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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...

HEADLINES: Pauline Hanson has promised to slash temporary visas by seven hundred and fifty thousand over three years if One Nation gains power. Indonesian police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a fifty-six-year-old Australian man and his two young children were found dead in a Kuta bungalow on Sunday.  Molly Ticehurst's parents have become the face of a national reckoning o...

HEADLINES: An Australian woman has died in Bali after falling from a cliff at one of the island's most popular spots Pauline Hanson in hot water over comments she made about PM Anthony Albanese's late mother The NSW Government is capping screen time at just 15 minutes a day for some students  Victoria is set to become the first state in Australia with a dedicated Women's Pain Standard GET IN...

HEADLINES: Australia marks 25 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Molly Ticehurst's ex-boyfriend will spend at least 20 years in jail for her murder. A study on the death rate among welfare recipients has highlighted 'profound' inequalities in health. The head of a Brisbane cathedral has announced he’ll retire after the church became embroiled in controversy...

HEADLINES :  A new poll suggests most Australians don't think the federal government's response to a string of recent gender-based violence stories has been good enough.  The federal government has softened a plan designed to keep more Australian gas at home and ease power bills. Australians are buying electric cars faster than the country can build places to charge them. Toxic "forever...

HEADLINES: Australia’s under-16s social media ban is set to face tougher enforcement, with the Senate backing Labor’s changes to the Online Safety Act. Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has called Pauline Hanson a “bloody coward”. US President Trump has promised every American a 5,000 US dollar "dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November. Business owner...

HEADLINES :  Blanche d'Alpuget, author and widow to former prime minister Bob Hawke has died aged 82.  The world has their first glimpse of what happened behind closed doors during deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial.  A diplomatic row has erupted after President Donald Trump released a controversial stars and stripes map. We could soon see a return to the humble flip phone. A...

HEADLINES: Australia has recorded its worst ever reading and maths results in an international test. The release of draft legislation attempting to restrict social media giants' algorithms has been met with a stern warning from Donald Trump. The Federal Labor Government is being accused of pork barreling – that’s the term used to describe politicians using government funds to pay for p...

HEADLINES :  Food prices could climb further this year as an intense El Niño event drives up costs for growers. Mortgage holders are cutting back spending as fears grow of another Reserve Bank rate rise. France's wine production is set to hit a 30-year low after a hot, dry summer damaged vines. A skydiver survived a 10,000ft fall with no parachute after being kicked unconscious mid-air...

HEADLINES: Big changes could be coming to social media in Australia. Nepal has observed a national day of mourning to remember those killed in the August 26 floods.  Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes there's a narrow window for peace talks. Italy has just had its hottest summer since records began in 1950. King Charles has made a statement about Prince Harry and Meghan. Gary Ol...

HEADLINES :  Kieren Perkins says the Olympics needs to think hard about which sports make the cut for Brisbane 2032. One Nation has proposed letting people take some of their super as cash for three years. The far-right AfD party has doubled its vote share in a German state election. Nicole Kidman says she doesn't want to be her daughters' best friend. Sydney's is getting one of the biggest C...

HEADLINES: An erupting volcano in Indonesia has forced the cancellation of every flight at Jakarta's International Airport, with ash drifting across western parts of the country disrupting other domestic airports too. An already stretched housing market could become more complex after hundreds of staff at a major property developer were stood down, and construction stopped on several projects as t...

HEADLINES: Burning the Australian flag of defacing public war memorials would result in jail time under a Coalition Government. A Sydney-bound Qantas flight had to be diverted to Christchurch after flames appeared to be coming from the aircraft. As the black market for tobacco booms, the Coalition has announced it wants to cut the tobacco excise. Many Australians have enjoyed an early ta...

Gloria Steinem, one of the most recognisable voices of modern feminism, has died at 92. In tribute, we're re-sharing this 2016 conversation between Gloria and Mia Freedman, recorded during Gloria's visit to Australia. Gloria talks openly about the illegal abortion she had in London in 1957, her decision not to have children, her marriage later in life to "the friend I married," and the mother whos...

HEADLINES: Two more Australians have been found safe following the catastrophic glacier collapse and floods in Nepal and Tibet. A new report shows almost 60 percent of Australians believe their politicians don't serve their interests. Nick Kyrgios has accepted a one-month ban from tennis after testing positive to cocaine, and has entered a treatment program. Hugh Jackman says he's keen to buy a st...

HEADLINES: Pioneering feminist ‌activist ‌and icon Gloria Steinem has died at the age ​92. Authorities and families hope that telecommunication data can help narrow down the locations of Australians missing following the catastrophic floods in Nepal. Smokers could find their pack of cigarettes costing $30 less under a Coalition government. An amazing EV achievement for Australia Plus Qui...

HEADLINES: The family of Molly Ticehurst, who was murdered by her abusive ex-boyfriend at her home in 2024, has come face-to-face with her killer in a courtroom. Sydney has recorded its second suspected mistaken identity killing in 48 hours, with a feud between two rival crime networks now suspected to be behind both attacks. A three-year-old Victorian girl has died after contracting a rare infect...