-backed Houthi fighters. To get there, she must walk uphill with her back to sniper positions. "I'm afraid," she says. Yet every morning at 6am, she and her younger brother put on their uniforms and make the treacherous climb.

US Politics

Trump's 'take out' Los Angeles remark draws deranged and dangerous rebuke from California leaders amid record-low approval ratings

President Donald Trump has sparked outrage after suggesting at a rally in Nebraska that Iran could 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego, remarks swiftly condemned as 'deranged' and 'dangerous' by California Governor Gavin Newsom and the mayors of both cities. The comments come as a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump's approval rating at a record low of 32%, with the president losing support among independent voters and Latinos ahead of the November midterm elections.

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World

Three years after October 7, Gaza war grinds on as ceasefire fails to halt deaths

Three years after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel and the subsequent Israeli military campaign in Gaza, the world remains in the shadow of October 7. A ceasefire announced in October 2025 has not stopped the killing: Gaza's Ministry of Health reports more than 1,460 Palestinians have died since it took effect, bringing the overall toll past 74,000. In Israel, the trauma of the worst terror attack in the nation's history continues to shake public trust in the state.

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Australia

Remote NT clinic shut after health workers threatened, community left without care

The only health clinic in the remote Northern Territory community of Alpurrurulam has been shut down after two nurses were threatened by residents and had to be escorted from town by police. The closure leaves the 350 residents of the dry community needing to travel 180 kilometres to Camooweal in Queensland for medical care. The incident has also sparked calls for the NT government to reopen a local police station.

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Investigation links domestic abuse against women to leaders of UK far-right street patrols

An investigation by The Guardian has identified seven women who say they are survivors of domestic abuse carried out by key figures in far-right street patrol movements across the UK. The women describe patterns of controlling and violent behavior, including one who was attacked with a machete, and say their abusers now lead groups that patrol towns claiming to protect women while often targeting men of colour.

Australia

Alan Jones spent $85,000 renovating teenager's home before alleged indecent assault, court told

Alan Jones spent more than $85,000 renovating a teenager's family home before allegedly putting his tongue in the boy's mouth and touching his bottom at the former broadcaster's Fitzroy Falls farm, a Sydney court has heard. The 85-year-old is on trial for 19 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching without consent against five male complainants between 2003 and 2020.

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Australia

Ikitau cleared for Bledisloe opener, shifts to inside centre as McReight praises Rennie's tough love

The Wallabies have received a significant boost with Len Ikitau cleared to play in Saturday's Bledisloe Cup opener at Eden Park, overcoming an ankle injury to shift back to inside centre and replace the suspended Hunter Paisami. Meanwhile, Fraser McReight has credited the tough love of former Wallabies coach and now-All Blacks coach Dave Rennie for helping him become a world-class flanker, setting up an unprecedented clash where a former Australian coach leads New Zealand.

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