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Australian minister says โstrength not measured by how many people you can blow upโ as row with Netanyahu escalates
Australian home affairs ministerโs criticism comes after Israeli prime minister calls Albanese a โweak politician who betrayed IsraelโFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government has rejected Benjamin Netanyahuโs incendiary criticism and accused some Israeli politicians of โbigotedโ views about Palestinians, as the extraordinary...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:
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Australia news live: Lehrmann defamation case appeal begins at federal court; NSW SES on flood watch
Follow todayโs news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs I noted in my hello earlier, rain is on the brain in Sydney, with a deluge set to continue for days.Melbourne is cold, but lovely, and Adelaide and Hobart are both expecting sunshine today. Brisbane, Perth and Canberra are in for rain. Continue reading...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Breaking: Former MP jailed for 10 months for giving misleading evidence at ICAC
Former Liberal MP Daryl Maguire has been handed a jail sentence of 10 months for giving misleading evidence to the NSW corruption watchdog.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Silicon Valley's AI deals are creating zombie startups: 'You hollowed out the organization'
Unable to make big AI purchases because of regulatory hurdles, tech giants have spent billions to buy top talent from startups, leaving behind shell companies.
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:Liberals retain government in Tasmania, while federal Labor keeps big lead in polls
Two months after a no-confidence motion in the premier passed, spurring an early election, a second motion has failed. The island state now has a government.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Voices arguing that climate action is a waste of time are getting louder. Hereโs why they are wrong | Clear Air
Optimism may be hard to come by but the evidence shows some progress on emissions is not just possible โ itโs happening before our eyesWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereThere is something of a reality check under way on the response to the climate crisis. Itโs no secret that countries and corporations are far from living up to the goals set by...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Breaking: Review into Monash IVF embryo mix-ups to remain secret
The review was launched following unrelated cases of embryo mix-ups in Brisbane and Melbourne, which were reported this year.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Live: Bruce Lehrmann's appeal against defamation case begins
Bruce Lehrmann was found to have raped Brittany Higgins on the balance of probabilities. Today, his appeal against that ruling begins in the Federal Court.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Donโt Worry Village: The young S Koreans who left Seoul, seeking community
Disillusioned with Seoul's work-to-survive lifestyle, a group of Koreans find refuge in the rural 'Don't Worry Village'.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Country doctor makes tough decision to cut back appointments
Residents in a small central Queensland town are campaigning to get their full GP service back amid fears the area could lose another doctor.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:How was an alleged Israeli โchild sex predatorโ allowed to leave the US?
Release of senior Israeli official facing serious child sex charges in Nevada stirs controversy and raises questions.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Abrego Garcia pushes to toss criminal charges he says amount to 'vindictive' prosecution
Mistakenly deported man Kilmar Abrego Garcia is moving to dismiss his criminal case in Tennessee, arguing he was the subject of a vindictive and selective prosecution by the Trump administration. The motion is filed by those who feel they have been unfairly singled out by prosecutors and charged when others similarly situated would not have...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:What security guarantees for Ukraine would actually mean
There are inherent contradictions in the idea of the guarantees meant to prevent Russia from attacking Ukraine again.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Weโve been sending animals into space for 7 decades โ yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm
As a Russian space mission is set to launch mice into orbit, regulations are long overdue to recognise the sentience of animals and protect their welfare.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Australia stands firm in face of Israeli leader's blistering attack on PM
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke rebukes the Israeli prime minister's attack on Anthony Albanese as he defends the decision to cancel the visa of a member of Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:US tech stocks hit by concerns over future of AI boom
Warning from OpenAIโs Sam Altman and MIT paper puncture Wall Streetโs enthusiasm
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Noem: Trump wants border wall painted black so it is too hot to climb
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Trump wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black so that it would be too hot for migrants to climb over. โNow, if you look at the structure that's behind me, it's tall, which makes it very, very difficult to climb, almost impossible. It also...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Dozens of dead turtles with bleeding eyes wash up on NSW beaches
Wildlife carers are investigating after turtles with unusual symptoms washed ashore at several popular swimming spots north of Newcastle.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:South Africa minister under fire over racial slur
The minister faces calls to resign and an investigation after previously using offensive language.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Putin ‘won’t give up on trying to destroy’ us, Ukraine’s former foreign minister warns
The White House says that Vladimir Putin told President Trump that he would meet with the man whose country Russia invaded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes as Trump is ruling out sending U.S. troops to Ukraine and also signaling it would be impossible for Ukraine to get Crimea back. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraineโs foreign minister from 2014 to 2019.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:At least two girls killed by Israeli strike in Khan Younis
At least two girls killed by Israeli strike in Khan Younis At least two girls were killed and several people were injured on Tuesday by an Israeli stike on a house in Khan Younis, according to the Nasser Hospital in Gaza. The strike comes as several Palestinians were also injured in what Al Jazeera Arabic reported was an Israeli drone strike on a tent housing forcibly displaced people inal-Mawasicamp.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Trump White House launches TikTok account
The Trump administration launched its first TikTok account Tuesday as the fate of the social media app in the U.S. remains unclear. "Every day I wake up determined to deliver a better life for the people all across this nation," President Trump says in the first video shared to the account. "I am your voice."...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Trump eyes Intel stake
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump administration weighs Intel stake The Trump administration is considering taking a stake in Intel as a means of boosting the struggling U.S. chipmaker, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday. Luis M. Alvarez, Associated Press Lutnick indicated the money for the stake would come from previously allocated Biden-era funding....
