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Trump pauses Iran strikes + Today’s AusAlert explained
Monday Headlines: Jacinta Allan expected to face leadership challenge US and Iran pause strikes as fears petrol could return to $2 a litre in Australia Berlin gay pride terror suspect shot dead More bird flu detections in South Australia Australia's flag bearer wins gold at the Commonwealth Games…
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An AI broke out of its cage & hacked a company. The world's spies warned us
OpenAI admitted this week that two of its most powerful models broke out of a sealed test environment and hacked another company - on their own initiative, to steal the answers to an exam they were sitting. The AI lab says it’s unprecedented but it lands about a month after the Five Eyes spy all…
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Our take: Divine Playhouse controversy, men in childcare & The Odyssey
Usually this is where you'd find The Weekend Briefing - a feature chat with a human behind the headline. This Saturday, we're launching something a little different: the week that was, and what we all made of it. And by "we" we don't just mean us. You're in on this one too. Each Saturday kicks …
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Billions more poured into AUKUS + Telco outages can be avoided. Here’s how
Friday Headlines: Billions more invested in AUKUS as Labor looks to keep a lid on debate at national conference Pauline Hanson lashes DV payments, child support, in newly surfaced interview Global oil price back up above $100 for the first time in two months Warnings after Open AI model breaks out…
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Hanson slammed for DV comments + Should we ban men from childcare?
Headlines: Pauline Hanson under fire after claiming domestic violence is a ‘two-way street’ Labor's national conference begins today Libs call for guarantee Australian ISIS doctor won't be able to return Victorian teachers strike Prince George turns 13 Deep Dive: Last week, Hamish Tait became the …
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Chance of rate hike doubles + The laws to unmask trolls & creepy bosses
Wednesday Headlines: Another interest rate hike now twice as likely as tensions flare in the middle east Pauline Hanson hits back at White Australia claims Interim report into Kumanjayi Little Baby's death finds child protection failings Victorian teachers to strike after rejected pay offer Aussie …
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Barnaby’s bizarre live TV moment + Will Russia use nukes in Ukraine?
Tuesday Headlines: Israel criticises proposed Labor policy on even of national conference Melbourne ‘ISIS bride’ granted bail Andy Burnham sworn in as the new UK Prime Minister Australia's ski resorts set new winter heat record Aussie mum's 1 in 15 million birth sees her deliver identical quadrupl…
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Hanson’s White Australia claims + How Australia funds Israeli settlements
Monday Headlines: One Nation rebounds in the polls and Pauline Hanson criticised by Albo Fighting continues in Iran as two US personnel killed Tate brothers arrested New rules for gov departments using AI 2026 FIFA World Cup final plays this morning Deep Dive: More than half a million Israeli s…
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Spain v Argentina: The facts & scandals behind the World Cup final
One and a half billion sets of eyes will be on New Jersey come Monday morning, when Spain and Argentina face off to decide who takes home football's biggest prize. In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by Ed Kavalee - co-host of SBS's nightly show Santo & Ed's Cup Fever - to get …
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The on-air walkout that inspired Georgie Tunny's new chapter
Georgie Tunny has spent more than a decade working her way through Australian newsrooms, from an ABC cadetship to Network 10's flagship desk. In this episode of The Weekend Briefing, Helen Smith asks Georgie what it took to carve out a place in sports journalism as a woman when the industry offer…
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