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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos- OCTOBER 29, 2026: Chris Bowen holds a press conference at Parliament House, Canberra. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

PoliticsVideo‘More work to do’: Bowen’s admission on power prices

Chris Bowen has admitted Labor has ‘more work to do’ to achieve lower electricity prices as he used his opening address at COP31 in Turkey to call on nations to take faster action on ‘electrification’.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended his Government’s economic record and management of inflation as he prepares to jet overseas for a conference with world leaders. 

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Albo defends economic record ahead of latest overseas trip

Anthony Albanese is facing fresh pressure over government spending as the Coalition prepares to unveil a major economic shake-up.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Gadi Eisenkot has been given the opportunity to form an Israeli coalition government. (AP PHOTO)

World PoliticsNetanyahu gets the flick as rival invited to form government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has given Gadi ‌Eisenkot the first chance to try to form a government following a deadlocked election.

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There may be lessons for Anthony Albanese in the voter backlash against Donald Trump. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

World PoliticsVideoWhat Australia can learn from Trump’s disastrous midterms

Australians shouldn't expect much relief out of the US midterm elections but the results paint a grim picture for governments battling cost-of-living pressures.

Noah Secomb

Donald Trump and his MAGA movement will leave behind a scorched earth for Republicans.

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Trump’s disaster proves the MAGA movement is dead

President Donald Trump, populism’s poster child, has shown the MAGA movement is a dead end. This is why every political party and their supporters should take note. 

Latika M Bourke

Jon Ossoff is now favourite be the Democrat candidate for the next US election.

World PoliticsMeet the ex-Aussie who could be next US president

An ex-Aussie citizen is a favourite to take on Trump’s successor in the next US election. Meet Jon Ossoff.

Aaron Patrick

Georgia's Keisha Lance Bottoms has become the first Black woman to be elected governor in the US.

World PoliticsVideoLIVE: Georgia and Nevada deliver Dems historic wins

LIVE UPDATES: Both Republican stronghold states have recorded unprecedented electoral changes as Donald Trump continued to weather major blows from the midterms.

Kimberley Braddish and Emily Williams

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest pictured with King Charles and Anthony Albanese.

World PoliticsPremiumTwiggy joins King Charles and Albanese for climate talks

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest was joined by King Charles and Anthony Albanese on a “low-carbon ship” owned by the Australian businessman to help promote a global environmental initiative.

Andrew Greene

The Prime Minister talked up Aussie “innovation” while aboard Fortescue’s 75-metre vessel.

Federal PoliticsVideo‘National interests’: PM defends Caribbean trip

Anthony Albanese has defended his trip to the Caribbean, after joining King Charles and Commonwealth Heads on Andrew Forrest’s ‘Green Pioneer’ super vessel. See his explanation here.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Even the PM needed a royal nudge to attend as a growing list of world leaders skip the summit while questions mount over its relevance.

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Nobody wants to be at this world leaders meeting - even Albo

It’s the meeting of leaders from 56 nations, but there are some good reasons some leaders don’t want to be there - including our PM.

Latika M Bourke

John Healey quit in a scathing letter that helped bring down former British PM Keir Starmer.

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Brits kick defence spending down the road . . . yet again

LATIKA M BOURKE: Britain’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer has revealed the country’s new defence budget — cementing its place as the ‘all talk, no action’ NATO ally.

Latika M Bourke 

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, faces a stalemate in the Israeli election.

WORLDPremiumIsraeli exit polls show deadlock in pivotal election

Israel's election has no clear winner, exit polls indicate, likely meaning weeks of political jockeying to form a government.

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Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi in Taipei.

DefencePremiumTaipei lauds Albo’s help, flags opening Perth trade office

Taiwan says it wants to deepen its relationship with Australia, confirming publicly for the first time a proposal to open a new trade office in Perth.

Andrew Greene

Norway's Defence Minister Tore Sandvik gave a rare public rebuke of Donald Trump.

World PoliticsPremiumTrump’s priorities questioned in rare rebuke as war rages

LATIKA M BOURKE: Norway’s defence minister gave a rare public rebuke of the US President amid the ongoing Russian war.

Latika M Bourke

Robert Hall and Michael Woodford won the highest honour in economics.

World PoliticsVideoA Nobel prize for how to keep economies on an even keel

Two economists have won the profession’s highest honour for ideas that reshaped monetary policy. But a changing world is putting their models to the test.

For someone who prides himself as such a dealmaker, Donald Trump’s concessions to Russia are stunningly bad. 

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Trump’s thirst for Russian diesel exposes betrayal, weakness

For someone who prides himself as such a dealmaker, Donald Trump’s concessions to Russia are stunningly bad.

Latika M Bourke

Russia will immediately supply the US with more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel, Donald Trump says. (AP PHOTO)

WORLD NEWSVideoTrump reverses course on Russia with shock Putin deal

Ukraine’s president has condemned the deal, warning it could help Moscow prolong the war.

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Australia has been told to ‘harden its defence’ against rogue or malicious use of AI in day two of parliamentary hearings into how the technology could be safely rolled out Down Under. 

PoliticsVideoAustralia urged to ‘harden AI defence’ against bioweapons

Australia has been told to ‘harden its defence’ against rogue or malicious use of AI in day two of parliamentary hearings into how the technology could be safely rolled out Down Under. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

The US President says ‘some threats’ prompted the United States to removed its bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. 

World Politics‘Threats’: Trump on motive to pull bombers from RAF Fairford

The US President says ‘some threats’ prompted the United States to removed its bombers from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. 

Chloe Maher

The Ambassador said Trump had asked Xi if he’d like to buy weapons “at some point”.

Federal PoliticsWhite House scrambles to deny Trump’s weapons offer to China

A stunning claim that Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China during a meeting with its leader Xi Jinping last week has caused surprise among close allies, including Australia.

Andrew Greene

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged any other "moral ?cowards" to leave the hall. (EPA PHOTO)

PoliticsPremium‘Moral cowards’: Dozens walk out during Netanyahu UN speech

Dozens of delegates at ‌the United ‌Nations have walked out of the hall when ‌Israeli ‌Prime Minister ⁠Benjamin Netanyahu began ​his speech.

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Anthony Albanese snapped a selfie with Donald Trump at a UN General Assembly reception.

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‘Censorship’: Trump bursts Albanese’s middle power AI bubble

LATIKA M BOURKE: The United States has warned Anthony Albanese that any Government-mandated algorithm filter would be classified as ‘censorship’ by the Trump administration.

Latika M Bourke

AI could eclipse the Industrial Revolution and the internet, US President Donald Trump told the UN.

BusinessVideoTrump takes aim at AI rules as Albanese refuses to back down

US President Donald Trump has taken aim at global AI controls, but Anthony Albanese is standing firm as Australia pushes ahead with its tech safety agenda.

Madeline Cove

CNN reporter Betsy Klein says her access to the White House has been revoked. (AP PHOTO)

World PoliticsVideoTrump’s ‘fake news’ ban comes into effect

Journalists from three outlets were turned away from the White House.

Emily Williams