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two man are standing in front of a US flag and an Australian flag
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Australia is on track to reach defence spending levels of 2.33 per cent of GDP by 2033-34, but for months the Trump Administration has pressured the government to get to at least three per cent. 

Kahli Johnson celebrates her goal for the Matildas on debut.
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Missing the likes of Sam Kerr and Mary Fowler, an inexperienced Matildas line-up defeat Argentina 2-0 in the first of their two friendlies.

a new bansky artwork shows a lighthouse painted on a wall in front of a pole
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The artist posted two still images of his newest piece to his 1.2 million followers on Instagram.

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A blonde woman with glasses is smiling in a black shirt and jeans and leaning casually on a chair with a w and black background
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Manifesting has never been more popular. But while it promises you anything you want via the power of your mind, critics say the practice is concerning. 

A dense crowd of people spill from a sidewalk onto a road and hold up phones
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"Manhattanhenge" bathed New York streets in an orange glow as fans of the phenomenon turned out in droves for a glimpse. 

Peng Yujiang was testing a second-hand paragliding set-up when he was sucked into a cumulonimbus cloud, where temperatures can plummet to -40C and oxygen levels are severely low.

The milky way seen with an  aurora australis over southern Tasmania, with green glowing along the horizon of the night sky
Article is a 4 minute read.

An alert about a geomagnetic storm might not sound like a good thing, but it's exactly the kind of notification photographers of the southern night sky want to receive.