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White House says US will take up to 1,250 Nauru and Manus refugees under Australian dealSean Spicer says Obama-era plan to take refugees from offshore detention centres is still in place -
Steve Bannon is calling the shots in the White House. That's terrifyingHe is unvetted, unconfirmed but immensely powerful – all thanks to the undisciplined and distracted Donald Trump
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Wednesday
1 February 2017
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No money from Malcolm Turnbull listedLiberals say they made complete disclosures for financial year, which means PM did not make donation by the second-last day of the campaign
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I have never seen such hard fighting like thisIraqi forces have been trying to oust Isis since October but they must fight among, protect and win over the many thousands of civilians in the city, finds Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in a report made in collaboration with PBS’s Frontline
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Homeless people and supporters resist being moved on from campGroup chants ‘poverty is not illegal’ and holds up placards as police assist with attempts to relocate them to social housing
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The residents holding out against gentrificationA government-driven revitalisation project is turning public housing – including the waterfront Sirius building with its 90-year-old hold-out resident – into private developments. It is seen by some as ‘aggressive social cleansing’
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spotlight
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The mood for change is afoot in Australia – but don't confuse us with the USA whopping 40% of Australians think our political system needs to be fundamentally changed and a mere 6% think it’s fine as it is
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Australia's love affair with ownership fades with rise of ride-sharing servicesThe tipping point for the number of privately owned and single-occupancy vehicles is not far off, with GoGet and Car Next Door gaining users
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As I travelled 30,000km around Australia, I found so much to love about it. But understanding our history means reconciling with our First PeoplesI'm dizzily in love with Australia. Patriotism shouldn't be reserved for the rightwing
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Search the 2015-2016 political donations declarations by Australian partiesSearch the full list of donations for the 2015-16 financial year declared by politicial parties over the election period
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AFL chief says league will work but it needs to be given timeGillon McLachlan has called for patience with the new women’s league, saying it will need time to develop
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AFLW about to put a new twist on an old traditionFaded grandstands are to be revived by the new competition, much to the delight of stadium nerds
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It is poetically satisfying that the first judicial and legislative blows to his regime come from a group he so plainly underestimatesDonald Trump has treated women like sex holes, trophies or trash. Now we’re fighting back
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Bill Shorten strives to make politics personal after terrifying glimpse at Trump cardThe Labor leader has the zeitgeist on his side but he still has to convince voters angry enough to vote for Pauline Hanson
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Wisdom of Ages
video and pictures
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When people are in trouble, you help themThe comedian responds to Donald Trump’s travel ban on Tuesday by summarising the plot of Finding Dory
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US president picks Neil Gorsuch for US supreme courtUS president Donald Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch, a fast-rising conservative judge with a writer’s flair, to the supreme court
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Up Helly Aa festival in ShetlandEvent celebrates influence of Scandinavian Vikings and culminates with setting a galley on fire
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An intimate portrait from an impossible perspectiveThe Tree Projects team spent 67 days documenting one tree in the Styx valley of Tasmania
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Sean Spicer confirms US will take up to 1,250 refugees from Australia‘There will be extreme vetting applied to all of them,’ White House spokesman says
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World record set for most people floating holding handsThe Argentinian lake contains almost 10 times more salt than the sea, helping participants to float naturally
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PM warns protectionism means higher prices and fewer jobsIn his address to the National Press Club, the PM will declare his government stands for ‘opportunity and security’
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Acoss urges Turnbull to halt Centrelink robo-debt systemAustralian Council of Social Service also calls for protection of whistleblowers and end to ‘abuse of government power’
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Billionaire Xiao Jianhua abducted from Hong Kong hotel – reportsThe disappearance of the financier, who has ties to Xi Jinping’s family, will ring alarm bells in the former British colony
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Israel approves additional 3,000 settlement homesAnnouncement comes days after thousands more homes approved in West Bank and East Jerusalem, as evacuation ordered in illegal settlement outpost
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explore
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Ten of the best things to do in SydneyThe city serves up its coffee, cocktails, fusion cuisine and harbour walks with panache and beautiful views
people
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Why the new Time Lord can and must be a womanWithout a massive shakeup, the time-travel fantasy will die. Casting the 13th Doctor is a key decision for the BBC – and it needs to think outside the Tardis
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Chief strategist's role in inner circle of Trump team raises fears of security crisisDonald Trump’s chief strategist and ideologue will be party to all discussions on the White House National Security Council unlike military and intelligence chiefs
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Playwright and actor wins Australia's richest literary prize for reimagining of The Drover's WifeAward for fiction given posthumously to Georgia Blain, while Randa Abdel-Fattah takes people’s choice award
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Talkshow host explains Finding Dory plot after Trump viewingThe talkshow host has criticised the president’s ban on entrants to the US from seven Muslim-majority countries by highlighting the inclusivity of the first movie to screen at Trump’s White House
the big picture
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A Berlin protest and a baby anteaterThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best images from around the world, including Greenpeace in Germany and a new arrival at London zoo
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