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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Gallagher

Morning Mail: the ‘terrifying’ impacts of US aid cuts; Trump threatens Iran as US fleet nears; PM pushes for progress on gun buybacks

Workers unload Australian aid supplies after floods in Timor-Leste in 2021.
Workers unload Australian aid supplies after floods in Timor-Leste in 2021. Donald Trump has slashed USAID funding since returning to office a year ago. Photograph: Antonio Dasiparu/EPA

Good morning. A year since the Donald Trump administration abruptly slashed foreign aid funding, Australian charities still grappling with the impacts say the cuts have resulted in preventable deaths.

Closer to home, Anthony Albanese is set to push states over the looming gun buyback scheme prompted by the Bondi beach terror attack – despite staunch opposition to the plan from Queensland and the Northern Territory.

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