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System update aims to deliver warnings in ‘a more timely manner’. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns , says the state’s Labor party is under threat from One Nation and “we’ve got to fight for those votes”. Appearing on ABC Radio National this morning, Minns was asked if One Nation was a “racist party”. He said people who had concerns about the levels of immigration weren’t necessarily racist but some of the things Pauline Hanson had said were. Certainly some of the things Pauline Hanson says are definitely racist, when she said there’s no such thing as a good Muslim. I mean, how else do you characterise that? You’ve got to be straight with people. And that clearly is. But I don’t think everyone who’s supporting them currently is racist at all … And we’ve got to fight for those votes. I think that we are under threat in a whole bunch of seats as a result of the surge of votes for One Nation … So we’re doing some what we regard as practical commonsense changes to policy in New South Wales. When people join the Do Not Call Register or unsubscribe from marketing messages, they are making a clear choice. Those choices must be respected – especially given the heightened risks of financial loss and psychological harm from gambling marketing. The scale and range of these breaches point to serious weaknesses in TAB’s compliance systems. Continue reading...

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Police found woman dead in Bentley home and seriously injured girl on nearby highway Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of his mother after he allegedly killed her at a home in Perth, Western Australia, and seriously injured his 12-year-old sister. About 6.15am on Tuesday, WA police were called to a home in Bentley, 8km south-east of the Perth CBD, where they found the deceased woman. Continue reading...

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President says 100% tariff would be imposed on generic drugs made overseas after 1 August 2028 ‘for a one year period of time, and 200% thereafter’ Sign up for US Breaking News email US gas prices have continued to rise since the conflict with Iran resumed this month. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), a gallon of fuel is now just over $4 –  almost a dollar more than a year ago. It comes as Brent Crude , the international oil benchmark, is now up by almost 2% to $90.92 a barrel . Continue reading...

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In a letter to shippers, the Houthis have threatened to attack any ships that load or discharge Saudi oil Houthis threaten to attack shipping tankers if they use Saudi Arabian ports on Red Sea Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, is due to meet Donald Trump for the first time today as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington. The meeting coincides with ongoing US-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel. The two sides announced a “framework agreement” on 26 June which stipulates the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon as well as the disarmament of Hezbollah. Continue reading...

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Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi, a decorated commander, is popular both inside and outside of his country.

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Defense secretary has asked Senate appropriations committee for nearly $88bn more to continue effort The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth told the Senate on Tuesday that the US-Israel war on Iran had cost $37.5bn so far, as he faced lawmakers furious over the conflict’s soaring price tag and the deaths last week of three American service members. During an appearance before the Senate appropriations committee, Hegseth, whose opening remarks were repeatedly interrupted by protesters, provided an updated account of the war’s cost – up from previous estimates – and defended the Trump administration’s roughly $88bn supplemental funding request, calling it “urgent, necessary”. Continue reading...

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