The youth leading the push for a world without nuclear weapons

The threat posed by nuclear weapons has not faded, according to youth leaders who have attended a global conference in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the site of devastating atomic bomb attacks… [...]

Morning News Bulletin 8 September 2024

The final report of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide to be handed down; US and UK spy chiefs praise Ukraine's offensive in Kursk; and in Tennis, Australians… [...]

Inside the secretive Russian chats spreading threats against Ukraine's Australian fighters

It's an important communication tool among some of Australia's diaspora communities. But they say Telegram is also being used to spread misinformation, threats and sow division. [...]

'Deeply disturbing': Turkish-American woman 'shot in the head' by Israeli forces

Twenty-six-year-old activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was fatally shot by Israeli forces during a demonstration against illegal settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. A professor said she "begged her not… [...]

There's a huge plastic vortex in the ocean. This company claims it knows how to tackle it

A plastic waste vortex almost the size of Queensland is currently circulating the Pacific Ocean. Now, a not-for-profit is saying that, for the first time, it can tell the world… [...]

Former Trump adviser and one-time Republican vice-president both backing Kamala Harris

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is "dangerous" and there will be problems for the US and the world if he wins the November US election, the former president's erstwhile communications… [...]

Evening News Bulletin 7 September 2024

Frontline service providers welcome new family violence sector funding; Israeli forces kill an American-Turkish activist in the West Bank and in tennis, Taylor Fritz defeats Frances Tiafoe to advance to… [...]

‘Hungry kids struggle to learn’. Here’s how Lyndon feeds thousands of Australian school children

Australia’s cost-of-living crisis is impacting school children with a sharp rise this year in those arriving without breakfast or lunch. Experts say missed meals take a toll on classroom learning… [...]

Pope Francis in Papua New Guinea to promote unity

Pope Francis has arrived in Papua New Guinea during his 11-day visit to Asia and Oceania, with plans to promote unity, interfaith dialogue, and address issues of poverty and migration.… [...]

Home loan costs have reached a new high. Here's how much the average owner is borrowing

Interest rates aren't expected to dip any time soon and the size of Australian home loans has now surpassed all records. [...]

Midday News Bulletin 7 September 2024

In this bulletin, a US-Turkish woman killed in West Bank, after Israeli forces opened fire; An earthquake strikes New South Wales's Hunter region; and in Tennis, Jannik Sinner becomes the… [...]

Cost of living? The cost of dying is also soaring, and Australians are getting creative

The cost of living crisis is also impacting the cost of dying. In response, people are planning ahead and rethinking what's important. [...]