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Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:38:16 +1000Australia’s tech fight making waves in the US
Australia's fight to protect children online is making waves in Silicon Valley.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +1000Harry and Meghan’s battle to be accepted into Cotswolds high society
Whether it’s the old-money gentry or the glossy weekenders that the Sussexes woo, they’ll need more than homemade jam to make an impression.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +1000The UN is an abject failure at stopping war. Could Australia help it escape Trump’s America?
The United Nations is powerless to protect democracy, and its most powerful members use their veto to prevent action against atrocities.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +1000Elizabeth left for an afternoon run. She never made it home
She is one of nine women whose bodies have been found in a South African province over the past two months, sparking fears a serial killer could be responsible.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:27:21 +1000First, there was Space Force. Now, Trump’s planning an ‘AI Force’
Even as he promised to appoint an “AI tsar”, Donald Trump continued to dismiss worries about AI’s pace or potential for harm.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:27:14 +1000Flames, smoke seen near Riyadh airport; Houthis claim attacks on Saudi capital
Yemen’s Houthis said they attacked sites in the Saudi capital with missiles and drones, hours after flames were seen near the city’s main airport.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:40:38 +1000Houthis claim attack on Riyadh airport
Houthi rebels claim they have attacked the Saudi Arabian capital with drones and missiles.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +1000This is the data centre capital of the world. They’re starting to regret it
About 70 per cent of the world’s internet traffic flows through this county in Virginia. Whether it is a road map for Australia, or a cautionary tale, depends on who you ask.
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 04:43:00 +1000Reporters locked out of White House grounds as Trump’s ban takes effect
Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico had their passes confiscated when they tried to enter the White House on Saturday, in what CNN called an “illegal assault” on press freedom.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:19:33 +1000Trump’s love of AI is more complicated than it looks
While the US President is seemingly unwilling to take a step back on the development of the technology, there are many inside the administration who are urging caution.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:29:27 +1000‘Those are exactly the words he said’: Earl Spencer says he is telling the truth about the King
Diana’s younger brother has stuck to his guns, suggesting to the BBC that King Charles is embarrassed about his alleged disparaging remark about the princess.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:09:14 +1000Trump, Denmark strike deal to shut Russia and China out of Greenland
The agreement, to be signed at the United Nations next week, will explicitly ban US and NATO adversaries from building bases or maintaining troops in Greenland, and from making sensitive investments there.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +1000‘Total war’: The human face of the assault on Ukraine
In Kyiv, every decision is a gamble when Russia is intensifying its drone and missile strikes. Ukrainians continue their lives, but the pressure is exhausting after more than four years of war.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:41:41 +1000Trump bans CNN from the White House
Donald Trump has banned CNN from the White House, citing their bias against him.
Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:38:40 +1000Trump says he is banning CNN and other news outlets from the White House
The announcement is an extraordinary escalation of Trump’s long-standing animosity towards the media and outlets that report factual stories he does not like.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 20:37:37 +1000Two students killed in Philippine school shooting
The incident follows two fatal gun incidents since June at schools in the Philippines, where school shootings were previously rare.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +1000‘Very kindly, very cute’: Bali locals mourn the two children murdered by their Australian father
People are struggling to understand the shocking murder-suicide of Australian Damien John Shaw and his son and daughter in Kuta’s popular Legian neighbourhood.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:57:23 +1000Iranians rally by the hundreds of thousands in biggest show of defiance since war began
The crowds were pledging their readiness to take up arms in a government-organised rally stressing national unity.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:37:27 +1000Thai suitcase murder suspect pleads not guilty to all charges
Australian Simon Peter Carman is charged with intentionally killing a person, concealing a body and two charges relating to taking a minor for indecent acts.
Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:02:59 +1000‘Like a lottery winner’: Charles ‘elated’ after Diana’s death, her brother’s new book claims
Earl Spencer’s book claims the then-prince Charles seemed “giddily elated” in the immediate aftermath of Diana’s death in a car crash in 1997.