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It's the final days of campaigning before the US midterm elections and a Republican nominee has been given an unexpected boost by a Democratic representative.  Nationals leader and Senator, Matt Canavan, says he wants to run for the lower house seat of Capricornia at the next Australian election.  A croc sighting in a Queensland river set to host rowing during the Olympics is causin...

US voters head to the polls this week for high-stakes midterm elections that could hand Democrats control of Congress and deliver a major blow to Donald Trump's administration. Polling suggests a significant swing toward the Democrats, driven by deep unpopularity over the Iran war, cost of living pressures, tariffs, and a sharp backlash among Latino voters over immigration enforcement. There are a...

A business jet carrying nine people has crashed in a Florida neighbourhood, erupting in a massive fireball and killing everyone on board.  A new survey shows a rise in men who think violence is justified and don't support democracy and it comes in the wake of the alleged attack on Federal MP Helen Haines.  The New South Wales gun buyback begins today and the state government insists...

Home values across Australia are dropping at their fastest pace in decades.   While that's happening, people are paying more interest on their home loans because the Reserve Bank keeps pushing up the cash rate to deal with high inflation. If home values continue going south, as they're expected to do, at what point does the Reserve Bank decide to reverse course on interest rates?  Learn...

Some licensed gun owners in New South Wales can now walk into police stations and hand in firearms in exchange for money. It is part of the national gun buyback scheme that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced in the days after the Bondi terrorist attack.  So how does it work?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh data shows national house prices are tumbling and more falls are expected to come.  A new survey about Australia's democracy shows one in four young men believe extreme measures, such as violence, can sometimes be justified to advance a cause.  The Albanese government is looking to put the brakes on high rates of British backpackers coming to Australia  For more news at any ti...

New data shows house prices are falling at their sharpest rate in 40 years.  Former United States intelligence chiefs and Trump insiders are bracing for US President Donald Trump's administration to meddle in tomorrow's midterm elections if the results don't go his way.  Education ministers around Australia will meet today to discuss a proposal to bring back pen and paper writing tests f...

A new report has found that support for democracy among young Australian men has dropped notably, and that trust in politicians and government is down compared to last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Australia's housing market has now fallen for seven consecutive months, with the pace of decline tracking at the fastest rate in 40 years. Buyers are holding back amid higher interest rates, tighter lending conditions, and changes to property tax breaks, with falls recorded across most cities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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US President Donald Trump says Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who flew to the United States after losing his country's presidential election, can stay "as long as he wants". The finance minister has refused to commit to net savings in the federal budget as the government comes under pressure to curb rising inflation. Environment Minister Murray Watt says the federal government won't appeal ag...

The finance minister is promising to look at spending cuts across the board as the government comes under pressure to rein in inflation. A judge in America has thrown out a more than $14 billion lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump against The Wall Street Journal, and its owner Rupert Murdoch, over a letter allegedly written to the late paedophile Jeffery Epstein.  After 378 days in i...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda for the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Iran has dismissed the possibility of direct talks with the United States as mediators in Qatar attempt to avoid renewed conflict in the Gulf.  One Nation has confirmed its candidate for Melbourne has quit, just four weeks out from the Victorian sta...

Iran's Supreme Leader has ordered his military chiefs to respond to any attack immediately and without geographic restriction, raising the spectre of war spreading well beyond the Gulf. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be landing in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda this morning, ahead of the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. 50 per cent of Australian general practices n...

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The world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it'll cover all losses and allow clients to trade again within days following the AU$9 billion hack of its platform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices