Today: November 21, 2024
Today: November 21, 2024

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Asia|Opinion|World

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize

Afghan girl who encouraged others to sing wins children’s peace prize
Asia|Crime|Health|News|Opinion|Political|World

A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls

As the UN comes under fire for giving the Taliban a seat at the table while excluding women, Anna Coren updates us on the dire consequences of the Taliban’s misogyny, as suicide rates among girls surge.

A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls
Health|News|Opinion|World

A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls

As the UN comes under fire for giving the Taliban a seat at the table while excluding women, Anna Coren updates us on the dire consequences of the Taliban’s misogyny, as suicide rates among girls surge.

A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls
Australia|Business|Health|World

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use

Australia restricts vape sales to pharmacies in ‘world-leading’ move to cut nicotine use
Australia|MidEast|News|World

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war

Australia appoints special envoys as antisemitism, Islamophobia rise over Gaza war
Australia|Crime|News|World

Russian-born couple charged with spying offense in Australia

Russian-born couple charged with spying offense in Australia

Russian-born couple charged with spying offense in Australia
Crime|News

She wanted ‘the world’ for her daughter. Instead, she got a landmark prison sentence

She wanted ‘the world’ for her daughter. Instead, she got a landmark prison sentence

She wanted ‘the world’ for her daughter. Instead, she got a landmark prison sentence
Australia|Crime|News

Helicopter crashes onto roof of Australian hotel, killing pilot

Helicopter crashes onto roof of Australian hotel, killing pilot

Asia|Education|News|World

Shut out of school by the Taliban, Afghan girls and women are finding new ways to learn

Shut out of school by the Taliban, Afghan girls and women are finding new ways to learn

Shut out of school by the Taliban, Afghan girls and women are finding new ways to learn
Environment|News

Whale tangled in fishing debris freed in Sydney Harbour

Whale tangled in fishing debris freed in Sydney Harbour

Whale tangled in fishing debris freed in Sydney Harbour
News|Sports|Travel|World

Two rescued from yacht after terrifying night at sea amid 20-foot waves

Two rescued from yacht after terrifying night at sea amid 20-foot waves

Two rescued from yacht after terrifying night at sea amid 20-foot waves
Australia|News|World

Video: Yacht adrift overnight in 20-foot waves

Australia's Navy and Air Force rescued two people after a terrifying night at sea as 20-foot waves tossed their stricken yacht nearly 200 miles off Australia’s eastern coast. 

Video: Yacht adrift overnight in 20-foot waves
Crime|News|US

Hunt widens for man who allegedly threw scalding coffee on baby

Hunt widens for man who allegedly threw scalding coffee on baby

Hunt widens for man who allegedly threw scalding coffee on baby
Australia|Crime|News|World

Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show

Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show

Protesters clash with police at Australia defense show
Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment|News|World

Meryl Streep: ‘A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan’

Actress and activist Meryl Streep addressed the UN General Assembly about the condition of women's rights under Taliban rule in Afghanistan.

Meryl Streep: ‘A squirrel has more rights than a girl in Afghanistan’
Arts|Entertainment

Meryl Streep takes on the Taliban with a story about cats, squirrels and birds

Meryl Streep takes on the Taliban with a story about cats, squirrels and birds

Meryl Streep takes on the Taliban with a story about cats, squirrels and birds
Environment

Koalas are up power poles, on roads, in schools. Why the outlook for Australia’s listed icons remains ‘poor’

Koalas are up power poles, on roads, in schools. Why the outlook for Australia’s listed icons remains ‘poor’

Koalas are up power poles, on roads, in schools. Why the outlook for Australia’s listed icons remains ‘poor’
Australia|Videos

‘They're frightened, they're lost.’ Hear why koalas are at risk in some Australian cities

Koalas are becoming a common sight in Brisbane during breeding season. In suburban areas, they’re climbing power poles, wandering into traffic, and entering backyards. See what happened when one koala came face to face with a dog.

‘They're frightened, they're lost.’ Hear why koalas are at risk in some Australian cities
Australia|Crime|News

Australian national broadcaster finds ‘systemic’ racism in workplace

Australian national broadcaster finds ‘systemic’ racism in workplace

Australian national broadcaster finds ‘systemic’ racism in workplace
Crime

Helicopter pilot who crashed into a hotel had drunk a ‘significant amount of alcohol,’ report finds

Helicopter pilot who crashed into a hotel had drunk a ‘significant amount of alcohol,’ report finds

Helicopter pilot who crashed into a hotel had drunk a ‘significant amount of alcohol,’ report finds
Crime|Travel|World

Fugitive father on the run with 3 children in one of the world’s wildest regions

Fugitive father on the run with 3 children in one of the world’s wildest regions

Fugitive father on the run with 3 children in one of the world’s wildest regions
Australia|Crime|Videos|World

Her kids disappeared in 2021. One man knows where they are

A video in New Zealand has emerged of what police believe to be fugitive Thomas Callam Phillips with his three children. Phillips has been evading police for three years since disappearing with his children Ember, Maverick and Jayda – now 8, 9 and 11 – into the rugged wilderness of the country’s North Island during a bitter family split in December 2021. He is wanted by police on a list of charges, including allegations that he robbed a bank in May 2023 with an unnamed female accomplice.

Her kids disappeared in 2021. One man knows where they are
Australia|Europe|Travel|World

King Charles visits Australia as the country puts its republic debate on hold

King Charles visits Australia as the country puts its republic debate on hold

King Charles visits Australia as the country puts its republic debate on hold
Europe|World

Australian lawmaker confronts British royals: ‘You are not my king’

Australian lawmaker confronts British royals: ‘You are not my king’

Australian lawmaker confronts British royals: ‘You are not my king’
Travel|World

Woman wedged upside down between rocks for 7 hours after trying to retrieve her phone

An Australian woman tried to grab her lost phone between boulders and became stuck upside down for seven hours before being rescued.

Woman wedged upside down between rocks for 7 hours after trying to retrieve her phone

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