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Senators vote on advancing House-passed stopgap funding bill, suggesting end to historic 40-day shutdown in reachThe US Senate on Sunday took a key vote on a bill that would end the record-setting federal government shutdown without extending the healthcare subsidies that Democrats have demanded.Senators began voting on Sunday night to advance House-passed stopgap funding legislation that Senate majority leader John Thune said would be amended to combine another short-term spending […]

Follow today’s news liveFemale NSW MPs Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report death and rape threats after condemning neo-Nazi rally in SydneyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says outrage over Joy Division shirt ‘load of nonsense’Anthony Albanese has finally commented on the non-furore about his Joy Division T-shirt, calling it “a load of nonsense”.What a load of nonsense that was, hey? … It was rather […]

Breakthrough comes after some Democrats agreed to reopen government without a guaranteed extension of health subsidies.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Andrew Hauser says economy is struggling to grow without adding to inflation. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says outrage over Joy Division shirt ‘load of nonsense’Anthony Albanese has finally commented on the non-furore about his Joy Division T-shirt, calling it “a load of nonsense”.What a load of nonsense that was, hey? … It was rather extraordinary, I’ve got to say, but […]

Allegra Spender and Kellie Sloane report threats to police, as premier says government is investigating whether ban on Nazi symbols should be expanded Two female MPs have reported threats they received following their condemnation of Saturday’s neo-Nazi rally outside New South Wales parliament to the police, as the premier rejected any suggestion there was a “double standard” in how the far right is dealt with compared with pro-Palestine activism.The alleged […]

As the crisis deepens, senators are mulling a deal that would reopen the government through January.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Senators plan to vote on advancing House-passed stopgap funding bill, suggesting end to 40-day shutdown in reachThe US Senate on Sunday moved toward a vote on reopening the federal government, suggesting that an end to the historic shutdown, now in its 40th day, is within reach.Senators plan to vote on advancing a House-passed stopgap funding bill as early as Sunday night, with the understanding that it would be amended to […]

Meanwhile Maria Kovacic backs Sussan Ley’s leadership after comments by Sarah Henderson that Ley was ‘losing support’ of some colleagues. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlbanese says outrage over Joy Division shirt ‘load of nonsense’Anthony Albanese has finally commented on the non-furore about his Joy Division T-shirt, calling it “a load of nonsense”.What a load of nonsense that was, hey? … It […]