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- Senator Fatima Payman announced that she quit the Labor Party and will be running as an independent.
- liveBrits are voting to choose their next government, with polls to close at 7am AEST. The campaign was sparked by a surprise announcement from PM Rishi Sunak just six weeks ago. Follow live.
- Voting in the UK's general election began on Thursday as a media blackout descended across the country and silenced its political hopefuls.
- St Vincent's is planning to end its contract with private health insurer nib after negotiations for renewal broke down.
- NAIDOC Week celebrations officially begin on Sunday with the theme: Keep the fire burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. But can everyone celebrate?
- Newcastle woman Rebecca Ode's family is seeking answers after she lost an eye and had 14 hours of surgery for a brain haemorrhage, shattered eye socket and cheekbone after a mystery incident in Bali.
- Rent for the vast majority of public housing tenants in Victoria is capped according to income, but advocates say sharp increases in market rents before rebates are applied are causing confusion and concern.
- Car buyers looking for low-emission options are choosing hybrid vehicles over fully battery-powered EVs, according to latest sales figures.
- Analysis by Michelle GrattanThe local fallout from the Middle East war is signalling that Australian multiculturalism has moved into a new, more challenging phase, fraying its fibre. Even when it finally ends, the divisions and wounds will not be healed easily or soon.
- As the race to become president of the United States continues to heat up, members of the Democratic party fear for their leader Joe Biden.
- Sri Lanka has been rocked by a series of crises in the past two decades but locals are now urging tourists to return and enjoy its sights.
- The marine park that includes the subantarctic Heard and McDonald Islands is set for a massive expansion, with the federal government planning to protect an extra 300,000 square kilometres of ocean.
- Think you've kept a keen eye on the news cycle this week? Test yourself!
- All aboard with the strong-willed captain of Below Deck: Mediterranean for a rapid-fire round of questions, silly and serious.
- The abnormal pressure is having a significant impact on the nation's weather, including extreme low overnight temperatures over south-east states and a lengthy stretch of showery days along the eastern seaboard.
- Experts think exposure to traumatic content on social media, such as uncensored images coming out of the Middle East, can give some people PTSD. So what signs should you look out for, and how can you protect yourself?
- It's this history Florence Onus will share at Queensland's truth-telling inquiry when community sessions begin next month. WARNING: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died, which have been provided by family for the purpose of truth-telling and healing.
- A former Tasmanian cop repeatedly groomed boys over his decades-long career. A report into Paul Reynolds has outlined how he used his standing in the community to do it.
- The violent extremist Indonesian network behind the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed hundreds of foreign nationals including 88 Australians, will be dissolved.
- The 29-year-old faces two counts of rape, alleged to have occurred in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in October 2021.
- Female teachers are being sworn at, sexually harassed and physically threatened in high schools by male students. They say young men are bringing the misogynistic ideas of Andrew Tate and other online influencers into the classroom.
- The Canberra couple were awarded $1,500 in non-economic damages after a real estate agent entered their bedroom while the wife was in bed asleep with her infant son.
- Multiple unrelated fireballs were detected over Victoria last night. Experts say the back-to-back sightings were a "bit of a fluke".
- A Darwin barrister has raised the alarm on the NT's community legal sector, saying it is 'collapsing', and will only get worse if a nation-wide funding shortfall for community legal centres isn't filled.
- The ABC was granted access to Adelaide's specialist Family Violence Court for one day of hearings, where people from all walks of life can be the accused, or the victim of family violence.
- The attack follows the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander by Israel on Wednesday, as the months-long conflict escalates further along Israel's northern border.
- The air strike hit an area that also includes a school-turned-shelter for displaced people, many of whom are living in makeshift tents.
- A Queensland Police Service spokesperson has told the ABC the "hands-on" use of police property had been approved and "intended to break down barriers".
- Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine some termite mounds in an arid region were about 34,000 years old.
- 68-year-old Patricia McKay was struck and killed by a white sedan during a botched robbery attempt at Fashion Island mall, Newport Beach.
- Northern Territory police have found human remains belonging to a missing 12-year-old girl who is suspected to have been taken by a crocodile in a remote NT creek.
- As Bron stood atop a ridge, trying to find her way back to the Larapinta Trail, all she could think about was the Victorian hiker whose body was retrieved from the same track only a month before.
- Australian homes are notoriously cold in winter — draughty, with poor insulation, thin glass and inadequate heating. But there's a growing movement of people retrofitting their homes to make them cheaper to run and more comfortable year-round, while also reducing emissions.
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analysis:Fatima Payman has joined the club of 'Labor rats' and taken a piece of modern, diverse Australia to the crossbench
The local fallout from the Middle East war is signalling that Australian multiculturalism has moved into a new, more challenging phase, fraying its fibre. Even when it finally ends, the divisions and wounds will not be healed easily or soon.
Analysis
analysis:Fatima Payman was once hailed as the modern face of the Labor party. Now she's joined the crossbench
Senator Fatima Payman was once held up by colleagues the modern face of both Australia and the party she represented. On Thursday, she joined the crossbench.
Analysis
analysis:Biden's bad night has become a worse week. And for Trump, things keep getting better
This past week was arguably the worst of Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. And it might have been one of Donald Trump's best.
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analysis:All eyes are on Payman's future with Labor, but Dutton has his own woes playing out behind closed doors
The last week of parliament before the winter recess can often be messy — and this week proved to be no exception for either Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton.
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Analysis
analysis:Fatima Payman has joined the club of 'Labor rats' and taken a piece of modern, diverse Australia to the crossbench
The local fallout from the Middle East war is signalling that Australian multiculturalism has moved into a new, more challenging phase, fraying its fibre. Even when it finally ends, the divisions and wounds will not be healed easily or soon.
Analysis
analysis:Fatima Payman was once hailed as the modern face of the Labor party. Now she's joined the crossbench
Senator Fatima Payman was once held up by colleagues the modern face of both Australia and the party she represented. On Thursday, she joined the crossbench.
Analysis
analysis:Biden's bad night has become a worse week. And for Trump, things keep getting better
This past week was arguably the worst of Joe Biden's 2024 campaign. And it might have been one of Donald Trump's best.
Analysis
analysis:All eyes are on Payman's future with Labor, but Dutton has his own woes playing out behind closed doors
The last week of parliament before the winter recess can often be messy — and this week proved to be no exception for either Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton.
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