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US, Ukraine work on 'refined' peace plan to end war

US, Ukraine work on 'refined' peace plan to end war

Talks between the US and Ukraine to revise a peace plan are continuing after Kyiv and European nations were blindsided by the United States' 28-point proposal.

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Sea World chopper crash victims 'screaming' for help

Haunting footage of one of Australia's worst air disasters has been shown at an inquest examining the mid-air collision between two joy flight helicopters.

'Racist': Hanson condemned for reprising burqa stunt

'Racist': Hanson condemned for reprising burqa stunt

'Racist': Hanson condemned for reprising burqa stunt

'Racist': Hanson condemned for reprising burqa stunt

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been suspended from the Senate after wearing a burqa into the chamber for the second time in her parliamentary career.

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Coalition has 'mountain to climb' in dire poll result

Coalition has 'mountain to climb' in dire poll result

Liberal MPs and senators are preparing to convene but are playing down the prospects of a leadership spill as they digest another round of negative polling.

Clean-up begins but cyclone threat yet to disappear

Clean-up begins but cyclone threat yet to disappear

The clean-up has begun in the Top End, but a cyclone threat remains as northern Australia braces for more wild weather.

'Too big': weapon found in accused's car was ruled out

'Too big': weapon found in accused's car was ruled out

Past and present police officers have been quizzed on the collection and quarantining of evidence from the Easey Street double murders nearly 50 years ago.

Labor faces major roadblocks in bid to pass nature laws

Labor faces major roadblocks in bid to pass nature laws

Labor is facing questions over its attempt to fast-track environmental reforms as the government tries to woo its opponents in the hopes of striking a deal.

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'Much-loved' experienced firefighter dies batting blaze

'Much-loved' experienced firefighter dies batting blaze

'Much-loved' experienced firefighter dies batting blaze

'Much-loved' experienced firefighter dies batting blaze

A firefighter has died in the line of duty, with his body discovered after his colleagues noticed he had gone missing while battling a rural blaze.

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty students escape captivity in Nigeria

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.

Govt, opposition unite to sledge $96m BOM website

Govt, opposition unite to sledge $96m BOM website

Govt, opposition unite to sledge $96m BOM website

Govt, opposition unite to sledge $96m BOM website

The near-universally loathed new Bureau of Meteorology website cost taxpayers $96.5 million, rather than the $4 million it originally claimed.

Hezbollah's military leader killed by Israel

Hezbollah's military leader killed by Israel

Hezbollah's military leader killed by Israel

Hezbollah's military leader killed by Israel

Hezbollah's top military official has been killed in an Israeli air strike on an apartment building in Beirut, despite a ceasefire.

Hamas says Israeli 'breaches' threaten ceasefire

Hamas says Israeli 'breaches' threaten ceasefire

Hamas says Israeli 'breaches' threaten ceasefire

Hamas says Israeli 'breaches' threaten ceasefire

As delegations meet to further Gaza peace talks, both Israel and the Palestinians say the other is violating the ceasefire and putting peace at risk.

Piastri battle just to end as runner-up after Vegas woe

Piastri battle just to end as runner-up after Vegas woe

Piastri battle just to end as runner-up after Vegas woe

Piastri battle just to end as runner-up after Vegas woe

Never mind winning the F1 title, Oscar Piastri now faces a struggle just to finish as the championship runner-up after McLaren's Las Vegas Grand Prix calamity.

Red tape setting back businesses billions and counting

Red tape setting back businesses billions and counting

Red tape setting back businesses billions and counting

Red tape setting back businesses billions and counting

Companies employ 52,000 dedicated workers, more than Australia's entire coal mining sector, just to comply with regulation strangling business investment.

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Class action, Meta buried evidence of social media harm

A class action by US school districts against Meta and other social media platforms accuses the technology behemoth of burying evidence of social media harm.

Ukraine, EU officials discuss Trump's plan to end war

Ukraine is holding talks with high-ranking US and European officials in Switzerland regarding a 28-point peace plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Top Enders thanked for heeding cyclone advice

Top End residents want to clean up and get back to business as usual after enduring a noisy and worrying night as tropical cyclone Fina passed through.

'Vote it down': anti-stadium rally urges undecided MPs

Thousands of people have rallied against a proposed AFL stadium just weeks out from a parliamentary vote that will determine its fate.

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D-day looms for nature overhaul but final deal elusive

The environment minister has urged the coalition and Greens to come to the table and do a deal on big reforms to Australia's nature protections.

G20 summit adopts declaration despite US boycott

Leaders at the G20 summit have signed a statement strengthening their commitment to the Paris climate agreement and declaring their support for free trade.

Early Christmas for RBA with landmark inflation print

Inflation data will dominate the domestic economic dashboard, while the UK budget and New Zealand rate cuts are on the agenda abroad.

'New hope' for climate after COP summit wraps up

Environment groups are welcoming a fresh commitment to phase out fossil fuels despite what they say was an underwhelming finish to the 2025 UN climate summit.

Andrew should respond to Epstein probe: Starmer

Keir Starmer has delivered some pointed advice to the former prince Andrew after he ignored a request to testify in a US probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

Israeli air strikes kill 24 in Gaza

Israel's military says it has launched air strikes against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, which medics say killed at least 24 people and wounded 54.

COP30 reaches compromise deal, sidesteps fossil fuels

COP30 climate talks have ended without a binding plan to phase out fossil fuels, with delegates instead backing a boost in financing for developing countries.

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