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September 18, 2025

Brittany Higgins’ husband David Sharaz to pay $92,000 for tweet that defamed Linda Reynolds, court orders

Sharaz also liable for former defence minister’s legal costs on an indemnity basis, which is expected to exceed $500,000Get our

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September 18, 2025

How vulnerable are Australia’s cities to extreme heat? Explore our maps

Exclusive: Residents of western Sydney and outer suburbs of Melbourne are at particular risk of high temperatures, data shows

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September 18, 2025

Social media ban trial data reveals bias in age checking software: just how inaccurate is it?

Young people from Indigenous and Asian backgrounds are more likely to be miscategorised as over the age limit and older people as underaged, analysis...

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September 18, 2025

Nearly one in three single parent households in Australia live in poverty, Hilda report shows

Group is nearly three times more likely to be in poverty than two-parent households, statistical report findsGet our

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September 18, 2025

Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides

Albanese says 62% to 70% range represents ‘the sweet spot’ as Coalition rejects ‘economy wrecking’ target while Greens label it a ‘betrayal’

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September 18, 2025

Whale and her calf entangled in shark net off Queensland coast

‘Heartbreaking’ drone footage has captured the moment a mother and calf became trapped. Four humpbacks have been snared in recent days

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September 18, 2025

Australia’s immigration is not ‘out of control’ – it’s trending lower and has been for over a year

Treasury officials assume net migration to Australia will slow to 335,100 in the year to June

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September 18, 2025

Albanese’s Oprah-style emissions target aims to please almost everyone but falls short of real climate action

The prime minister has a stonking majority and a progressive crossbench that wants deeper cuts. So what has happened to lower the goal?Get our

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September 17, 2025

Labor’s 2035 emissions target a ‘sliding doors’ moment for future generations

Australia must lead other nations in committing to 1.5C pathway for safety, security, prosperity and the environment, experts say

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September 17, 2025

Albanese urged to end ‘double standard’ on Israel after UN commission finds genocide occurring in Gaza

Human rights experts and crossbench politicians call on Labor to ‘put its money where its mouth is’ and apply similar sanctions on Israel as on Russia

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September 17, 2025

Australia news live: murder charge over 2002 death after bones found in back yard; $30bn Santos takeover collapses

Police find suspected human remains in a house in Port Lincoln. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news ema...

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September 17, 2025

Latest blow to Labor’s Pacific defence strategy might not be the embarrassment the Coalition claims

Anthony Albanese must now save the defence agreement with Papua New Guinea, a week after a similar plan with Vanuatu was delayedGet our

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