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Nick Lorentzen

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Executive Producer | The Vegetable Plot (Children's Animated Series) | Music-led IP | Co-Production Development The Vegetable Plot - Animated Series #Family #jazz #travel #cooking #wine ✈️🏝️💙🏏 ♟️🍷🥢🍴🧇🦘🐠🇦🇺 🇳🇴

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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The mighty Barron River. #fnq
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is likely over 50 years old but it’s still hilarious... #worldcup www.instagram.com/reel/DZsis1X...
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John Cleese on Instagram: "Enjoying the World Cup so far? Here is one of my favorite football matches of all time, “The Philosophers’ Football Match.” #montypython #philosophers ⚡️ EUREKA!!"
32K likes, 469 comments - johncleeseofficial on June 17, 2026: "Enjoying the World Cup so far? Here is one of my favorite football matches of all time, “The Philosophers’ Football Match.” #montypython...
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I grew up feeling patronised by a lot of kids’ content. This doesn’t. It’s respectful, authentic & funny. And the music is outstanding. 🎸🎷🥁 🐔 Chickens has escaped the coop & is now live www.youtube.com/@TheVegetabl... #KidsAnimation #Animation #AustralianAnimation #TheVegetablePlot #YouTubeKids
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The Vegetable Plot
The Vegetable Plot is an award-winning kids music and animation channel featuring original children’s songs, music videos, singalongs, live performances, and an animated comedy adventure series about ...
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🐔 Chickens (in Our Yard) has officially escaped the coop. Expect: 🎵 a dangerously catchy song 🐔 backyard chaos 🥚 multiple egg recipes Made by a small Australian indie with support from Screen Australia & YouTube’s Skip Ahead initiative. 👉 www.youtube.com/@TheVegetabl... #Animation #KidsContent
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The Vegetable Plot
The Vegetable Plot is an award-winning kids music and animation channel featuring original children’s songs, music videos, singalongs, live performances, and an animated comedy adventure series about ...
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🐔 Chickens (in Our Yard) has officially escaped the coop. Expect: 🎵 a dangerously catchy song 🐔 backyard chaos 🥚 multiple egg recipes Made by a small Australian indie with support from Screen Australia & YouTube’s Skip Ahead initiative. 👉 www.youtube.com/@TheVegetabl... #Animation #KidsContent
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The Vegetable Plot
The Vegetable Plot is an award-winning kids music and animation channel featuring original children’s songs, music videos, singalongs, live performances, and an animated comedy adventure series about ...
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Marina Hyde in full flight… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Behold, another second coming. But this one is Donald Trump – WAY BETTER than that Jesus guy | Marina Hyde
The Middle East on fire, a spat with the pope – and he posts himself as Potus Almighty. Will his disciples now see that their messiah has feet of clay, asks Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/04/2026
"Magyar wasn't engaging in a policy debate... His framing was Viktor Orbán and Fidesz are a criminal organization and we need to dismantle this... he connected the impact of the criminal organization to these rural Hungarians' experience." @ambpressman.bsky.social on how Magyar beat Orbán.
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Every country has them. They stick together like shit to a blanket. Fortunately, both of these right wing populists are now in the rear view mirror… www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Tony Abbott labels Viktor Orbán ‘Trump with brains’ as future of Budapest thinktank linked to former PM in doubt
Former Australian PM, who has been associated with pro-Orbán Danube Institute since 2023, praises ousted Hungarian leader
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I’ve got it! How about the Royal Family establish a Royal Commission in to the Royal Family?
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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Just listen to what Andrew’s nickname was amongst royal protection officers.
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
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Russian general shot multiple times in Moscow attack
Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev, the deputy head of Russian military intelligence, was taken to hospital after being targeted by an unknown assailant
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
I think this would suit Trump and his enablers "If the United States decides to militarily attack another Nato country, then everything would stop - that includes Nato and therefore post-second world war security,"
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
So Boris Johnson is revealed as a bumbling, chaotic fool. Who could have guessed? www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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23,000 died because government Covid response ‘too little, too late’
An excoriating report by the UK Covid-19 inquiry says Boris Johnson failed to appreciate the calamity and that lockdowns have left ‘lasting scars’ on society
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
www.thetimes.com/uk/obituarie...
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Rahaman Ali obituary: Boxer and brother of Muhammad Ali
Pugilist who lived through ‘the Greatest’s’ humble beginnings to global fame, dies aged 82
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Oh look, an American fuck up of grand proportions www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
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The US thought they’d killed an ‘Isis spy’. He may have been an ally
A row over a tribal leader’s death in a special forces raid in Syria has highlighted the complexity and confusion of America’s hunt for Islamic State
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Marina Hyde takes aim at Jared Kushner…🎯 “Perhaps we should think of it as a hybrid doctrine: dealpolitik. Money, power, carve-outs, carve-ups – as the classic EA Sports slogan used to say … it’s in the game.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It’s the art of the dodgy deal, Middle East edition: author Donald Trump, updated by Jared Kushner | Marina Hyde
Does the Donald know that there’s a new master negotiator in town? Of course he does, he taught the apprentice everything he knows, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
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Prince Andrew ‘massage payments’ revealed in new Epstein documents
The Duke of York is listed as a passenger on the disgraced financier’s aircraft, according to documents released by the US House oversight committee
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The Russians are probing European resolve. This is the third such incursion in as many days. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
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Suspected Russian drones ‘most serious attack on Denmark infrastructure’
Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, says the incident which disrupted flights at Copenhagen airport is linked to recent incursions in Poland and Romania
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The recruitment of spies has come a long way. Nowadays you advertise openly. Would love to see the stats on applications. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Outgoing MI6 chief says Putin has ‘bitten off more than he can chew’ in Ukraine
Richard Moore said Russia was unlikely to win on battlefield, as his agency launched call to recruit spies
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Tip of the iceberg I fear. For every such admission there are likely thousands of other instances where police & security services in Western democracies have illegally surveilled journalists. An important concession nonetheless. 💪 www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
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MI5 admits illegally collecting data from BBC journalist’s phone
Vincent Kearney was the corporation’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent when he was the victim of unlawful surveillance
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
America is sliding inexorably in to civil war. It is the logical end point of a toxic process where up has become down and bad has become good. Voices like Karen Attiah need to be heard, not stifled. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...
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Washington Post columnist says she was fired over posts after Charlie Kirk’s killing
Karen Attiah says she was dropped by newspaper after 11 years for addressing political violence, race and gun control
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Look, I absolutely detest Charlie Kirk and his appalling opinions, but I extend to him and his family all the courtesy that he has denied others and hope he recovers. Shooting people in cold blood is bad. Always. Evil and bad. And none of us want to live in a world where that's celebrated.
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
In a world dominated by doom and gloom - a good news story. www.thetimes.com/sport/boxing...
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Roy Jones Jr given gold medal by opponent after 1988 Olympic farce
American boxer received medal from Park Si-hun 35 years after Seoul final, a result so fiercely criticised that the backlash left South Korean with depression
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
www.thetimes.com/world/europe...
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I knew Macron as a young man in a hurry. Now he is running out of road
The French president was always aware of the perils his country faced. Now, says his biographer, he can only hope his worst prophecies won’t come true
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Trump is an absolute disgrace. But you already knew that. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Take 5 mins to read this article and digest the enormity of the theories being discussed. Even if it’s “just” a lonely comet it’s still amazing… www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Sickening child abuse in France. Again the Catholic Church is at the centre. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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‘A supermarket for sexual predators’: abuse scandal at elite boarding school shakes France
Legal complaints filed by former pupils accuse priests and staff of physical or sexual abuse from 1957 to 2004
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Sickening child abuse in France. Again the Catholic Church is at the centre. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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‘A supermarket for sexual predators’: abuse scandal at elite boarding school shakes France
Legal complaints filed by former pupils accuse priests and staff of physical or sexual abuse from 1957 to 2004
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Five things to remember about war:
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
I think it would be good to get some women in charge of the countries that have nuclear weapons. Women talk to each other. Women can be reasonable. Enough with the macho men and swinging dicks.
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Given Russian aggression this just makes a whole lot of sense www.ft.com/content/f71b...
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Germany wants next EU budget to focus on defence
Berlin seeks to streamline the bloc’s seven-year budget without increasing its overall size
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
And not before time. www.thetimes.com/world/russia...
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US, UK and allies to lift all range restrictions on weapons in Ukraine
After a weekend of record Russian drone strikes, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, said Ukraine would be able to defend itself with ‘long-range fire’
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
“She accepted her gong wearing a necklace with a diamond pendant slightly larger than an Amazon warehouse, once again redrawing the blueprint that other humanitarians will simply need to watch and learn from.” Marina Hyde in full flight🤣🤣 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Was this a hen do or a humanitarian mission to liberate Paris? Either way, give Lauren Sánchez an award | Marina Hyde
The hemlines were high and the diamonds hefty as the world’s second-richest fiancee and her entourage stormed the Seine. Formez vos bataillons, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/05/2025
Russian strike on civilian bus in northern Ukraine kills nine
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Russian strike on civilian bus in northern Ukraine kills nine
The attack on the northern Sumy region comes hours after Kyiv and Moscow concluded talks in Istanbul Nine people were killed in a Russian drone attack on a minibus carrying civilians in Ukraine’s northern Sumy region on Saturday, the local military administration said, hours after Kyiv and Moscow held their first direct peace talks since 2022. The bus, which was attacked near the city of Bilopillya while travelling towards Sumy, was “targeted by the Russians”, the military administration said. Continue reading...
