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With an election looming, there are calls tonight for the future government to cut out-of-pocket costs of medicines as a shocking number of Australians go without. Despite a string of reforms under Federal Labor, community pharmacists say the rising cost of living is having a severe impact on our health.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Expresses Ceasefire Support - But Only on His Terms | 10 News First

After waging war on his neighbour for three years, Russian president Vladimir Putin now says he supports "in principle" a ceasefire in Ukraine. But, he has conditions - saying multiple issues have to go "his way" before the guns fall silent. Subscribe to 10 News First to get the latest updates and breaking news: https://bit.ly/37DDbL1 Join the conversation and follow us on: TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@10newsfirst/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/10NewsFirst/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/10NewsFirst Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/10NewsFirst/ 10 News First airs at 5pm, seven nights a week in your local market on Network 10.

Putin Agrees In Principle With US Ceasefire Proposal | 10 News First

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US President Donald Trump has revealed he expects his country's potential annexation of Greenland to "happen". Trump stressed the strategic importance of the island in the arctic region, with ship routes also used by the Chinese and Russia. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte agreed with Trump's notions of the island's importance, but said he didn't want to “drag NATO into that” in a meeting in the Oval Office. Trump went on to foreshadow potentially deploying more US troops to the island. "You know, we have a couple of bases on Greenland already, and we have quite a few soldiers that maybe you'll see more and more soldiers go there," The President said.

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Lawyers of a Columbia University student, who was arrested and detained for activism, say Mahmoud Khalil’s constitutional rights have been infringed and are urging his release. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested 29-year-old Mahmoud Khalil last weekend and threatened to revoke his permanent residency (green card). He is now being held in a detention centre in Louisiana. The contentious arrest follows a pledge by US President Donald Trump to deport students who joined protests against Israel’s war on Gaza – since describing Khalil as “a radical foreign pro-Hamas student”. Khalil, who is Palestinian, became a permanent resident last year and lives in Manhattan with his US-citizen wife, who is eight months’ pregnant.

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NSW Parliament Passes New Hate Crime Laws| 10 News First

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Labor Rejects Dutton’s Allegation of Fast-Tracked Citizenship for Refugees | 10 News First

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RBA Makes Call To Lower Rate to 4.1% | 10 News First

#BREAKING: The Reserve Bank of Australia has dropped the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.10 per cent. It is the first rate decrease since November 2020 and the first-rate change in more than a year. Subscribe to 10 News First to get the latest updates and breaking news: https://bit.ly/37DDbL1 Join the conversation and follow us on: TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@10newsfirst/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/10NewsFirst/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/10NewsFirst Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/10NewsFirst/ 10 News First airs at 5pm, seven nights a week in your local market on Network 10. Missed the bulletin? Catch up at https://10play.com.au/news

Albanese To Discuss Steel Tariff Exemption With Trump | 10 News First

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Peter Dutton Hints At Support For Trump Trans Ban | 10 News First

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Ferrari Leads, Piastri Shines at Australian Grand Prix | 10 News First

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Lewis Hamilton Debuts in Ferrari Red Ahead of Australian Grand Prix | 10 News First

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