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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have reportedly shared a fiery call.

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‘You’re f..king crazy’: Trump erupts on Netanyahu call

US President Donald Trump has reportedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘crazy’ in a tense phone call over the deteriorating position in the Middle East.

Max Corstorphan

Julia Delaforce has led a campaign to ban NDAs after her own experience in the Australian military. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

DefencePremiumDefence sexual violence survivors ungagged for inquiry

Australian servicemen and women who made private settlements after being victims of sexual crimes in the military will be free to discuss their abuse.

Ben McKay

One Nation's newest MP David Farley hasn't ruled out voting against party policy. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumOne Nation MP open to breaking with party on some votes

Ahead of being officially sworn into parliament, Pauline Hanson's newest MP has indicated he could break with his leader on major points.

Zac de Silva

Trade unions had backed a wage increase in light of an intensifying cost-of-living crunch. NewsWire / John Appleyard

BREAKINGMillions of Aussies to get pay rise in weeks

Millions of Aussie workers will get a big pay boost within weeks after the Fair Work Commission’s decision on a minimum wage increase.

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Millions of Australians are getting a pay rise.

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Minimum wage, awards increase by 4.75 per cent

Australia’s 2.8 million minimum wage and award workers are receiving a 4.75 per cent pay rise from July 1. The lowest paid will get more than $1000 a week for the first time if they are full-time.

Stephen Johnson

Donald Trump pushed to exclude transgender people from the US military during his first term. (EPA PHOTO)

Law and orderPremiumCourt blocks Pentagon from removing transgender troops

US President Donald Trump has suffered a partial legal setback in his push to exclude transgender people from the military.

Daniel Wiessner

The CGT changes aim to tackle distortions in the housing market that have priced young people out of buying a home. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

POLITICSPremiumChalmers grilled on ‘playing God’ over tax changes

The Treasurer has hit out at critics who claim he has too much power over controversial changes to the CGT and negative gearing.

Ria Pandey

Congressional leaders have urged US President Donald Trump to drop a "weaponisation" fund. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumTrump's $US1.8b 'weaponisation' fund put on hold

Donald Trump has paused moving forward with a $US1.8 billion fund established to compensate people who said they had been the ​subject of US government abuse.

Nandita Bose, Steve Holland, Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff and Richard Cowan

A deal to form a minority government gives Mette Frederiksen ?a third term as Danish prime minister. (EPA PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumDenmark's Mette Frederiksen secures third term as PM

Mette Frederiksen has secured a third term as Denmark's prime minister after a coalition deal was reached 10 weeks after parliamentary elections.

Stine Jacobsen

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is urging Israel to uphold its obligations under international law. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumAustralia sanctions West Bank extremist settler farms

Israeli settlers who've attacked Palestinians in the West Bank have been hit with a new raft of Australian sanctions.

Zac de Silva

NSW Police is again under fire after videos emerged of officers beating people under arrest. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Law and orderPremium'Toxic, brutal culture': police use of force questioned

Australia's largest police force is accused of operating with a "brutal culture" where excessive use of force is accepted and covered for by other officers.

Alex Mitchell

A lawsuit claims OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman failed to warn users that ChatGPT could be dangerous. (EPA PHOTO)

Law and orderPremiumFlorida sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman

Florida is accusing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman of putting profit over safety, in the first lawsuit brought by a US state against the ChatGPT maker.

David Fischer

Peter Garrett served as Environment Minister in the Gillard Labor government.

POLITICSPremiumPeter Garrett to head grassroots inquiry into $369bn AUKUS pact

Ex-Labor MP and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett will lead a community inquiry into the $369bn AUKUS defence pact.

Ria Pandey

A controversial tax bill will hand Jim Chalmers almighty powers.

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Millions of Aussies to get massive pay rise

LIVE UPDATES: The Fair Work Commission has announced that from July, 2.8 million Australian workers are getting a big pay increase.

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Senior NSW ministers Penny Sharpe and John Graham are returning to parliament after suspensions. (Gaye Gerard/AAP PHOTOS)

Law and orderPremiumBooted ministers back at work as secrecy scrutinised

Two ministers suspended from parliament for failing to provide documents have returned to NSW's upper house as the government defends remaining tight-lipped.

Farid Farid

The government is to be grilled about HMAS Stirling in WA being classed as a US shore installation. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumUS classification of Aussie naval base under microscope

US links to a major Australian naval base and who is paying for major infrastructure upgrades will be questioned at a parliamentary inquiry.

Tess Ikonomou

Peter Mandelson is under police investigation for allegedly leaking documents to Jeffrey Epstein. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumMandelson told UK minister he would 'never regret' pick

The UK government has released a second batch of documents relating to the ‌appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States.

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Minister for Aged Care Sam Rae said this investment will help build more beds, faster.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumAged-care fix fast-tracked as Perth’s shortage looms large

Perth is the target of the latest round of Commonwealth grants to build more aged care beds, after recent figures warned the shortfall is getting worse.

Jessica Page

NSW Hospitals are bracing for a tough winter with lost of preventive measures in place. NewsWire / John Appleyard

HEALTH‘Serious illness’: State’s vaccine plea

Health authorities in one Aussie state have issued an urgent plea as hospitals brace for another crushing surge.

Samina Rakhshani

Anthony Albanese should make an honest man of himself and call a general election. If he’s so confident he has the tax reforms right, what’s holding him back from letting the voters decide?

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Lying Albanese must let voters decide on his Budget debacle

Anthony Albanese should make an honest man of himself and call a general election. If he’s so confident he has the tax reforms right, what’s holding him back from letting the voters decide?

Cameron Milner

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing pressure over his leadership. (EPA PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumBad news for Starmer with new trove of Mandelson files

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces more embarrassment with the release of files about former UK ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson.

Jill Lawless

Health Minister Meredith Hammat will investigate the near death ambulance mishap.

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Hammat rejects calls to probe near-deadly ambulance gaffe

Health Minister Meredith Hammat will not call an investigation into why a man with a life-threatening artery bleed wasn’t deemed a priority for an ambulance.

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Election losses and controversy (including a stint in jail) meant the flame-haired firebrand was labelled a joke by most Australians.

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Labor’s Budget flub a boon for One Nation

Election losses and controversy (including a stint in jail) meant the flame-haired firebrand was labelled a joke by most Australians. 10 years on, Pauline Hanson cannot be considered a laughing matter.

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EDUCATIONAussie unis slip in global rankings

Some of Australia’s top universities have slipped in global rankings, following a scandal-plagued year dominated by allegations of workplace bullying and racial discrimination at some campuses.

Emma Kirk