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Career public servant and former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull to represent Australia’s interests with Trump administration from April, including progression of Aukus agreementFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe head of the department of defence, Greg Moriarty, will succeed Kevin Rudd as Australia’s ambassador to the United States.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, announced Moriarty’s appointment to the role on Sunday. A former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull and former Australian envoy to Iran and Indonesia, he has led the

Meanwhile smoke hangs over Victoria as out-of-control fire at Carlisle River near Gellibrand in state’s south-west continues. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says Donald Trump’s comments that Nato-aligned soldiers, including Australians “stayed a little off the frontlines” in Afghanistan was “completely unacceptable”.Albanese told ABC’s insiders that the US president had walked back some of the comments on Saturday, with a statement praising British soldiers after outrage from the UK government.They deserve our absolute respect, admiration, the bravery that was shown by 40,000 Australians who served in Afghanistan.They were

Winter storm system brings emergency declarations as snow and ice create unsafe driving conditions and power shortagesSnow, sleet and power outages: 140m Americans under warnings for massive winter stormThe severe cold weather has created unsafe driving conditions on many roads throughout the midwest and southern US today. Sheets of ice are currently coating several streets and highways, causing increasing risk to drivers.Even after the ice has been cleared away, it often quickly comes back due to precipitation and freezing temperatures. Officials are urging people to stay off the roads. Sgt Ellis from the Tennessee highway patrol posted a video on

Shooting comes less than three weeks after Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE officer in the cityAfter the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them “cowards” and telling them to go home.One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: “Boo hoo.” Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car, the Associated Press reports. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jan/24/minneapolis-shooting-live Author : Joanna Walters Publish date : 2026-01-24 17:27:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.