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Hanson accuses Albanese of 'undue influence' over Farley staffing offer

Pauline Hanson accuses Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of attempting to exert political influence by offering One Nation MP David Farley an unsolicited additional staff member worth approximately $200,000 in taxpayer funds.

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19-Year-Old Woman Dies Days After Drive-By Shooting at Brisbane Pub

A 19-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained in a drive-by shooting outside a Brisbane pub. Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau was struck in the head and neck when masked gunmen opened fire during a boxing event. Police are investigating potential gang involvement.

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Welsh Secretary Backs 'Positive' Talks on Plaid's £10 Child Poverty Payment

Welsh Secretary Stephen Kinnock says talks over Plaid Cymru's Cynnal child poverty payment are progressing positively. The scheme proposes £10 weekly payments to 15,000 children under six in households receiving universal credit, but requires UK government exemptions from taxation and benefit cal...

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Chancellor pledges welfare bill reduction as government backs young jobseekers

Chancellor John Healey pledges to reduce the welfare bill and emphasises the government's moral duty to help young people into work rather than welfare dependency, as welfare spending forecasts rise significantly.

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Stormont faces £117m funding cut as UK diverts cash to defence spending

Northern Ireland's devolved government will lose £117m in infrastructure funding over four years as the UK Treasury redirects money to defence spending, Finance Minister John O'Dowd has said. The cut stems from a budget reallocation announced by Chancellor John Healey.

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Ex-DPP warns Troubles bill undermines prosecutorial independence

Former DPP Barra McGrory warns that giving England's attorney general final say over Troubles prosecutions undermines judicial independence and creates a damaging two-tier justice system.

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Community group wins forced sale of neglected St Andrews land for poetry garden

Poets' Neuk community group has completed a compulsory purchase of an overgrown St Andrews plot, believed to be Scotland's first hostile buy-out of its kind. The site will become a public poetry garden dedicated to Mary, Queen of Scots.

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Ofcom Sets Out Four Methods to Verify Social Media Users Are Over 16

Ofcom has outlined four highly effective methods for verifying the age of social media users ahead of the UK's ban on under-16s accessing major platforms in spring 2027. The approaches include photo ID matching, banking-based checks, face age estimation technology, and digital ID services.

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Papers dissect Healey's 'modest' Budget: tax raids, energy relief and criticism of caution

UK newspapers delivered mixed verdicts on Chancellor Healey's first Budget, with some praising targeted energy support while others criticised the lack of bold decisions on welfare and defence spending.

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Budget 2026: Five ways under-25s gain—and what still needs fixing

Chancellor Healey's October 2026 Budget delivered minimum wage rises, new first-time buyer savings accounts, and an entrepreneurs allowance for under-25s, but deferred action on youth employment and student loan reform.

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Young Australians view US as threat while Chalmers blames social media for political toxicity

A YouGov survey shows only half of Australians trust the US, with young voters viewing it as a threat. Treasurer Chalmers blames social media algorithms for political toxicity following an alleged attack on MP Helen Haines.

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Burnham Rejects Early Election Speculation, Commits to 12-Month Freeze

Prime Minister Andy Burnham rules out calling a snap election within the next 12 months, dismissing speculation from Conservative and Reform UK leaders. The next scheduled election must take place by August 2029.

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