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HEADLINES: Two men and a teenage boy have been charged over a murder  A new Greens leader has been selected  Australian universities have held strong in the latest global rankings Crews are working to remove a huge whale carcass from Perth's City Beach A bear has been crowned Fat Bear Week champion GET IN TOUCH Got a story, news tip-off, feedback or dilemma? Send us a voice note or email...

HEADLINES: The RBA has lifted interest rates to a 15-year high SpaceX's Starship has reached orbit for the first time Brisbane Lions coach Chris Fagan has been handed the keys to the city  The first piece of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic emblem has been revealed Mango growers warn crops could rot on the trees under changes to backpacker visas Plus, a former Cornell student is suing the university...

HEADLINES: OpenAI has apologised after its rogue AI agent hacked a Medicare portal NY prosecutors have reopened an investigation into alleged gang-rape at Cornell University The RBA has raised rates to the highest level since 2011 Larissa Waters is stepping down as Greens leader due to illness Nathan Cleary has called for an end to online abuse of Knights player Phoenix Crossland GET IN TOUCH Got...

HEADLINES: Mortgage holders brace for the RBA to lift interest rates to a 15-year high South Australia's measles outbreak has grown to nine cases, the most in 10 years Dozens have died in floods in northern India and Nepal TikTok and Meta allegedly ran hundreds of ads for illegal vapes and tobacco Plus, an OpenAI agent hacked into a Medicare website without being told to, and Bill Gates is warning...

HEADLINES: UK counter terror police are investigating whether Iran is linked to a suspected plot targeting an RAF base used by US bombers Jim Chalmers has unveiled a budget boost ahead of an expected RBA rate rise A ban on card surcharges starts Thursday, but shoppers may not be better off if retailers raise prices Taylor Swift has become the most-awarded artist in VMAs history, and Madonna return...

HEADLINES: OpenAI halts training of its latest artificial intelligence model after hacking multiple federal government websites An Australian data company begins excavations without a permit President Donald Trump rejects an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz Lions win AFL Grand Final while Kylie Minogue and G Flip bring the house down Plus, the Reserve Bank is expected to lift the ca...

We’re bringing you a very special episode from Mamamia’s Gen X podcast, Unleashed . The Quicky has covered Australia’s voluntary assisted dying laws, but this three-part series looks at VAD from a deeply personal perspective. Unleashed co-host Dr Ginni Mansberg shares the story of her mum’s decision to choose voluntary assisted dying, and what it was like to navigate that e...

HEADLINES: Australia will try to punish OpenAI after one of its AI agents went rogue  Anthony Albanese calls on world leaders to tackle climate change and AI together A 20-year-old police officer has died after a police car crashed into a tree in NSW Taylor Swift has released four new songs, and U2's new album will feature Dolly Parton Plus, the Weekly Debrief: who gets to ask the questions?...

HEADLINES: A second child has died following an alleged stabbing attack The fallout continues after an OpenAI artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare Australia's unemployment rate has hit its highest level in almost five years Australia could face diesel rationing if the US bans fuel exports, an expert warns Indigenous workers earn $15,000 a year less than the average Australian A former NGV...

HEADLINES: The fallout continues after an OpenAI artificial intelligence agent hacked Medicare Australia's unemployment rate has hit its highest level in almost five years Australia could face diesel rationing if the US bans fuel exports, an expert warns Indigenous workers earn $15,000 a year less than the average Australian A former NGV employee is alleged to have funnelled $8 million from the ga...

HEADLINES: Anthony Albanese and Japan's Sanae Takaichi have met for the first time since "melon-gate" The parents of missing four-year-old Gus Lamont have made an emotional plea for help Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has edged closer to a 2028 presidential run Pope Leo will visit France this week, the first formal papal visit in nearly 20 years A six-year-old has broken the women's Rubik's Cube world r...

HEADLINES: A 65-year-old Melbourne man has been arrested and accused of acting as a propagandist for Islamic State The five suspended Sydney Swans players will return to the club  Donald Trump has rejected calls for global AI safeguards at the UN The NRL has dropped Tones and I as its grand final headline act  Taylor Swift has announced her new single "Patient Zero" GET IN TOUCH Got a st...

