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Australian Associated PressTrump won't curb Australia's climate crusade: Albanese
Donald Trump's abandonment of the US's climate goals won't deter Australian investment in clean energy, with the sector promising tens of thousands of new jobs.
- Australian Associated Press
'Every single day': Gulden on a mission after horror GF
Errol Gulden can't stop thinking about Sydney's AFL grand final capitulation against Brisbane but knows talk is cheap as he eyes redemption.
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PM walks diplomatic tightrope as Trump takes office
Australia's most senior official in the US during the first Trump presidency has weighed in on how the Albanese government will navigate his return to power.
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Selectors haven't raised Test debut with Connolly
Test bolter Cooper Connolly is yet to hear from selectors about the possibility of earning a maiden baggy green in Sri Lanka.
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Prince Harry's trial against UK tabloid poised to start
Prince Harry's highly anticipated legal case against Rupert Murdoch's UK tabloid newspapers is about to get underway in London.
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NFL's 49ers play surprise role in Thunder's BBL rise
NFL team the San Francisco 49ers had a hand in the Sydney Thunder's rise from the Big Bash League's doldrums.
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Badosa beats Gauff to advance to Open semi-finals
Fully-fit and playing the best tennis of her life, Spanish former world No.2 Paul Badosa is through to the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time.
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Trump withdraws US from the World Health Organization
The US will leave the United Nations health agency in 12 months' time and stop paying billions of dollars towards its work around the world.
- Australian Associated Press
Land Forces protesters vow to fight charges in court
Close to 30 people have fronted a Melbourne court, charged over violent protests outside a controversial weapons exhibition.
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Alleged cop shooter charged after tasering
A man who allegedly shot a police officer before police shot him twice has been charged with attempted murder.
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Trump pardons people charged over US Capitol riot
Donald Trump has pardoned about 1500 defendants charged over the riot when his supporters stormed the US Capitol in a bid to overturn 2020 election result.
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Unrivalled consistency drives de Minaur's Open tilt
Alex de Minaur will enter his blockbuster Australian Open clash with world No.1 Jannik Sinner as the only man to make four straight grand quarter-finals.
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Musk causes stir with 'Nazi' salute at inauguration
Billionaire Elon Musk's hand gesture while he speaking at a celebration of US President Donald Trump's inauguration has drawn comparisons to a Nazi salute
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Misinformation warning ahead of federal election
Voters have urged to be wary of claims online by Australia's election integrity taskforce ahead of the federal poll.
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Daycare attack sparks crisis talks over anti-Semitism
National cabinet will hold an urgent meeting on Tuesday after a shocking anti-Semitic attack on a childcare centre that was set on fire metres from a synagogue.
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Crucial phone detail sought in cop's double murder case
Lawyers for a former senior constable facing a double murder charge are calling on police to release his phone records from the time of the alleged killings.
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Mitchell's 33-point haul helps Cavaliers crush Suns
A 33-point haul from Donovan Mitchell steered the Cavaliers to a comfortable 118-92 win over the Phoenix Suns in their NBA clash in Cleveland.
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Senate confirms Marco Rubio as US secretary of state
The US Senate has unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Donald Trump the first member of Cabinet in his new administration.
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Villarreal sink Mallorca with fantastic four-goal burst
Villarreal have scored four goals in an eight-minute spell midway through the first half to hammer close rivals Mallorca in Spain's La Liga.
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Trump pledges to save America from 'decline'
President Donald Trump has outlined a series of bold executive orders to expand US territory, curb immigration and boost fossil fuel production.