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Australians could be given greater control over social media algorithms under proposed online safety laws.
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Caitlyn Rintoul

Australia’s next big tech showdown looms

Labor is facing a fight over its proposed online laws as Coalition warns of government control of the internet.

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Pauline Hanson says Andrew Hastie won’t be spared by the Orange tsunami at the federal Election.

‘Put your head down’: Hanson’s ominous warning to Hastie

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Teachers and schools are at the forefront of the sexual violence challenge, a meeting was told. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Youth sexual violence surge prompts round-table

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Richard Marles flew to London to meet his fifth UK Defence Secretary in as many years, armed with a new excuse for why he is not raising defence spending, writes Latika M Bourke.
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Marles’ defence boasting is off target and sinks the truth

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An international flight bound for Sydney has been thrown into chaos after passengers were forced to tied a man to his seat after he allegedly began acting erratically.

Chaos on Sydney flight, man zip-tied to seat

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Iran is set to announce an "exclusion zone" near the Strait of Hormuz, an official says.

Iran’s chilling new threat to ships in Strait of Hormuz

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Despite President Donald Trump's unfounded claims, mail-in voting in the US is generally secure. (EPA PHOTO)

Trump launches Supreme Court fight over mail-in ballots

US Politics
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The former TV host turned secretary of war’s latest purge of the department has claimed the army’s great reformer.

How Pete Hegseth is conquering the Pentagon

The Economist
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As the on-again, off-again war in Iran flares up again, Donald Trump seems bogged down in a conflict that he cannot control or move past, despite his declarations of total victory.
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Trump goes back to the same playbook as Iran war flares up

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Director of Communications at Reform UK Dan Jukes and with Nigel Farage. The pair are said to have a father-so type relationship.
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Farage’s popularity toppled but he could still become PM

World
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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says talks touched on security guarantees and economic support.

Hope for Ukraine peace as US envoys meet with Zelenskiy

World
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AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, speaks to supporters during the final campaign rally on the eve of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 5, 2026.

Ex-salesman bringing the far right to cusp of German power

The New York Times
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Richard Marles flew to London to meet his fifth UK Defence Secretary in as many years, armed with a new excuse for why he is not raising defence spending, writes Latika M Bourke.
analysis

Marles’ defence boasting is off target and sinks the truth

Politics
6 Min Read