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IN FULL: NSW Police speak after newborn baby's body found in a bin in Sydney | ABC NEWS
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- IN FULL: NSW Police speak after newborn baby's body found in a bin in Sydney | ABC NEWS
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- 6:17
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- 1 month ago
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- Acting Commander Darren Sly speaks to the media after a newborn baby's body was found in a bin in Sydney's west.
Police say they hold serious concerns for the welfare of the baby's mother.
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- Tasmanian residents gear up to fight AI data centre | ABC News
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- 2:41
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- 1 month ago
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- Anne-Marie Bastian and Nicholla Thompson are preparing to fight a multi-billion dollar company's plans to build an artificial intelligence data centre at Bell Bay in Tasmania. They are among hundreds of locals outraged by the approval of Firmus Technologies' AI data centre
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Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/ai-data-centre-tasmania-firmus-technology-george-town/107089468
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- New laws could allow Australians to erase personal data from social media | ABC NEWS
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- 2:57
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- 1 month ago
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- The federal government has unveiled proposed new privacy laws to . Under the new measures, companies will need to justify collecting personal information and will only be allowed to collect them if it’s deemed fair and reasonable. Consumers will also be given the power to erase their personal data from online platforms such as social media.
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- IN FULL: Attorney-General Michelle Rowland on proposed privacy changes | ABC NEWS
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- 28:42
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- 1 month ago
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- Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has unveiled the government's proposed changes to Australia's privacy laws.
The changes include a right to erasure so Australians can request social media. companies and search engines delete their personal information.
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Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/federal-politics-live-blog-august-31/107096464
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- Iran launches ballistic missiles at US air bases in response to drone strikes | ABC NEWS
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- 2:55
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- 1 month ago
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- Iran has responded to US strikes on its launches with ballistic missile attacks at US bases in Jordan.
Americas Editor John Lyons says, despite claims that traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has returned to normal, shipping insurance companies remain reluctant to underwrite vessels transiting the waterway.
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Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/middle-east-war-us-strikes-launched-iran-larak-island/107096404
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- Bundaberg coastal farms approved for thousands of new homes | ABC News
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- 1:53
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- 1 month ago
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- Locals fear infrastructure like roads and healthcare isn't keeping pace with development, with hundreds of acres of coastal farmland set to be subdivided into blocks as small as 150 square metres in Bundaberg.
#ABCNewsQld by Johanna Marie
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- Oil prices ease slightly after early spike following US-Iran strikes | ABC NEWS
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- 3:13
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- 1 month ago
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- The price of brent crude oil has dipped slightly after rising above US$90/barrel in the wake of US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliatory strikes from Iran on Jordanian targets.
ABC Business Daily host Carrington Clarke says the spike reflects the markets’ anxiety over boiling tensions in the Middle East while US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an oil deal with Venezuela has offset some pressure on global oil prices.
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- NASA's powerful new telescope to explore great mysteries of the universe | ABC NEWS
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- 6:33
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- 1 month ago
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- A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket has launched from Kennedy Space Center carrying NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
The powerful telescope will investigate some of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics and cosmology.
Radio astronomer Alec Thomson says the launch is 'hugely exciting' and the camera will offer a view 100 times larger than the Hubble telescope.
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- Erin Brockovich and the US data centre backlash | ABC News Daily podcast
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- 15:50
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- 1 month ago
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- As the US hurtles towards the November midterms, data centres have become a major election issue, with politicians across the political divide joining voters in demanding a moratorium on new construction.
Even Erin Brockovich is getting involved in a campaign sweeping the country.
Today, Nicol Turner Lee, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, on the backlash against data centres and what it says about Australia’s approach as the debate heats up.
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- Tasmanian man accused of killing elderly mother | ABC News
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- 1:28
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- 1 month ago
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- A 55-year-old man has been accused of murdering his 85-year-old mother at their home in Huonville, in southern Tasmania.
