The Flashwire

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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. Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce announced Saturday he will not contest his New England seat at the next federal election and is leaving the Nationals, saying his relationship with party leadership...

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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. Former Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is in advanced discussions to defect to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party, according to reports published Friday by The Sydney Morning Herald....

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 Australian government will begin a nationwide education campaign Sunday ahead of a Dec. 10 law banning children under 16 from major social media platforms, Communications Minister Anika Wells announced F...

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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 Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced legislation Thursday granting financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC unprecedented authority to restrict or ban cryptocurrency ATMs, citing evidence that...

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