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Australia news LIVE: RBA dismiss rate cut this year; Kamala Harris names VP choice

The Democrats need to back Kamala Harris. An ‘open convention’ would be a mess|Ben Davis

Reserve Bank guv Michele Bullock stated there were no anticipated cuts to rate of interest in the next 6 months.

Australia is signing up with the United States, Canada and the Philippines for military workouts in waters objected to by China in a very first for the 4 countries’ forces running together. Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong went to conferences with their United States equivalents at the Australian-US ministerial discussion, referred to as AUSMIN, with Marles stating they accepted “useful steps to advance our shared concerns”.

Travel suggestions for Bangladesh was updated to “Do not take a trip” ahead of the nation settling an interim federal government led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus.

In Victoria, homages from throughout the political divide streamed for three-time Maribyrnong mayor Sarah Carter. The 45-year-old stopped working to appear for a flight to Europe with her partner before he discovered her dead in  home on Tuesday.

In NSW, authorities exposed a storage facility worker was charged over the supposed theft of $600,000 of unreleased Bluey themed “1 dollarbuck” coins from the back of a truck.

In Western Australia, Senator Linda Reynolds’ libel case versus Brittany Higgins continued in the Supreme Court. The previous defence minister compared herself to a “punching clown”, stating the relentless barrage of press protection that followed claims she concealed Higgins’ supposed rape took a toll on her and those in her orbit.

In world news, United States Vice President Kamala Harris presented two-term Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

In sport news, the Opals will play Serbia in the quarter-finals of the females’s basketball competition tonight as the Olympic Games continue in France.

Bangladesh interim federal government set to be settled as fresh demonstrations break out By Ruma Paul and Sudipto Ganguly Bangladesh’s demonstration leaders anticipate members of an interim federal government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, to be settled on Wednesday after prime minister Sheikh Hasina gave up and got away to India following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising. Bangladesh’s President Mohammed Shahabuddin designated Yunus as the head of the interim federal government late on Tuesday, fulfilling a crucial need of trainees, and stated the staying members required to be settled quickly to conquer the present crisis, according to a declaration from his workplace. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus. Credit: AP The interim federal government will fill a power vacuum left after Bangladesh’s army chief revealed Hasina’s resignation in a telecasted address on Monday that followed weeks of fatal violence that ripped through the nation, eliminating about 300 individuals and hurting thousands. Her resignation set off festivity throughout the nation and crowds stormed into her main house unopposed after she got away, ending a 15-year 2nd stint in p
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