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Australia has around 100,000 eggs in IVF storage. Some want to see unclaimed eggs donated

Australia

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Dreaming of spreadsheets and battling stage fright: Behind the world Excel championships

Life

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'Remarkable': How Gaza protests unfolded in Australia and around the world

Australia

'Really angry': Isabel is one of hundreds considering class action against this IVF provider

Health

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NSW SES volunteers participate in a training exercise on Sydney Harbour (AAP)

Natural disasters are growing; could an army of young volunteers help?

Australia

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First Nations youth train as firefighters to defend Country and Community: 'I want to make a difference'

Indigenous

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Coalition calls for independent inquiry into Triple-zero ecosystem | Evening News Bulletin 29 September 2025

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Trump hints at Middle East peace plan: 'All on board for something special'

Middle East

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It's been more than three and a half years since one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recent history left devastation in Tonga.

Signs of life emerging almost four years on from eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano

Science

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Lions and Cats greet huge Melbourne crowds ahead of Saturday's Grand Final

Sport

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Anthony Albanese touches down in London for talks with key western allies

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US tariff of 100 per cent on pharma trade announced ahead of Trump-Albanese meeting

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Current Affairs

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In America's war on autism, families like Eileen's are on the frontline

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This Christian community embraces traditional living. But ex-members allege it has dark secrets

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Why Brooke chose Facebook over an IVF clinic to find a sperm donor

Life

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'Not exactly glamorous': The 'disheartening' reality of dating in rural Australia

Australia

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

Life

Small Business Secrets Feature

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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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Watch Insight on Tuesday 30 September at 8.30pm (AEST) on SBS and SBS On Demand

With social media, AI chatbots, banking, maps and a camera all on a device kept in your hip pocket, technology seems non-negotiable. But do the costs outweigh the conveniences? Kumi Taguchi speaks with tech enthusiasts and abstainers, and those experiencing tech addictions – asking are we too reliant on our digital devices?

Watch Dateline on Tuesday 30 September at 9.30pm (AEST) on SBS and SBS On Demand

With US Health Secretary RFK Jnr declaring autism an “epidemic,” Dateline reports from America on the intense societal, and political divisions surrounding autism and meets the families living it.

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