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RBA Interest Rate Decision Looms Amid Global Market Gains

The Reserve Bank of Australia's board will announce its June interest rate decision at 2:30pm AEST, followed by a press conference with Governor Michele Bullock. Global markets, including Wall Street, saw gains buoyed by a US-Iran ceasefire agreement and a rally in SpaceX shares, partly due to an investment by Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting. Despite overseas optimism, ASX futures suggest a potential dip at the local open.

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Lessons from Trumpism: How Australia's Pauline Hanson and One Nation are Following a Similar Path
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Lessons from Trumpism: How Australia's Pauline Hanson and One Nation are Following a Similar Path

An ABC correspondent draws parallels between Donald Trump's rise to power and the political trajectory of Pauline Hanson's One Nation party in Australia. The article highlights how both figures capitalized on public distrust in institutions, media, and politics, mastering social media and undermining traditional journalism to build movements that major parties and media initially underestimated.

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Guardian Australia
Brazil's Foreign Policy Faces Defense, Critical Minerals, and Digital Sovereignty Challenges
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Brazil's Foreign Policy Faces Defense, Critical Minerals, and Digital Sovereignty Challenges

Brazil's foreign policy faces significant challenges in defense, critical minerals, digital sovereignty, transnational organized crime, regional integration, and Africa relations. Audo Faleiro, an advisor to the President, highlighted the need for increased defense investment due to US actions in Venezuela and global conflicts, while also stressing the importance of securing critical minerals and asserting digital sovereignty. He also noted the paralysis within the BRICS bloc due to internal conflicts.

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Agência Brasil Internacional