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Australia and China are locked in a delicate dance to grow business ties and tackle environmental challenges, but security concerns and ideological differences threaten to upend the relationship. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on a six-day tour of China, urging industry leaders to work together on low-carbon steel production.
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken a major step towards making Pakistan's tax system more accessible to ordinary citizens by introducing digital, Urdu-language tax returns. This initiative aims to simplify the tax filing process and encourage wider participation by introducing a helpline for assistance and public awareness campaigns.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a challenging task after receiving recommendations from the special envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal, to address the issue of antisemitism in Australia. However, the recommendations have raised significant concerns about the potential for limiting free speech and creating a separate freedom for religion, which
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Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has been emphasizing the importance of tax reforms, focusing on simplifying the tax return system, promoting digital invoicing, and reducing the burden on low-income citizens. Last Monday, he chaired a weekly review meeting on the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) digitization
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made reducing the financial strain on low-income citizens a priority, while announcing the availability of simplified tax returns in Urdu. He also directed the creation of a helpline to aid in the filing procedure and the launch of digital invoicing in Urdu. Sharif emphasized
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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's involvement in Thailand's negotiation team in talks with the US government on import tariffs has sparked controversy, with some accusing Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira of breaching ethical standards. Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai defended
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has ditched the RAF jet resprayed in Union Jack colours by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, opting instead for a smaller plane for VIP flights. The Vespina Voyager, which was given a patriotic upgrade in 2020, has been used solely for refuelling military aircraft over
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The Australian government has not paused its advertising on X despite the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, making antisemitic comments and praising Adolf Hitler. The government's advertising on X was not discontinued during or after the incident, with the department of finance stating that brand safety assessments
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to kick off his second visit to China on Saturday, aiming to bolster recent stabilised trade ties despite ongoing geopolitical tensions. Relations between Beijing and Canberra have been marked by repeated disagreements over national security and competing interests across the vast Pacific region.
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Britain expects the European Union to approve its migration returns deal with France, a move that would mark a significant cooperation between the two countries. The deal, announced on Thursday by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, would involve the return of some migrants who cross the
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The Australian government's handling of the pre-inauguration meeting between US Ambassador Kevin Rudd and President-elect Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in Florida has sparked a diplomatic scandal. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese initially downplayed the meeting, saying he was "confident" in Ambassador Rudd'
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Sir Keir Starmer's new migrant deal with France has been met with widespread criticism from refugee charities and campaign groups, who accuse the government of reducing migrants to "commodities to be exchanged" and ignoring the root causes of why people cross borders. The deal, announced alongside