HEADLINES: Mother charged with murder after 5-year-old son found dead following alleged stabbing RBA governor says migration is bolstering economic growth amid debate WA introduces ban on smart glasses in public schools Major US networks pull video coverage after Trump bans journalists Plus, Earl Spencer is releasing a tell-all book and it's brutal. Holly Wainwright breaks down what's going on wit...

HEADLINES: Anthony Albanese has warned communities will face more trauma from natural disasters The TGA has ordered a recall of supplements containing a herb linked to 1,500 adverse reactions A baby bonus has been ruled out despite projections that deaths will outnumber births in Australia by 2066 An 11-year-old boy remains critical after being shot in the face in Sydney A 13-year-old has become t...

HEADLINES: A cross-party inquiry has recommended that Telstra be stripped of emergency line oversight  The trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon continues in the NSW Supreme Court Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, has died at the age of 27  You could soon own a piece of French film history Plus, Australia has just seen a horror run of alleged domestic violence killings. Police...

HEADLINES: A mother is facing possible homicide charges after an alleged stabbing attack killed one child and critically injured two others in the New South Wales The coronial inquest into the Hillcrest Primary School jumping castle tragedy has begun in Tasmania Three swimmers have died in separate incidents at unpatrolled NSW beaches over the weekend Putin's party has secured victory in Russia's...

HEADLINES: Australians left reeling following a horror weekend with the deaths of a child and three women in alleged attacks across NSW President Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House press conferences and briefings Ed Sheeran said he's made "mistakes" and called the situation in Gaza "unjustifiable" as he opens his first US concert since the Macklemore saga erupted Treasury t...

HEADLINES: Australia could be offered associate membership to the European Union Police have found a ninth woman's body as they investigate a series of killings A woman believed to be the mother of a newborn baby found dead in a bin has been charged Prince Harry has been seen in public for the first time since returning to the UK We've just learned the name of Lady Gaga's baby girl Plus, the Weekl...

HEADLINES: The federal government is making big changes to Australia’s visa system Closure for the families of missing Australians in Nepal-Tibet could be months away Three unlikely politicians have teamed up A western Sydney man could be facing jail time after allegedly keeping a house full of exotic pets Scientists have found a crater on the moon bigger than the Colosseum Plus, we've swabb...

HEADLINES: Immigration Minister Tony Burke's unveils key migration changes Single parents will soon be able to recover unpaid child support more quickly Two teens are alleged to have supplied a weapon and cleaned up for the killers of a wrongly targeted university student A crocodile habitat has been given the green light to host the 2032 Olympic rowing And King Charles has responded to new allega...

HEADLINES: The first person jailed in NSW for coercive control is out of jail despite reoffending Whoever wins Victoria's November election, police will be able to wand anyone in public for knives At least three people have died after a news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles Kim Kardashian has been awarded exactly what she asked for from a Paris court over that terrifying 2016 robbery - one symbol...

HEADLINES: US progressives and conservatives unite over concerns about the pace and unregulated nature of artificial intelligence  NSW One Nation leader has walked back a call for a ban on abortions Ed Sheeran says dropping American rapper Macklemore from his US concert tour was ‌not his decision but that of the tour's promoter Charges for domestic violence-related offences in New South...

HEADLINES: Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis will be released after a review upheld a South Australian parole board decision. Karl Stefanovic has denied conduct oppressing his business partner after their relationship soured and has agreed to buy her out of their controversial podcast company. A former Playschool presenter, turned Labor staffer has been sacked for vile sexist and racist tweet...

HEADLINES: Australia’s university peak body is warning campuses would shut down under One Nation’s migration plan. The Australian Defence Force has reached its biggest size in 25 years. The deputy prime minister has quashed hopes of a fuel excise cut, despite petrol prices continuing to rise. Seatbelt fines in one state have jumped by more than 2,300 per cent in a year. The children of...

HEADLINES: Pauline Hanson has been condemned yet again for an offensive comment made on another podcast. The man widely acknowledged as the Godfather of AI is concerned artificial intelligence could escape human control.  New research shows almost every Australian on non-pension income support is struggling to afford groceries. A betting company ad featuring Sydney Sweeney has sparked backlas...