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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to launch Australia’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council in 2029-30.
Climate change and technology were a focus during the speech.
Mr Albanese says AI is evolving quickly, describing the AI infiltration of an Australian government website as “unacceptable”.
Mr Albanese also reaffirmed his respect for Ukraine’s independence, while calling for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
He says broader conflict in the Middle East has impacted the global economy.
Mr Albanese saying countries should work together to reform and adapt to change.
"We understand that the UN mission cannot be entrusted solely to the great powers, or the biggest countries, or even the loudest voices alone ... Clearly, the multilateral system that we have all known and benefited from is under immense strain. To protect the peace, to create a world of human dignity, to do justice to the UN's mission, we must embrace change, and we must embrace reform."
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NSW minister Rose Jackson has offered her condolences to the family of a police officer who was killed in a crash in Sydney.
Police say the female officer was a passenger in a marked police car, which was driving with lights and sirens when it crashed into a tree in Redfern.
The male officer who was driving was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital in a stable condition.
The incident is under investigation.
Rose Jackson says it's a tragedy.
"Any time a police officer puts on that uniform and goes to work for our community they are putting themselves right out there to defend us, look after us, make sure were safe and it is beyond tragic when we lose a member of our police force, those people who go out there to look after us every day. Obviously, this crash has just happened; the news is just coming through. It occurred earlier this morning. The police are going to be investigating, but my strongest and sincerest condolences obviously to the victims and their families."
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A study of women's health is looking for women from South and Southeast Asian backgrounds to improve its research.
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health is celebrating 30 years this year, and it is considered unique globally.
One of the Directors, Professor Gita Mishra from the University of Queensland, says the background of people in the study has evolved over the last 30 years.
“What happened was that in 1996, when the three main cohorts were recruited, we were broadly representative of Australian women at that time. But as you know, in the last two, three decades, there's been a lot of migration, and so we want to include all women in the community. And as you know, there was a huge number of women from South and Southeast Asia that migrated to Australia, and yet our study didn't capture their needs, health, and wellbeing.”
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India is moving closer to new regulations to restrict the sale of foods high in fat and sugar near schools
The proposal hopes to cut junk food in a country with growing rates of obesity, especially among children.
World Obesity Federation data shows the number of children in India aged five to 19 who are overweight or obese has increased nearly 50 per cent since 2014.
