Afternoon update newsletter
Afternoon Update: father charged over Sydney house fire; Alice Springs curfew lifted; and New York City discovers the wheelie bin
Three children died and four more were injured alongside their mother in a house fire in Sydney’s west
Afternoon Update: robotax ‘bugs’ revealed; toxic smoke warning after Melbourne fire; and 16 insects approved for human consumption
Internal tax office reports and correspondence show more than 600 accounts affected by failings in ATO systems
Afternoon Update: PM appoints antisemitism envoy; leading Democrat tells Biden to drop out; and China-backed hacker group unmasked
Albanese says it is ‘not acceptable’ for Jewish Australians to be made to feel unsafe, reveals plans to appoint similar envoy to combat Islamophobia
Afternoon Update: three-night curfew in Alice Springs; leftwing victory in France; and a successful four-day work week trial
The rise of the far right in France has been stalled in elections that saw a left-green alliance come out on top
Afternoon Update: Labour wins UK election in landslide; Usman Khawaja accuses Dutton of ‘fuelling Islamophobia’; and bird flu in Canberra
Labour win UK vote in electoral landslide, but plenty of ins and outs to watch
Afternoon Update: ‘Deeply torn’ Payman quits Labor; Lehrmann to stand trial on rape charge; and dugongs disappear in Vanuatu
WA senator will remain in the upper house as an independent in a major rupture with the Albanese government over Palestine
Afternoon Update: Biden says he ‘nearly fell asleep’ at debate; suspected NT crocodile attack; and Australians’ life expectancy declines
The US president is due to meet Democratic governors amid concerning polls and calls to withdraw his candidacy
Afternoon Update: Biden denounces supreme court ruling; boy arrested over alleged Sydney stabbing; and how Xena: Warrior Princess was made
US president calls 6-3 ruling a ‘dangerous precedent’ that overturns basic principle of equality before law
Afternoon Update: PM defends Payman suspension; humpback whale rescued; and US offers Boeing ‘sweetheart’ plea deal
Anthony Albanese accused Labor’s youngest senator of disrupting the government’s message as stage-three tax cuts rolled out
Afternoon Update: Democrats worried after poor Biden performance; Nine to cut 200 jobs; and sharp increase in Victorian motorcyclist fatalities
Donald Trump and Joe Biden sparred over abortion and tax policy in the first presidential debate
Afternoon Update: mushroom gummies recalled after ‘disturbing’ hallucinations; Lehrmann told to pay $2m in costs; and chicken soup to restore the soul
Byron Bay manufacturer says consuming whole bag could ‘make people feel weird’
Afternoon Update: Julian Assange on his way to Australia; inflation rises; and financial therapists on money and feelings
Anthony Albanese says he believes Australians ‘overwhelmingly’ wanted to see the WikiLeaks founder freed
Afternoon Update: Julian Assange released from prison; the Greg Lynn trial verdict; and AI song generators sued
WikiLeaks founder’s mother says Assange’s ordeal ‘finally coming to an end’ – but freedom of the press still at stake
Afternoon Update: Matt Kean to head federal climate body; fresh unrest in New Caledonia; and governor general gets pay rise
Albanese government announces former NSW Liberal will head the Climate Change Authority
Afternoon Update: couple plead not guilty to Amber Haigh murder; First Nations elders oppose nuclear plan; and South Korea considers arming Ukraine
Robert and Anne Geeves face court over the suspected killing of Haigh, who disappeared in June of 2002
Afternoon Update: Coalition’s nuclear ‘fantasy’; Cape York’s Unesco dream; and Ash Barty’s tennis return
The Coalition began its soft-sell on nuclear energy as the government muscled up to push back
Afternoon Update: Dutton unveils nuclear plan without costs; bird flu detected in NSW; and children dying from air pollution
The Coalition is proposing to build seven nuclear power plants and two small modular reactors
Afternoon Update: Coalition divided on energy; Victoria raises age of criminal responsibility; and North Korea’s lucrative human hair trade
Simon Birmingham contradicts Nationals’ leader, saying renewables are ‘an important part of the mix’
Afternoon Update: major native title ruling; Chinese officials appear to block Cheng Lei’s view at event; and why are Australian houses so cold?
The Kabi Kabi people have been awarded native title over a 356,345-hectare estate on the Sunshine Coast
Afternoon Update: Teal MP’s seat facing abolition; attempted murder charge over Wakeley stabbing; and Elon Musk’s $68bn pay package
The Australian electoral commission has recommended the North Sydney seat held by independent Kylea Tink should be abolished
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