Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has swung behind a WA state Labor rail project proposal, pledging a $1 billion contribution to boost jobs and cut traffic chaos.
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Greek lawmakers hope a reform package passed in parliament will help unlock funds it needs to pay IMF loans, ECB bonds and increasing state arrears.
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Ships scouring the sea north of Egypt are still trying to locate the black box recorders that could shed light on the crash of an EgyptAir plane.
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A US drone strike that reportedly killed the leader of the Afghan Taliban in Pakistan near the Afghan border was a violation of sovereignty, Pakistan says.
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If Syrian government forces fail to stop a major assault on rebel positions in Damascus, mainstream rebel groups will abandon a truce, the groups say.
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The key winners have been announced at the Cannes Film Festival with British director Ken Loach's film I, Daniel Blake taking out the Palme d'Or.
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The outcome of Austria's presidential election looks set to be decided by postal votes after preliminary results showed the candidates only narrowly apart.
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Reviving peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians is less likely now a hardline party is to join Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government.
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Afghanistan's spy agency has confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed, after the US targeted him in a drone strike.
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Turkey's incoming PM has backed constitutional change to create an executive presidency and deliver broader powers to President Tayyip Erdogan.
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Riders have jumped from a hot-air balloon on to boats in a rescue operation on Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay after winds pushed the aircraft off course.
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Despite Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten being on the campaign trail for a fortnight, little has changed in the polls.
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Public health advocates have welcomed new US food label rules but say some of those most at risk for obesity may not change habits without other measures.
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A weather change is helping firefighters tackling a wildfire in Canada that has already blackened more than 500,000ha, six times the size of New York City.
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Doctors will warn patients of the higher costs they'll face from the federal government's rebate freeze every time they are prescribed medication.
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There are calls for the federal government to ramp up a Pacific seasonal workers program if it goes ahead with the controversial backpacker tax.
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A magnitude-6.1 earthquake has struck the Northern Territory about 450km southwest of Alice Springs, but no damage or injury has been reported.
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US guarantees that "El Chapo" will not face the death penalty have opened the way for the drug lord's extradition from Mexico, but appeals are pending.
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I've been invited by British Prime Minister David Cameron to 10 Downing St, says Trump, but UK representatives deny such an invitation has been sent.
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A gunman is critically ill in hospital after being shot by a Secret Service agent near the home and offices of President Obama, who was out golfing at the time.
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