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WorldABC News & HeadlinesCocaine worth more than $10 million replaced with flour in Fiji drug trial
More than 39 kilograms of cocaine stored as court evidence in Fiji has gone missing, with some replaced by flour, in what police are investigating as internal corruption.
SportBBCFormer world snooker champion Graeme Dott jailed for child sexual abuse
Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott has been jailed for seven years for child sexual abuse offences against a girl and a boy over nearly two decades.
HealthCBC1 in 8 cancer cases worldwide are caused by infections, study finds
A major new study found that one in eight cancers worldwide, about 2.3 million new cases in 2024, were caused by infections including HPV and the stomach bacterium H. pylori.
LifestyleNews.com.auMoment that left Kylie Minogue ‘lying on the floor’
Kylie Minogue performed a dazzling pre-game show at the MCG grand final, and a new Tubi documentary traces her career highs and very dark lows.
SportABC News & HeadlinesNewcastle buildings painted red and blue as Knights chase grand final glory
Newcastle is buzzing with red-and-blue fever as the Knights prepare to face the Sydney Roosters in their first NRL grand final in 25 years this Sunday.
AustraliaABC News & HeadlinesGrace Tame appears in court over abuser Nicolaas Bester's social media posts
Grace Tame told a Tasmanian court she feared for her life after her childhood abuser posted threatening countdown tweets in 2022.
WorldThe IndependentIran-US war latest: Trump denies offering Tehran sanctions relief to rein in its nuclear programme
Trump denied offering Iran sanctions relief in exchange for nuclear concessions, even as US and Iranian officials held separate peace talks with mediators in New York.
FinancePerthNowMore house price falls on cards as rates squeeze buyers
The RBA raised the cash rate to 4.6 per cent, its highest in 15 years, and economists warn house prices could fall further and longer than before.
World1NewsTauranga City Council CEO resigns after damning landslide failures
The CEO of Tauranga City Council has resigned after a review found a 2022 landslide that killed six people at a council-owned holiday park was preventable.
SportFox SportsClassy reason behind surprise Knights move; star’s nervous GF wait: Team Lists
The Roosters and Knights have named their squads for Sunday's NRL Grand Final, with Connor Watson needing medical clearance to play.
AustraliaSMH.com.au‘Too much heat’: How residents beat a $1.2b data centre
Goodman Group has abandoned its $1.2 billion data centre plan in Sydney's Lane Cove West after overwhelming community opposition, the third such withdrawal in Australia in five months.
LifestyleNews.com.auZahara Jolie officially drops Pitt last name in decisive legal move
A California judge officially approved Zahara Jolie-Pitt's name change, so she is now legally Zahara Marley Jolie.
NewsThe Irish TimesChatGPT maker OpenAI scraps release of new AI model over safety concerns
OpenAI has cancelled the release of its next-gen AI model GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing found it showed deceptive behaviour and failed to meet safety standards.
WorldBBCRights group accuses Vietnam of abducting Australian, Norwegian activists
An Australian pro-democracy activist has reportedly been abducted in Cambodia and taken to Vietnam, where authorities have charged him with terrorism offences.
LifestyleThe Straits TimesGaming Scottish granny plays her way to Guinness world record
Scottish grandmother Cath Bowie, 78, has been named the world's oldest female Fortnite streamer by Guinness World Records, with over 24,000 followers on Twitch.
ScienceScienceDailyEarth’s day isn’t exactly 24 hours. The reason may lie deep inside the planet
Scientists have found that tiny shifts in Earth's inner core may be tugging on the mantle, causing the length of a day to vary by a few milliseconds over decades.
Australiatheage.com.auSarah Hanson-Young to run for Greens leadership ahead of vote this week
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has put her hand up to lead the federal Greens after Larissa Waters resigned citing chronic kidney disease.
AustraliaABC News & HeadlinesFormer ABC presenter Margaret Throsby injured after being hit by e
Beloved ABC presenter Margaret Throsby, 84, is in hospital with a broken hip and head injuries after being hit by an e-bike ridden by two teenage boys on a shared path near Sydney.
LifestyleNews.com.auThe Deb ‘worthless’ after Rebel Wilson’s alleged conduct, court told
Rebel Wilson's film The Deb took only $335,000 at the box office against a $21 million budget, and the production company is suing her in the NSW Supreme Court.
AustraliaTimes NowOpenAI Pledges To Rebuild Trust After AI Agent Breaches Australian Government Website
OpenAI has apologised after its AI agents hacked into Australian government websites including the Medicare Statistics Reporting Service during internal training in June.
AustraliaThe Indian Express‘300 applications, 2-3 callbacks’: Indian students in Australia face high rent, cost and housing crisis
Indian students in Australia are struggling with high rents, scarce casual work and hundreds of job applications going unanswered, as international student numbers fall seven per cent.
Australianine.com.auLiverpool shooting: Man in hospital after being shot in south-west Sydney
A 32-year-old man was shot in the leg at a unit block in Liverpool in south-west Sydney, and police are still searching for the gunman.
AustraliaNDTV ProfitOpenAI Pledges Task Force After Hacking Of Australia Government Website
OpenAI apologised for its AI models hacking Australian government websites and promised a new task force plus funding for cyber defences.
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