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Trump threatens to hit EU with new tariffs over Canada overture
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
President Trump is threatening to impose new tariffs on products from the European Union if he concludes the bloc's proposal to make Canada its first "associate member" amounts to a hostile act toward the U.S.
Queensland to create outback boot camps for youth offenders – as it happened
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBarnaby Joyce says Labor is copying and pasting One Nation’s homework because the measures we know so far around blocking the families of international students and preventing visa hopping have some similarity to what Pauline Hanson is suggesting.Speaking to the Today show a little earlier, Joyce says Burke’s last minute cancellation at the press club was “the greatest no-show since Amelia Earhart”.[Burke] can’t possibly be about to announce One Nation’s policy. I mean, Tony’s a great guy, right? I like Tony, but honestly, he was the greatest no-show since Amelia Earhart when he didn’t turn up to the Press Club …What I’ve heard thus far is that it’s an exact replication, but not to the extent of what One Nation is doing.I will be watching this with absolute fascination and some trepidation, and I’ll be waiting for Jim Chalmers to explain his new budget.I was on polling booths with my colleagues like Sally Sitou. I was out there in Reid with her in those last weeks of the campaign, standing there for hours at a time. She would be surrounded by men a foot taller than her, stopping her physically talking to or giving information to voters.I would think secretly paying known rightwing figures to disrupt events and pretend that they are just disgruntled citizens having their say is certainly immoral, if it’s not illegal. Continue reading...
Rare Once-In-132-Years Comet Impact Left Giant Moon Crater, NASA Shares Pic
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
The steep-sided hole - about 728 feet (222 meters) across and up to 141 feet (43 meters) deep - is the solar system's biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.
Bank of England expected to keep interest rates unchanged despite rising inflation
Sep 17, 2026 - World 
The Bank of England is keeping the U.K.’s main interest rate unchanged at 3.75% even though inflation in the United Kingdom has risen to a five-month high as the fallout from the Iran war continues to ratchet up fuel prices
Heavy rain and floods in northern Vietnam submerge homes and disrupt economy
Sep 17, 2026 - World
Heavy rain has caused widespread flooding across northern Vietnam
Democratic candidates hold narrow leads in Texas and Michigan US Senate races, new poll shows – live
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