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- Calls for royal commission over grocery prices | ABC NEWS
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- 2:02
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- 1 month ago
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- New research has found Australian grocery prices are going up, while prices in other countries with more competition in the sector have remained stable. In some cases, like in the UK, they have even gone down.
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- The cost of doing (funny) business | That's Business with Alan Kohler
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- 1:45
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- 1 month ago
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- Brisbane comedy duo, Marty and Michael, got their start doing silly stunts on Facebook. More than a decade later, they have nine staff and 13 million followers across social media platforms.
Marty and Michael join Alan Kohler to discuss the highs and lows (and there have definitely been some lows) of building a comedy empire. They chat on That's Business with Alan Kohler about building an audience, making money from content and the challenges of turning social media into a sustainable career.
Full episode here: https://youtu.be/fuW21ju9zgI
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- Ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus killing at least eight | ABC NEWS
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- 2:03
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- 1 month ago
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- At least eight people have died and 18 are missing after a ferry carrying around 270 passengers and crew capsized off northern Cyprus.
The boat was travelling to the port of Tasucu in Türkiye in the eastern Mediterranean.
Video shows dozens of passengers clinging to the sinking boat waiting to be rescued.
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- Nepal-Tibet Floods: Tunnelling experts deployed to rescue trapped workers | ABC NEWS
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- 2:36
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- 1 month ago
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- The Chinese and Nepalese governments have dispatched tunnel specialists to free hundreds of workers stranded at a hydropower construction site.
Meanwhile, the death toll from the Nepal-Tibet flooding disaster has risen to nearly 800, while thousands remain unaccounted for including 43 Australians.
Nepalese authorities have begun mass burials with mortuaries overwhelmed by hundreds of unidentified bodies.
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- 'Sheer panic' as residents, ABC reporter flee flood scare in Nepal | ABC NEWS
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- 2:44
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- 1 month ago
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- Rescuers and authorities in flood-hit areas in Nepal and Tibet are on high alert for further flooding and landslide threats.
ABC South Asia correspondent Rachel Clayton was forced to run to safety during a flood scare in Devighat.
Meanwhile, foreign rescue teams are urging authorities to make better use of their skills and expertise, citing a lack of coordination in flood relief efforts.
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- US strikes Iranian targets in Strait of Hormuz for first time in weeks | ABC NEWS
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- 1:59
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- 1 month ago
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- The US military has struck Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since late July.
Washington claims its forces pre-emptively hit two mine launchers which were getting into deployment positions on Larak Island.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has vowed to retaliate as the region fears a return to hostilities.
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- Girl pulled alive from flood wreckage in Nepal | ABC NEWS
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- 4:56
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- 1 month ago
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- Amid the devastation of the floods that smashed Nepal and Tibet, a little girl has been pulled alive from flood wreckage.
It comes as disaster centres struggle to cope with the influx of those seeking shelter, and rescue efforts are hampered by ongoing harsh weather.
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- March for Australia and counterprotesters get violent as Melbourne grinds to a halt | ABC NEWS
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- 2:03
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- 1 month ago
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- March for Australia demonstrators clashed with counterprotesters in the Melbourne CBD, with far-right slogans chanted and police decrying the violence that took place.
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- Federal govt to consider ban on pornography depicting strangulation | ABC NEWS
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- 2:16
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- 1 month ago
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- Momentum is building for tougher laws to rein-in graphic and potentially dangerous content online.
Federal minister Tanya Plibersek has added her support for calls to ban pornography showing acts of strangulation or suffocation.
A push is also building to crack down on social media algorithms and smart glasses being used in troubling ways.
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Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/pressure-for-government-to-ban-strangulation-in-pornography/107094758
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- One Nation celebrates Secret Harbour win as Labor and Liberals look inward | ABC NEWS
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- 2:31
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- 1 month ago
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- One Nation is celebrating its by-election success in the West Australian seat of Secret Harbour, with the state's Labor premier conceding the party must do more to address cost-of-living issues.
It's resulted in some internal ructions for the Liberals, and Federal MP Andrew Hastie — whose federal electorate overlaps the seat — to ask for donations.
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- Relative of Alameddine crime family fighting for life after Sydney shooting | ABC NEWS
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- 1:43
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- 1 month ago
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- A relative of the Alammedine crime family was shot in the back after men forced their way into a property in Guildford, in Sydney's west.
A witness described hearing four gunshots, and police say the men fled the scene in a white SUV.
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- Kyiv warehouse explosion kills 37 on third night of aerial assault | ABC NEWS
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- 1:56
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- 1 month ago
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- A Russian air strike on a munitions warehouse in Ukraine has killed 37 people.
The country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has slammed the negligence of those who had stored explosives so close to a residential area on the outskirts of the capital, Kyiv.
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- 42 Australians are among thousands missing in Nepal | ABC NEWS
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- 2:32
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- 1 month ago
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- The number of Australians missing in the Nepal flooding disaster has risen to 42.
Officials say 676 people have died, while thousands remain missing.
About 2,400 people have been rescued and many survivors are taking shelter in temporary disaster centres.
Video by Rachel Clayton.
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- Housing crisis: The rise of multi-generational living | ABC NEWS
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- 2:20
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- 1 month ago
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- A growing number of Australians are being forced to keep more generations under the same roof as first home buyers postpone, or abandon plans to get into the property market.
For the ABC's Your Say initiative, we've heard from many people who are making tough choices.
But as the ABC's Kathryn Robinson found out, some families are finding plenty of upside in downsizing too.
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- Lake Ontario v Lake America: Is Canada's tough talk on trade getting on Trump's nerves? | ABC NEWS
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- 5:19
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- 1 month ago
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- Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America as the US trade war with Canada escalates.
Time Magazine contributor Jay Newton-Small says the trade war could see cost-of-living pressures exacerbated in the United States ahead of the country's mid-term elections.
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- Birdsville's lone ranger retires after three decades as keeper of the desert | ABC NEWS
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- For three decades, Don Rowlands has helped care for one of Australia's most extraordinary landscapes, overseeing Queensland's section of the Simpson Desert — the state's largest protected area.
But the ranger in charge of Munga-Thirri National Park is preparing to retire and hand over responsibility of country to the next generation.
#ABCNewsQld by Hannah Walsh
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- Learner's licence needed to keep pedalling under new Queensland laws | ABC NEWS
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- 2:00
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- 1 month ago
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- The next stage of Queensland's tough new e-mobility laws is set to come into effect.
It will be illegal for children under 16 to ride an e-bike solo.
The state will also be one of the only places in the world where you will need a licence to ride an electric device.
#ABCNewsQld by Claudia Williams
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- Australian opens up after being found alive in wake of Nepal-Tibet floods | ABC NEWS
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- 2:31
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- An Australian woman found alive in the wake of the Nepal-Tibet flooding disaster has thanked people who brought her to safety.
The 26-year-old Sydneysider Cara Severino says her heart goes out to the victims, missing people and their families.
Meanwhile, an ABC-backed appeal for flood-affected communities has generated more than $2 million within 36 hours since its launch.
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- Australians got a massive paycut in 2021 — and they're angry | ABC NEWS
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Australians suffered a post-pandemic cut in real wages between 2021 and 2023. What's more, it's become clear that those born in the 1990s are the first generation to not do better than those who came before.
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- GST and immigration policy in political cartoons | Insiders | ABC NEWS
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- 4:02
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Mike Bowers and Cathy Wilcox take a look at cartoons unpacking proposed GST reforms, One Nation’s immigration policy, and Cathy’s final cartoon in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
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- Constant flow of helicopters supply flood-stranded survivors in Nepal | ABC NEWS
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- 6:50
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Nepalese authorities are now calling for international assistance in flood rescue efforts despite previous reluctance to receive foreign rescue crews.
Families of people believed to still be alive in isolated tunnels have grown increasingly frustrated that their loved ones have not been rescued.
ABC South Asia correspondent says there is a growing smell of decay due to unrecovered bodies and high temperatures at a flood-hit site north of Kathmandu.
