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Ned's grandson died in police custody. Three months on, the cause still isn't confirmed.

Australia

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$548.5 million: The price the government is willing to pay 'to avoid a public trial' of robodebt

Australia

Protest poster showing Mahsa Amini’s photo with the text “Say Her Name: #MahsaAmini”.

'I'm ready to be arrested': How women in Iran fight 'state-sanctioned sexual violence'

World

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Gob has been making rafts in his local river his whole life. It's never made him sick until now

World

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Spring brings warmer weather, flower shows... and food safety concerns

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Kumanjayi White's autopsy report completed | Evening News Bulletin 22 September 2025

World

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Australia recognises Palestinian state at the UN

Australia

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SBS News in Easy English 22 September 2025

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Fandi Ahmad urges Australian clubs to return to Singapore, reigniting football links and inspiring next generation

Sport

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Healing Country: The Noongar man leading regenerative land management to restore ecosystems and community in Western Australia's Wheatbelt

Australia

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Home ownership appears to be the key to retiring with more money, with the average super balance for a retiree who owned their home outright at more than $500,000 in 2023.

HILDA report reveals people in Australia are retiring later

Life

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: The Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio has officially opened the doors at its new home in Federation Square.

A new home for Melbourne’s Electronic Sound Studio

Life

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When Andrea’s husband died, their blended family was 'instantaneously decimated'

Life

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Modified and dangerous: The popular 'illegal motorbikes' on Australia's roads

Australia

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Cali lives a proud 'trad life'. But a former tradwife says the lifestyle left her 'dead inside'

Life

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Nick was a 'subservient' child in church, but 'tiny little cracks' eventually shattered his faith

Life

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I went to search a car for drugs while on duty. What happened next made me re-evaluate my life

Life

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'When I wear the clothes... I feel proud': How these women fleeing conflict find strength

Australia

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Diana lived in her car while battling cancer. A new housing initiative is offering hope

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An atomic bomb, a missed train and an extraordinary story of survival.

World

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What this grieving daughter found online is helping thousands in Australia

Life

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