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Festival director quits as authors, including Ardern, drop out
The event has been caught in days of furore after a scheduled appearance by a Palestinian-Australian author was cancelled.
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Minnesota sues Trump administration over 'invasion'
10:52 am todayTensions have flared since the shooting of a mother of three by immigration agents.
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Iran - China's on the list
9 minutes agoThe announcement appears to mean goods from China, a major trading partner of both Iran and the United States, would become significantly more expensive to…
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How I have fun with friends without spending money
10:23 am todayBy focussing on spending time with friends, rather than money, Koren Helbig learned the art of frugal socialising while living in Spain.
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'Completely bonkers': Trump's mining dreams collide with reality
8:06 am todayDenmark's ownership of Greenland is not what's stopping the US from tapping the island's treasures.
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Queensland flood emergency warning continues as ex-cyclone moves west
Already-saturated western communities are being warned of possible heavy rains from ex-Cyclone Koji.
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Iran's traders, frustrated by economic losses, turn against clerics
10:26 am todayIt's fuelling unrest over an economy that has morphed into full-blown anti-government protests.
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UK investigates Musk's X over Grok deepfake concerns
10:13 am todayUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Musk's X had to "get a grip" on Grok.
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What led Jacinda Ardern to quit Adelaide Writers' Week
8:48 am todayThe decision to axe scheduled speaker and author Randa Abdel-Fattah from this year's program has prompted an avalanche of withdrawals.
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Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown, Tehran says comms open
6:30 am todayThe flow of information from the Islamic Republic has been hampered by an internet blackout since Thursday.
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Australia's ambassador to US leaving post, marked by Trump rift
about 1 hour agoDonald Trump expressed disdain for Rudd during a televised US-Australia meeting at the White House.
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The best jokes from the Golden Globes
7:32 am todayNikki Glaser covered the Epstein files, CBS News and Leonardo DiCaprio dating women under 30 in her monologue.
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Former French police officers face jailtime for cocaine scheme
10:32 am todayThe officers were part of an anti-drugs taskforce but were expelled from police after their arrests.
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Fire at Mississippi synagogue set 'due to building's Jewish ties'
10:14 am todayIn an interview, the suspect reportedly admitted to setting Beth Israel on fire and calling it the "synagogue of Satan".
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Trump to meet Venezuela opposition leader at White House
8:45 am todayMaria Corina Machado has so far been sidelined by Washington after US forces seized then-president Nicolas Maduro.
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Day of mourning for Bondi victims announced
10:00 am todayAustralia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national day of mourning for victims of terror attack, on January 22.
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Four games we are pumped to play in 2026
5:13 am todayGamers prepare for long-awaited sequels and new exciting titles like Marvel's Wolverine.
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Greenland rejects US takeover 'under any circumstance'
6:31 am todayPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring the island under US control.
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Ukraine civilian deaths in 2025 highest since 2022, UN says
7:40 am todayThe data comes as US-led diplomatic attempts to end the war have stalled.
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French far-right leader's political fate hangs in the balance as appeal begins
7:21 am todayMarine Le Pen begins a crucial appeal in Paris this week that will determine whether she can run in the 2027 presidential election.
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Jacinda Ardern joins boycott of top Australian arts festival
12 Jan 2026Dozens of writers have withdrawn from the Adelaide event, which has barred an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach shooting.
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Stocks waver, US dollar slides after Trump ups the ante
Investors decided to resuscitate the "Sell America" trade Sunday night, selling off US stock futures, bonds and the dollar.
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Zuckerberg names ex-Trump advisor as Meta president
7:06 am todayShe will join the team as it scales what Mark Zuckerberg described as "the massive physical and financial model that will power the next decade of computing".
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Paramount files lawsuit in pursuit of Warner Bros Discovery, threatens proxy fight
6:58 am todayParamount is taking its pursuit of CNN's parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to court.
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Australian bushfires: NZ asked for help to battle blazes
12 Jan 2026FENZ says a team of fire-fighters trained for arduous conditions is being put together.
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Hundreds of structures destroyed in Victorian bushfires
12 Jan 2026Across the Australian state, residents return home to take stock of the devastation.
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Truck ploughs into crowd at US rally for Iran
12 Jan 2026It is not yet known how many have been injured.
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Venezuela has a ton of oil. It also has something else America needs
12 Jan 2026The country's other commodities have also caught his administration's attention.
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