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Albanese government slammed over hidden tax on super: what it means
Australia’s Labor government faces accusations of quietly imposing a new tax on superannuation savings, despite Treasury having assured voters that retirement funds would be exempt from its planned capital gains tax overhaul. Analysis by the Financial Services Council found that hundreds of billions of dollars in super savings could face additional tax if held through…
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US removes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism
The United States has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, ending a 47-year designation and clearing what officials called the “final major barriers” to private investment and Syria’s reintegration into the global economy. The decision reflects Washington’s embrace of Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Islamist militant once wanted by…
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Supreme Court backs Trump’s move to restrict mail-in voting ahead of crucial midterm elections
The US Supreme Court has sided with Donald Trump over his executive order restricting mail-in voting, handing his administration a significant win ahead of the November midterms. The conservative-majority court did not rule on the legality of the order itself, but found that the Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia challenging it lacked the…
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Burnham says NO snap election… but leaves the door open for tax hikes
Andy Burnham has ruled out calling a snap general election despite talk of a “Burnham bounce” in Labour’s poll ratings, but has signalled that tax rises could be on the way in the autumn Budget. Speaking during a series of interviews in Ukraine, the Prime Minister said the country was in a “challenging position” and…
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Gavin Newsom’s unrelenting attack dog turns on Pete Buttigieg as the Democratic knife fight starts two years early
A row has broken out within the Democratic Party more than two years before the 2028 presidential race, after Gavin Newsom’s communications director, Izzy Gardon, mocked Pete Buttigieg for visiting South Carolina for what he sarcastically called the “first time in three years”. The jibe, aimed at the former transportation secretary’s trip to Orangeburg, drew…
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Defiant Democrat files fresh impeachment push against Trump as his own party ducks for cover
Congressman Al Green has revived his solo campaign to impeach President Donald Trump, filing fresh articles on Monday that accuse the administration of trampling constitutional rights through its immigration crackdown. The Texas Democrat’s push again put his party in an awkward position, with Democratic leaders repeatedly distancing themselves from his efforts on the grounds that…