Australian trade minister offers ‘compromise’ with China over anti-dumping tariffs
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Australia’s trade minister has extended an olive branch to China, suggesting a “compromise situation” or “alternative way” to settle trade disputes might emerge in talks between the two countries. Don Farrell made th...
Hongkongers who fled to UK criticise lack of mental health support
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The UK is not doing enough to provide mental health support to thousands of Hongkongers who have fled China’s increasingly authoritarian grip, according to advocacy groups and those politically displaced. Following Ch...
Labour would scrap House of Lords, says Scottish party leader
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A Labour government would scrap the House of Lords and create a “senate of the nations and regions” in its place, the Scottish Labour leader has announced. Giving a speech in Westminster, in which he also ruled out an...
Woman suffering mental health crisis left waiting eight days in A&E
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An 18-year-old woman suffering a mental health crisis was forced to wait eight-and-a-half days in A&E before getting a bed in a psychiatric hospital – believed to be the longest such wait seen in the NHS. Louise (...
Safety threats to politicians spark 39 Australian federal police investigations related to election
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Federal police conducted 39 investigations under a special taskforce related to the federal election, with numerous politicians and political candidates the target of threats, menacing phone calls and social media har...
UK health chiefs brace for ‘bumpy ride’ amid fears over Covid wave
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Health chiefs are braced for a “bumpy ride” over the coming months amid fears that the latest wave of Covid will drive hospitalisations to their highest in more than a year and seasonal flu pressures could hit early. ...
Anthony Albanese raises case of jailed Australian engineer Robert Pether with Iraqi PM
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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has raised the case of jailed engineer Robert Pether with the Iraqi leader, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, as the Australian’s family warns he has become “gravely ill” and is rapidly deterio...
Mick Jagger: My Life As a Rolling Stone review – the singer would hate this documentary
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Very few men can work a front-lacing skin-tight jumpsuit. Certainly not without getting their nipples caught or their beer gut stretching the satinet unbecomingly. Or, indeed, without the ensemble suggesting an accide...