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Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Social media giants slammed for letting hate speech fly

Anti-Semitic content is routinely allowed to remain on social media platforms, some of which remove less than a quarter of the posts, an expert says.

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

'Angry': woman's run-in with Thai teen's alleged killer

A Thai woman has reported a run-in with an angry Australian man, who was later accused of murdering a teenage girl whose body was found in a suitcase.

Venezuelans grapple with earthquake losses from afar

Venezuelans grapple with earthquake losses from afar

Venezuelans grapple with earthquake losses from afar

Venezuelans grapple with earthquake losses from afar

Lethal earthquakes have mobilised a South American country's small diaspora community in Australia as they try to pitch in despite the distance.

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'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

'Jellyfish babies' and the treaty Australia won't sign

A weapons treaty Labor has pledged to ratify is gathering dust as Pacific islanders anxiously watch their region getting caught up in nuclear-tipped rivalry.

Balcony escape, neighbour rescue from deadly house fire

Balcony escape, neighbour rescue from deadly house fire

Two men have been critically injured trying to rescue a resident from a burning bedroom while two others jumped for their lives from a balcony.

Global sea surface temperatures hit record high

Global sea surface temperatures hit record high

The world's climate could be moving into "uncharted territory" as sea temperatures hit an all-time high, with El Nino set to exacerbate the warming.

Fugitive developer and former premier's brothers probed

Fugitive developer and former premier's brothers probed

Shadowy political donations allegedly involving a controversial property developer on the run and brothers of a former premier are being probed by a watchdog.

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Global search for Australian missing in Mexico

Global search for Australian missing in Mexico

Global search for Australian missing in Mexico

Global search for Australian missing in Mexico

An Interpol alert has been issued for an Australian who has been missing for four weeks since vanishing on a trip to a resort town in Mexico.

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Cancer cure for Tassie devils could be in their genes

Scientists and an American bioscience company are teaming up to explore whether a mutated gene makes the Tasmanian devil more susceptible to deadly cancer.

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

A chemical manufacturer allegedly failed to maintain appropriate workplace conditions before a massive fire engulfed its factory, causing residents to shelter.

Jewish Australians threatened with firebombing, gassing

Jewish Australians threatened with firebombing, gassing

Jewish Australians threatened with firebombing, gassing

Jewish Australians threatened with firebombing, gassing

Prominent Australian Jews have detailed how their involvement with a royal commission has led to online threats referencing gas chambers and firebombing.

Accounting grad sacked after PM's bank account accessed

Accounting grad sacked after PM's bank account accessed

Accounting grad sacked after PM's bank account accessed

Accounting grad sacked after PM's bank account accessed

Accounting giant EY has sacked an employee who was charged with accessing Anthony Albanese's personal bank account while on secondment at the Commonwealth Bank.

Miracle escape for six drivers in multiple truck crash

Miracle escape for six drivers in multiple truck crash

Miracle escape for six drivers in multiple truck crash

Miracle escape for six drivers in multiple truck crash

Drivers involved in a fiery multi-truck pile up have luckily escaped the wreckage, despite earlier fears one of them had been trapped inside.

Search for 'Scorpio' as political violence fears rise

Search for 'Scorpio' as political violence fears rise

Search for 'Scorpio' as political violence fears rise

Search for 'Scorpio' as political violence fears rise

Police are investigating more than 100 menacing letters from someone calling themself "Scorpio" as an expert warns of the rising risk of political violence.

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World Bank abandons goal to climate change projects

The World Bank has abandoned its ambitious climate lending target adopted during the Biden administration in 2023, under pressure from the Trump administration.

Crackdown on rogue e-bike use set to calm frustrations

Councils have been granted a slew of new powers to implement e-bike ''slow'' and ''no-go'' zones and enforce the use of designated parking spaces.

Aussies lead the way in AI deepfake face training

AI-generated faces tend to be more symmetrical, proportional and attractive than their human counterparts, Australian National University researchers say.

Prominent Jewish family hit by 1500 threats a month

Australian Jewish families have documented threats to their daughters from other children, leaving them scared to go to school or public places.

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'No woman deserves this': man charged with murder

A woman who died from gunshot wounds in an alleged domestic violence murder was "a beautiful young mother" who leaves behind a two-year-old son.

Corruption claims mount as premier rejects inquiry call

A state premier is facing mounting pressure to call a royal commission into claims of corruption, nepotism and organised crime links on government projects.

'Challenging': Man accused of baby's murder, torture

A four-month-old boy was allegedly the victim of shaken baby syndrome in 2024, leading to a 22-year-old man being charged with torture and murder.

Australian charged with murder over Thai teen's death

An Australian man is in custody in Thailand after allegedly killing a teenage girl whose body was later found in a discarded suitcase.

Australian arrested in suspected murder of Thai woman

A man understood to be a 46-year-old from Australia has been linked to the alleged murder of a 17-year-old girl in a Thai resort town.

Police employee, officers facing criminal charges

Two police officers and a civilian police employee are facing criminal charges over a police pursuit and two cases involving alleged domestic violence.

Fourth case of deadly flu detected in migratory seabird

CSIRO testing has confirmed a fourth case of deadly H5N1 bird flu in a giant petrel found on Western Australia's southern coast.

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