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The democracy sausage: How the humble snag became a voting symbol

How has the Australian democracy sausage become such a cultural icon in elections?...

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Letters for Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Trump taking a big gamble with tariffs...

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Trump or Carney – will Starmer have to choose?

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Christian sect’s catchcry echoes on marginal seat mystery billboards

Signs with “Make Australia Happy Again. Put Labor last” have been popping up across crucial electorates, echoing a m...

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OPINION | How Congress’s Headless Poster Completes Islamists’ Throat-Slit Metaphor

The Indian National Congress’s social media handles carried a headless image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the...

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SC refuses to entertain fresh pleas challenging Waqf (Amendment) Act

The ministry urged the top court to dismiss the pleas challenging the validity of the law, pointing out a "mischievous f...

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Labor defends plan to save $6.4bn by cutting more consultants as experts call it a ‘lazy option’

While the government’s savings are a ‘worthy target’, achieving them ‘may not be a straightforward process’, s...

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UK, Pakistan agree to strengthen climate collaboration under Green Compact

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and the United Kingdom have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation on climate action,...

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Ahiagbah defends Bawumia, says he speaks from a ‘collective standpoint’ during Thank You Tour

The NPP’s Communications Director has rejected suggestions that former Vice President is attempting to distance himsel...

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Justice Ayesha Malik gets honorary degree from Princess Royal

ISLAMABAD - Justice Ayesha Malik gets honorary Degree from the prestigious University of London by the Chancellor Univer...

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Bloc's fortunes slip as Liberals make gains in Quebec

The Bloc Québécois watched its fortunes slip as the Liberals made gains in Quebec on Monday, with the sovereigntist ...

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Whither Pax Americana?

The biggest threat to jobs, security and trade is not Trump’s tariffs. It's China's aggressive mercantilism. Australia...

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Conservatives dominate Alberta in federal election, few wins for Liberals and NDP

Alberta voters doubled down and remained solidly Conservative blue in Monday’s federal election, dominating in all but...

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Israel's war in Gaza: An alliance that threatens global peace

Palestine is being reduced to a business opportunity under the Trump administration. Gaza is seen as prime real estate....

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Speaking out: Slow is smooth, smooth is fast

Are you afraid of anything? If you are, don’t be “scared” to admit it because, even so, you are in good company....

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Jewish people are turning away from Israel – don’t be surprised

The Board of Deputies is betraying our Jewish tradition of pluralism...

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Scope of digital wallets to be expanded across country: PM

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said that the scope of digital wallets would be expanded across the ...

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Solomon Islands PM Manele stands ground amid defections

A no-confidence motion in Jeremiah Manele's government in the Solomon Islands has been tabled and is likely to be brough...

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"After the blackout, they want to party": Barcelona recovers, but 300 people are sleeping in shelters.

The power returned (partially) while it was still daylight, and people applauded and excitedly photographed streetlights...

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OPINION | Denying Religious Factor In Pahalgam Terror Attack Is An Act Of Covering The Reality

Eyewitnesses have claimed terrorists checked identity cards to confirm whether they were non-Muslims and later killed th...

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PDP Has Lost Its Soul In Delta State After Oborevwori’s Defection To APC – Keyamo

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), on Monday, declared that the opposition Peoples...

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CP NewsAlert: Carney pledges to 'think big' and unite Canada in victory speech

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to "think big" and lead a government that represents all Canadians in his v...

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Liberals win 4th mandate as NDP vote collapses and Singh announces he will resign

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to unite the country and govern for all after Canadians handed the Liberals...

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Keyamo Dismisses Opposition Coalition Plans, Describes Them As ‘Impossible’

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has strongly dismissed the notion that a politi...

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‘No Evidence’ – Baba-Ahmed Opens Up On Relationship Between Tinubu And Shettima

Former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to Vice President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has dismissed speculat...

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Defection: PDP has lost its soul in Delta – Keyamo

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lo...