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Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100
Woody Allen is not sorry about his friendship with Epstein
The nonagenarian director is taking a slightly different tack than many of the other powerful people associated with the disgraced former financier.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:54:17 +1100
At least two killed in US university shooting
At least two people have been killed and eight more injured in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, US.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:50:11 +1100
‘I’m just in here shaking’: Hunt continues for gunman in US university mass shooting
Police are searching for a man who opened fire at Brown University in Rhode Island as students sat their final exams.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:30:00 +1100
Unspeakable violence against girls and women meets global silence
Australia has just introduced a world-leading sanctions regime against the Taliban, an important but insufficient step as the world turns away.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:36:08 +1100
Nobel Peace Prize winner, key opposition figures freed in Belarusian deal with US
The prisoner release was by far the biggest since Trump’s administration opened talks this year with veteran authoritarian leader and Putin ally Alexander Lukashenko.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:27:23 +1100
Israel says it killed senior Hamas commander in Gaza
It is the highest-profile assassination of a senior Hamas figure since the Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect in October.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:12:20 +1100
UK police won’t probe claim former prince asked bodyguard to investigate Giuffre
The family of Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre said they were “deeply disappointed” by the decision, adding that “justice has not been served”.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:37:24 +1100
Trump pledges retaliation after three Americans are killed in Syria ambush
US President Donald Trump says “there will be very serious retaliation” after two US service members and one American civilian were killed by IS in Syria.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:28:34 +1100
Trump vows to retaliate after three Americans killed in Syria attack
US President Donald Trump has vowed to retaliate after two US servicemen and one American civilian were killed in Syria.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +1100
The dictator, the rebels – and the father of three who stumbled barefoot into freedom
As Bashar al-Assad fled for Moscow, the doors of his notorious prison flew open. And one man, after six long years behind bars, made his way home, broken but alive.

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +1100
‘Crossed the line’: The week Trump turned his back on Europe
A US security plan takes aim at European governments for being weak, with a fixation on open borders, political correctness and censorship.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 21:16:47 +1100
Philippines says three fishermen injured by Chinese water cannons in South China Sea
Chinese coast guard ships used powerful water cannons and blocking manoeuvres against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal, the Philippine coast guard said.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 16:31:10 +1100
Classic Australian story gets a new life on New York stage
It is a daunting task: reimagining one of Australia’s most loved and important books – not to mention the Peter Weir film adaptation – on the opposite side of the world.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:14:01 +1100
Andrew attends palace christening of Princess Beatrice’s daughter
It is the first time the former prince and his former wife, Sarah Ferguson, are known to have been invited into a palace since he lost his titles.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 09:46:00 +1100
National Trust sues Trump to stop White House ballroom after East Wing razed
The controversial ballroom project is among several sweeping changes the US president has made to the White House since he returned to office.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 08:25:28 +1100
King Charles gives health update in push to boost cancer screening
The 77-year-old said his treatment for cancer can be reduced in the new year as he discussed the disease in a televised address.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:40:18 +1100
King Charles talks about his cancer journey
The King says his cancer treatment will be scaled back thanks to early intervention.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +1100
Japan accelerates military build-up amid tensions with China
Japan is racing to fortify some of its most vulnerable territory, but that is raising the stakes of the current spat between Tokyo and Beijing.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +1100
Bikie-linked security firm still guarding Nauru detainees
Personnel at MA Services Group have repeatedly attempted to cover up its role in an ongoing operation involving a private security force sent to Nauru to guard exiled Australian immigration detainees.

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 04:45:00 +1100
The healthcare workers fighting a preventable cancer in Timor-Leste
Healthcare workers led by a team of Australian doctors are working on the front lines to eliminate cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific.

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