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A man retrieves a sandal from a flooded street around the Southernmost Point ahead of Hurricane Milton. Hurricane Milton is forecast to make landfall along Florida's Gulf coast as a major hurricane is expected. (Photo by Jen Golbeck / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
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Max Corstorphan

‘Too late to evacuate’: Hurricane Milton gains size

Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly, now an extremely strong Category Three, however, is gaining in size, threatening an ever larger area of the Florida coast with its 251km/h winds and dangerous rains.

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US Politics

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Elon Musk joined axed Fox News host Tucker Carlson for a near-two-hour interview.
US Politics
Georgina Noack

Elon Musk revisits ‘joke’ about killing Kamala Harris

The billionaire deleted a post expressing surprise that no one had tried to assassinate the Vice President or Joe Biden.

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Donald Trump secretly sent the Russian leader COVID-19 test machines, Bob Woodward's new book says.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Trump, Putin remain in phone contact new book reveals

Revelations have surfaced that US presidential campaigner Donald Trump has had up to seven private phone calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin since leaving office.

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There are calls within the US to change to a popular voting system.
Opinion
Isabelle Mullen

World’s ‘greatest democracy’? Then why is voting in US hard

ISABELLE MULLEN: The United States likes to think of itself as the world’s bastion of freedom. But its presidential electoral processes aren’t that free, or all that fair

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Politics

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, and Anthony Albanese in WA back in June.
Australia
Dan Jervis-Bardy

PM’s strong message before high-stakes China talks

Anthony Albanese has drawn comparisons with the Cold War ahead of talks with Chinese Premier, stressing the need to maintain dialogue even in the face of deep disagreements and Beijing’s military aggression.

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EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister has previously called on Fatima Payman to put her money where her mouth is by resigning from Parliament and re-contesting. She won’t. She might be cynical, but she’s not stupid. 
Opinion
Editorial

Ego-driven Payman’s party move is exploitative

EDITORIAL: The Prime Minister has previously called on Fatima Payman to put her money where her mouth is by resigning from Parliament and re-contesting. She won’t. She might be cynical, but she’s not stupid. 

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Jewish groups have written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton ahead of the upcoming election.
Politics
Ellen Ransley

Anthony Albanese rules out minority government with Greens

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has failed to commit to a key demand of Jewish groups concerned at the prospect of a Labor-Greens alliance at the upcoming election, and into the next term of Parliament.

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Australia

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A man has died in a ute crash at Glenmore on Thursday morning.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Man dead after horror early morning head-on collision

A man has died and two others have been rushed to hospital after a head-on collision between two utes on Thursday morning.

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The scene in Caboolture.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Tragedy as teen dies in e-scooter, truck crash

A 15-year-old boy has died following a devastating crash between an e-scooter and a truck.

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Gold Coast local Tayla Firkin, 25, has been diagnosed with stage four Ewing’s Sarcoma.
Queensland
Ailish Delaney

Tayla ‘had the world at her feet’. Now, she’s in a fight for her life

The 25-year-old has one wish - to keep living with the people she loves.

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Business

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Supermarkets will be right in the firing line of the biggest changes to Australian takeover rules in half a century.
Business
Simone Grogan

Merger crackdown takes aim at besieged supermarkets

Supermarkets will be right in the firing line of the biggest changes to Australian takeover rules in half a century, giving the competition watchdog a new set of teeth amid rampant living cost pressures.

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Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has praised “cheap Chinese vehicles” and called for stronger electric vehicle mandates.
Politics
Latika M Bourke

Uber boss praises cheap Chinese EVs despite security issues

The boss of Uber claims politics is determining people’s feelings on EVs and dampening enthusiasm for their take-up.

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NAB has cut its fixed rates for customers by up to 0.65 percentage points.
Business
Ailish Delaney

Big four bank makes major interest rate move

It’s expected the bank ‘certainly won’t be the last’ to follow the trend.

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Opinion

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Cameron Green’s injury could open to door for batters like Marcus Harris to play in the Test team.
Sport
Lisa Sthalekar

Australia has bigger problems than Cam Green

Aussie selectors need to think outside the box - and the current team - if we are any chance of stopping India winning Down Under again.

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There are calls within the US to change to a popular voting system.
Opinion
Isabelle Mullen

World’s ‘greatest democracy’? Then why is voting in US hard

ISABELLE MULLEN: The United States likes to think of itself as the world’s bastion of freedom. But its presidential electoral processes aren’t that free, or all that fair

Read more (3 min) →
Never before has power felt so precarious, writes Andrew Carswell.
Political
Andrew Carswell

Why it sucks to be an incumbent government right now

ANDREW CARSWELL: Forget the wondrous trappings of government office for a minute, the power, the glory. Right now, for incumbents, life isn’t grand. It is limited, and spiralling to a quick end.

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The New York Times

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CHARLES M. BLOW: Donald Trump thinks Kamala Harris’ sisterhood is a ‘sorority party.’ He should think again.
Opinion
The New York Times

Why Trump should think twice about Harris’ ‘sorority party’

CHARLES M. BLOW: Donald Trump thinks Kamala Harris’ sisterhood is a ‘sorority party.’ He should think again.

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With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years.
US Politics
The New York Times

Trump’s angry, rambling speeches reignite question of age

THE NEW YORK TIMES: With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, angrier, less focused and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review.

