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Anthony Albanese said Coalition cuts to the AEC restricted people voting in the Northern Territory. Is he correct?

The Prime Minister has claimed cuts to the Australian Electoral Commission under the previous government "restrict[ed] people voting in the Territory" because it reduced the number of staff "who were working ... to get people on the roll".

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

US-UK co-operation will continue after Johnson goes, says Biden

The US president did not refer to the Prime Minister by name in a brief statement to mark his departure.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

'Good riddance to Boris Johnson': The Prime Minister who saw Welsh devolution as a troublesome inconvenience

After what has been a historic day for the UK, political editor-at-large Martin Shipton assesses Boris Johnson's turbulent relationship with Wales

Wales Online · Jul 7, 2022

Johnson resignation offers ‘opportunity to reset’ Anglo-Irish relations – Martin

One Irish parliamentarian claimed Boris Johnson had overseen ‘the lowest ebb’ in Anglo-Irish relations since the Good Friday Agreement.

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

Who are the leading candidates to replace Boris Johnson as UK prime minister?

After taking over from Theresa May in 2019, Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party. These are the frontrunners to take his place when he leaves 10 Downing Street.

ABC News · Jul 7, 2022

UK supermarkets urged to stop selling Parma ham from EU caged sows

Animal welfare groups find sows in Europe forced to spend weeks in cages so small they can only stand and lie down

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022

EU Parliament condemns US abortion ruling, seeks safeguards

The European Union’s parliament has called for abortion safeguards to be enshrined in the EU’s fundamental rights charter

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

'Them's the breaks': Boris Johnson to bow out as PM after tidal wave of resignations

The Prime Minister has finally decided to go but it wasn’t the opposition or the public who sounded the death knell.

Daily Record · Jul 7, 2022

'Boris Johnson is a shallow, disloyal, narcissistic phoney - and that led to his downfall'

Anyone who had followed Boris Johnson's career knew it was only a matter of time before those who needed to trust him would lose patience with this serial liar and shameless rule-breaker and dump him

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022

Angry and isolated, Boris Johnson lost his popular touch

As his grip on the reins of power began to ebb away, Boris Johnson became an increasingly angry figure who felt that many in what he called the British establishment were seeking to force him out because they could never forgive him for Brexit.

Reuters · Jul 7, 2022