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This blog is now closedAlbanese signs WA GST pledge on reporter’s arm and signals possible support for state’s nickel minersGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastBirmingham backs Dutton’s asylum boat commentsThe shadow foreign minister, Simon Birmingham, was on ABC RN earlier this morning.It is our responsibility to hold the government to account and if there are cuts to...

Wet weather drenches Melbourne and Sydney as BoM forecast shows 55% risk of another Queensland cyclone by MondayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWet weather continued across northern and eastern parts of Australia on Wednesday, as Queensland residents prepared for the possibility of another cyclone in coming days.The Bureau of...

This blog is now closedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTasmanian yacht Alive is in the box seat to take out Sydney to Hobart yacht race’s overall honours, with skipper Duncan Hine confident the 66-footer has a winning time on the board.Hine and his crew finished the 628-nautical-mile blue water classic yesterday afternoon as clubhouse leaders on handicap...