Australia news live: Hannah Thomas begins legal action against NSW; Allegra Spender quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban
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Australia news live: Hannah Thomas begins legal action against NSW; Allegra Spender quits parliamentary sports club after Pocock ban

Fellow independent Monique Ryan also quit after it was first revealed the gambling lobby was sponsoring the club. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWe’re still talking about superannuation tax concessions?We can’t seem to stop hearing about the government’s plan to increase tax on superannuation balances over $3m … yes that’s right, we’re still talking about it.There have been some conversations with the prime minister’s office … It’s probably not unusual for that to occur from time to time.This is too often what happens when you get a government that has such a large majority that they don’t take people along on key policy issues.People have been planning for decades for how they save for retirement and structure those investments. So any changes that are made to super need to be considered and provide people looking to retire with plenty of warning.I don’t think there are high risks to this first phase. The ceasefire, the release of the living hostages, the rapid identification and turnover of those bodies that can be found, and the introduction of humanitarian assistance, coupled with that, first of all steps, the Israeli withdrawal to the agreed initial line. I think that will happen. The problematic and hard to negotiate issues are what follows. This phase one is, if you will, the opening of the door.An armed Hamas is a Hamas which will retain the ability to assert, albeit clandestinely, effective governance. Disarmament must be in parallel to the process of shifting Hamas out of that effective governance role. And so the question that has to be raised here is what pressures can be brought to bear upon Hamas in order to affect that goal. Continue reading...

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Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning for coasts including Indonesia after 7.6 quake hits Mindanao – live updates
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Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning for coasts including Indonesia after 7.6 quake hits Mindanao – live updates

The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuateFull report: prayers as strong shaking hits the PhilippinesPhilippines president directs agencies to aid evacuations and provide help to ‘everyone who needs it’Ferdinand Marcos, the president of the Philippines, said the government was working “round the clock” to ensure help reaches “everyone who needs it”.We are now assessing the situation on the ground and ensuring that everyone is safe. … Search, rescue, and relief operations are already being prepared and will be deployed as soon as it is safe to do so.Let us continue to look out for one another and pray for the safety of all our countrymen. Continue reading...

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippines
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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippines

A magnitude 7.4 quake struck the off the east coast of Mindanao, a southern Philippine island. Officials issued a tsunami warning.

Belgian police arrest three for plotting drone attack on prime minister
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Belgian police arrest three for plotting drone attack on prime minister

Evidence was found in a building a few hundred metres from Prime Minister Bart De Wever's Antwerp residence.

Complete list of Nobel Peace Prize winners (1901–2024)
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Complete list of Nobel Peace Prize winners (1901–2024)

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Tsunami warning issued following powerful earthquake in Philippines
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Tsunami warning issued following powerful earthquake in Philippines

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck off the coast of southern Philippines, prompting warnings of a potentially dangerous tsunami in nearby areas.

Tsunami threat as magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines
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Tsunami threat as magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines

Tsunami evacuation warning after quake strikes in waters off Davao Oriental in the country's Mindanao region.

Tsunami warning for Philippines and Indonesia after 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Mindanao
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Tsunami warning for Philippines and Indonesia after 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Mindanao

Warnings of possible hazardous waves within 300km of the quake’s epicentre were issued after the powerful quakeLive coverage: waves of up to 3m possible after 7.6 quake hits MindanaoA tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines and neighbouring regions of Indonesia after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the region on Mindanao on Friday morning.The US Tsunami Warning System and Philippine seismology agency both issued tsunami warnings, saying hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts located within 300km (186 miles) of the earthquake’s epicentre in the southern Philippines. Continue reading...

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport
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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelledA Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism and was blocked from leaving the US for Spain on Wednesday night, according to media reports, hours after Donald Trump hosted a White House roundtable highlighting the impact of antifa – or “anti-fascist” – far-left activists is now departing.Mark Bray, an historian who published the 2017 book Antifa: the Anti-Fascist Handbook and has taught courses on anti-fascism at the New Jersey university, posted on the social media platform Bluesky that “Our plane to Spain is in the air!”. Bray was attempting to board a plane at Newark airport when he was informed at the boarding gate that the reservations for him and his family had been cancelled. Continue reading...

Middle East Crisis Updates: Israel Approves Gaza Deal That Would Free Hostages and Prisoners
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Middle East Crisis Updates: Israel Approves Gaza Deal That Would Free Hostages and Prisoners

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won cabinet approval for the first phase of a cease-fire agreement with Hamas. President Trump said hostages held in Gaza would be released early next week.

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