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- liveAustralian teenager Ruby Pass is in the artistic gymnastics all-around final, competing alongside US superstars Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee. Follow live.
- Iran's supreme leader vows vengeance for the strike that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who has been farewelled by thousands in a funeral procession in Doha.
- Türkiye confirms it is coordinating a major international prisoner swap involving citizens of Belarus, Germany, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Russia and the US. They include Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, who the US says were wrongfully detained in Russia.
- The Waanyi writer has won the $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her epic novel Praiseworthy, a fabulist critique of colonisation and climate change.
- Analysis by Brett WorthingtonLabor is well aware that there are no shortage of headaches to contend with as the election looms. But can Anthony Albanese's cabinet reshuffle lessen the pain?
- The teenager suspected to have killed three children in Southport, England on Monday has been named.
- For three years in a row, James Dawkins and his old high school mate thought they were on a winning streak — until authorities took notice.
- The sheer brutality of the conditions ensured the race walk would be a war of attrition. Every finisher is worth their weight in gold.
- Eight new shoots appear on the stump of a famous tree that was illegally felled in northern England last year.
- Australia's men's hockey team has booked themselves a quarterfinal berth after hammering New Zealand in Paris, while both Australia's women's basketball teams enjoyed victories on day six of the Olympics.
- Lawyers for the celebrity crocodile wrangler have indicated he will plead not guilty to perverting the course of justice in relation to the aftermath of a fatal chopper crash, ahead of a potential jury trial in the NT Supreme Court.
- The application could reach the Federal Court as early as this afternoon.
- Wests Tigers centre Justin Olam has been sent off for a high shot in a high-scoring clash with North Queensland where the two teams combined for 78 points.
- The Matildas are on the lookout for a new head coach after Football Australia ended months of speculation and confirmed Tony Gustavsson's contract would not be extended.
- A senior Queensland police officer has told an inquest why he made the decision to send in officers to save a young constable before specialised teams arrived.
- Some Olympic battles are fought between nations on the mat. Others, it seems, are fought on social media between teammates. This is the story of the latter.
- The blue roof, or Farm at Le Pouldu, by post-impressionist Paul Gauguin is purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, making it the first of his paintings to enter an Australian public collection.
- More than 60 per cent of girls, women, and gender-diverse people who menstruate are struggling to buy basic period products amid soaring costs of living, Australia's largest body of data on periods has found.
- The FBI, AFP and Malaysian police have all failed to charge Adrian Katong. In the meantime the phishing syndicate operator is leading a life of luxury and becoming more brazen in his operations that have taken millions of dollars from Australians.
- Donald Trump uses an appearance at a gathering of Black journalists to suggest his election opponent, Kamala Harris, has switched racial identities from Indian to Black.
- Specifics about how Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr were killed on Tuesday are scarce, but one thing is certain: the two high-profile hits will further destabilise the Middle East.
- Hundreds of workers are expected to lose their jobs at Albemarle's Kemerton lithium plant as the miner responds to further volatility in the global market.
- Senator Jacqui Lambie reveals the names of some of the members on her until-now secretive party board and that she became president of it two weeks ago.
- Australians have been urged to leave Lebanon immediately as the foreign minister emphasises the Beirut airport could close if the situation worsens.
- Authorities in Kuala Lumpur halted the three-day Good Vibes Festival in 2023 after videos showed The 1975's frontman Matty Healy kissing his band mate.
- About 50 million Thais are set to get a "digital wallet" containing 10,000 baht ($420) as part of a $21 billion cash handout scheme that has been criticised as costly, unsustainable and detrimental to Thailand's already struggling economy.
- Susan Ryan was the first female Labor minister and the first female minister for women during her career as part of the Hawke government in the 1980s.
- At the end of 2020, counsellor Caroline Kell hit a breaking point. She asked herself, "do I want to continue to live my life like this?" The answer was no.
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analysis:Albanese's cabinet reshuffle was akin to shaking a snow globe — the pieces are the same but slightly rearranged
Labor is well aware that there are no shortage of headaches to contend with as the election looms. But can Anthony Albanese's cabinet reshuffle lessen the pain?
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analysis:At Versailles, the Olympics intrude on history and create something magical
Paris has thrown its doors open to the world for these Olympic Games, and that has meant allowing modern intrusion to some of history's most storied places. At Chateau de Versailles that invasion is felt most keenly, but somehow has become something magical.
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analysis:The disability royal commission ran for 4.5 years. Within hours of the response, anger was already building
The disability community bared its soul at the royal commission. Now the initial response has been unveiled, some are wondering whether the pain was really worth it, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.
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analysis:Matildas' Olympic exit is the reality check Australia has been bracing for
After three underwhelming performances saw them crash out at the group stage for the first time since 2000, the Matildas' Olympic campaign must be a reality check for the Australian game.
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analysis:Albanese's cabinet reshuffle was akin to shaking a snow globe — the pieces are the same but slightly rearranged
Labor is well aware that there are no shortage of headaches to contend with as the election looms. But can Anthony Albanese's cabinet reshuffle lessen the pain?
Analysis
analysis:At Versailles, the Olympics intrude on history and create something magical
Paris has thrown its doors open to the world for these Olympic Games, and that has meant allowing modern intrusion to some of history's most storied places. At Chateau de Versailles that invasion is felt most keenly, but somehow has become something magical.
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analysis:The disability royal commission ran for 4.5 years. Within hours of the response, anger was already building
The disability community bared its soul at the royal commission. Now the initial response has been unveiled, some are wondering whether the pain was really worth it, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.
Analysis
analysis:Matildas' Olympic exit is the reality check Australia has been bracing for
After three underwhelming performances saw them crash out at the group stage for the first time since 2000, the Matildas' Olympic campaign must be a reality check for the Australian game.
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