Election 2025 live updates: Dutton tells Liberal campaign launch ‘Australia will become a nuclear powered nation’ and Coalition will again ‘stop the boats’

The opposition leader is launching the Liberal party’s campaign at an event in south-western Sydney. Follow live

Albanese tells Australian UFC fighter to ‘go hard’ in message of support before headline match

Some Australians will be glued to a brutal fight between two battle-hardened competitors duking it out in a no-holds barred street fight televised today across the land. And it’s sure to get ugly.

I’m in my own title fight at the moment, but I want to wish you all the best for yours. I know you’ll dig deep and make Australians proud. You are one of Australia’s great sporting champions. When you enter the octagon this weekend, Australians will be cheering you on. Go hard.

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Explosion partly destroys house in Nottinghamshire

Major incident declared and surrounding homes evacuated after suspected gas explosion in terrace house in Worksop

A major incident has been declared following a suspected gas explosion at a home in Nottinghamshire on Saturday evening that partly destroyed the property.

Nearby homes in Worksop were evacuated as fire crews and the East Midlands ambulance service worked to account for all residents. On Saturday night, it was unclear if the blast had caused any casualties.

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Outback publican finds hostelry coated in mud as residents return to tiny Queensland outpost after flooding

Avadale’s one police officer says damage is heartbreaking but locals are resilient – ‘They’ll get it done’

When Koss Siwers returned to his pub in outback Queensland nothing was where he left it and pretty much everything was coated with mud.

Residents of Adavale, 900km west of Brisbane, have started coming back to the tiny outpost after evacuations forced by widespread flooding.

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Iran, US hold ‘positive’ talks in Oman, agree to resume next week – Reuters

  1. Iran, US hold 'positive' talks in Oman, agree to resume next week  Reuters
  2. Trump team holds 'constructive' face-to-face nuclear talks with Iran, will meet again next weekend  Fox News
  3. 7 years after pulling out, why is Donald Trump re-engaging Iran on nuclear deal, and what does Israel wan  Times of India
  4. Iran Seeks Sanctions Relief for Nuclear Limits in Talks With U.S.  WSJ
  5. Opinion | Iran’s foreign minister: The ball is in America’s court  The Washington Post
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Yair Netanyahu to Macron: ‘Screw you! Stop the neo imperialism of France in west Africa!’ – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Yair Netanyahu to Macron: 'Screw you! Stop the neo imperialism of France in west Africa!'  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Mapping which countries recognise Palestine in 2025  Al Jazeera
  3. France could recognise Palestinian state ‘in June’, says Emmanuel Macron – as it happened  The Guardian
  4. Israel-Palestine: Saving the two-state solution  Le Monde.fr
  5. When Macron recognises Palestine, will Starmer follow suit?  The Independent
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