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Trumpet of Patriots faithful told Australia needs ‘many’ Trump-like policies as Clive Palmer launches campaign | Australia news newsthirst.

Billionaire Clive Palmer has made his pitch to party faithfuls after launching the Trumpet of Patriots campaign at his own resort. Palmer hopes his Trumpet of Patriots can bring “common sense” back to Australian politics after launching the party’s campaign in front of a strong crowd at his resort. Palmer, the Victorian senator Ralph Babet…

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Iranian minister says nuclear deal possible if US does not make ‘unrealistic demands’ | Iran newsthirst.

Iran’s top negotiator believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the US is possible as long as Washington is realistic, as the two sides prepare to resume talks in Rome on Saturday. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, and the US Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will begin indirect negotiations through mediators from Oman,…

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Australia to advocate for Melbourne man charged by Russia after fighting for Ukraine | Australia news newsthirst.

Australia will use “whatever avenues” it can to help Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins, who faces a 15-year jail term in Russia for fighting with Ukrainian troops. The prime minister said on Saturday that the government would “continue to make representations to the reprehensible regime of Vladimir Putin” to release Jenkins, 33, a former teacher who…

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Man in custody after late-night chase in Bondi that saw police car allegedly rammed and shots fired | Australia news newsthirst.

A man has been taken into custody after allegedly ramming a police vehicle with a stolen Audi in Sydney’s eastern suburbs after an early-morning pursuit during which police fired at the car. Police officers patrolling in Bondi began following a “suspicious” dark-coloured Audi A1 about 4am and a pursuit began, but ended the chase a…

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‘Powerful’ waves continue to pummel east coast as Easter beach death toll rises to five | Australia news newsthirst.

Wild surf conditions have battered beaches on Australia’s east coast, with hazardous conditions killing five people across the country over the Easter long weekend. In NSW, four people drowned and another was missing, after ex-Tropical Cyclone Tam generated massive waves across the NSW coast. On Saturday at about 8.15am, two men were washed off the…

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Detained Turkish student must be transferred from Louisiana for hearing, judge rules | US immigration newsthirst.

A federal judge on Friday ordered that a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration authorities in Louisiana to be brought to Vermont by 1 May for a hearing over what her lawyers say was apparent retaliation for an op-ed piece she co-wrote in the student newspaper. US district judge William Sessions said he would…

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ACLU urges US supreme court to block ‘imminent’ deportations of Venezuelans | US immigration newsthirst.

The American Civil Liberties Union asked the US supreme court to block what the group called the imminent deportation of a new group of Venezuelan men detained in Texas without the judicial review previously ordered by the court. In an emergency Friday court filing, ACLU lawyers said dozens of Venezuelan men held in Immigration and…

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