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This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Victoria will prosecute children as young as 14 in adult courts for serious violent offenses, Premier Jacinta Allan announced Wednesday, marking one of the most significant shifts in youth justice policy in...

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. The Senate voted 60-40 Monday to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a six-week stalemate after five moderate Democrats agreed to reopen federal agencies without guaranteed extensio...

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. The United States Senate voted Sunday night to end the longest government shutdown in American history, bringing relief to thousands of federal workers who have gone unpaid for 40 days. In a crucial 60-40 vo...

This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Former South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will serve as Australia’s next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Monday, positioning the veteran politician to...

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This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. The Liberal Party has issued a formal recall of its members of parliament for a special meeting next Wednesday to address the coalition’s long-delayed position on net zero climate targets, according to Sky N...

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This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz has released an interim 2025 budget forecasting a reduced peak state debt of $10.4 billion by 2028-29, down from previous estimates of $13 billion. The budget shows a small pro...

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This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Australia’s top intelligence official warned Tuesday that at least three foreign governments are “willing and capable” of attempting assassinations on Australian soil, marking what he described as an unprece...

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This piece is freely available to read. Become a paid subscriber today and help keep Mencari News financially afloat so that we can continue to pay our writers for their insight and expertise. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese landed in Seoul Wednesday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, underscoring the critical importance of regional trade relationships to Australia...

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