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Donald Trump is urging Iranians to keep protesting as the theocracy escalates its brutal crackdown.

Pushback from the Opposition and Independents as the Government tries to get new hate speech and gun control reforms through parliament.

Fire crews battling huge bushfire fronts across Victoria as scorching temperatures and strong winds fuel some of the worst conditions seen since the 2009 Black Saturday fires.

Jewish community leaders welcome the Prime Minister's decision to call a national Royal Commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion.

Better than expected inflation figures arrive but economist are warning interest rate hikes might still come this year.