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Forget neutral ground: Xi was the host and Albanese his guest, writes

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Forget neutral ground: Xi was the host and Albanese his guest

Australians have long flocked to Bali for rest and relaxation. Anthony Albanese’s mission was far more confronting: a meeting with China’s president-for-life.

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How Nestle is changing the way KitKats, Nespresso and Milo are made |

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How Nestle is changing the way KitKats, Nespresso and Milo are made

The world’s biggest food and beverages giant will plant 10 million trees in Australia to reduce carbon emissions as it re-examines its production operations.

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‘Greg needs to go’: McIlroy demands Norman quit LIV role

‘Greg needs to go’: McIlroy demands Norman quit LIV role

Rory McIlroy said LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman must step down from his position immediately as golf’s tours need an “adult in the room” to help end the sport’s feud.

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Opinion: As the end of the year approaches, some aged care homes are offering “free” care. What’s the catch?

Here’s how you can get ‘free’ aged care for Christmas

Christmas can be a challenging time of year, emotionally and financially, so booking in a respite stay could save you money and stress.

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Opinion: There’s now a national strategy “to re-establish Australia as a global leader in gender equality”. It’s an ambitious commitment. Are men ready? |

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They reckon we’ll be a world leader in gender equality, but are our men ready?

It’s been declared a national priority, but Labor will need to get men on board to make it a reality.

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Analysis: What's causing the latest NSW floods? Here's what the science says |

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Horton flows and dipoles: The science behind NSW floods

The frequency of extreme rain means parts of the state simply can’t absorb more water. Here’s how it happens.

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Property values have started to fall in some of the most sought-after regional hotspots of the lockdown era, new figures show

The sea-change and tree-change hotspots selling at a discount

Property values have started to fall in some of the most sought-after coastal and country towns where prices boomed in the past couple of years.

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Special report: Even while he was upsetting the French and preselecting a polarising Katherine Deves, a window of opportunity opened for Scott Morrison. He missed it, write Peter Hartcher and James Massola

The Deves factor was meant to be a campaign masterstroke. It was a disaster

Even while he was upsetting the French and endorsing a polarising Katherine Deves, a window of opportunity opened for Scott Morrison. He missed it.

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When Amanda Bilson was raising her children in Bellevue Hill with her husband, the famed Sydney chef and restaurateur Tony Bilson, she never thought she would face homelessness |

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How legendary chef’s widow ended up in affordable housing

Homelessness was never on the cards for Amanda Bilson and her beloved husband, the Sydney chef and restaurateur Tony Bilson.

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Opinion: After all the rants and insults, the political freeze and the trade bans, the president of China brought his intimidation campaign of Australia to a politely meek end, writes Peter Hartcher

So this is what capitulation by a great power looks like

After all the rants and insults, the political freeze and the trade bans, Xi Jinping brought his intimidation campaign of Australia to a politely meek end.

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Poland’s prime minister has called an urgent meeting of his national security committee amid reports that Russian missiles struck a Polish border town

‘Crisis situation’: Russia launches wave of missiles across Ukraine, Poland reports explosions

About 100 missiles have hit areas throughout Ukraine, including at least three in Kyiv. NATO-member Poland has called an urgent national security meeting.

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NSW floods: Towns across the state are again cleaning up after devastating floods, but for residents in Forbes and Gunnedah, the threat is still very real. Follow our live coverage

NSW floods LIVE updates: Wyangala dam overflows; Central West ravaged by dangerous floodwaters

One of the state’s biggest clean-up efforts in history is officially underway as Forbes residents brace for flash flooding on Wednesday morning.

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Donald Trump is set to launch a new bid for the White House, defying calls to step aside after Americans repudiated his extremism at the midterm elections |

@FarrahTomazin

Trump prepares to launch third White House bid in defiance of critics

Trump’s announcement would be his third presidential bid, following his 2016 victory against Hillary Clinton and his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.

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Russia launches wave of missiles across Ukraine, strikes Kyiv | Anthony Galloway

‘Crisis situation’: Russia launches wave of missiles across Ukraine, Poland reports explosions

About 100 missiles have hit areas throughout Ukraine, including at least three in Kyiv. NATO-member Poland has called an urgent national security meeting.

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Ninety-one-year-old Henry Hoswell was trapped inside his Eugowra home on Monday, when flash flooding lifted the building off its foundations and carried it 80 metres down the central western NSW street

‘Next thing I knew the water had lifted the house’: Eugowra homes reduced to mud and concrete

The small central western NSW town was littered with cars, scraps of wall and houses, while two people are missing after flash flooding turned it upside down.

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Tim Rogers, the You Am I frontman, wants to “be more honest” than the “whiskey-drinking, wannabe, country folk singer” he once was

‘I wanted to right some wrongs’: Tim Rogers & the Twin Set return after 23 years

The You Am I frontman wants to “be more honest” than the “whiskey-drinking, wannabe, country folk singer” he once was.

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Australia has signed up for an international push for a global agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040, including binding targets to phase out plastic waste products by 2025 |

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Australia joins call for global treaty to end plastic pollution

Tanya Plibersek has signed Australia up to a coalition pushing for an international pollution treaty with an ambitious timeline, avoiding calls from the US for voluntary targets.

