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‘Ramen noodles budget’: EU moves to end exploitation of unpaid internships
Unless from a wealthy family, internships for many mean chipping away at savings and cutting back...
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Victoria weather: thousands lose power as wild thunderstorm sweeps state
Heavy rain, strong winds and large hailstones reported in parts of state as BoM warns of...
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Two more immigration detainees arrested in wake of high court ruling
Seven of at least 148 people released after November judgment have since been rearrestedA further two...
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‘Teaching is deeply personal’: Ofsted’s new chief on inspections and schools’ struggles
Sir Martyn Oliver says he is a proud northerner who has taken on some of the...
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Fitter working for Sharps takes legal action over employment rights
Firm says he is a self-employed subcontractor, but he says he is a worker and should...
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Russian missiles pound Kyiv as Putin vows to intensify attacks on Ukraine
Explosions echo across capital a day after Russian president warned of retaliation over Belgorod strikeRussia-Ukraine war...
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WA police chief says cop who punched man during New Year’s Eve arrest did not use excessive force
Commissioner Col Blanch says alleged offender appeared to be resisting arrest during incident at Perth pubFollow...
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UK refinery owner extends credit facility with arm of oil firm part-owned by Russian who is under sanctions
Stanlow operator Essar stopped all imports of Russian fuel in 2022 but has arrangement with LitascoThe...
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Tuesday briefing: Will the Red Sea crisis lead to a wider Middle East conflict?
In today’s newsletter: After events during the last few days, a nightmare scenario including Iran and...
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‘Very daunting’: small NSW-Queensland border town pulls together after being cut off by flood waters
Tyalgum residents hit by devastating flooding in 2022 have stepped up to support each other again...
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Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to all charges at Hong Kong national security trial
Media tycoon and pro-democracy activist is accused of conspiring to commit foreign collusion and publish seditious...
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Queensland wildlife officers investigate after crocodile leaps into fisherman’s boat
Fisherman who narrowly escaped attack north of Mackay said he had fished in the spot for...
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Grieving family remember cyclist Melissa Hoskins as a ‘freewheeling spirit’
Husband Rohan Dennis, a fellow world champion rider, has been charged with killing Hoskins with his...
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Ana Ofelia Murguía, Mexican actor and voice of Disney’s Coco, dies aged 90
Murguía, who voiced titular character in Oscar-winning animated Pixar film, appeared in more than 100 roles...
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South Korea opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed in the neck
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that Lee’s assailant had been arrested at the scene in...
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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 678
Putin says Russia will ‘intensify’ strikes on military targets in Ukraine; Zelenskiy says Moscow is suffering...
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At least three members of Congress targeted in ‘swatting’ incidents
New York Republican Brandon Williams is latest to reveal he was victim of hoax call on...
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Japan earthquakes: ‘battle against time’ to find those trapped under rubble as death toll rises
The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, have left 48 dead and...
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Ethiopia and Somaliland reach ‘historic’ agreement over access to ports
Naval and commercial access to Somaliland’s coast granted in exchange for recognising republic’s independenceEthiopia has signed...
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New gun safety laws take effect around US after over 650 mass shootings in 2023
California, Illinois and Colorado among states implementing ‘red flag’ laws after US ends 2023 with more...
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Biden offers optimistic new year’s message as Trump lashes out
President touts US job gains and says his resolution is ‘to come back’ while ex-president repeats...
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Israel supreme court strikes down Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul law
Court overturns law preventing judges from quashing government decisions they deem unreasonableIsrael’s supreme court has overturned...
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‘All of Denmark is crying’: Danes react to Margrethe II’s abdication
‘I cried. And then I watched it back and cried again,’ says one as nation processes...
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Russia launches 90 drone attacks on Ukraine in early hours of new year
Most of Shahed-type drones targeting Odesa and Lviv intercepted, say officials, although teenage boy is killed...