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Trump says war 'very close to being over' as US flags fresh talks with Iran

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The lessons from the Middle East war Australia can't afford to ignore

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How Trump's latest Iran war moves could bring China out of the shadows

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Zelenskyy says US has 'no time for Ukraine' as Iran peace focus keeps negotiators busy

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The lessons from the Middle East war Australia can't afford to ignore

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Inside Australia's push to build a sovereign missile industry

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'Beaten' and 'subject to mock executions': How protesters are being forgotten in war

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They were cleaning their homes in hope. By morning, the bombs had fallen

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'A new nuclear arms race': the Government pledges a further $53bn for defence

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The government has warned of a new nuclear arms race, as it unveiled a commitment to lift defence spending. Around $53bn dollars is flagged for the next ten years, including increases in spending on the AUKUS submarine pact. But it's far from the spend initially called for by the United States.

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Australians are the biggest cocaine users. But they don't know 'how many lives' are in a gram

Do young men 'want kids like kids want a puppy'? The findings on gen Z's 'cluck gap'

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Yu went by a different name to seem more Australian, but it backfired

Life

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'You need to be a breadwinner': The parenting views dividing young dads

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'Hurting and humiliating us': Iraqis meet the US veterans who shattered their childhoods

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'Grief and rage': This Nowruz, celebrations hide a 'devastating' reality for Iranian Australians

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'A piece of living history': How Greek milk bars changed the way Australians meet and eat

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The cost of war: How the Middle East conflict could worsen food insecurity in Australia

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As the threat of war heightens distress, help may be just a phone call away

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Names are more than just labels; they are deeply linked to our identity and shape how we move through the world. In this uplifting episode of Insight, host Kumi Taguchi asks our guests: “Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?”

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After the US intervention in Venezuela, Colombia was warned it could be next. Dateline investigates plans to uproot its vast cocaine crops and meets farmers stuck in the middle of a deadly drug war.

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