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Australian Unity chief executive Rohan Mead said AI had the potential to free up 30 per cent of a clinician’s time.

HealthCommentsBCA calls to revamp paper-based healthcare systems

Modernising Australia’s paper-based and fax-reliant health system is essential to cut costs, lift productivity and meet the demands of an ageing population, a new report has found. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

A landmark study ahead of Australia’s planned social media ban for users under 16 has found that age verification is possible but it’s laden with risks, errors and bias. 

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsSocial media ban for U16s possible but not perfect

A landmark study ahead of Australia’s planned social media ban for users under 16 has found several potential pitfalls with age verification.

Caitlyn Rintoul

A peace rally for Gaza attracted 300 people in Denmark on August 24.

Peace rallyPremiumPeace rally in Denmark raises funds for UN food programme

About 300 people gathered in Denmark on August 24 for a peace rally in solidarity with Gaza.

Claire Middleton

Democrats have failed to land a punch on Trump, except one.

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Democrats have failed to land a punch on Trump, except one.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Outraged by the forcible deportations of immigrants, the Democratic Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has finally found a way to attack Donald Trump.

Latika M Bourke

Iranian ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi in Canberra 7NEWS

IRAN CommentsIran’s unrepentant envoy snapped at airport after expulsion

Iran’s ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi was believed to be flying out of Sydney late on Thursday after waving ‘bye, bye’ just hours before his mandatory expulsion from the country.

Caitlyn Rintoul

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, has told Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles that Australia should spend 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.

PoliticsCommentsTaylor questions outcomes of abrupt US trip amid AUKUS probe

Richard Marles has vowed the Australia-US relationship is ‘deepening’ after meeting with top officials in Washington amid concerns over a Pentagon review of the AUKUS pact.

Caitlyn Rintoul

The Albanese Government has been slammed for not heeding their warnings to classify a branch of Iran’s military as an official terrorist organisation sooner. 

World PoliticsVideoCommentsPM criticised for not heeding warnings about IRGC

The Opposition and Australian Jewish groups have slammed the Albanese Government for not heeding their warnings to classify a branch of Iran’s military as an official terrorist organisation sooner. 

Katina Curtis and Caitlyn Rintoul

Jewish leaders are wondering how far Iran’s funding is reaching in unsettling the community in Australia.

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Jews wonder if Iran’s terror campaign reaches further

AARON PATRICK: Is foreign funding behind large street large rallies that put pressure on Australia to take a tougher stance against Israel?

Aaron Patrick

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) military personnel parade under an Iranian Kheibar Shekan Ballistic missile in downtown Tehran in 2022.

MIDDLE EASTCommentsRepeated calls to list branch of Iran’s military ignored

Australia will work to list a branch of Iran’s military as an official terrorist organisation in the wake of shocking Iran orchestrated anti-Semitic attacks in Australia and two years after Coalitions calls. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have revealed that Iran is behind a series of attacks on Australia’s Jewish community.

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsIranian Ambassador among four expelled by PM over attacks

Anthony Albanese has expelled Iran’s Ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi and three other officials and accused the Middle East nation of orchestrated attacks on Jewish communities.

Katina Curtis and Caitlyn Rintoul

Audrey Strauss, then the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announces the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell.

Donald TrumpCommentsMaxwell transcripts mention Trump in DOJ sex investigation

Department of Justice officials have released transcripts of a two-day interview with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s cohort, Ghislaine Maxwell, detailing her recollection of interactions with Donald Trump.

Matt Shrivell

Sussan Ley has called out Anthony Albanese over Israel and potential concerns for Australia’s US alliance.

Federal ElectionVideoCommentsLeading Jewish body demands Netanyahu and Albanese truce

New letters by the Executive Council of Australian Jewry to the Prime Minister and Benjamin Netanyahu have called for a ceasefire in their ‘spat’ saying Jewish Australians would cop the fallout. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

US President Donald Trump has made a ‘crazy’ Vladimir Putin comment, not realising a microphone was on.

Donald TrumpComments‘Crazy’: Trump’s Putin comment caught in hot mic moment

As some of the most influential world leaders gathered in the White House in hope of securing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, US President Trump made a comment, not realising a mic was on.

Max Corstorphan

Donald Trump says Volodymyr Zelensky could end the Russia-war ‘immediately’.

World PoliticsVideoComments‘Immediately’: Trump’s blunt call as Zelensky arrives in DC

US President Donald Trump is preparing to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and top European leaders for peace talks, and has levelled a blunt assessment.

Max Corstorphan

Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

World PoliticsCommentsWATCH: Putin’s reaction in Alaska goes viral

Russian President Vladimir Putin sat beside US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, with his reaction to a rather unruly moment quickly going viral.

Max Corstorphan

US President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin of Russia.

World PoliticsComments‘Ceasefire’: Trump says brokering was end imperative

What we know about US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Alaska Summit meeting.

Peter Baker, Ivan Nechepurenko and David E. Sanger

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.

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‘No deal’: Trump, Putin wrap Alaska meeting

US President Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘didn’t get there’, sharing cryptic hints about the historic summit in Alaska.

Eloise Budimlich and Max Corstorphan

Saturday’s gathering followed the “think global, act local” mantra.

CALL FOR PEACEPremiumAlbany joins in global call for peace in Gaza and elsewhere

The sound of humming drifted from Albany Town Square on Saturday as more than 150 people holding Palestinian flags and posters gathered to reflect on the price of global peace, both past and present.

Melissa Sheil

Anthony Albanese’s move to recognise Palestine has been condemned by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Federal politicsPM: Netanyahu in ‘denial’ about impact of Gaza conflict

Anthony Albanese says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘in denial’ about the consequences of the war in Gaza on innocent civilians as he defended his government’s call to recognise Palestinian statehood.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Indian PM Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to cosy up at a summit this month. (AP PHOTO)

World PoliticsPremiumModi to visit China for first time in seven years

Donald Trump's unpredictability appears to have helped China and India overcome their niggles, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi planning a visit.

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Donald Trump golfing game has been brought into question.

Donald TrumpCommentsTrump golf cheating scandal erupts after video emerges

US President Donald Trump is visiting Scotland, where his golf course appearances have brought on another scandal.

Max Corstorphan

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a strongly-worded statement on the ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in the Gaza conflict.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPM urges Israel to lift aid barriers as Gaza crisis worsens

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a strongly-worded statement on the ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in the Gaza conflict.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Donald Trump and Jerome Powell’s awkward exchange at the Federal Reserve building site.

World PoliticsComments‘Fire him’: Trump, Powell clash at Fed building site

Donald Trump has confronted Jerome Powell in a tense exchange in front of the media, further fuelling his ongoing dispute with the Federal Reserve chairman.

Max Corstorphan

The disclosure came as part of a broader briefing on the re-examination of the case by FBI agents and prosecutors.

World PoliticsCommentsTrump’s name allegedly appeared in Epstein files

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Pam Bondi made the disclosure to the US President in recent months, according to three people with knowledge of the exchange.

Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush