Labor left red-faced on international student cap as Coalition sides with Greens and independents

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Education minister Jason Clare says ‘never in my life’ did he expect to see opposition and Greens take same stand on immigration

The Albanese government has been left red-faced after the Coalition made a last-minute backflip over plans to cap international student numbers from next year.

The education minister, Jason Clare, has accused Peter Dutton of being a “fraud” on tough immigration policies after the opposition sided with the Greens and independents on changes to limit new enrolments from overseas students to 270,000 in 2025.

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Alan Jones charged with 24 indecent assault and sexual touching offences against eight victims

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Former Sydney radio host – who has previously denied all allegations against him – charged over incidents that allegedly occurred between 2001 and 2019

The former Sydney radio host Alan Jones has been charged over alleged historic indecent assault and sexual touching offences spanning two decades.

Jones was arrested by New South Wales police after a “long, thorough, protracted” investigation at about 7.45am on Monday morning at a unit in Sydney’s Circular Quay.

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45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here’s who some of them are – The Associated Press

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  1. 45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong. Here’s who some of them are  The Associated Press
  2. After long legal battle, Hong Kong's 47 democrats brace for sentencing  Reuters
  3. Hong Kong 47: dozens queue outside court ahead of sentencing of 45 opposition activists  South China Morning Post
  4. Hong Kong 47: A timeline of the landmark national security case as dozens of democrats await sentencing  Hong Kong Free Press
  5. Defendants, loved ones brace for 'Hong Kong 47' sentencing  Yahoo! Voices
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Trump nominates big tech critic Brendan Carr to chair telecommunications regulator

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Carr has claimed Google, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft ‘censor’ Americans and criticized NBC for letting Harris appear on Saturday Night Live

President-elect Donald Trump will tap Brendan Carr, a critic of the Biden administration’s telecom policies and big tech, as chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), he has said in a statement.

Carr, 45, is the top Republican on the FCC, the independent agency that regulates telecommunications.

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Some 60 rockets fired at north Israel; Lebanon responds ‘positively’ to truce proposal – Haaretz

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  1. Some 60 rockets fired at north Israel; Lebanon responds 'positively' to truce proposal  Haaretz
  2. IDF: Hezbollah fired 80 projectiles into Israel on Saturday  The Jerusalem Post
  3. Israel’s military says rocket barrage fired at Israel from Lebanon as millions seek shelter  NBC News
  4. ‘History repeats itself’ as South Lebanon Army veteran, Israeli killed side-by-side  The Times of Israel
  5. Updates: Israel pounds Lebanon and Gaza; Hezbollah hits military bases  Al Jazeera English
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Chinese President Xi arrives in Brazil for G20 summit talks with Lula – Yahoo! Voices

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  1. Chinese President Xi arrives in Brazil for G20 summit talks with Lula  Yahoo! Voices
  2. Xi Jinping touts shared views with Brazil on Ukraine, other matters ahead of G20  South China Morning Post
  3. Xi says looking forward to further enhancing China-Brazil ties  Global Times
  4. China's President Xi arrives in Brazil for G20 summit  DW (English)
  5. Green energy, space, agriculture: China, Brazil deepen cooperation on sustainable development  cnhinews.com
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Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet star, dies aged 39 after falling from building

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St Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre says dancer was taking painkillers for an injury and fell from fifth floor

The acclaimed Russian ballet dancer Vladimir Shklyarov has died aged 39.

Shklyarov died after falling from the fifth floor of a building on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Mariinsky Theatre told the news outlet Fontanka at the weekend.

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Farmers’ protest heads to Westminster as inheritance tax anger grows – BBC.com

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  1. Farmers' protest heads to Westminster as inheritance tax anger grows  BBC.com
  2. Farmers have hoarded land for too long. Inheritance tax will bring new life to rural Britain  The Guardian
  3. Farmers’ protest: Why are farm owners demonstrating over inheritance tax?  The Independent
  4. A farmers’ revolt is coming Labour's budget will destroy rural life  UnHerd
  5. Why showdown with farmers risks defining Starmer’s Government  The Telegraph
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Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia – MSN

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  1. Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia  MSN
  2. Why US Will Let Ukraine Strike Inside Russia With American Missiles  Bloomberg
  3. Biden is potentially leading us down the path to World War III, GOP senator warns  Fox News
  4. Kremlin warns that use of US missiles would be a 'radical change' in war  Euronews
  5. Uburusiya burahiga ko buzokwishura 'mu buryo nyabwo' hagize misire ya Amerika yoraswa ku butaba bwabwo  BBC.com
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One dead and dozens infected in E coli outbreak linked to organic carrots in US

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California-based Grimmway Farms recalls carrots amid 39 reported illnesses in 18 states, including 15 hospitalizations

A California-based farm is recalling its carrots, including whole and baby organic carrots, following an E coli outbreak that has infected multiple people across the country.

In a statement on Saturday, Grimmway Farms in Bakersfield said that it has issued its recall of the carrots “that should no longer be in grocery stores but may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers”. The recall comes amid 39 reported E coli infections across 18 states, including 15 hospitalizations and one death, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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