‘Relief’ over drop in US inflation
CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says if a drop in US inflation was not delivered, there would have been “quite a bit of volatility” in the market. US inflation dropped from a four-decade high of 9.1 per cent to 8.5 per cent…
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US Federal Reserve ‘walking a very thin line’ trying to make interest rate work
CNN Reporter Tom Foreman says the US Federal Reserve is “walking a very thin line” on interest rates trying to make it work. Mr Foreman’s remarks come after the first signs emerged from the US on Thursday that inflation may…
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Australia ‘won’t be bullied by any other nation’
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says Australia won’t be “bullied” by any other nation. Ms Andrews’ remarks come after Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian made an address at the National Press Club on Wednesday, warning that there would be no…
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ABC has made ‘serious mistakes’
Shadow Communications Minister Sarah Henderson says the ABC has been “highly sensitive” whenever it has been criticised. “And it has made some very serious mistakes,” Ms Henderson said.
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The left ‘slipped off their seats with excitement’ after Trump raid
Sky News host Paul Murray says the left-wing media basically “slipped off their seats with excitement” when news of the FBI raid on Donald Trump broke. “Now of course, there was no such raid on Hillary, there was no such…
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Olivia Newton-John ‘radiated warm feelings wherever she went’
Music historian Glenn A Baker says Olivia Newton-John “radiated warm feelings wherever she went”. “She was so polite and so generous but she was also innate and instinctive in her career,” he told Sky News host Chris Smith. Mr Baker…
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‘One rule for socialists, one rule for everybody else’: Bishop
Former Speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop says Trump was right to say the FBI had been “weaponised”. “I keep saying, there’s one rule for socialists and one rule for everybody else,” she said. “And Trump is everybody else.”
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US Senate passes climate, health and tax bill
The US Senate has passed legislation aiming to reduce carbon emissions in the country by 40 per cent by around 2030. The bill also includes sweeping health care and tax reforms and was only passed after Vice President Kamala Harris…
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Australian musician Judith Durham to be given state funeral
Australian singer-songwriter Judith Durham will be farewelled with a state funeral as her family accepts the offer from Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. The Seekers lead singer died aged 79 after a lengthy battle with ill health. The surviving members of…
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‘Personal hell’: John Barilaro fronts parliamentary inquiry
Former deputy NSW premier John Barilaro says he has endured a “personal hell” since withdrawing from the controversial US trade commissioner role as he fronts a parliamentary inquiry into the appointment. “I applied for a public service job as a…
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Fuel prices have fallen ‘substantially’
CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says fuel prices have fallen “substantially” from the highs of the last couple of months. He said all prices last week were down by around 13 per cent. “That’s really helpful for a range of factors –…
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Israel and Palestinian militants agree to Gaza ceasefire
A ceasefire has been brokered between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza after talks mediated by Egypt. It comes into effect after three days of violence which has left at least 43 people dead.
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Joe Biden in ‘bottom ten’ worst US Presidents
US President Joe Biden will finish his term in the “bottom ten” worst presidents the nation has had in its history, says Curtin University Political Analyst Joe Siracusa. He said Mr Biden has promised a “great deal” but “hasn’t been…
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Biden returns second negative COVID-19 test
US President Joe Biden has returned a negative COVID-19 test for a second consecutive day – enabling him to leave isolation at the White House. He travelled to his vacation home in Delaware to reunite with First Lady Jill Biden.
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China accuses Australia of ‘finger pointing’
China’s embassy in Canberra has accused Australia of victim blaming and “finger pointing” while defending Beijing’s military drills on the doorstep of Taiwan. Nationals Leader David Littleproud said the government must continue to “stand strong”.
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‘Only logical’ teachers remove phones from classrooms
Pauline Hanson’s Chief of Staff James Ashby says “it’s only logical” teachers remove phones from the classroom after a Sydney school banned mobile phones. “We know that they’re distracting on the roads … of course they’re going to cause distractions…
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China has ‘incentives’ to ‘strike big and early’
Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Elbridge Colby says he’s worried about the possibility of China striking “big and early in a pretty surprising way”, as laid out by NSW Liberal Senator Jim Molan. “In the past I really…
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‘How it started’ vs ‘how it’s going’ for Labor government
Sky News host Paul Murray has looked at “how it started” versus “how it’s going” for the Albanese government when it comes to China, wages and aged care.
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China missiles ‘a gross overaction’ to Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
China firing ballistic missiles into Taiwan and Japan following US Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan “is a gross overreaction and it needs to stop,” says Shadow Workplace Relations Minister Michaelia Cash. “These are just routine visits – people do…
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China’s military exercises around Taiwan ‘got the world to take notice’
Former DFAT Australia China Council scholar Andrew Phelan says China’s military exercises around Taiwan “certainly got the world to take notice”. “And I notice some people have said that the Japanese need to triple their defence spending,” he told Sky…
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