Third-party groups join election fray with accusations Greens and teals threaten Australia’s ‘stability’

27/02/2025 14:00 The Guardian

One initiative, Better Australia, claims in a draft flyer to have helped reduce Greens support in NSW local and Queensland state campaigns that focused on the party’s stance on IsraelFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThird-party groups are preparing federal election campaigns that include accusations that the Greens and teal independents threaten “Australia’s economic and social stability”, and also focus in part on their views on the Israel-Gaza war.One initiative, Better Australia, points to “proven results” reducing Greens support during the New South Wales local and Queensland state elections in 2024 in campaigns that focused on the party’s stance on Israel. Continue reading...

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Trump invited to UK for state visit as US president calls Starmer ‘a special man’ at White House talks – follow live

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27/02/2025 18:35 The Guardian

Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths ‘suspicious enough’ for investigation, warrant says

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27/02/2025 17:28 The Guardian

Starmer’s cut to aid budget a ‘strategic mistake’, says former army head

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27/02/2025 17:16 The Guardian

Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids

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27/02/2025 17:03 The Guardian

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Jailed Kurdish leader calls for PKK to disarm – in shift that could shake up Turkey and Middle East

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Trump threatens China with additional 10% tariff in escalation of trade war

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27/02/2025 16:00 The Guardian

Ban pornography depicting strangulation, review urges UK ministers

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27/02/2025 15:49 The Guardian

Coroner warns about NHS physician associates after misdiagnosis and death of woman

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27/02/2025 15:45 The Guardian

UK is ‘hostile environment’ for Afghans amid rise in refusal of asylum claims, lawyer says

In the last quarter of 2024, 2,000 Afghan asylum seekers had their claims refused, up from 48 in the same period in 2023Lawyers and human rights campaigners have warned of a “hostile environment” for Afghans in the UK who have fled the Taliban amid a sharp rise in the number having their asylum...

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27/02/2025 13:17 The Guardian

Thailand deports dozens of Uyghurs to China despite torture fears

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