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President Donald Trump has refused to rule out military intervention by the US in Iran. (AP PHOTO)

World News'Another beautiful armada' is heading to Iran: Trump

A day after a fleet of US warships arrived in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump says another "armada" is heading to Iran.

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POLITICSPremium‘Force’: China’s threat over Port of Darwin

China’s envoy in Canberra has made an open-ended threat over the Port of Darwin, which is currently under a 99-year lease to a Chinese company.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Viral footage has captured the moment two OnlyFans creators doing the split as they were taken off a flight.

World NewsWATCH: Two OnlyFans models go viral after airport act

Viral footage has captured the moment two OnlyFans creators were escorted off a plane. What they did next shocked.

Kimberley Braddish

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited Mr Herzog after the attack. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NewsPremiumBold claim ahead of controversial Aus visit

New details have been revealed into Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia as pro-Palestine groups prepare for nationwide protests.

Nathan Schmidt

A person is in a critical condition after a Federal shooting in Arizona.

World NewsComments‘Alleged assault’: One critical after Federal shooting in US

A person is in a critical condition after a new US shooting involving a Federal agent, this time in Arizona.

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Protests in Iran began on December 28, sparked by the fall of the Iranian currency. (AP PHOTO)

World NewsIran's crackdown has killed at least 6126: activists

Activists report that Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests has killed more than 6000 people.

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POLITICSPremium‘Contest’: Albo’s big move amid China threat

Anthony Albanese is visiting one of Australia’s closest neighbours as Canberra tries warding off Chinese influence creeping across the region.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

A 62-year-old Hornsby man has been arrested at Sydney Airport after authorities found child abuse material on his devices during a bag check. Image: AFP/NewsWire

Crime‘Abhorrent’ alleged find in man’s luggage

A man has been arrested at Sydney Airport after allegedly grooming a child for sex in Thailand.

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POLITICSPremiumHigh-level talks on ‘profoundly important’ issue

One key issue is top of mind as Anthony Albanese’s border and security chief heads to Indonesia for high-level talks.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Liberal MP Julian Leeser has removed a pin showing solidarity with Israeli hostages in Gaza.

NewsPremium‘It’s time’: MP’s touching hostage act

One of Australia’s highest-ranking Jewish MPs has shared a solemn act after the remains of Israel’s last hostage in Gaza were returned.

Nathan Schmidt

Police say the child’s father, 24-year-old Shawn Samuels, has been arrested on multiple charges

World NewsBaby dies after being left alone with father for first time

A 12-week-old baby girl has died after being left alone with her father for the first time.

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PoliticsPremium‘Weak’: Albo’s Trump response slammed

Anthony Albanese has been called ‘soft and weak’ after he responded to Donald Trump’s dig at non-US troops who fought in Afghanistan.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Minneapolis man Alex Pretti interacts with federal agents before being shot.

World NewsVideoCommentsHeartbroken family of killed nurse condemn ‘sickening lies’

The devastated family of ICU nurse Alex Pretti have condemned the Trump administration’s ‘sickening lies’ about the circumstances that led up to his shooting at the hands of Federal agents. 

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UPDATEDPremiumRudd replacement wins bipartisan backing

Australia’s next ambassador to the US has received bipartisan support as Kevin Rudd’s troubled tenure comes to an end.

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crime, law and justiceVideoCommentsCity erupts as nurse shot dead by ICE agents

Tension is mounting in Minneapolis after a man was shot dead by a federal officer in the second such incident in the US city this month.

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EXCLUSIVEPremium‘Hot potato’: Trump offer Albo can’t refuse

Anthony Albanese is struggling to find a way to decline an offer from Donald Trump to join the US President’s controversial “Board of Peace”.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Patrick Clancy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming his wife Lindsay was prescribed eight powerful medications in just three weeks before allegedly strangling their three children.

World NewsDad’s shock legal move after wife allegedly kills three kids

Patrick Clancy has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several of his wife Lindsay Clancy’s medical providers, three years after she allegedly strangled the couple’s three children.

Kimberley Braddish

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse during his sentencing hearing.

World NewsBack-flip after gruesome images of murder scene released

Police have released thousands of gruesome crime scene photos from the University of Idaho murders, before swiftly deleting them.

Kimberley Braddish

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NewsPM’s savage Trump takedown rocks Aus

A key ally’s savage take-down of US President Donald Trump has been widely discussed within the Albanese government.

Nathan Schmidt

President Donald Trump doubled down on his Greenland rhetoric as he addressed the WEF in Davos.

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Trump drops tariff threat over Greenland after NATO talks

US President Donald Trump says he has ‘formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland’ after talks in Davos with NATO’s Secretary General.

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Opposition home affairs spokesman Jonathon Duniam has warned more so-called ISIS brides could make their way back to Australia. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

POLITICSPremium‘Dangerous’: Fresh ISIS brides warning

The opposition has dropped a fresh warning about ISIS brides after Kurdish-led forces abandoned a camp housing families of Islamic State fighters.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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POLITICSPremium‘Barnaby bump’: Big call on party’s future

Barnaby Joyce says he has had a hand in One Nation’s jump in the polls, but that its growing support is bigger than him.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Suni Williams (L) and Butch Wilmore (C) were stuck at the ISS for more than nine months. (AP PHOTO)

World NewsSecond NASA astronaut who was stuck in space retires

Both NASA astronauts who were trapped for more than nine months at the International Space Station in 2024 have now retired after their ill-fated mission.

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The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft had been scheduled to return to earth in November but it was damaged. (AP PHOTO)

World NewsDamaged Chinese spacecraft lands back on earth

A Chinese space capsule has successfully touched down in the Gobi Desert, though its return to earth is several months behind schedule.

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