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- Opposition leader Peter Dutton condemns the Prime Minister for failing to secure tariff exemptions;
- Dozens of passengers taken hostage in Pakistan;
- And in sport, Liverpool's Champions League dream crushed in penalty shootout.
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has condemned the Prime Minister's failure to secure an exemption for Australia on the United States' tariffs.
He says the Coalition argued in 2018 for an exemption from the tariffs, pointing to Australia's trade surplus with the United States.
"It's obvious that Anthony Albanese and Kevin Rudd have had a shocker. The Prime Minister can't secure a phone call, let alone a meeting with the president of the United States. And how on earth can an outcome be negotiated if the president can't even take the Prime Minister's call? So it's not just Australians who see the Prime Minister as weak and incompetent it's our trading partners as well."
He has also criticised the Prime Minister for failing to meet with US President Donald Trump.
The PM earlier said his government will not impose reciprocal tariffs on the United States, despite import levies on Australian steel and aluminium entering force today.
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The High Court has dismissed a Commonwealth challenge to a landmark case over a bauxite mining site in the Northern Territory.
The High Court has upheld a 2023 Federal Court decision that found the Gumatj clan's land at Gove in northeast Arnhem Land was not acquired on just terms before being leased to the Swiss-Australian mining consortium, Nabalco in 1968.
This means the federal government could now be liable to pay compensation.
Renowned land rights activist the late Dr Yunupingu originally brought the case forward in 2019, alongside an application for native title on behalf of his clan.
Gumatj lawyer Sean Bowden has described the decision as a victory for decency, common sense and the rule of law.
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More than two dozen people are believed to have been taken hostage by separatist militants, after a train hijacking incident took place in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
Authorities say separatist militants blew up a railway track and opened fire on a passenger train in southwestern Pakistan.
Militants belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army have claimed responsibility for the attack.
The senior district police officer initially said that over 300 hostages were safe but security officials have since announced that 104 people have been rescued so far.
Police have not specified how many passengers were taken hostage in the remote mountainous area but the insurgents said they were holding 214 people, and have threatened to start executing them.
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Polls have officially closed in Greenland after the Arctic island held early parliamentary elections.
The spotlight has been on the self-governing Danish territory, home to 56-thousand people, after US President Donald Trump's repeated interest in acquiring the region, sparking further debate over Greenland's ties with Copenhagen.
For 48-year-old voter, Hans Henrik Grabe, the attention from Mr Trump isn't entirely welcome.
"I mean, I think it's good that Greenland is getting some attention, but I don't think that the attention from Trump is particularly positive. I think that generally he's creating a lot of instability in the world. But I also think that it's good because, you know, it makes the European community think about what to do with Greenland and how to collaborate with Greenland."
Reports suggest Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party is holding a clear lead after most votes were counted in.
Unofficial election results are expected over the coming hours, but it could be weeks before paper ballots from remote settlements are certified.
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Liverpool's head coach Arne Slot has described the team's exit from the Champions League on home ground Anfield, as a shock.
It comes after the football team lost to Paris St Germain 4-1 in a two legged tie that required additional time for a penalty shootout.
Despite losing and being out of the UEFA Champions League, Slot says it was the best game of football he's ever been involved in.
"I hope and think that every fan around the world was hoping that this game just kept on going, just wouldn't stop because it was incredible. And they in the end won. And for us it's so, so unlucky that if you are number one in the league table that you then face Paris Saint-Germain, which is one of the best teams in Europe."
