Republican candidates in marquee Senate races have welcomed Thune's help as he's traveled around the country in the weeks before the midterm elections, scrambling to save his majority.

The government has confirmed applicants for the $100 fuel support payment using paper forms were waiting between nine and 10 weeks from posting to receive their payment.

Mark Carney has become one of the most watched figures on the international stage. The Canadian prime minister draws admiration and recognition for the way he has steered his country amid trade hostilities with the United States; also for the alliances he seeks to forge with other middle powers as the geopolitical landscape shifts. His predecessor, Justin Trudeau, also enjoyed high levels of popularity, though for different reasons. In fact, fame has followed Trudeau since birth, being the son of another prime minister — Pierre Trudeau, who served in the 1980s. Even though Justin Trudeau’s final years in politics were marked by an unstoppable decline from the summit, he has comfortably settled into a new stage of his life, and has not abandoned the public spotlight.

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Democrats are targeting G.O.P. strongholds that could set them up for new majorities. But if they don’t win those races now, it could be a long time before they have another chance.

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Gina Rinehart’s company Hancock Prospecting has taken its fight to build a helipad atop its West Perth headquarters to the State Administrative Tribunal after it was knocked back by the local council.

FIFO workers considering public transport for their journey to Perth have long complained the Airport Line service is not early enough to catch the morning peak of flights, which runs from about 4am to 8am.