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  • 'No place' for extremism after church stabbing: PM

    Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared there is “no place” for extremism in Australia following a stabbing at a Sydney church. A 15-year-old boy is in custody after the Monday night attack at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, where Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a live-streamed sermon. The stabbing has been […]

  • Some of the key highlights from the Liberal government's 2024 federal budget

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