Possible Merkel successor criticised for saying aslyum seekers should serve a year of community service

    Angela Merkel’s party has come under heavy criticism over suggestions that refugees in Germany should undertake a year of low-paid community service. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, General Secretary of the Christian Democrat party (CDU), and a possible successor to Ms Merkel, said the scheme would mean refugees would become better integrated and more accepted by the public. Marco Buschmann,…

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      ‘Australians are sick of it’: Malcolm Turnbull clings to power in the ‘coup capital of the world’

      Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s prime minister, is clinging to power after narrowly escaping a leadership challenge that cemented the nation’s reputation as the “coup capital of the world”. For Australians, who have become used to waking up to discover they have a new prime minister, the main surprise was that the challenger, Peter Dutton, almost toppled…

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