Austrian election offers far right a springboard back to power – POLITICO Europe

  1. Austrian election offers far right a springboard back to power  POLITICO Europe
  2. Austria elections: could the far-right FPÖ take power and what are its plans?  The Guardian
  3. Kickl's coded rhetoric is reminiscent of Nazi-led Austria - opinion  The Jerusalem Post
  4. Austria sees tight election race, with far-right polling ahead but short of majority  The Times of Israel
  5. Austria Votes—Will the Cordon Sanitaire Hold?  German Marshall Fund
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Several Labor MPs ‘open’ to reforms to negative gearing to address housing crisis

Some politicians welcome a fresh and bold response to address affordability, while others wary of resurrecting a debate lost at the 2019 election

Some Labor MPs say the government shouldn’t be afraid of considering reforms to negative gearing, with several caucus members saying they were “open” to fresh and bolder responses to the housing crisis.

But others are wary of reopening a debate lost at the 2019 election, calling for caution amid concerns of an election scare campaign.

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Contraceptive pill available over the counter for more women in NSW after ‘huge success’ of trial

No requirement to go to GP for new prescription for pill, as long as it has been taken for at least two years

More women in New South Wales will have easier access to the oral contraceptive pill as a trial designed to reduce pressure on the state’s healthcare system becomes permanent.

Under the changes, from Saturday women will be able to get a resupply of their pill from a certified pharmacist without needing to go back to the doctor for a new prescription – as long as they have been taking the medication for two years.

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NSW public housing official allegedly told woman she would get a home faster if she had sex with him

Exclusive: Woman says she was ‘desperate’ to find a home for her and her child and was ‘preyed’ on by the staffer

Police are investigating a Homes New South Wales employee, who is alleged to have propositioned a woman on the waitlist for public housing, claiming that if she had sex with him he would arrange for her and her child to get into a home faster.

The woman, who is a survivor of domestic violence and had fled in order to escape her ex-partner, said the man sent her explicit text messages from his work phone and picked her up to take her for sexual encounters in his work car.

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U.N. General Assembly 2024 Live: Zelensky to Address World Leaders – The New York Times

  1. U.N. General Assembly 2024 Live: Zelensky to Address World Leaders  The New York Times
  2. Ukraine urges world leaders not to seek ‘an out’ from Russia’s war instead of true peace  The Hill
  3. WATCH LIVE: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addresses United Nations  Fox News
  4. Ukraine's Zelenskiy tells UN Russia must be forced into peace  Reuters
  5. Zelensky Appeals for More Pressure on Russia in U.N. Speech  The Wall Street Journal
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Finland zoo returns pandas to China early due to cost – BBC.com

  1. Finland zoo returns pandas to China early due to cost  BBC.com
  2. After eating up a fortune and failing to breed, pandas head home  YLE News
  3. Why a zoo in Finland is returning two giant pandas to China  Yahoo News Canada
  4. AP Trending SummaryBrief at 12:18 a.m. EDT  The Caledonian-Record
  5. A zoo in Finland is returning giant pandas to China because they're too expensive to keep  ABC News
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Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive – The Associated Press

  1. Israel has landed heavy blows on Hezbollah. The victory it seeks could prove elusive  The Associated Press
  2. September 18, 2024 - Walkie-talkies explode in Lebanon day after deadly pager attack  CNN
  3. What the Exploding Pager Attack Means for Air Travel  The Wall Street Journal
  4. Beirut Suburbs or “Hezbollah Stronghold”? U.S. Media Parrots Israeli Propaganda to Justify Bombing Civilians  The Intercept
  5. Hezbollah official: 1,500 fighters out of action due to injuries from communication device blasts  The Times of Israel
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Israeli warplanes hit Lebanon again as Hezbollah takes aim at central Israel – Reuters

  1. Israeli warplanes hit Lebanon again as Hezbollah takes aim at central Israel  Reuters
  2. Live updates: Israel-Hezbollah attacks, war in Gaza  CNN
  3. Israeli soldiers hide from Hezbollah rockets  Al Jazeera English
  4. Hezbollah fires a missile at Tel Aviv in deepest strike yet after Israeli bombardment of Lebanon  The Associated Press
  5. IDF strikes 60 targets belonging to Hezbollah's intelligence directorate  The Jerusalem Post
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US woman meant to be first to use ‘suicide pod’ accused company of trying to get her life savings: report – New York Post

  1. US woman meant to be first to use ‘suicide pod’ accused company of trying to get her life savings: report  New York Post
  2. Several arrested after American woman dies in first use of controversial suicide pod  CNN
  3. Swiss police make arrests after suicide capsule is used for first time  USA TODAY
  4. American woman's death in suicide capsule leads to arrests in Switzerland  NBC News
  5. Several detained after American's 'suicide capsule' death in Switzerland: Police  ABC News
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