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PETER VAN ONSELEN: Why you just have to LAUGH at Anthony Albanese’s new reshuffled line-up – as he guarantees a big name will fail again
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PETER VAN ONSELEN: Why you just have to LAUGH at Anthony Albanese’s new reshuffled line-up – as he guarantees a big name will fail again

Anthony Albanese really must have a good sense of humour to come up with the ministerial reshuffle that he has. Torn from the pages of a Yes Minister script, it is dripping with ironies. His Home Affairs minister has been dumped into the homelessness portfolio, which seems appropriate really. Clare O'Neil stays in cabinet in
Venezuelans vote in crucial presidential election as opposition signal high voter turnout
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Venezuelans vote in crucial presidential election as opposition signal high voter turnout

Venezuela, Caracas CNN  —  Venezuelans voted Sunday in a highly consequential presidential election in which the country’s longtime strongman, Nicolas Maduro, faces one of his greatest political challenges yet, say analysts. Long lines began to form outside polling centers in the capital, Caracas, before they were due to open at 6 a.m. ET and continued
Schumer calls on Trump to pick new running mate, claims Vance is ‘best thing he’s ever done for Democrats’
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Schumer calls on Trump to pick new running mate, claims Vance is ‘best thing he’s ever done for Democrats’

close Video JD Vance's 'childless cat ladies' backlash 'blatantly taken out of context': Chris LaCivita Trump 2024 senior campaign adviser Chris LaCivita discusses the latest JD Vance criticism and President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 race as Kamala Harris takes center stage on 'The Brian Kilmeade Show.' Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday
A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris’ voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
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A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris’ voice, raising concerns about AI in politics

A manipulated video that mimics the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of artificial intelligence to mislead just three months away from November’s elections A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris’ voice, raising concerns about AI in politicsBy ALI SWENSONAssociated PressThe Associated
Celebs Spread Deceptively Edited Video, Falsely Claim Trump Will Outlaw Elections
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Celebs Spread Deceptively Edited Video, Falsely Claim Trump Will Outlaw Elections

Hollywood celebrities are spreading a hoax claiming that former President Donald Trump will outlaw elections if he returns to the White House. Their specious claim comes from a recent speech during which the GOP presidential nominee encouraged Christians to turn out en masse this November — with important context cut from a 27-second video clip.
Venezuelan election could lead to a seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro 6 more years
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Venezuelan election could lead to a seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro 6 more years

Venezuelans are voting in a presidential election whose outcome will either lead to a seismic shift in politics or extend by six more years the policies that caused the world’s worst peacetime economic collapse Venezuelan election could lead to a seismic shift in politics or give President Maduro 6 more yearsBy REGINA GARCIA CANOAssociated PressThe
Japan TV can catch ‘Shogun’ wave, says ‘Like A Dragon’ star
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Japan TV can catch ‘Shogun’ wave, says ‘Like A Dragon’ star

Japan’s entertainment industry must “catch the wave” of global streaming hits like “Shogun,” according to one of the stars of new Amazon television show “Like A Dragon: Yakuza.” The crime-thriller series — unveiled at Comic-Con over the weekend, and out on Prime Video in October — is based on a popular and long-running Sega video
Tributes paid to Irish novelist Edna O’Brien after her death at 93 – after career which saw controversy over her books’ daring themes, movies starring Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Caine and facing the very first question on the BBC’s Question Time
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Tributes paid to Irish novelist Edna O’Brien after her death at 93 – after career which saw controversy over her books’ daring themes, movies starring Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Caine and facing the very first question on the BBC’s Question Time

Tributes have poured in for Irish novelist Edna O'Brien after her agent announced her death aged 93. The statement said: 'Our thoughts are with her family and friends, in particular her sons Marcus and Carlo. The family has requested privacy at this time.' O'Brien's career saw her face controversy over her books' daring themes, the
STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP now lacks ANY credibility – and at the root of the Nationalist problem lies Nicola Sturgeon
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STEPHEN DAISLEY: The SNP now lacks ANY credibility – and at the root of the Nationalist problem lies Nicola Sturgeon

Joanna Cherry is wrong about almost everything. Wrong about independence, wrong about Trident. Wrong about a People’s Vote, wrong about the Internal Market Act. Wrong about Israel, wrong about Catalonia. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Yet I read the news that she is stepping back from frontline politics with disappointment if not surprise. Cherry was defeated in
Kemi Badenoch announces she is standing for the Conservative leadership and pledges to ‘renew the Tories for 2030’ and trigger a ‘renewal for capitalism’
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Kemi Badenoch announces she is standing for the Conservative leadership and pledges to ‘renew the Tories for 2030’ and trigger a ‘renewal for capitalism’

Kemi Badenoch threw her hat into the ring for the Tory leadership on Sunday with a promise to trigger a 'renewal for capitalism'. The former Business Secretary said it had become a 'dirty word' in recent years and that reclaiming it was crucial if the Tories are to bounce back at the next election. She said