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- Hikers evacuated as crews battle an out of control bushfire in New Zealand's north island;
- A groundbreaking report into women's pain released in Victoria;
- The Wallabies record their second consecutive loss to Italy.
A senior Liberal has suggested his party would be making a mistake if it joins the Nationals in rejecting a commitment to Australia's net zero emissions plan.
Liberal frontbencher and leading moderate Andrew Bragg has indicated he could quit shadow cabinet if his party decides it would pull out of the Paris Agreement and not maintain a clear goal for lowering emissions.
The Liberal Party's formal position on the climate target is to be decided following meetings in Canberra mid-week.
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Armed Israeli settlers have attacked a group of Palestinian villagers who were trying to harvest their olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
The incident took place near the Palestinian village of Beita, south of Nablus, an area that has been a flashpoint for settler attacks which have increased across the West Bank since the war in Gaza began two years ago.
A Reuters journalist and a security adviser accompanying her were among those injured by the masked Israeli settlers who were armed with sticks and clubs and threw large rocks.
Al Jazeera journalist Mohammed Alatrash was also injured in the attack.
"Around 50 (settlers) ..for few seconds heard the voice of Raneen screaming, and hearing a voice by me saying they beat the journalist. I was moving back and forth, the settlers were a meter away from me, they had batons, sharp tools, they were all masked. (( I didn't have a choice, if I go forward, there are 50 settlers there, and behind me a valley, rugged area. )) I found myself alone and all the farmers walked down, so I decided to leave the area. They hurled stones toward us, like nothing I have witnessed before."
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The Philippines is tonight bracing for yet another potentially devastating typhoon, less than week after Kalmaegi killed at least 200 people.
100-thousand people have been evacuated from their homes in the eastern and southern islands, and the Philippines' civil aviation regulator has cancelled more than 300 domestic and international flights, as tropical storm Fung-Wong approaches.
The storm is expected to intensify into a super typhoon, with wind gusts of up to 230 kilometres per hour predicted.
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Dozens of hikers have been evacuated from a national park in New Zealand's north island as firefighters battle an out of control blaze.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand says extra aircraft are now being brought in to fight the fire that's burned through around 1100 hectares in Tongariro National Park.
That takes the number of aerial assets involved to eight helicopters and three planes.
Assistant Commissioner Craig Gold says that air attack will be more effective than additional ground crews because of the nature of the terrain and extent of the fire.
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The Victorian government has released the final report of an inquiry into women's experiences of pain - and it's made for some uncomfortable reading.
Shaped by the experiences of 13,000 women and girls, the report has found that medical gender bias and barriers in the healthcare system have routinely led to the denial or dismissal of their pain, which has sometimes led to delayed or mis-diagnosis.
Premier Jacinta Allan says she was able to get treatment for her own experience of endometriosis, but that the report shows this has not been the norm for many women and girls.
Health Minister MaryAnne Thomas says part of the problem is that some health professionals don't know what they're looking for.
"The body of knowledge that we have when it comes to delivering health care has been built on men's experience and their biology. This is just a fact. It's is not a judgement, it's just a fact. We do not yet know enough about the many causes of pain that women are experiencing. It hasn't been researched and it hasn't been taught."
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The New South Wales government has moved to banish more single use plastic products.
New South Wales began tackling problematic plastics in 2022 by phasing out items such as lightweight plastic bags, single-use cutlery, bowls, plates, stirrers and straws.
Environment Minister Penny Sharpe says that under a new plan - dubbed Plastic Plan 2.0 - there will be a winding down of items like plastic tags on loaves of bread, tiny soy sauce fish bottles and detachable bottle tops, which will be phased out by 2027.
The Minister says the move puts New South Wales in line with other states to tackle the 800,000 tonnes of plastic waste it generates each year.
"Plastic is important and we need to use it for a range of different uses. But only 15 percent of that is being recycled and a huge amount of it is ending up in our waterways and our parks, making a mess everywhere."
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To sport,
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says he's "gutted" by the side's 26-19 loss to Italy in the city of Udine, Italy's second consecutive Test win over Australia.
Currently ranked seventh in the world, the Wallabies now need to beat Ireland and France in their remaining two tour fixtures if they want top-six seeding in next month's draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
Joe Schmidt says the team needs to get back to the form they displayed earlier this year.
"This low right now is tough, and I would say to the players is one of the best things about the tour is that they do have a chance to turn things around next week."
