What women really want from Australia’s National Summit on Women’s Safety
Ahead of the National Summit on Women’s Safety, SBS News hears from experts, advocates and survivors on what they believe the new plan needs to include to…
Read moreVictoria announces more lockdown support for migrants, domestic violence survivors – as state records 183 COVID-19 cases
There are 183 more COVID-19 infections in Victoria, with 101 of the cases linked to a known source.
Read moreNSW reports 1,485 new coronavirus cases amid warning of peak within next fortnight
It comes as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed 40 per cent of residents aged 16-plus are now fully vaccinated.
Read moreVictoria reports 183 local COVID-19 cases amid warning of a ‘tsunami’ of infections
There are 183 more COVID-19 infections in Victoria, with 101 of the cases linked to a known source.
Read moreA third truck driver tests positive for COVID-19 in Queensland
A third truck driver has tested positive to COVID-19 after being infectious in Queensland, with authorities to reveal whether a separate outbreak is growing.
Read moreWill state borders have to stay open if Australia reaches its 80 per cent vaccination target?
As Australia slowly approaches its 80 per cent COVID-19 vaccination target, several states and territories have indicated they may not be willing to throw open borders once…
Read morePanjshir resistance holds as Taliban yet to name government
They have promised a more “inclusive” government that represents Afghanistan’s complex ethnic makeup – though women are unlikely to be included at the top levels.
Read moreAP Top Stories September 4 P
Here’s the latest for Saturday, Sept. 4: Biden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’; Top US general thanks troops at base in Germany; Taliban special forces…
Read moreTop US general thanks troops at base in Germany
The top U.S. military general has thanked members of the 10th Mountain Division for their service in Afghanistan during the evacuation of Americans, Afghans and others over…
Read moreHurricane Larry forecast to bring ‘life-threatening surf and rip current conditions’ to East Coast
Hurricane Larry, which is growing in the central Atlantic and could reach Category 4 strength Saturday, could hit Bermuda and, possibly, Newfoundland.
Read moreCommunity mourns family killed by NYC flooding
Nepalese residents of New York are mourning the loss of three members of their community who died in flooding cause by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. At…
Read moreBiden to survey Hurricane Ida devastation in New York, New Jersey; NYC basement apartments under scrutiny
Hundreds of thousands were still without power in the South as storm cleanup efforts continued.
Read moreA great escape: Wild boars team up to free a pair of fellow pigs caught in a trap
Wild boars at a Czech nature reserve teamed up to free two other pigs captured in a trap, a rare observation of rescue behavior in animals.
Read moreFive sailors declared dead in Navy helicopter crash off Southern California
One sailor was rescued shortly after the MH-60S helicopter crashed Tuesday afternoon. Five others were also injured.
Read moreLandlord finds 19 tarantulas and python in abandoned Maine apartment
In Maine, animal rescuer Drew Desjardins helped save 15 tarantulas and one python out of an abandoned apartment. The animals are illegal in Maine.
Read moreUnforgettable images from September 11, 2001
Firefighters raising a flag the at World Trade Center. Survivors coated in ash at Ground Zero. President Bush being informed of the disaster.
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