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#BREAKING: A second child has died after a mother allegedly stabbed her three children in the Blue Mountains on the weekend. ab.co/47fOgRV

Breaking: Second child dies after Blue Mountains stabbing, third child still critical

A second child has died after a mother stabbed her three children in the Blue Mountains on the weekend. 

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#BREAKING: A US judge has ordered Donald Trump to restore access to the White House for three media outlets he had banned: CNN, Politico and MS Now. ab.co/4hsn0Ve

Judge orders reversal of Trump's White House media ban

A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump to restore White House access for journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.

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#BREAKING: The national unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent, up from 4.5 per cent in July, in seasonally adjusted and trend terms. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/u…

Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August

The national unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent, up from 4.5 per cent in July, in seasonally adjusted and trend terms.

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#BREAKING: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says an Open AI agent gained unauthorised accessed to the Medicare statistics reporting service portal. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/a…

OpenAI agent hacked Medicare portal, PM says

Anthony Albanese says he has spoken to the Open AI chief executive to express his concern about the incident and the length of time it took the tech company to inform the government of the breach.

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#BREAKING: Rock singer, actor, youth advocate and charity ambassador Angry Anderson has died. ab.co/4xFfbl4

Australian rock legend Angry Anderson dies, aged 79

The ARIA Hall of Fame inductee spent 50 years in the music industry and also became a television presenter and youth advocate.

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#BREAKING: National Australia Bank (NAB) is experiencing a digital outage across multiple platforms. An announcement on its website said the outage was impacting internet banking and the NAB mobile app. ab.co/4hGPeN5

Breaking: NAB customers experiencing phone and internet banking outages

NAB is experiencing a digital outage across multiple platforms including its mobile app, internet banking and phone services.

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#BREAKING: South Australia's Premier has announced a $1 million reward for anyone who can provide critical information about the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-23/s…

Live: SA Police provides update on Gus Lamont disappearance case

Almost exactly 12 months on from the day Gus Lamont was reported missing, SA Police are about to give an update on the investigation into the four-year-old boy's disappearance. Follow live.

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#BREAKING: Counter-terrorism police arrested the 65-year-old man during a raid of a home in Carlton on Wednesday morning. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-23/c…

Breaking: Alleged ISIS member arrested in Melbourne

Counter-terrorism police arrested the 65-year-old man during a raid of a home in Carlton on Wednesday morning.

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#BREAKING: American supermodel Cindy Crawford's son, Presley Gerber, has died aged 27. ab.co/46AUE65

Cindy Crawford's son dies aged 27

Presley Gerber died at a rehab facility in California, according to local authorities, after a prolonged battle with mental health and sedative use.

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#BREAKING: There has also been a mass mortality event involving crested terns on the same South Australia islands, with about 900 of the birds found dead. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-21/f…

H5 bird flu found in four sea lions, including a pup, on SA islands

There has also been a mass mortality event involving crested terns on the same South Australian islands, with about 900 of the birds found dead.

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#BREAKING: A child has died and two other children, and a woman, are in a critical condition after a stabbing in the Blue Mountains. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/s…

Breaking: Child dead in alleged Sydney stabbing, two other children and woman critical

NSW Police say all the children are under the age of five and the woman is in her 40s.

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#BREAKING: Ed Sheeran has opened a solo concert in Philadelphia with comments about Gaza, saying the situation is "catastrophic and unjustifiable", following a wave of criticism that he had failed to back his opening act's pro-Palestinian comments. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-20/e…

Ed Sheeran to return to stage amid Palestinian controversy

Protesters descend on a Philadelphia stadium as Ed Sheeran returns to the stage after becoming embroiled in controversy set off by his opening act's pro-Palestinian comments. 

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#BREAKING: The fatal shark attack victim at Sorrento Beach has been identified as Greg James O'Neill. ab.co/4rlxQAU

Breaking: Greg O'Neill identified as fatal shark attack victim

The family of a 63-year-old man who was fatally attacked by a shark yesterday has paid tribute to him, describing him as a devoted family man and ocean lover.

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#BREAKING: Liberal senator Alex Antic has been elected president of the South Australian Liberal Party. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/s…

Senator Alex Antic wins SA Liberal presidency

Alex Antic defeated SA Upper House leader Nicola Centofanti in a ballot of Liberal Party delegates on Saturday morning.

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#BREAKING: US President Donald Trump says he has made a deal with Denmark to bolster the US military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/d…

US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland after Trump's vows to take island

The US president says he has made a deal with Denmark to bolster the US military presence in Greenland, after months of threatening to take it by force from the NATO ally. 

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#BREAKING: US President Donald Trump says he has banned three prominent media outlets from the White House, in an extraordinary escalation of his attacks on the American press. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/t…

Trump announces White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico

Cable networks CNN and MS NOW and newsletter publisher Politico have been banned from the White House, effective immediately, with more to follow, the US President says.

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#BREAKING: Emergency services respond to a suspected shark attack at Sorrento beach north of Perth. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-18/s…

Swimmer dies in shark attack at Perth beach

A male swimmer dies in a shark attack at Sorrento Beach, as a witness described seeing blood in the water where two men had been swimming.

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#BREAKING: Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis will be released on parole, after a review upheld the decision of SA's Parole Board bit.ly/4h6as5s

Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis to be released

The state government unsuccessfully sought to block the parole of the youngest perpetrator behind the notorious "bodies in the barrels" killings.

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#BREAKING: A man aged in his 50s has been taken to hospital after a shark attack near Geraldton. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-14/s…

Surfer rushed to hospital after shark attack in WA's Midwest

Authorities say the man is in a "serious but stable" condition after he was bitten by a shark while surfing north of Geraldton. 

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#BREAKING: Hundreds of workers in Whyalla will lose their jobs as a result of a decision to permanently shut down the blast furnace at the South Australian town's steelworks. It is expected the decision will mean 500 workers will be out of a job, as well as more than 100 contractors working at the site. abc.net.au/news/2026-09-14/h…

'Hard roads ahead' as Whyalla steelworks cuts hundreds of jobs

The state and federal governments have announced a $10.2 million package to support hundreds of workers who will lose their jobs at the Whyalla steelworks after the closure of its blast furnace.

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