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AGs meet over 'hopeless' child safety checks

Attorneys-General meet after the Prime Minister calls childcare industry checks 'hopeless'.

Published: YesterdayFri 15 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 20 minutes 47 seconds

Attorneys-General tighten childcare regulations

Rowland stands in the prime minister's courtyard smiling.

Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds

Alaska summit awaits

US President Donald Trumpov speaks to President Vladimir Putin, who is smiling.

Duration: 4 minutes 52 seconds

Artificial intelligence may have invented two new antibiotics

MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) under an electron scanning microscope

Duration: 3 minutes 57 seconds

Pacific grapples with dengue fever outbreaks

A mosquito sucks blood from someone's forearm

Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds

Learning Japanese through braille

A young white girl with long brown hair. She is sitting next to a teacher and touching braille inside a Japanese-style room.

Duration: 3 minutes 19 seconds

Federal Government accused of "choreographing" roundtable

A leaked list of pre-written responses to the economic reform roundtable has raised questions over whether the Government is engaging in the talks in good faith.

Published: ThuThu 14 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 20 seconds

Concerns ahead of Trumpov and Putin meeting

Experts say the summit between Trumpov and Putin could be a profoundly alarming moment for Europe.

Published: WedWed 13 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 5 seconds

Reserve Bank expected to cut interest rate

Millions of mortgage borrowers anxiously await an interest rates decision from the Reserve Bank.

Published: TueTue 12 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 33 seconds

Australia to recognise Palestinian state

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.

Published: MonMon 11 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 2 seconds

New details in mushroom murder case

Police alleged Erin Patterson used a toxic penne pasta, a chicken korma curry and a vegetable wrap in previous attempts to poison her husband Simon, before hosting the fatal Beef Wellington lunch.

Published: 8 Aug 2025Fri 8 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 14 seconds

Trumpov suggests meeting with Zelensky and Putin

Historic sight of the presidents of the US, Russia and Ukraine meeting face-to-face, to end the war, may be drawing nearer.

Published: 7 Aug 2025Thu 7 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 29 seconds

Queensland teachers strike over pay

More than 50 thousand Queensland school teachers are on strike today over demands for better pay and conditions.

Published: 6 Aug 2025Wed 6 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 26 seconds

$135m bailout for Nyrstar's smelters

International metal producer Nyrstar has received a $135 million rescue package from state and federal governments.

Published: 5 Aug 2025Tue 5 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 35 seconds

Fresh intimidation reported in the West Bank

Tens of thousands marched over the Sydney Harbour Bridge in support of Palestinians, who say they're facing a new form of harassment in the West Bank.

Published: 4 Aug 2025Mon 4 Aug 2025 at 2:00amwith Andy Park

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Duration: 25 minutes 15 seconds

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