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Pacific leaders welcome Labor’s plan for action on climate while one French minister says defeat of Scott Morrison ‘suits me very well’
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Titmus’s time of 3 minutes 56.4 seconds broke the previous record set by American rival Katie Ledecky at the 2016 Olympics
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Activists say woman’s death is an example of people with serious mental health problems being detained without adequate care
Opinion & analysis
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Some wondered that the fury of March4Justice rapidly dissipated. But the women of Australia were following a feminist adage: don’t get angry, get organised
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Whatever the outcome, the prime minister is now weighted with negative voter perceptions of arrogance and entitlement
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After the Ukraine invasion, hundreds of people found themselves stranded in Calais as they tried to navigate the UK visa process. It put a spotlight on the city where many young refugees have been living outside all winter in harsh conditions, while NGOs struggled to provide the most basic services. The UK has given millions of pounds to France to try to prevent border crossings but people continue to attempt to get to Britain. Meanwhile, the residents of Calais complain of an increasingly militarised city. The Guardian's Maeve Shearlaw and Christopher Cherry report
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'I’m very pleased that the last thing I say as PM is here', Morrison says to the Sydney church congregation
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Guardian Australia's political reporter Amy Remeikis gets you up to speed on how the historic night unfolded
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Australia’s rightwing Coalition government has lost power after nearly a decade in office
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'Tonight the Australian people have voted for change', says Labor leader Anthony Albanese
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Morrison says he called Anthony Albanese to congratulate him on his election victory
PM-elect Albanese wants to ‘change the way politics works’ – as it happened