Rich James
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Anthony Albanese cops it from all sides (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. I think it’s fair to say this has been a week the Albanese government will be very happy to see the back of. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is once again hopping on a plane out of the country on Monday, this time to the “pre-COP” event in Fiji and Tuvalu, and probably can’t wait to talk about anything other than the struggling state of the Australian economy and the criticism he’s copping from all angles. On Thursday, the PM tried to warn th
Netanyahu praises passengers and crew after pilot of Israel-bound plane stabbed (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. A pilot on a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv stabbed another pilot on Wednesday, causing the plane to suddenly plummet thousands of feet before the crew and passengers managed to regain control, The New York Times reports. The BBC says the Flydubai plane, which was carrying around 170 people, issued an emergency alert and plummeted 17,000ft in under two minutes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has released a statement on the incident
Interest rate rise places increased pressure on government's economic plans (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. You’ll have noticed the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) did what everyone expected it to do yesterday and raised interest rates to a 15-year high. The commentariat (see below) has had plenty to say on who is to blame for the central bank raising the cash rate to 4.6% and what it means for the Albanese government’s economic credentials (my colleague Bernard Keane also has a piece for you on Labor’s spending and rhetoric as it tries to spin eve
Greens seek new leader after Larissa Waters steps down (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. Last night, Larissa Waters announced she was standing down as leader of the Greens due to illness. “I’ve been managing kidney disease for some time but recently it’s taken a downturn. My prognosis is good, but doctors are clear that recovery needs a slower pace than leading a party allows,” Waters said in a statement. “It’s a difficult decision to step back, but for the good of our movement I need to let someone else lead the Greens to succes
Senate inquiry calls on AI bosses to appear after Medicare hack (opens the original)
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If you like this article, share it with your friends. There was so much news happening last week it was hard at times to catch one’s breath. Here’s hoping this week is just endless calm and tranquility (I know, I know, but let me dream). Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returned home from his US trip on Saturday with the revelation that an OpenAI agent hacked into a Medicare portal still dominating the coverage of his visit. Federal cabinet is due to discuss the fallout of the breach today while
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