‘People are paying too much’: Coalition could break up big insurance companies, Dutton says

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Opposition leader says more competition needed as growing numbers unable to afford home and car insurance

The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, says the Coalition could seek to break up insurance companies found to be gouging policyholders and more competition is needed in the sector.

In an interview with Sky News on Sunday, Dutton said the Coalition’s divestiture policy – which threatens to carve apart big supermarkets and hardware chains as a “last resort” to combat price rip-offs – could also be applied to big insurers.

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Labor to ban foreign investors from buying existing homes for at least two years, replicating Coalition policy

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Critics cast doubt on effectiveness of policy, citing low volume of purchases by overseas buyers, as Labor seeks to improve housing affordability

Prospective home buyers will face less competition from overseas, with Labor promising to ban foreign investors from purchasing existing homes for at least two years.

But the restriction – which replicates a policy announced by the Coalition last year – will capture less than 0.4% of the housing market, casting doubts over its efficacy.

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Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa

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Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown

Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first openly gay imam”, has been shot dead near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police have said.

The imam, who ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalised Muslims, was in a car with another person on Saturday when a vehicle stopped in front of them and blocked their exit, police said.

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Israel and Hamas Make 6th Exchange, Keeping Cease-Fire Intact for Now – The New York Times

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  1. Israel and Hamas Make 6th Exchange, Keeping Cease-Fire Intact for Now  The New York Times
  2. Israel and Hamas complete their latest exchange as ceasefire's first phase has just 2 weeks left  The Associated Press
  3. LIVE: Israel, Hamas complete 6th swap; 4 Palestinian detainees hospitalised  Al Jazeera English
  4. Hamas Takes a Swipe at Trump’s Gaza Plan During Hostage Release  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Netanyahu to convene security cabinet after release of 3 hostages  ABC News
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Top Trump officials set to meet with senior Russian officials to begin Ukraine talks – CNN

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  1. Top Trump officials set to meet with senior Russian officials to begin Ukraine talks  CNN
  2. Top US envoy Rubio to meet Russian officials in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine peace talks  BBC.com
  3. US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war  Reuters
  4. Top Officials to Meet Next Week to Prepare Trump-Putin Summit  Bloomberg
  5. Trump team to start Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia  POLITICO Europe
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Pushy passengers attacked by furious fellow traveler over rude inflight behavior: ‘Garbage people’ – New York Post

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  1. Pushy passengers attacked by furious fellow traveler over rude inflight behavior: ‘Garbage people’  New York Post
  2. Brawl Erupts on Flight After Couple ‘Deliberately Bumped’ into Other Passengers and Argued with Crew Members  PEOPLE
  3. Mainland couple sparks outrage after incident on Hong Kong Airlines flight  Dimsum Daily
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British couple motorbiking around the world detained in Iran – Yahoo

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  1. British couple motorbiking around the world detained in Iran  Yahoo
  2. British Couple on World Motorcycle Tour Is Detained in Iran  The New York Times
  3. British couple arrested in Iran named as husband and wife on round-the-world motorbike ride  Yahoo
  4. UK must act more promptly over latest Iran detentions, says Richard Ratcliffe  The Guardian
  5. ‘Iran not safe if you have blonde hair and blue eyes’, tourists warned after UK couple arrested  The Telegraph
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At least 15 people die in crowd crush at New Delhi railway station – The Guardian

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  1. At least 15 people die in crowd crush at New Delhi railway station  The Guardian
  2. At Least 18 People Dead, Several Injured In Stampede At New Delhi Railway Station; PM Modi Expresses Grief  Swarajya
  3. 15 Hindu Pilgrims Reported Dead in Stampede at New Delhi Rail Station  The New York Times
  4. Delhi stampede deaths: Owaisi demands judicially-monitored SIT, inquiry on 'systemic failures' of Railways  Deccan Herald
  5. 'Failure of railway system': Opposition asks Centre why arrangements were not made to tackle large crowds  The Times of India
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