| News you can trust, opinions you can't ignore | | | | | | | | | US President Donald Trump has warned Russia to 'get ready' for missiles to be fired at Syria, appearing to confirm that the United States will launch airstrikes in retaliation to a suspected chemical weapons attack by the Assad Regime. | | | | | | | | The government is remaining firm in its position that it is not interested in an offer from New Zealand to resettle 150 refugees across the ditch, despite Sky News revealing Australia asked the Kiwi's to keep the offer on the table as a 'back up'. | | | | | | | | Australian author and activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied says she's been 'deported' from the US after touching down in Minneapolis. | | | | | | | | Citizenship Minister Alan Tudge has told Sky News persecuted South African farmers have already lodged a number of humanitarian visa applications to flee the country. | | | | | | | | Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has denied China has declined to issue visas to senior government ministers due to the Coalition's foreign interference laws currently before parliament. | | | | | | | | Federal backbencher Sarah Henderson says the Turnbull government's pledge to help build a train line to Melbourne Tullamarine airport is an 'incredible investment.' | | | | | | | | The public has weighed in on the issues they would like the nation's leaders to focus on as the Pollie Pedal charity ride passes through small towns on its way from Melbourne to Canberra. | | | | | | | | WA Health Minister Roger Cook is pushing to increase the legal smoking age to 21, with the topic set to be on the agenda at the next COAG health meeting. | | | | | | | | Liberal backbencher Sarah Henderson has told Sky News many of her constituents are offended by the proposal to change the name of her electorate from Corangamite to Cox. | | | | | | | | The Greens leader Richard Di Natale has slammed the live animal exports industry, saying animal cruelty is inherent in the transportation of live animals. | | | | | | | | Sky News can reveal the Australian government asked New Zealand to keep its offer of resettling 150 refugees on the table. | | | | | | | | Assistant Minister to the Treasurer Michael Sukkar has defended Peter Dutton's push to grant humanitarian visas to South African farmers, saying there is no doubt they are a persecuted group. | | | | | | | | Russia claims Syria did not unleash chemical weapons on its own people, continuing to defend what it calls the 'legitimate government' of Syria. | | | | | | | | There are growing calls from some UK politicians to intervene in the Syrian civil war, following another chemical gas attack on civilians last week. | | | | | | | | The Australian Council of Trade Unions has outlined a new plan to change the law to allow workers to take legal strike action in support of pay claims. | | | | |
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