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- Plibersek supports ban on choking in pornography | ABC NEWS
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- 1:21
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Minister for Social Services Tanya Plibersek has indicated support for banning the depiction of strangulation and suffocation in pornography, with some pointing to a similar ban in the UK.
The government is still consulting on its digital duty of care bill, which could force social media giants to proactively prevent foreseeable harm on their services.
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- Tanya Plibersek on One Nation's WA win in Secret Harbour | ABC NEWS | Insiders
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- 16:18
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek has indicated support for banning the depiction of strangulation and suffocation in pornography, with some pointing to a similar ban in the UK.
Advocates' calls have intensified following the death of a 16-year-old Sydney girl, linked to to a suspected sexual choking act, earlier this week.
In an interview with David Speers Ms Plibersek also discussed camera-equipped smart glasses and One Nation's WA win.
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- Barnaby Joyce says 'world has changed' after One Nation win in WA | ABC NEWS
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- 3:53
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce says his party is cautiously optimistic after the party’s Luke Herdegen secured a historic win in Western Australia.
The former deputy prime minister says the victory is an indication of people’s desire for more competition in the political landscape.
Senior Labor MP Tanya Plibersek said the federal government would study this outcome but pointed out the difference between state and federal politics.
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- Gobena wins 2026 Sydney Marathon in course record | ABC NEWS
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- 4:17
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Ethiopia’s Addisu Gobena has claimed first place at the 2026 Sydney Marathon in record-breaking time, while Kenyan runner Peres Jepchirchir won the women’s category.
This is the second year the race has operated as an Abbott World Marathon Major event, which attracts both competitive and social participants.
The contest also saw Toby Fuller from Five Dock break the Guinness World Record as the fastest marathon runner with multiple myeloma.
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- Dozens dead after Russian strike hits Ukrainian weapons dump near homes | ABC NEWS
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- 1:10
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- At least 37 people have been killed in a Russian attack on a Ukrainian weapon storage facility near Kyiv.
The strike triggered large explosions and a blaze near a residential neighbourhood.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says authorities will launch an investigation into why ammunition was stored so close to homes.
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- Nepal disaster centres overflowing with displaced people as over 2,400 rescued | ABC NEWS
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- 4:03
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The death toll from the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster has risen to at least 676, while thousands remain unaccounted for including 42 Australians.
More than 2,400 people have reportedly been rescued but shelters are overflowing with displaced residents.
A candlelit vigil was held in Sydney’s Martin Place for the victims and survivors of the deadly floods.
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- One Nation claims historic seat in WA parliament after Secret Harbour by-election win | ABC NEWS
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- 2:48
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- One Nation has secured a historic win in Western Australia and claimed its first lower house seat in the state’s parliament.
Luke Herdegen defeated Labor’s Georgia Tree to win the Secret Harbour by-election with a significant 18.6 per cent swing.
One Nation’s WA leader Rod Caddies says the victory is a sign the two-party political system in Australia is dying, while WA Premier Roger Cook urged fellow party members to see the disappointment as a reminder of cost-of-living pressures in the state.
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- The PM had dinner at this billionaire's home - but there's a problem | ABC NEWS
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- 2:58
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China, according to official documents examined by the ABC.
The revelation comes as scrutiny intensifies over the Lee family's wealth after Mr Lee's 25-year-old son, Felix, hosted Anthony Albanese, as first reported by Nine newspapers.
The dinner was also attended by former Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, and bank executives at the family's Point Piper mansion.
By Angelica Silva and Echo Hui, ABC Asia Pacific Newsroom.
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- More missing Australians identified after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods | ABC NEWS
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- 6:00
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- At least 41 Australians remain unaccounted for and more than 600 people are confirmed dead after devastating flash floods hit the border region between Nepal and Tibet.
An Australian emergency support team has landed in Nepal to aid search and rescue efforts, as Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite says Australian diplomatic staff are working around the clock in Beijing to discover more information about missing people.
