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Australia is marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks, which killed 2,977 people, including 10 Australians.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong have issued a statement to mark the occasion, saying Australia continues to remember those killed, the survivors and their loved ones who continue to carry the weight of the attacks.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Richard Marles, tells Nine Network the world changed that day.
"This of course sparked wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. More than 40 000 Australians served in them, more than 40 lost their lives. 10 Australians lost their lives on that day. And it is a day which has completely shaped the world in which we live now. And my thoughts on this anniversary are with them and those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on the day but also in the wars since."
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An inquiry into reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme is underway.
People with Disabilities Australia advocate and NDIS participant, Thara Pech, says changes to the scheme over recent years have affected people who use it.
Ms Pech says the system is calling on the Albanese Government to reject the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment Bill*.
"And we are concerned about the effect it is going to have with the reforms coming through and the scheme being unable to sustain the flow of this reforms, which will continue to affect people. People who are going to be left without support, people who are going to be neglected, people who are going to be abused because a system is unable to sustain the reforms that are coming through."
(*Securing the NDIS for Future Generations 2026)
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European scientists say extreme heat is accelerating the retreat of Alpine glaciers at an alarming rate.
In its latest report, the Copernicus Climate Change Service says August 2026 was the hottest month it has ever recorded, pushing the planet's average global temperature to 1.65 degrees above pre-industrial levels.
Vanda Bonardo is the President of an International Commission set up to protect the Alps in south-central Europe, and says across the Alps, strong winter snowfall has not been enough to combat the significant impact of such heat on glaciers.
She says even the Miage Glacier in France, which is more protected from climate change than other glaciers, is quickly retreating.
Italian then English: "The Miage Glacier is a glacier that is less affected by climate change precisely because it is covered in debris. We visited it in 2020 and then returned in 2026, but in the meantime it had receded by 15 meters, equivalent to a 5-storey building.
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