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The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.
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Reports of a major breakthrough over the war in Gaza with Hamas and the US releasing details of a deal that would see the militant group disarm in the strip while Israel withdraws.
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An interaction at a Darwin Thai festival is at the centre of assault allegations leading to the arrest of a Federal Labor MP.
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Inflation rose 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, down from 4 per cent the previous month, and below the forecasts from economists.
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As oil prices spike, the Federal government looks to onshore refining, as the tax break on fuel wind up this Sunday.
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The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard testimony this morning on the question of whether private security guards protecting the Jewish community should now be armed.
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The Australian Government has lodged an official objection to new 12.5 per cent US tariffs on Australian exports announced today by the Trump administration
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An experimental OpenAI artificial intelligence broke out of its test environment last week and hacked into another startup.
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Next Monday afternoon, every phone in Australia will buzz, but the AusAlert emergency warning system remains in doubt
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The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has heard from a board member of the Melbourne Synagogue that was firebombed in 2024.
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Are Australians putting themselves at heightened risk of cancer by using unapproved peptides to chase the fountain of youth?
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Telstra admits human error played a role in a major network outage.
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Australia's start-up entrepreneurs react to the federal government's new, firmer hands-on AI regulation.
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The Federal government shifts from a "hands-off" approach with a new "office of AI" to regulate the powerful technology.
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President Donald Trump is vowing to seize control of the vital shipping route, saying other countries should pay the US for securing safe passage.
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The experience of Jewish students and academics is in the spotlight this week at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
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Telstra's CEO faces tough questions on her return from leave to face the fallout from a major network failure.
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Australians continue to face disruptions today from a major Telstra network failure.
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What caused the massive outage across the telco's networks this morning.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on a visit to the Solomon Islands, while China's test launch of a nuclear capable weapon in the South-Pacific has been labelled "destabilising" for the region.
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The Prime Minister apologises for crude 'shag, date or marry' comments about Kylie Minogue on a podcast.
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