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: Trump administration revokes security clearances of current, former officials
In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration revoked the security clearances of 37 current and former officials, Hurricane Erin is churning in the Atlantic as it slowly makes its way up the U.S. coastline, the American Academy of Pediatrics is offering vaccine guidance that differs from official U.S. recommendations and the State Department has reportedly canceled over 6,000 student visas.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Reeves explores reform to capital gains tax on expensive houses
UK Treasury considers overhaul of property levies as ministers confront a hole in the public finances of at least 20bn
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:A look at D.C. crime stats as Trump and city leaders offer competing claims
President Trump paints the nationโs capital as a city beset by crime and called in National Guard troops. D.C. leaders contend there is no crisis, pointing to crime rates at 30-year lows. But Charles Lehman of the conservative Manhattan Institute argues neither side is telling the complete truth. Amna Nawaz spoke with Lehman about how both the locals and feds could pursue smarter solutions.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Palestinian basketball star killed by Israel while trying to obtain food from GHF aid site
Palestinian basketball star killed by Israel while trying to obtain food from GHF aid site A Palestinian national basketball team player was killed by Israel while seeking food for his family in Khan Younis, Arabic media reported on Tuesday. Mohammed Shaalan, a famous Palestinian player who earned the nickname โThe Earthquake,โ was targeted by Israeli gunfire while trying to obtain food for his children at an American...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Bus crash kills dozens of Afghans deported from Iran
Local authorities said the bus had returned from Iran when it collided with a motorbike and then a truck that was laden with fuel in western Afghanistan.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:UN warns food aid cuts hit 500k in Cameroon
The United Nations has warned it will have to suspend life-saving humanitarian aid for over a half million refugees in Cameroon. The urgent suspension of this humanitarian assistance will take effect at the end of August without new and much-needed emergency funding. The UNโs World Food Programme, which provides food to 523,000 people, has already [โฆ]
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Homeless Alice Springs man to play soccer for Australia in Norway
Eighteen-year-old Lesley Thompson will travel to Oslo for an international street soccer tournament that aims to challenge attitudes about homelessness.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:The climate and market factors driving beef prices to record highs
Beef prices have soared to all-time highs with many families feeling the squeeze. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at the factors driving prices higher.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Ecuador: Indigenous Movement Denounces Assassination Attempt Against Leonidas Iza
The Indigenous and Peasant Movement of Cotopaxi (MICC) has issued a grave denunciation of an alleged assassination attempt against Leonidas Iza, former president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and recent presidential candidate for Pachakutik. According to the MICC, agents from the General Directorate of Intelligence stormed the community of San Ignacio, [โฆ]
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:House Republican calls for 'action' from Johnson to end redistricting
Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) called for โactionโ from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) amid a redistricting battle in his state. Johnson on Monday had gone after California Democratsโ proposed House map and said he was taking measures to halt the new congressional lines. โDemocrats across the nation have played politics with redistricting for decades, and...
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Why firefighters are facing toxic smoke with little to no protection
At the height of wildfire season, thousands of firefighters regularly face a host of dangers on the frontline, including confronting toxic smoke. As seasons grow longer and more intense, the health of wildland firefighters is under renewed focus. Stephanie Sy spoke with Hannah Dreier of The New York Times about her report on major health issues firefighters are facing.
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:Dangerous seas forecast for US East Coast as Hurricane Erin grows
The category two storm threatens to bring life-threatening surf and rip currents to the US East Coast.
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