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• No more interest rate cuts: the RBA's warning

  SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Goncalves speaks with Paul Bloxham from HSBC and Stuart Roberts from Stocks Down Under about why the RBA decision to leave interest rates on hold at its December board meeting and the increasing chance the next move in rates will be up, not down.

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• AUSMIN talks in Washington confirm AUKUS is progressing

  Top security officials from the United States and Australia have met in Washington, confirming that the AUKUS security pact is moving "full steam ahead," despite the Pentagon's five-month review of the deal remaining secret. Both nations emphasised increased defence spending, critical minerals cooperation, and greater burden-sharing from allies to confront growing Indo-Pacific tensions.

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• Why are Australians having to wait for access to the latest medical technology?

  A new national report has found that Australians are facing an average five-year wait for life-saving medical technologies. The report says that while medical technology is advancing rapidly overseas, Australia's system is still slow to approve and fund the new technologies.

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• European leaders meet Ukrainian President as US-led ceasefire negotiations gather pace

  European leaders have met the Ukrainian President in London, in a show of support as United States-led ceasefire negotiations gather pace. The allies sought to strengthen Ukraine's position, amid concerns the emerging US proposal could pressure the nation into accepting terms favourable to Russia. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says soon he will present a revised 20-point peace proposal to the United States, though major disagreements around territory remain unresolved.

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• One year after Al-Assad's fall: Syria's journey towards a new future

  Syria's President is calling for Syrians to help the country become an advanced nation, as it celebrates one year since the fall of of former President Bashar al-Assad. Thousands of Syrians have taken to the streets to celebrate, waving the country’s new green flag , which for years was used by opposition forces during an uprising that became a civil war.

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