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X should answer to Queensland authorities over Islamophobic tweets by an American, tribunal hears
Lawyer for Australian Muslim Advocacy Network argues white supremacist’s tweets caused harm to local Muslims

Eden Gillespie

19, Sep, 2023 @7:48 AM

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Afternoon Update: Australia’s bushfire risk rises; China’s defence minister missing; and how to get kids cooking
Extreme fire risks and heatwave warnings as the Bureau of Meteorology confirms El Niño has arrived

Antoun Issa

19, Sep, 2023 @6:44 AM

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Fast rail axed in $2.5bn budget cuts – as it happened
Go-it-alone approach to building network between Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong shelved entirely

Catie McLeod

19, Sep, 2023 @6:22 AM

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‘Chill out’: Albanese asked about calling Indian PM ‘the boss’ as storm brews over alleged assassination
Australia says it is ‘deeply concerned’ by claims India behind death of Sikh leader in Canada but Albanese reluctant to be drawn on issue

Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

19, Sep, 2023 @6:19 AM

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Australia now in El Niño climate pattern, increasing bushfire risk, BOM says
BoM warns it’s likely ‘this summer will be hotter than average and certainly hotter than the last three years’

Donna Lu and Graham Readfearn

19, Sep, 2023 @5:40 AM

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The BoM has finally declared an El Ni˜o. What does it mean – and why did it take so long?
Here’s what you need to know about the El Niño climate pattern and how it could impact Australia’s summer bushfire season

Donna Lu

19, Sep, 2023 @5:27 AM

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No bail application for 24-year-old charged with attempted murder over ANU campus stabbings
ANU deputy vice-chancellor says incident might have been ‘even worse’ without immediate response of campus security, police and paramedics

Christopher Knaus

19, Sep, 2023 @5:23 AM

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Frank Zumbo tells court he hugged and kissed young female staff to make it a ‘family environment’
Former Liberal staffer to then Hughes MP Craig Kelly has pleaded not guilty to 20 charges, including sexual touching and indecent assault

Anne Davies

19, Sep, 2023 @5:20 AM

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‘Derelict’ Carlton towers to be demolished and rebuilt in federal housing fund’s first project
Anthony Albanese praises Victorian government for not ‘flogging off’ site to developers as he announces project alongside Daniel Andrews

Benita Kolovos

19, Sep, 2023 @5:03 AM

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‘Quite strange’ for Coalition to reject disinformation crackdown it originally proposed, Albanese says
Prime minister defends social media bill amid concerns from Christian groups it could portray religious teachings as misinformation

Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

19, Sep, 2023 @4:43 AM

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Vatican considering report into ‘very serious’ allegations against former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders, church says
Archbishop of Perth says the former bishop has denied the ‘deeply distressing’ allegations

Nino Bucci

19, Sep, 2023 @3:37 AM

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Woman in NSW siege died after bean bag round penetrated chest and hit heart, police say
Acting commissioner says use of bean bag rounds suspended in state after Krista Kach was Tasered and shot by officers in Newcastle last week

Daisy Dumas

19, Sep, 2023 @3:36 AM

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