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The Latest Breaking News from Anthony Albanese

Fears minimum jail terms for terror, hate may backfire

Tougher laws for terrorism and hate crime offences have been promised by the coalition if it wins office, but not everyone in the legal fraternity is on board.

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Jews celebrate freed hostages, Gaza rallies to march on

The prime minister has welcomed the first hostages being released by Hamas under a ceasefire deal as he called for a cooling of community tensions in Australia.

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Women return to coalition as Labor hits gender parity

Despite female voters deserting the coalition at the last election, polling suggests more women back the opposition than the Labor government.

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Coalition still ahead in latest polls, but some promising news for Labor

A national Freshwater poll for The Financial Review, conducted January 17–19 from a sample of 1,063, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since December. Primary votes were 40% Coalition (steady), 32% Labor (up two), 13% Greens (down one) and 15% for all Others (down one).

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Cabinet gender parity as election fight intensifies

The prime minister has lauded the fact the cabinet has gender parity for the first time as political leaders tussle with an election on the horizon.

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Tax breaks for clean aluminium to foil carbon emissions

Australia's aluminium industry is set to share in billions of dollars of tax credits to help emissions-intensive smelters convert to cleaner sources of energy.

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Pro-Palestinian rallies welcome long-awaited ceasefire

Thousands of people have rallied in Sydney and Melbourne as communities around the world welcome a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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Road funds part of $18b spend on suburban 'engine room'

A critical pipeline will be upgraded to get workers and tourists in and out of a major new airport and create an "engine room for economic growth".

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Calls for political unity after anti-Semitic attack

An independent MP has urged Anthony Albanese to call a national cabinet meeting after the former home of a prominent Jewish community leader was attacked.

AAP

Greens housing crusade fails to sway most tenant voters

Renters are more likely to support Labor or Liberal than the Greens despite the minor party running hard on issues faced by tenants, fresh polling shows.

AAP

US ambassador Rudd has made 'direct contact' with Trump

Australia's ambassador to the US and former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd has reached out to Donald Trump's incoming administration ahead of his inauguration.

AAP

Escalation fears after latest anti-Semitic vandalism

There are fears anti-Semitic incidents in Australia are worsening after an attack on a home that previously belonged to a prominent Jewish community leader.

AAP

Hard times turn voters off Labor in election lead-up

Labor is trailing the opposition just months before Australians head to the polls, but the prime minister says his government can give voters what they want.

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Minority report tips a return to 'ruthless' opposition

History could be repeated as the possibility of a minority government looms but veteran politicians say this could resurrect a ruthless opposition force.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Biden’s farewell warning to America; strikes on Gaza ahead of ceasefire; and curing a fear of flying

In final public address of his presidency, Biden says growing power of ultra-wealthy threatens US democracy

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Pain lingers for Jews, Palestinians despite ceasefire

Hostages still captive by Hamas and a humanitarian crisis in Gaza where infants are dying are exacerbating community pain despite a ceasefire being heralded.

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Australia Demands Answers From Russia Over Prisoner's Fate

Australia demands answers from Russia regarding Australian citizen taken prisoner in Ukraine. Potential strong actions threatened.

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More women in cabinet but representation worries build

The political representation of women has received a boost after a pre-election cabinet shuffle but concerns remain over the opposition's gender imbalance.

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Oscar Jenkins: Australia summons Russian ambassador over video of captured Melbourne man

Anthony Albanese vows ‘strongest action possible’ if reports of Oscar Jenkins’s killing turn out to be true

The Guardian - AU

Josh Burns says there are ‘clearly gaps in legal framework’ amid calls for antisemitism national cabinet

Labor MP says parties must not ‘squabble over discrimination’ as Jillian Segal urges prime minister to convene meeting

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Albanese says our laws would stop Elon Musk interfering in the Australian election. In truth, there’s little to stop him

Elon Musk is no stranger to news headlines. His purchase of Twitter and subsequent decision to rebrand the platform as X has seen it called “a true black mirror of the most worrying parts of human nature”. Tesla’s incredibly flawed Cybertruck remains an ongoing source of Internet jokes and memes.…

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Power cuts after ‘massive’ Russian missile strike

Australia summons Russian ambassador over PoW’s reported death; Lavrov says open for discussions with Trump. What we know on day 1,057

The Independent UK

Australia's prime minister demands Russia explain what happened to Australian POW

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government will take the “strongest action possible” if Russia has harmed an Australian who was taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine

Al Jazeera

Australia warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gov’t working to verify report that volunteer fighter was killed by Russian forces.

The Guardian - AU

Anthony Albanese couldn’t sell a schooner to a shearer. He needs to ask ‘what would Xenophon do?’

As the PM struggles to emulate the Labor party greats, he would do well to learn from a rank outsider from Adelaide

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