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Government Employee Before Court Over Multi-Million Dollar Defence Contract Fraud
The case centres on the awarding of building contracts in the Northern Territory worth $71 million.
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US to Designate Cartel Allegedly Run by Maduro as Terrorist Organization: Rubio
Officials accuse Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of overseeing a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy and using violent drug cartels to consolidate his power.
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Dementia Overtakes Heart Disease as Australia’s Top Killer
Data shows dementia accounted for 9.4 percent of deaths in 2024, overtaking heart disease at 8.7 percent for the first time.
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Victoria Police Seize 15,000 Knives in 2025
Police say they are now on pace to remove 50 percent more knives than a decade ago.
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The Strategy That Could Help US Decouple From China’s Rare Earths
The United States and its allies are weighing the rapid reopening of long-abandoned mines to rebuild secure supply chains.
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Canberra Closes More Than 60 Schools Over Asbestos-Contaminated Sand
It comes after an initial shutdown on Nov. 14 that closed 16 schools and 6 preschools and left 8 more partially operating.
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CCP Escalates Japan Tensions With Coast Guard Patrols: Study
The communist regime is targeting education and tourism as it seeks to pressure Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract comments on Taiwan.
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Largest US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Caribbean Sea Near Venezuela
The USS Gerald R. Ford is part of the Trump administration’s plan to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and dismantle criminal networks in the region.
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Britain Moves to Make Refugee Status Temporary in Asylum Overhaul
The government said it would make changes to ’match and in some areas exceed' the immigration policies of Denmark and other European nations.
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China Leads Authoritarian Nations in Evading US Sanctions, Controls: Report
‘China is the decisive enabler of sanctions evasion’ by autocratic countries, the report by the U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Commission said.
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Iran Says It’s No Longer Enriching Uranium After US Strikes on Facilities
Operation Midnight Hammer targeted three Iranian enrichment facilities in June.
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Government Employee Before Court Over Multi-Million Dollar Defence Contract Fraud
The case centres on the awarding of building contracts in the Northern Territory worth $71 million.
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US to Designate Cartel Allegedly Run by Maduro as Terrorist Organization: Rubio
Officials accuse Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of overseeing a cocaine-trafficking conspiracy and using violent drug cartels to consolidate his power.
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Dementia Overtakes Heart Disease as Australia’s Top Killer
Data shows dementia accounted for 9.4 percent of deaths in 2024, overtaking heart disease at 8.7 percent for the first time.
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Victoria Police Seize 15,000 Knives in 2025
Police say they are now on pace to remove 50 percent more knives than a decade ago.
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The Strategy That Could Help US Decouple From China’s Rare Earths
The United States and its allies are weighing the rapid reopening of long-abandoned mines to rebuild secure supply chains.
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Canberra Closes More Than 60 Schools Over Asbestos-Contaminated Sand
It comes after an initial shutdown on Nov. 14 that closed 16 schools and 6 preschools and left 8 more partially operating.
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CCP Escalates Japan Tensions With Coast Guard Patrols: Study
The communist regime is targeting education and tourism as it seeks to pressure Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to retract comments on Taiwan.
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Largest US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Caribbean Sea Near Venezuela
The USS Gerald R. Ford is part of the Trump administration’s plan to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and dismantle criminal networks in the region.
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Britain Moves to Make Refugee Status Temporary in Asylum Overhaul
The government said it would make changes to ’match and in some areas exceed' the immigration policies of Denmark and other European nations.
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China Leads Authoritarian Nations in Evading US Sanctions, Controls: Report
‘China is the decisive enabler of sanctions evasion’ by autocratic countries, the report by the U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Commission said.
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Iran Says It’s No Longer Enriching Uranium After US Strikes on Facilities
Operation Midnight Hammer targeted three Iranian enrichment facilities in June.
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