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A 'devastating truth' still lingers 25 years after 9/11

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A huge ball of fire and smoke coming from one of the Twin Towers

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The growing health crisis linked to 9/11 air exposure has driven experts, lawyers and politicians to push for better compensation for victims and families.

The thousands of messages that OpenAI is calling a 'warning shot'

Tens of thousands of messages from hundreds of rogue OpenAI agents reveal how the self-described "collective" coordinated the attack on AI infrastructure company Hugging Face.

Topic:AI

An illustrated graphic of computers in a sandbox, plugged into a cloud, which links to a screen showing the hugging face emoji

Hanson's overreach on Hastie kicks Liberals into gear

This week the One Nation leader dug her heels in on two high-risk demonstrations.

Analysis by Michelle Grattan

Pauline Hanson stands in a corridor with a smile on her face.

It's an odd time for Labor to play politics as usual with federal grants

MPs make promises; MPs deliver on those promises — but the public expects we all get a fair go when politicians spend our money.

Analysis by Jake Evans

Officer who hit man on hospital stretcher keeps job with NSW Police

A NSW Police officer keeps his job despite being found guilty of assaulting a man who was being wheeled into hospital on a gurney by paramedics.

Topic:Police

Two police officers and two paramedics hovering around a man on a stretcher, ambos in the background.

'Can't believe it': Wheelchair user's fury over Qantas saga

Qantas has backflipped and says it is now planning to replace an expensive powered wheelchair broken beyond repair on one of its flights, after questions from the ABC.

Topic:Air Transport Industry

A person of Asian background with long pink hair sitting in a wheelchair

The FIFO Rams may have lost the battle for hearts and minds

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Ahead of the NFL's debut at the MCG, the San Francisco 49ers have embraced Australia and been embraced right back in turn. But have the LA Rams missed an opportunity to throw their arms around the locals, particularly given this is supposed to be their party?

'Not sick enough': Woman with eating disorder details 55 hours in emergency department

Topic:Eating Disorders

A woman wearing a beanie lays on a hospital bed with a stuffed bunny

Israeli PM's wife hit with $1.2m defamation suit over Oct 7 conspiracy theory

Topic:World Politics

Sara Netanyahu smiling while facing toward her left and wearing a white top with black collar and buttons

Fossilised 'T. Rex' poo contains stunningly preserved feather

A hand holds a small fossilised coprolite.

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A well-preserved feather discovered inside fossilised dinosaur faeces could help explain why ancestors of modern birds survived the mass extinction.

Greens co-founder weighs in on party split over koala park carbon credits

Topic:The Greens

An older man in hiking boots and a jacket sits on the enormous roots of a tree in a rainforest.

'You get $5,000': Trump promises to pay voters if Republicans win midterms

Topic:World Politics

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention.

Why Japan wants the new world map changed

Topic:Geography

The sun sets over the water where a fishermen stands with his net.

Fresh air found for first time in inundated Nepal tunnels

Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

A dozen emergency workers in orange vests dig around a rocky landscape in the rain.

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Friday news quiz: Prince George at Eton, Trump's cash promise and another art heist

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Spare a thought for Prince George on his first day at Eton as your nervously tackle today's 10 questions.

New doco reveals how John Howard looks back on Tampa turning point

Topic:Television

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Book about Kumanjayi Walker's killing wins $80,000 at literary awards

Topic:Awards and Prizes

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Chinese cargo ship nearly halves time to UK via 'Polar Silk Road'

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A Chinese container ship completes the first regular Arctic voyage to the UK, cutting weeks off the traditional Asia-Europe route.

At least 25 people killed in cargo ship blaze in Chinese port

'No face-to-face meeting': Former One Nation candidate questions vetting process

Topic:One Nation

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Bacon thrown at Victorian mosque in act condemned by Muslim leaders

Topic:Religious Discrimination

A man in a grey and black track suit and a beanie scatters holds a plastic bag in the air on a brick balcony.

Fire in rebel-held east Congo kills 24 schoolchildren, official says

Topic:Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

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Woman's death linked to 'highly potent' synthetic opioid first in ACT

Topic:Courts

Free canola field lets tourists take selfies without trampling crops

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NSW towns are capitalising on canola's picturesque backdrop with a free public field proving a major drawcard.

Commissioner 'deeply worried' by sexual violence trajectory

Topic:Sexual Offences

Micaela Cronin has short blonde hair, she wears a green blazer, with microphones in front of her.

'I believe Israeli survivors': Grace Tame clarifies October 7 attack comments

Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

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'Perfect storm': Sydney criminals 'defrauded banks of up to $600m'

A detective holds a bundle of one hundred dollar notes wrapped in elastic bands.

A woman in a white jacket entering a police car, her face is blurred.

A man in a suit and the other in smart casual dress with their faces blurred.

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NSW police say one of Australia's largest fraud syndicates has fleeced banks of up to $600 million in fraudulent loans in what one investigator described as the largest financial crime he has seen.

US judge rules Tate brothers as flight risk in denying jail release

Topic:Courts

Joyce vague on details, Albanese wins tennis match amid golf grant saga

Analysis by Courtney Gould

'We're doing this': Labor goes for gas reservation over tax

Topic:Federal Government

Federal ministers dressed in suits speak at a podium flanked by Australian flags.

Fears for historic show's future after years of cancelled events

Topic:Charities

Fossil bones and tools from mysterious ancient human unearthed in China

Person wearing hat digging things out of dirt floor in cave.

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A rare combination of tools and fossils found in a Chinese cave could help scientists learn more about our mysterious extinct cousins, the Denisovans.