Nepali communities have held vigils across Australia to pray for victims and survivors.
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- The WA by-election where One Nation faces its first major test in the west | ABC NEWS
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- The rise of One Nation across the country is facing its first test in the west, with electors casting their votes in a state by-election.
The southern Perth seat of Secret Harbour, vacated by a retiring state Minister, has been safe Labor territory.
But a surging One Nation is hoping to claim its first seat in the lower house of WA's parliament.
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- Protesters emulate 1963 march on Washington to oppose new districting rules | ABC NEWS
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- 2:10
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- 1 month ago
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- Thousands of civil rights demonstrators have marched on Washington in scenes reminiscent of the 1963 event led by Martin Luther King.
Protesters were voicing anger over redistricting moves by US political parties in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling, which is widely seen to have weakened the Voters’ Rights Act.
Analysts predict the Black Caucus could lose up to 12 members in the House of Representatives in the Mid-Term Elections due to the new electoral zoning rules.
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- Iceland considers joining European Union in pivotal referendum | ABC NEWS
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- 1 month ago
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- Icelanders are expected to turn out in record numbers for a referendum on joining the European Union.
Advocates hope EU membership could give the Nordic country economic protection and ease inflation in its economy, while opponents worry about losing Iceland’s exclusive economic rights and independence.
If the yes vote wins, Reykjavík will begin negotiations with the pact and a second referendum will take place to determine the final decision.
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- March on Washington rally draws attention to voting rights | ABC NEWS
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- Thousands of people have gathered at Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC to commemorate the 1963 event where Martin Luther King Jr delivered his iconic speech.
The "March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote", called on strengthening voting rights after a raft of moves to redraw congressional districts across the US.
Reporting by Phoebe Hosier for ABC News International.
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- Tibet flooding videos that aren't available in China | ABC NEWS
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- China has been censoring information about the Tibet landslide disaster and won’t allow foreign journalists to go there to report independently.
It makes it hard to understand the scale of catastrophe and to hear from those Tibetans affected — while across the border in Nepal, journalists have been given free access.
By China Correspondent Allyson Horn in Beijing.
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- Coroner rules Celine Cremer's death an accident | ABC NEWS
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- 2:17
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- 1 month ago
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- A coroner has ruled out the involvement of anyone else in the death of Belgian tourist Celine Cremer in the north-west Tasmanian wilderness, ruling she died by accident after becoming lost.
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- Woolworths says no to Tasmanian cattle due to cost | ABC NEWS
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- Supermarket giant Woolworths will no longer sell Tasmanian beef in its stores from 2027, citing rising production and shipping costs across Bass Strait.
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- Desperate search for survivors continues in Nepal-Tibet region | ABC NEWS
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- 1 month ago
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- At least 579 people have been killed in Nepal and seven in Tibet after deadly flash floods struck villages in the border region between Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday.
Nearly 2,500 people are missing in Nepal and Tibet, including at least 41 Australians.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is "urgently" seeking an update on the welfare of missing Australians.
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says they were part of separate pilgrimages and tour groups.
The department's 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre can be reached at 1300 555 135, or +61 2 6261 3305 (if calling from overseas).
Video by Natalie Whiting for ABC News.
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- UNICEF calls for urgent international support as recovery efforts continue in Nepal | ABC NEWS
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- At least 579 people have been killed in Nepal and seven in Tibet after deadly flash floods struck villages in the border region between Nepal and Tibet. Nearly 2,500 people are missing in Nepal and Tibet, including at least 41 Australians. Sharmina Manandhar from UNICEF Nepal says the scale of recovery efforts is seismic and international support is urgently needed.
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- Australian families await news on missing loved ones after deadly Nepal floods | ABC NEWS
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- 1 month ago
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- The family and friends of Australians missing in Nepal and Tibet following deadly floods are appealing for information amid a communications blackout in affected areas. The federal government has confirmed 41 Australians are still unaccounted-for as the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade urgently seeks update on the welfare of the missing Australians.
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