Today
ACTU staff sent home due to safety concerns
Fair Work moves to suspend WA CFMEU permit; Vance gives his first speech as Trump’s VP candidate; COVID-19 infected Biden says he feels good as he flies home. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
Yesterday
McManus says ACTU will suspend CFMEU amid scandal
ACTU suspends construction union; Trump attends RNC before speeches from former rivals; Albanese, Minns and Burke all back independent administrator decision. Follow for updates.
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- Lucy Slade
This Month
Qld suspends CFMEU donations amid investigation
Jacinta Allan claims she acted ‘immediately’ on receiving union evidence; Donald Trump appears at Republican convention with bandaged ear. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
Victorian Premier requests CFMEU construction division suspension
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says union behaviour is “thuggish” and “unacceptable” amid CFMEU scandal; Former ambassador says Trump attempted assassination should teach politicians a lesson. Follow for updates.
- Lucy Slade
Authorities race to identify the suspect’s motive
The attack, by a shooter who was killed by the Secret Service, was the first attempt to assassinate a president or presidential candidate since 1981; world leaders condemn the assassination attempt; Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Biden’s gaffe ruined months of hard work: European officials
Albanese stands by Australian intelligence amid disturbing security threat; aids believe Biden will have to abandon campaign. How the day unfolded.
- Lucy Slade
‘Gas has an important role to play’: Albanese
PM spruiks manufacturing policy amid shipping crises; Chuck Schumer signals he is open to replacing Biden; Ayres says shipping chaos is pushing up prices. Follow for updates.
- Lucy Slade
‘Toxic smoke’: Warning to residents as factory burns after explosion
Firefighters to battle factory fire for days as drums of fuel burn; Concerns about Anzac Day change as ‘shoppers still require food’. How the day unfolded.
- Lucy Slade
White House dodges questions over Parkinson’s doctor
Biden’s physician says he visits White House to treat military members; Queensland breaks ground on $5b transmission project; Anthony Albanese appoints antisemitism envoy. Follow for updates.
Japan, Philippines sign defence deal amid China tensions
Japan and the Philippines sign deal to boost security; New housing loans fall in value by 1.7 per cent to $28.8 billion. How the day unfolded.
- Lucy Slade
Three children dead, four in hospital after house fire
Three children are dead and a man is in custody after a horrific house fire in Sydney west; Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi has commended Fatima Payman for resigning from Labor. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Former PM Liz Truss loses her seat
Labour claims majority; Rishi Sunak calls Starmer to concede; the country’s shortest-serving leader loses her seat. How the day unfolded.
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- Andrew Hobbs and Lucy Slade
Payman quits Labor to sit as independent
Senator Payman speaks after quitting Labor. She will join three other defectors on the Senate crossbench meaning the ALP will be reliant on minorities if opposed. How the day unfolded.
- Lucy Slade
Albanese expects Payman to quit Labor in coming days
Anthony Albanese said the plan had been in place for “for more than a month”; New home builds well below National Cabinet’s goal; China, Taiwan tensions escalate after boat seized. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Campbell Kwan
Police worry about online radicalisation after university stabbing
The ideology behind the university stabbing is unclear, the assistant commissioner says; Peter Dutton announces Coalition support for the divestiture of the major supermarkets.
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- Maxim Shanahan and Lucy Slade
Payman suspended because of tax cuts rather than Palestine, PM says
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese claims Senator Fatima Payman was suspended from caucus because she hamstrung the government’s ability to talk about cost of living relief. Follow updates live.
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- Gus McCubbing
June
US, Europe warn Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel
US mediators are pressing to keep attacks between Israel and Hezbollah from spiralling into a wider war; pro-Palestinian activists have defaced war memorials in Canberra. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Democrats mull replacing Biden after ‘terrible’ performance
Joe Biden’s mental and physical capabilities became a main point of discussion as the head-to-head concluded. Critics also slammed the absence of real-time fact-checking. Follow updates here.
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- Euan Black
Bolivian military pulls back after failed coup
Liberals have rebuked Anthony Albanese for calling Julian Assange; The Bolivian Military has pulled back from the presidential palace after a failed coup. Follow here for updates.
- Tom Rabe
Assange on way to Australia after US plea deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has pleaded guilty to publishing US military secrets; deputy PM rules out expelling WA Labor senator. Follow here for more. Watch live.
- Tom Rabe