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The Matildas have defeated Thailand 2-0 to finish the year on the longest winning streak of Tony Gustavsson’s coaching tenure and confirm positive signs before next year’s World Cup on home soil

Matildas beat Thailand 2-0 in their last game of the year

The final scoreline did not reflect the Matildas’ dominance of a game characterised by missed opportunities, but the team showed positive signs before next year’s World Cup on home soil..

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The Herald's View: It is almost six months since the Coalition lost the federal election but there has been relatively little public soul-searching to date inside the Liberal Party about where it went wrong

Coalition must learn from its electoral wipeout

If the Coalition opposition does not learn the lessons of defeat it will be a very long road back to government.

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Analysis: Two things have changed since the relationship between Australia and China hit its lowest ebb in that pandemic fuelled autumn of 2021 |

@ErykBagshaw

Xi Jinping is re-engineering China’s approach to Australia

Two things have changed since the relationship between the two countries hit its lowest ebb in that pandemic fuelled autumn of 2021.

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The mammoth clean up that lies ahead of the Molong community is not unique to the area. It does, however, illustrate the challenges towns and their residents face as extreme weather events get more frequent and intense

Molong’s pool once glistened in a drought. Now it’s muddy and missing swimming flippers

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Justina Cho, 28, a social worker who dreamed of starting her own fashion label, died on Sunday night surrounded by her family |

@ErykBagshaw

‘Free-spirited soul’: second Australian involved in Seoul crush dies

Justina Cho, 28, a social worker who dreamed of starting her own fashion label, died on Sunday night surrounded by her family.

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An internal review into the RBA’s guidance that rates would stay steady until 2024 shows it hit the bank’s reputation, but it may have to repeat the policy |

@swrighteconomy

RBA admits rate call ‘proved incorrect’, but says it may have to do it again

An internal review into the RBA’s guidance that rates would stay steady until 2024 shows it hit the bank’s reputation, but it may have to repeat the policy.

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Eugowra residents were largely uninsured as premiums grew to $40,000 a year before this week’s disaster tore houses from their foundations, leaving the now-devastated town with a colossal rebuild bill

Eugowra residents faced $40,000 insurance bills. Now they’re counting the cost of floods

Record-breaking floods have devastated central western NSW communities over the past three days, with hundreds rescued by helicopter and boats after rivers rose.

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Breaking: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, ending a diplomatic deep freeze after years of intensifying hostility

Xi Jinping meets with Albanese, ending diplomatic deep freeze

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met Xi Jinping in a breakthrough meeting, where he aimed to convince China to lift trade sanctions on Australian goods.

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Novak Djokovic will be allowed to contest the Australian Open tennis tournament next year after his visa ban was overturned by the federal government

Novak Djokovic allowed to play Australian Open after visa ban overturned

Novak Djokovic will be allowed to contest the Australian Open tennis tournament next year after his visa ban was overturned.

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‘Russia wants to deceive you’: Zelensky warns G20 leaders |

@ChrisBarrett_

‘Russia wants to deceive you’: Zelensky warns G20 leaders

The Ukrainian president vows not to concede any territory in eventual peace talks, fearing Russia would embark on a new path of “terror and global destabilisation”.

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Murrumbidgee village told it is too late to leave as Forbes braces for record flood |

@naylorcatherine

Murrumbidgee village told it is too late to leave as Forbes braces for record flood

A small village on the banks of the Murrumbidgee has been told to shelter in place as floodwaters head downstream from Hay.

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Opinion: Men fighting gendered violence are very welcome, but maybe spare the jet-skis |

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Men fighting gendered violence are very welcome, but maybe spare the jet-skis

A jet-ski parade to “turn the tide on complacency” towards violence against women has been pilloried, but seeing men face the national crisis and take some responsibility in changing it is positive...

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Opinion: The Cannon-Brookes coup: Why AGL’s chairman future hangs in the balance | Elizabeth Knight

The Cannon-Brookes coup: Why AGL’s chairman future hangs in the balance

Only a matter of time: arguably AGL shareholders have not given Patricia McKenzie a sufficient mandate to remain as chair.

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Split between Perrottet and Kean bursts into the open over energy appointment |

@AlexSmithSMH

Split between Perrottet and Kean bursts into the open over energy appointment

Internal divisions between the premier and the treasurer have been revealed in parliament over the appointment of Paul Broad to the premier’s office.

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‘Small taste of what is to come’: Business groups link ports conflict to IR changes |

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‘Small taste of what is to come’: Business groups link ports conflict to IR changes

Ai Group’s boss and parts of the resources lobby have linked the industrial action between tug boat giant Svitzer and maritime unions to the government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay bill.

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World population hits 8b but there’s still not enough babies in China

World population hits 8 billion, but still not enough babies in China

Just eight countries are expected to account for half of the world’s population growth between now and 2050.

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Eugowra man, 91, was trapped inside his house as it floated away |

@naylorcatherine

Eugowra man, 91, was trapped inside his house as it floated away

Henry Hoswell was stranded inside when the property was washed off its foundations during Monday’s devastating flash flooding, his nephew says.