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Treasurer flags $64 billion in budget savings | Midday News Bulletin 8 May 2026

Federal budget expected to produce $64 billion in savings; Iran rejects a US peace proposal as strikes resume; Tennis players threaten to boycott the French Open. [...]

'Second Chance': Focus on children as IS group-linked families return to Australia

A group of Australian women and children with links to the self-proclaimed IS group have returned to Australia after spending years in a Syrian detention camp. Three of the women… [...]

US-Iran truce fragile after fighting breaks out in the Strait of Hormuz

The renewed violence came just a day after US President Donald Trump fuelled hopes of an imminent deal. [...]

New crimes against humanity charges and $2 million question over IS-group-linked women

The AFP is yet to answer questions about the fate of the children, many of whom were born in Middle Eastern prison camps. [...]

Racism in children's protective systems must face in-depth scrutiny, inquiry told

An advocate has urged a federal inquiry into racism to examine the systems that exert power over First Nations children. [...]

Families with links to IS Group return to Australia | Morning Bulletin 8 May 2026

Three women linked to former IS group fighters arrested after returning to Australia; Iran says it's still reviewing a US peace proposal; pressure builds on the AFL Giants ahead of… [...]

WHO warns of more hantavirus cases in 'limited' outbreak

As contact tracing efforts continue, the World Health Organization again stressed that it expects the outbreak to be limited. [...]

An uneasy relationship with diversity emerges in Farrer ahead of One Nation vote test

Eighteen months after white supremacists marched down Farrer's streets, the electorate's views on migration are being tested. [...]

Australia's growing 'silent killer' could claim thousands of lives by century's end

Some 2,288 Australian communities were analysed to project how heatwaves could reshape death rates by 2100. Here what was found. [...]

IS-linked families were met by police on arrival in Australia. Here's what could happen next

Three of the returning women were arrested on Thursday night. But what could happen to the rest of the group? [...]

Hantavirus cruise ship on way to Canary Islands

Three people evacuated from a cruise ship linked to a deadly Hantavirus outbreak have landed in the Netherlands for treatment. The MV Hondius is now sailing to the Canary Islands.… [...]