News live: Clive Palmer claims thousands joined his Trumpet of Patriots party in one day; Abbott suggests Australia join Ukraine defence coalition | Australia news

Clive Palmer claims thousands joined his Trumpet of Patriots party on first day Billionaire Clive Palmer was up on the Today Show earlier, after yesterday launching a rebranded Trumpet of Patriots party to contest the upcoming election. This came a week after he lost a high court bid to re-register the United Australia party ahead…

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Nigeria sues crypto giant Binance for $81.5bn in economic losses and back tax | Cryptocurrencies

Nigeria has filed a lawsuit seeking to compel Binance to pay $79.5bn for economic losses the country’s government says were caused by the cryptocurrency exchange’s operations there and $2bn in back taxes, court documents showed on Wednesday. Authorities blame Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, for Nigeria’s currency woes and detained two of its executives…

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Musk boasts about ‘thrashing bureaucracy’ as Trump expands power grab over independent agencies – US politics live | Trump administration

Trump issues executive order to expand his power over agencies Congress made independent Jessica Glenza Donald Trump has signed an executive order making independent regulatory agencies established by Congress now accountable to the White House – a move that some experts said clashes with mainstream interpretations of the constitution. Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing…

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ACCC boss still ‘very concerned’ about supermarket pricing practices | Cost of living crisis

The head of the competition and consumer regulator still has “high concerns” about the pricing practices of Australia’s dominant supermarkets even after they were subjected to litigation and intense public scrutiny. Gina Cass-Gottlieb, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chair, also said regulations may need to be bolstered to combat complaints raised by shoppers and…

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