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Two men charged with assaulting police officer at Sydney hotel after rally
Two men are charged after a police officer was assaulted during a brawl at a hotel in Sydney's CBD, following Sunday's anti-immigration March for Australia rally.
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Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Once paid with a gold nugget, The Flying Vet calls time on 45-year career
Peter Trembath, the subject of the 1990s documentary The Flying Vet, is calling time on a long and adventurous career.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX set to open lower after tech sell-off dragged Wall Street down
The ASX is set to retreat after Wall Street investors bailed on technology stocks on Friday. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Stunning long-range strike helps Liverpool claim clash of EPL heavyweights
Dominik Szoboszlai unleashes the longest goal of the English Premier League season to help Liverpool strike the first telling blow in this year's title race against last year's runner-up Arsenal.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Gretchen Whitmer takes different approach with Trump than Newsom, Pritzker
As Democratic governors have become vocal critics of President Trump, one governor's response has been more muted. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who is frequently mentioned as a possible contender for the 2028 presidential contest, has kept her focus on Michigan, a pivotal swing state Trump won in 2024. Whitmer has been quiet as other potential Democratic...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Trump administration looking at proposals at ethnically cleansing Gaza
Trump administration looking at proposals at ethnically cleansing Gaza US President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly preparing a plan to place Gaza under American control and forcibly remove its population, codifying ethnic cleansing and cementing Israel’s genocide. The Washington Post reports that Gaza’s more than two million residents would be relocated abroad or confined to secure zones for at least ten...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Condemns US Naval Movements Near Venezuela
In a powerful statement that has reverberated through diplomatic circles, Roger Waters, the co-founder of the legendary rock band Pink Floyd, has publicly condemned what he describes as American military posturing near Venezuela. This intervention comes at a time when tensions in the Southern Caribbean are escalating, with reports indicating that US naval vessels have […]
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Aboriginal man died after carer put him in 'bear hug', family claims
The family of an Aboriginal man who died after being put in a "bear hug" is suing his Alice Springs disability care provider for negligence.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Australian avocado industry eyes China as next major export market
High volumes of avocados are expected for next season's crop, with China touted as the next major export region.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: Fears over the rise of 3D-printed guns; Xi hosts Putin and Modi; Oscar Piastri wins Dutch GP
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. Australia’s gun controls are increasingly under pressure from 3D-printed firearms, as authorities struggle to combat the rise of these often untraceable, lethal weapons.Meanwhile, the US and other western powers have been left on the sidelines as China hosts world...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Rudy Giuliani seriously injured in car accident
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's vehicle was "struck from behind at high speed," his team said. The ex-Trump lawyer is reportedly in good spirits but will remain hospitalized.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:NZ’s shift to more private health care will likely raise costs and reduce quality: what the evidence tells us
Many studies show public funding of private health care can be more expensive and less equitable. A truly evidence-based health system would acknowledge this.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:NZ’s shift to more private healthcare will likely raise costs and reduce quality: what the evidence tells us
Many studies show public funding of private healthcare can be more expensive and less equitable. A truly evidence-based health system would acknowledge this.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida killed in Gaza, Israel says
The military spokesman was killed in strikes on Saturday, Israel says - Hamas has not confirmed the death.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:‘Fields of rubble’: Israel, destroying Gaza City, kills 78 across enclave
Once teeming and crowded with residential buildings, Gaza City is home to one million now facing forcible displacement.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Puerto Rico: Thousands March Demanding Independence
Approximately 3,000 people marched this Sunday through the historic streets of Old San Juan in favor of Puerto Rican independence, an initiative that also expanded to several cities in the United States with the purpose of demanding the decolonization of the island. RELATED: Jenniffer Gonzalez to Seek Puerto Rico’s Annexation to the U.S. The March […]
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:How Geopolitical Tensions Impacted US Books in China
The number of books by U.S. authors released in China has drastically decreased in recent years, but this has happened in a subtle and indirect way.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Hospital art project helps 'leave a glow', palliative care patient says
Under the careful tutelage of Albert "Doc" Todd, patients at a South Australian palliative care service are turning plain tables into colourful pieces of art.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Teens warned misinformation about health is 'rife' on social media
Two-thirds of teenagers get their health advice on social media, but a researcher says much of it is a "waste of time and money" and at worst, potentially harmful.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:McMahon rejects 'misconception' of federal funding losses if Education Department heads back to states
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday pushed back on what she called a “misconception” of federal funding losses if her department is wound down at the federal level the way the Trump administration wants. “I think the misconception is that federal funding will go away if the Department of Education goes back more to the...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Experts say weekend anti-immigration rallies raise 'concerning development'
Members of the multicultural community describe fear and hurt after the weekend's anti-immigration demonstrations, while experts raise concerns about far-right groups.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:How can the International Criminal Court achieve justice for women?
A new book rewrites judgments in cases decided by the ICC from a feminist perspective.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea mining
Four Pacific nations are backing deep-sea mining, while others worry about environmental consequences. The split could threaten the region’s climate leadership.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:From daycare through to uni, we’ve all had this type of teacher
A new book shows how casual educators and teachers play a crucial role in education. But many face underpayment and uncertainty juggling too many contract jobs.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:How we tricked AI chatbots into creating misinformation, despite ‘safety’ measures
Research reveals why simple prompts can bypass AI safeguards.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Over-the-top melodrama, a platonic rom-com and retirement village murders: what to watch in September
From a new ABC drama to a Biggest Loser documentary, here’s the best of what’s streaming now.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Australian parents are helping their kids buy a first home with less money, but more rent-free living
Half of parents in a recent survey said they’d helped out financially in some way – but some could afford much more than others.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:New data shows a jump in older people dying from drug overdoses
The steepest rise in opioid overdose deaths is among those aged 40 to 69.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Local journalists and fixers are dying at unprecedented rates in Gaza. Can anyone protect them?
Palestinian journalists do not have access to the same training, equipment or pay as foreign correspondents, despite the fact their lives are on the line in Gaza.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Gaza officials say journalist’s killing brings toll to 247
Gaza officials say journalist’s killing brings toll to 247 Gaza’s Government Media Office says the number of journalists killed in Israel’s war on Gaza has risen to 247 following the death of journalist Islam Abed. “We condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli occupation’s targeting and assassination of Palestinian journalists,” the office said in a statement. It added that Israel and the countries “participating in...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Giuliani seriously injured in car crash
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was seriously injured in a car crash on Saturday evening in New Hampshire, according to a statement from his security team. Giuliani’s vehicle was “struck from behind at high speed,” Michael Ragusa, head of Giuliani's security, said in an official news release. Giuliani, who previously served as President Trump's...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Maryland Governor calls National Guard in DC 'performative'
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., is “performative,” despite a recent drop in the violent crime rate. In an interview that aired Sunday on ABC News’s “This Week,” Moore acknowledged there’s more work to do in Baltimore to bring down the crime rate. He said...
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:Rare licence plates expected to spark bidding frenzy
Sixteen of Victoria's rarest and most sought-after licence plates are not likely to go cheap when they are auctioned off at a sold-out event.
Published on: August 31, 2025 | Source:PA says Israel carrying out secret excavations and demolitions under Al Aqsa Mosque
PA says Israel carrying out secret excavations and demolitions under Al Aqsa Mosque The Palestinian Authority’s Jerusalem Governorate says leaked footage shows Israeli authorities carrying out secret excavations and demolitions beneath the Al Aqsa Mosque compound. “These operations deliberately target Islamic antiquities dating back to the Umayyad period, which stand as living witnesses and irrefutable evidence of...
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