The Israeli military claims to have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group’s central headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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Maya Gebeily, Timour Azhari and James Mackenzie

Israeli military confirms airstrike killed Hezbollah chief

The Israeli military claims to have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group’s central headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘my country is at war, fighting for its life’.
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Staff Writers

Netanyahu tells UN Israel is ‘fighting for its life’

Israel is seeking peace despite ‘fighting for its life’, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United Nations General Assembly as they launched a massive attack on Beirut.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government has been sending mixed messages.
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Tess Ikonomou

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Property investors are being warned they can't trust Labor's assurances they won't change tax concessions, after reports Treasury is probing reform options.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland says three suspects will be followed ‘for the rest of their lives’.
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Staff Writers

Iranian Guard Corps members charged with hacking Trump campaign

‘We will follow these people for the rest of their lives’: Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps have been accused of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

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Daylight savings is officially upon us, but have you ever wondered why we have it?
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Daylight saving is about to start. Here’s what you need to know

It’s that time of the year again, here’s your quick guide explaining what it means for you.

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A young girl is fighting for life after the crash.
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Matt Shrivell

Teen fights for life after stolen car crash

A group of teenagers have crashed an alleged stolen car and left one of their group fighting for life inside the wreck.

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Four people were killed in the crash.
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Matt Shrivell

Major highway closed after four die in horror crash

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government has been sending mixed messages.
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Tess Ikonomou

Investors on edge as treasury probes negative gearing reform

Property investors are being warned they can't trust Labor's assurances they won't change tax concessions, after reports Treasury is probing reform options.

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A Senate committee has criticised how Optus handled compensation after a major outage. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
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Derek Rose

‘Disingenuous’ Optus smacked over mass outage compo

A Senate committee has criticised how Optus handled compensation for the November 8 outage last year.

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Industrial action launched by Qantas engineers in Melbourne is expected to spread nationwide. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
Travel
Rachael Ward

Qantas engineers to strike as school holidays kick off

Qantas engineers will strike in Sydney next week after their union said the airline's current pay offer is a slap in the face after years of wage freezes.

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Opinion

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Will Queensland’s Steven “Giggles” Miles set the tone for the Federal Election?
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Opinion
Paul Murray

Will Queensland be a sign of things to come for Albo?

The Prime Minister and his cronies are under pressure over myriad issues and the harbinger of their fate could be a man known as ‘Giggles’.

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The cost-of-living crisis is making us rethink our spending on just about everything. Except, it seems, drugs.
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Michael Usher

Our appetite for drugs is insatiable, despite cost of living

MICHAEL USHER: The cost-of-living crisis is making us rethink our spending on just about everything. Except, it seems, drugs.

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EDITORIAL: The end result of a week in which the Government has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory is an electorate confused and disengaged, and a PM looking like he is failing to stay afloat. 
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Editorial

How did this week go so horribly wrong for Albo?

EDITORIAL: The end result of a week in which the Government has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory is an electorate confused and disengaged, and a PM looking like he is failing to stay afloat. 

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The New York Times

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President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations in New York, Sept. 24, 2024.
The New York Times
The New York Times

Iran’s dilemma — How to preserve proxies & avoid wider war

Israel’s war against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon is another embarrassment for Iran and its new president, raising the pressure on him to strike back at Israel to defend an important ally.

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Moo Deng, a 2-month-old female pygmy hippo, has become a global sensation.
World
The New York Times

Moo Deng: Meet the internet’s favourite sassy pygmy hippo

If you have yet to come across the internet’s favourite pygmy hippopotamus, then it’s time to meet Moo Deng. She’s a bit of a diva.

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Hezbollah supporters carry a coffin at the funeral of two comrades killed Wednesday in the second wave of explosions in Beirut, Lebanon, Sept. 19, 2024. (Diego Ibarra Sanchez/The New York Times)
Opinion
The New York Times

Lessons that show us Hezbollah is everyone’s problem

BRET STEPHENS: A combination of international wishful thinking and the willfulness of Hezbollah’s patrons have brought us to where we are now. Can a full-blown war be avoided? Hard to say.

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Culture

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A judge has ruled that the hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer was not entirely a true story, opening up the opportunity for the real-life Martha to pursue a defamation lawsuit.
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Digital Staff

‘Martha’ set to sue as judge rules Baby Reindeer ‘not true’

A judge has ruled that the hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer was not entirely a true story, opening up the opportunity for the real-life Martha to pursue a defamation lawsuit.

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‘I was not in control ... I put the control in the hands of a legal employer,’ Naom Campbell says.
UK
Staff Writers

Supermodel Naomi Campbell banned from charity

An investigation has found just a small proportion of money raised by a charity set up by Naomi Campbell ended up where it was supposed to.