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Doctors are already using weight loss drugs to treat binge eating disorder. But some experts warn that it’ a Band-Aid, not a fix.
Health
The New York Times

Can weight loss drugs like Ozempic treat eating disorders?

Doctors are already using weight loss drugs to treat binge eating disorder. But some experts warn that it’ a Band-Aid, not a fix.

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Culture

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Disclaimer is written and directed by five-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Cate Blanchett leads mass of top talent in lush thriller

When it comes to impressive names in one project, few can attract this many Oscar winners than filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron to his first streaming series.

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The Acolyte’s Amandla Stenberg was the target of racist bullying.
TV
Wenlei Ma

Disney lashed for not condemning Star Wars’ racist fanboys

Many fandoms have toxic fans, but there is something particularly pernicious and persistent about Star Wars fanboys.

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Lisa Marie Presley kept dead son Benjamin Keough’s body in her home for two months.
Culture
Georgie Kearney

Lisa Marie Presley kept son's dead body in home for two months

The bombshell revelation was made in Presley’s just-released posthumous memoir.

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Society

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RENEE ONQUE: Two weeks ago, I decided to delete my social media apps and commit to a prolonged period away from digital communities.
Technology
CNBC

I’m on day 14 without social media—here’s what I miss most

RENEE ONQUE: Two weeks ago, I decided to delete my social media apps and commit to a prolonged period away from digital communities.

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Video
Gold Coast local Tayla Firkin, 25, has been diagnosed with stage four Ewing’s Sarcoma.
Queensland
Ailish Delaney

Tayla ‘had the world at her feet’. Now, she’s in a fight for her life

The 25-year-old has one wish - to keep living with the people she loves.

Read more (3 min) →
For years, this “wear and tear” form of arthritis was primarily associated with the long-term effects of sport-related injuries, or simply getting older. Things have changed.
Health
Cara Lee

Alarming reason so many young people have worn-out joints

For years, the ‘wear and tear’ form of arthritis was primarily associated with the long-term effects of sport-related injuries, or simply getting older. Now, things have changed.

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Lifestyle

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A former inner-Sydney soap factory and 1970s commune, which has been converted into a unique, three-level home
Property
Rachel Wells

Sellers adjust expectations as real estate auctions take hit

Even the owners of a freestanding Victorian terrace had to adjust expectations as the combination of cautious buyers and a long weekend in some states made for a rocky, horror clearance show

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Video
The Office US star Jenna Fischer has revealed she had battled breast cancer.
TV
Georgie Kearney

Beloved The Office star announces ‘aggressive’ diagnosis

‘I never thought I’d be making an announcement like this but here we are ...’

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Mathers house was built in 1937 for the renowned Queensland shoe retailer William Mathers and his family.
Property
Rachel Wells

Stunning historic properties go under hammer across country

Three incredible historic properties in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth have sold at auction, fetching higher than expected prices.

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Sport

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Cameron Green is in serious doubt for the first Test against India.
Cricket
Jackson Barrett

West Aussie Green set to miss home Test against India

All-rounder Cam Green appears set to miss at least the first match of Australia’s Test series against India this summer. 

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ARL boss Peter V’landys says he would deal directly with Roger Cook’s WA Government to make the Western Bears a reality.
NRL
Jake Dietsch and Ben McClellan

NRL reveals how it will get Western Bears deal done

The ARL boss says there is a key player who can step up to make the 18th NRL team a reality with the new-look North Sydney Bears’ bid in real trouble.

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Cameron Green’s injury could open to door for batters like Marcus Harris to play in the Test team.
Sport
Lisa Sthalekar

Australia has bigger problems than Cam Green

Aussie selectors need to think outside the box - and the current team - if we are any chance of stopping India winning Down Under again.

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World

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Video
A man retrieves a sandal from a flooded street around the Southernmost Point ahead of Hurricane Milton. Hurricane Milton is forecast to make landfall along Florida's Gulf coast as a major hurricane is expected. (Photo by Jen Golbeck / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
updated
World
Max Corstorphan

‘Too late to evacuate’: Hurricane Milton gains size

Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly, now an extremely strong Category Three, however, is gaining in size, threatening an ever larger area of the Florida coast with its 251km/h winds and dangerous rains.

Read more (4 min) →
A pilot has died on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Seattle to Istanbul. File image.
World
Summer Woolley

Emergency landing after pilot dies mid-flight

‘We extend our sincerest condolences to his bereaved family and colleagues.’

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Nearly 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli offensive, the Gaza health ministry says. (AP PHOTO)
World
Nidal al-Mughrabi

New Israeli strikes in Gaza as UN warns many trapped

Israeli strikes have killed over 40 people in Gaza as troops continue a raid on a refugee camp in the north, an area where the UN says 400,000 are trapped.

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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
Alison Wakeham

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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Ellie Waters-Barnes

I’m only 23 but I’ll never be able to have sex again

How do you find the words to tell your boyfriend you can never have sex with him?

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Depraved zoologist Adam Britton is unlikely to ever be cured, even with intensive sex offender treatment, a psychiatrist has warned.

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ELLEN RANSLEY: Terrorism no longer fits a clear-cut mould. Islamist fundamentalism is still a threat, but a new era of politically motivated violence is upon us, and it’s becoming increasingly hard to detect. 
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Business as usual won’t cut it to stop youth radicalisation

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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.

Next steps for Kamala Harris now Biden is out of the race

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President Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, leaving a legacy of triumph and tragedy.

Biden’s legacy: Triumph, tragedy and a reluctant exit

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