Australian missing tally revised after deadly Nepal mudslides; Iran retaliates against US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz; Three Australians make an early exit from the US Open in New York.
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- Australian missing tally revised after deadly Nepal mudslides
- Iran retaliates against US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz
- Three Australians make an early exit from the US Open in New York.
The number of Australians missing after a huge flood hit Nepal has risen.
The total of those unaccounted for had originally been put at 41, but Assistant Foreign Minister Matt Thistlethwaite has confirmed it now stands at 43.
Among the Australians still missing are four members of the Isaah Yeo family who had gone to Nepal for a religious pilgramage at Mount Kailash.
The Minister says embassy staff in Kathmandu are working around the clock to locate them, with an additional 12 personnel sent to assist the ambassador.
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Iran has begun retaliating against US attacks on its rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has reportedly targeted US forces in Jordan, although Fox News says nearly all incoming missiles have so far been intercepted.
US forces had earlier struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island, in the first known American strikes on Iran since late July. The attacks come amid a stalemate, with Washington also threatening costly sanctions against countries that support Tehran.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described the measures as a form of financial violence.
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One Nation has hit back at the Prime Minister after he criticised the party at Queensland Labor’s state conference.
Anthony Albanese told the crowd One Nation would do anything to win votes, describing the party as part of a dangerous and divisive movement of hard-right politics.
The latest Newspoll, published in The Australian today, suggests One Nation could attract 30 per cent of the primary vote if an election were held now.
Leader Pauline Hanson has accused the government of pouring petrol on already heated political debate.
One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has told Channel Seven - Labor is attacking the party because of its performance in the Secret Harbour by-election in Western Australia over the weekend.
"The dynamics in Australian politics have changed and if people don't realise that, they are foolish. There is no safe Labor seat anymore... We are not dividing. We are not racists. We are not homophobes. All the other tropes that are thrown in our direction are not correct. We are doing a job that is reflected in the vote and the support of the Australian people."
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Australians could soon be able to force social media companies to destroy their personal information, under a major privacy law overhaul.
The government wants to introduce a new right to erasure, as part of broader changes aimed at giving people more protection online. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland is expected to unveil the plans this afternoon.
The draft laws will also target privacy risks around AI and smart glasses, amid concerns people can be recorded without knowing it.
Cabinet Minister Murray Watt has told Channel 9 the reforms are needed as technology continues to change.
"What it's really about is putting Australians more in control of their private information and their privacy in general... When it comes to smart glasses we think there are real privacy risk with people having photos of themselves, images of themselves taken by these glasses without their consent. And when they don't even know it's happening. So we've got to make sure that we keep changing the law to keep pace with technological change.NSW will become the first jurisdiction in Australia to report cases of people living with motor neuron disease from Tuesday.
It means cases will be registered, tracked and data will be collected and mapped.
Researchers say it is an important step in identifying causes of the disease and provide better access to treatment for regional patients.
A Macquarie University paper with research led by Professor Dominic Rowe found links to sporadic MND cases - which represent 90 per cent of diagnoses.
"It would come as a shock to all Australians to know that if you live in rural or regional Australia, you are 40 per cent more likely to die from Motor Neuron Disease than if you live in the city. But even within the city from our work, which is ongoing, suggests Motor Neuron Disease is variable depending on where you live, what you do for work and what you do for recreation."
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Rising star Talia Gibson, veteran qualifier Storm Hunter and fellow Australian Adam Walton have made early departures from day one of the US Open in New York.
Aleksandar Vukic is battling to avoid the same fate in his match against Japan's Rei Sakamoto.
World No.7 and three-time US Open quarter-finalist Alex de Minaur opens his title quest on Tuesday against Italian qualifier Andrea Guerrieri.