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
“Russia could be in a position to pose a significant military challenge to Nato allies, particularly the Baltic states, as early as 2027,” www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
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Will Russia attack Nato? Experts warn of invasion as early as 2027
A think tank said Russia would be able to rebuild its forces after a ceasefire in Ukraine and warned of the cost of US withdrawal from the western alliance
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
“Russia could be in a position to pose a significant military challenge to Nato allies, particularly the Baltic states, as early as 2027,” www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
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Will Russia attack Nato? Experts warn of invasion as early as 2027
A think tank said Russia would be able to rebuild its forces after a ceasefire in Ukraine and warned of the cost of US withdrawal from the western alliance
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/05/2025
We didn’t forget about journalist Jamal Khashoggi, did we? Murdered inside a Saudi consulate. Dismembered. Then a full-on coverup, sanctioned at the highest levels.
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Elite status doesn’t excuse war crimes. The honour of a regiment isn’t preserved by silence but by confronting its darkest chapters. Britain like Australia must face this head-on. Not with spin. With truth. When you unleash the dogs of war… www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
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SAS accused of ‘barbaric’ war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
Soldiers are alleged to have shot a handcuffed child as a BBC investigation uncovers fresh claims of unlawful killings and implicates SBS for first time
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Nick Lorentzen @nicklorentzen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Elite status doesn’t excuse war crimes. The honour of a regiment isn’t preserved by silence but by confronting its darkest chapters. Britain like Australia must face this head-on. Not with spin. With truth. When you unleash the dogs of war… www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...
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SAS accused of ‘barbaric’ war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
Soldiers are alleged to have shot a handcuffed child as a BBC investigation uncovers fresh claims of unlawful killings and implicates SBS for first time
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 04/05/2025
Australia’s Anthony Albanese handed sweeping mandate in anti-Trump backlash www.ft.com/content/b097767c-7f2e-4a…
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Australia’s Anthony Albanese handed sweeping mandate in anti-Trump backlash
Labor PM to expand public spending while balancing US-China ties amid trade war turmoil
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
'Weightless', linocut by contemporary Australian artist and printmaker Rachel Newling #WomensArt
Print featuring an image of a white person in shirts floating in rippled water facing left
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 04/05/2025
🇺🇦📞 Zelensky spoke with Australian PM Anthony Albanese, thanking him for continued support and discussing Ukraine's needs, including air defense and strengthening the AFU. The leaders also focused on the importance of releasing prisoners and agreed to stay in constant contact.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
🇦🇺🇺🇦 I spoke with Prime Minister of Australia Albanese. Strengthening air defence remains our key priority to protect our people, and we count on our partners’ support. We also discussed ways to further enhance Ukraine’s security and defence capabilities.
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Van Badham @vanbadham.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Who else is just LOVING THE SHIT out of Australia today?
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Dr Nili Kaplan-Myrth, MD PhD @nilikm.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Bravo, Australia! Another Labor win. Like Canada, their conservative leader lost his seat. Kicking the right wing to the curb one Commonwealth country at a time. 🇦🇺🇨🇦
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Isaac Rabinovitch @isaac32767.picknit.com · 03/05/2025
Some really good insights here on how Australian democracy differs from American. It reinforces my belief that we need to have a close look at the way Australia does these things.
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Veterans Against Trump @vetsat.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Nice job, Australia!
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a blue flag with red white and blue stars is flying in the wind
ALT: a blue flag with red white and blue stars is flying in the wind
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LegendsUnitedCanada👁 @chrisspalanca.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
🗣This is the leadership the world needs right now—two nations standing firm against extremism, division, and disinformation.🙏 🗣Canada🇨🇦 & Australia🇦🇺 are proving that unity, compassion, and shared democratic values still have a place in this world🌍. ✔️Together🫂, we protect democracy. #cndpoli #auspol
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/05/2025
Australia’s centre-left prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has won a second term with a crushing victory over the opposition, whose rightwing leader, Peter Dutton, failed to brush off comparisons with Donald Trump and ended up losing his own seat.
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Australia re-elects Anthony Albanese as Labor rides anti-Trump wave to seal crushing win
Opposition leader Peter Dutton fails to dissociate himself from Trump-like rhetoric and policies – and loses his seat
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