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Maggie Smith, known for her wide range of acting roles including Harry Potter, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Downton Abbey, has died at 89. 
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Claire Sadler

Oscar-winning star Maggie Smith dies aged 89

Maggie Smith, known for her wide range of acting roles including Harry Potter, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and Downton Abbey, has died aged 89. 

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Society

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A new study has found that babies conceives with assisted reproductive technology (ART) are twice as likely to be born with a congenital heart defect.
Health
Hayley Taylor

IVF babies twice as likely to suffer heart defects, study finds

‘These procedures are not without risks.’

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A morning cup of coffee may do more than just perk you up, according to new research.
Health
Madeline Holcombe

Little-known health reason proves why you should drink coffee every morning

A morning cup of coffee may do more than just perk you up, according to new research.

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Lifestyle
Sarah Di Lorenzo Nutritionist

Forget 8 glasses a day — how much should you really drink? 

SARAH DI LORENZO: Most of us would have heard at some point in our lives we need to drink eight glasses of water per day but it may surprise you that this advice is nutritional advice from 1945. 

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Lifestyle

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‘I was not in control ... I put the control in the hands of a legal employer,’ Naom Campbell says.
UK
Staff Writers

Supermodel Naomi Campbell banned from charity

An investigation has found just a small proportion of money raised by a charity set up by Naomi Campbell ended up where it was supposed to.

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Sarah Bernardo, her husband and two children have been squeezed out of the Melbourne property market. Now their family lives in a garage.
Property
Georgina Noack

How bad is the housing crisis? It’s living in a garage-bad

You know Australia’s housing crisis is bad when a young family is forced to live in a garage because they can’t afford a home.

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drop of water, drop, impact
Lifestyle
Sarah Di Lorenzo Nutritionist

Forget 8 glasses a day — how much should you really drink? 

SARAH DI LORENZO: Most of us would have heard at some point in our lives we need to drink eight glasses of water per day but it may surprise you that this advice is nutritional advice from 1945. 

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Sport

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Chris Fagan gets the Gatorade shower.
AFL
Jackson Barrett

Fagan opens up on ‘tough times’ and close Lions pride

Chris Fagan admits his wildest dreams had his team finishing in the bottom part of the top eight and “playing a final” amid their horror start to the season. 

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Joe Daniher may have played his last AFL game.
AFL
Aaron Kirby

‘Don’t know’: Fagan not sure on Daniher’s future after flag

Newly-minted Brisbane premiership coach Chris Fagan says he doesn’t know if spearhead Joe Daniher is considering retiring in the wake of the club’s grand final triumph.

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John Longmire looks on during the post-game presentations.
AFL
Josh Kempton

Longmire defends call to play McDonald despite ankle injury

Logan McDonald came into the grand final carrying an ankle injury and was subbed out just after half-time without making an impact, but Sydney coach John Longmire has defended the call to play the WA product.

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World

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The Israeli military claims to have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group’s central headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
World
Maya Gebeily, Timour Azhari and James Mackenzie

Israeli military confirms airstrike killed Hezbollah chief

The Israeli military claims to have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on the group’s central headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

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Australia plans to purchase advanced US anti-radiation missiles for defence force fighter jets. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)
World
William Ton

US approves possible sale of missiles to Australia

The US Pentagon has approved the possible sale of up to 100 advanced anti-radiation guided missiles to Australia with an estimated price of $579 million.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ‘my country is at war, fighting for its life’.
Politics
Staff Writers

Netanyahu tells UN Israel is ‘fighting for its life’

Israel is seeking peace despite ‘fighting for its life’, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the United Nations General Assembly as they launched a massive attack on Beirut.

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The Best Australian Yarn

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Best Australian Yarn judge author Holden Sheppard.
The Best Australian Yarn
Alison Wakeham

Short story competition attracts record 6000 entries

Authors across Australia have submitted a staggering 6020 entries to the world’s biggest short story competition, the Best Australian Yarn — up nearly 10 per cent on last year.

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Best Australian Yarn competition event at WA Museum. Simon Baronowitz, Miles Hitchcock, Basim Shamaon & Julia Lambo.
The Best Australian Yarn
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Competition celebrates the stories of migrants

Refugee Week and The Best Australian Yarn share the same ambitions - to promote a greater understanding and celebrate the lives of migrants

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Jacqueline MacDonald.
The Best Australian Yarn
Alison Wakeham

$50,000 gives winner confidence to write on

Top prize gives Tasmanian author the boost and the time she needs to reinvigorate her love of writing.

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Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, would be the first Black woman and individual of South Asian descent to secure the nomination of a major party.

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