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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join global leaders at the pre-COP event, which will feature preparatory talks ahead of next month's United Nations COP31 climate summit.

Questions remain over who is turning up to this Fiji event, with only a handful of world leaders publicly confirmed.

It's been revealed legal cigarette sales in Queensland rose 55% in the first month after the state gained stronger powers to shut illegal shops.

The Federal Government will target migration lawyers and agents who help people pursue what the government calls baseless visa claims and attempts to "game" the system.

Protests began in mid-September when teachers and students demonstrated over staffing issues at a local high school in the south-eastern outskirts of Paris.

The incumbent left-wing leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is seeking a fourth presidential term in the race against rival Flavio Bolsonaro, who is the son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro.

EU Ambassador to Australia Lawrence Meredith took up his role last month. 

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Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Madrid over the past few days, after the forced eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home sparked outrage across Spain.