The prime minister expresses solidarity with the people of Afghanistan on the fifth anniversary of Taliban's takeover; the Alice Springs community comes together to farewell Kumanjayi Little Baby; and in cycling, American rider AJ August wins stage 2 of the Czech Tour.
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The prime minister says Australia stands with the people of Afghanistan on the fifth anniversary of Taliban's takeover of the country.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Taliban's takeover marked a devastating turning point for Afghanistan and it triggered one of the largest humanitarian operations in Australia's history.
He says Australia remains committed to supporting the people in Afghanistan and holding the Taliban to account - including through sanctions and travel bans imposed on senior officials; and pushing for international efforts to protect fundamental freedoms.
The UN says around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021.
The Minister for International Development, Anne Aly, has told SBS Pashto, the federal government has provided $310 million of humanitarian aid over the last five years - through trusted aid groups - to reach those who need it in Afghanistan - and Australia will not abandon them.
"Australia strongly, strongly condemns the systemic oppression of the Afghan people by the Taliban. We have made clear that commitment in terms of some of the other actions we have taken. Not just in the humanitarian assistance that we provide to the people of Afghanistan. But also establishing a world-first autonomous sanctions framework. We have brought action against Afghanistan under the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women."
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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised this story includes the name of an Indigenous person who has passed away.
A funeral service has begun in Alice Springs to farewell Kuminjayi Little Baby.
Kumanjayi Little Baby disappeared from a town camp just south of Alice Springs in April, sparking one of the largest searches in Northern Territory history.
Warlpiri Elder and family spokesperson Robert Granites says many attending the funeral are wearing pink in honour of the five-year-old girl.
"The pink reminds of the clothes she used to wear and of the times when we come in the evening, you see in the sunset and even in the early morning, you get to see, to see there's a pink color of cloud. And that will remind us all."
Kuminjayi Little Baby will also be remembered in the evening as the National NAIDOC Awards are held in the town for the first time in 27 years.
The ceremony will begin with a special acknowledgement and a moment of silence held in her honour.
Her family has supported the Awards proceeding as planned and guests are being invited to wear something pink in her memory.
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National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation has called for a change in how medical clinics in remote and regional Australia are funded.
The group's senior medical advisor Jason Agostino has told a parliamentary inquiry that many of the clinics rely on short-term funding, including one remote service that survives by pulling together 100 grants.
The parliamentary inquiry is examining Medicare access and funding in rural, regional and remote parts of Australia.
Dr Agostino says he is calling for a needs-based block funding rather than a fee-for-service model to better serve First Nations Australians in regional and remote Australia.
"The Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander population is the youngest population in the country with a median age of 24. However, the community has more than twice the burden of disease. And it arrives decades early. As a GP, I can tell you what this looks like in the clinic. Type 2 diabetes in teenagers. Kidney disease requiring dialysis in their thirties - and people dying of heart disease in their forties. However, the formula that determines block funding, the standard whole patient equivalent is weighted towards older patients. Takes into no consideration the burden of disease, socio-economic status or Indigenous status; with baffling rural loadings."
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A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, triggering a tsunami warning.
Indonesia’s national disaster agency says two people have died; and another person has been injured.
The initial quake was followed by two strong aftershocks in the same area.
Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency has warned there's a possibility of tsunami waves being generated by the quake.
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And to sport, in cycling,
American rider AJ August has won stage 2 of the Czech Tour.
In the last kilometre, the 20-year-old made his move, sprinting to victory to also take overall lead.
Italy's Alessandro Fancellu took second place, with compatriot Domenico Pozzovivo in third.
This was how the final moments of the race were called on SBS.
"In the last couple of hundred metres, August tries to re-respond and he is still in the fight here. This one is nip and tuck all the way to the line. Here comes August around Fancellu. He's going to deny it. Or will he? He's still got to go through this final. He has opened up advantage. It's stage two of the Czech tour and it goes to the Netcompany INEOS squad. Andrew August gets the win."
You can watch all four stages of the Czech Tour on SBS On Demand.
And that's the latest from the SBS Newsroom.
