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Labor one seat from claiming majority as Liberals launch review of election defeat – as it happened
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Scottish Greens launch bill to create protest-free zones outside abortion clinics
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A Scottish Greens MSP has launched a member’s bill at Holyrood to designate protest-free buffer zones outside abortion clinics as healthcare professionals and campaigners call for immediate action in the face of growi...
ITV warns of ad slump but is on track with new streaming brand launch
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ITV has warned that it expects an advertising slump over the coming months because of “macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty” and the absence of a major commercial event such as last year’s European football cham...
Labor’s election pitch: five key policies unveiled at party’s campaign launch
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The Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, made a pitch for a “better future” at his official campaign launch in Perth, outlining new policies to try to capture voter attention. The party has veered away from the big-spendin...
Anthony Albanese pledges to lower cost of PBS medicines and boost EVs at Labor campaign launch
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Labor has promised to reduce the cost of medicines on the pharmaceutical benefits scheme, roll out new charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and focus on improving pay equity for women if Anthony Albanese defe...
Streaming service CNN+ to be shut down only a month after launch
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CNN’s brand-new streaming service, CNN+, is shutting down only a month after launch. In a Thursday memo, the incoming CNN chief executive, Chris Licht, said the service would shut down at the end of April. CNN+ launch...
Art Rupe, label owner who helped launch Little Richard and Sam Cooke, dies at 104
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Music executive Art Rupe, whose Specialty Records was a premier label during the formative years of rock’n’roll and helped launch the careers of Little Richard, Sam Cooke and many others, has died. He was 104. Rupe, w...
Netflix subscribers in Russia launch class action for loss of service
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Russian Netflix users are suing the streaming firm for suspending its service as a result of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Netflix, which has only about 1 million subscribers in Russia, suspended its services ...
Police launch investigation into Cristiano Ronaldo phone incident
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Cristiano Ronaldo is at the centre of a Merseyside police investigation as a result of an incident at the end of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Everton in which the Manchester United forward appeared to knock a mobile phone...
Ministers launch fracking study, paving way to end moratorium in England
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Ministers have paved the way for a reconsideration of the moratorium on fracking in England by commissioning a new study to examine safety concerns about the controversial practice. In an effort to decrease Britain’s ...
Greens launch filibuster attempt to stop NSW bill targeting road-blocking protesters
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The Greens are mounting a last-ditch effort to stop the New South Wales government passing a controversial bill which would see protesters who block major roads, ports or train stations face up to two years in prison,...
Sony to launch PlayStation rival to Xbox Game Pass
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Sony is preparing to launch a PlayStation competitor to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, kick-starting a race between the console firms to establish a Netflix-style service for gaming. The service will offer a wide selecti...
North Korea confirms missile testing and says Kim Jong-un oversaw launch
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North Korea has confirmed that it tested a new, powerful type of intercontinental ballistic missile, marking an end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing in place since 2017 and drawing international cond...
AFL to launch review of concussion expert Paul McCrory’s work following plagiarism claims
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The AFL is launching a comprehensive and independent review of the work and advice of concussion doctor Paul McCrory who for years treated and diagnosed athletes suffering concussions and other serious head injuries. ...