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Afternoon Update: hate speech bill faces defeat; Adelaide festival apologises to Abdel-Fattah; and pelvic floor strategies

Opposition leader Ley labels bill ‘unsalvageable’ while Greens senator says it should be properly scrutinised and include protection for LGBTQ+ people

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Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium

The AI chatbot’s torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn’t its first scandal and won’t be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it

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Home hope Alex de Minaur handed no favours with tough Australian Open draw

Alex de Minaur has been given a devilish Australian Open draw and will face former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini in the first round

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From criminalising hatred with ‘intent’ to gun buyback: four key parts of Albanese’s omnibus bill explained

The memorandum accompanying hate speech bill is 319 pages long. Here’s what you need to know about the laws proposed after Bondi terror attack

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Trump says Iran has told him ‘killing has stopped’ as he pulls back from strike threats

US president says he has been assured by Tehran ‘there’s no plan for executions’ of protesters

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G7 threatens more sanctions for Iran amid ’high level of reported deaths and injuries’ - as it happened

G7 members ‘remain prepared to impose additional restrictive measures if Iran continues to crack down on protests and dissent’

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‘Smiling assassin’ Jordan Smith basks in spotlight after hitting $1m tennis jackpot

Amateur player and coach celebrates winning One Point Slam at Australian Open and hopes to use million-dollar payday to travel and buy home in Sydney

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Adelaide festival apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invites her to participate in 2027 writers’ week

Apology comes as former Adelaide festival board member accuses Louise Adler of hypocrisy after she resigned citing free speech concerns

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My favourite Lebanese restaurant has closed and I am bereft. Abdul’s, I’m sorry I took you for granted

For decades, the Sydney institution promised smooth hummus, abrupt service and unchanging decor. It was my family’s alternate living room. Where to turn to now?

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Football Australia appoints ex-Stan boss Martin Kugeler to end long search for CEO

Football Australia’s eight-month global search for a new chief executive has ended with former Stan boss Martin Kugeler appointed to lead the federation

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Iran crisis explained: what we know so far

Donald Trump says ‘there’s no plan for executions’ in Iran, as Iranian airspace closes and reopens, and some western countries urge their citizens to leave

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy declares energy emergency as cities shiver

Night-time temperatures dip close to -20C; minister outlines major problems with desertion and conscription evasion. What we know on day 1,422

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Teal MPs call out Coalition over stance on hate speech laws – as it happened

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Morning mail: tensions after Greenland talks, Hizb ut-Tahrir not planning to disband, tennis coach’s $1m slam dunk

Islamist group says it has no plans to disband despite potentially being targeted by new hate speech laws

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Amateur stuns pros to win One Point Slam and A$1m in boost for Australian Open

Tennis Australia is the big winner as new format draws full house and makes Jordan Smith a millionaire

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Former NSW Labor minister condemns Forestry Corporation after greater glider ‘den trees’ found at planned logging site

Bob Debus says operations at Glenbog state forest on south coast show native forest logging is untenable

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My work went from air-conditioned offices to delivering food on a bike. The culture shock is significant

The plan was to get on a bicycle to earn some money. It wasn’t to get hit by cars, thumped by skinheads or to see my surroundings in a whole new light.

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‘Bizarre’ bonuses and sausage sizzles: how Australia’s outsource call centres try to lure in poorly paid workers

Staff at four private contractors with government agency contracts say training is poor, morale is low and the attrition rate is high

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Amid scenes of destruction in Harcourt, some bushfire survivors plan to rebuild. Others may have lost too much

The Victorian town was among the worst hit by damaging bushfires. Now residents are facing a massive recovery

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‘They were just shooting everyone’: Iranian Australians left distraught with no confirmation their family is safe

While some Iranian Australians have received calls from loved ones in Iran, others remain in limbo amid communications blackout

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Scott’s sister says an unlikely champion saved his life. NDIS changes may stop others getting the same help

Exclusive: After a $24,000 legal fight, Scott Clough won the disability support he needs. New appeal rules mean others may not have the same protection

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In a world going to hell, investors are flocking to gold. Australia could have had much more of it

A decision to sell two-thirds of Australia’s gold reserves in the 1990s is starting to look like a bad one as global uncertainty reigns

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The place that stayed with me: that afternoon in Orford, I belonged to the bush for the first time

It took Robert Dessaix many decades to appreciate Australia’s landscape, but when it finally happened, he felt forever changed

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Australian chapter of Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has no plans to disband before Labor’s hate speech laws

Organisation singled out by home affairs minister as one that could be targeted by new laws targeting ‘hate groups’

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What Australian sport can learn from queer ice hockey hit Heated Rivalry

The series challenges the hyper-masculine culture that often dominates men’s sport – and proves the power and potential of LGBTQI+ stories

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