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Headlines

US elections
Biden’s dire debate performance spurs anguished calls to withdraw from race

Advisers despair over disastrous display although Biden gives vigorous showing at North Carolina rally on Friday

Amber Haigh murder trial
‘A very vulnerable young woman’: what happened to the young mother?

Health
Mushroom gummies: powerful cannabis product could have caused ‘disturbing hallucinations’ and hospitalisations

Complexities of Julian Assange deal show how much Washington wanted it done

Karen Middleton

Queensland
Man allegedly stabbed woman to death before attempting carjack on major state highway

The rural network

If Australians want better local representation, we need to pay councillors more

Graeme Gibson

It’s more than just roads, rates and rubbish – in rural areas in particular, local government is the lifeblood of the community

Full Story podcast

Full Story
Who cared? The disappearance of Amber Haigh, part 1 – Full Story podcast

Sport

‘A fair result in foul weather’
The statistical boffins helping cricket defy the rain gods

Euro 2024
Three lessons from England’s knockout defeats under Southgate

Paris Olympics
Australia poke US bear to ramp up swimming rivalry

Nicole Jeffery

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Culture

Stage
‘The hardest thing I’ve ever done’: Sophia Forrest, the star taking on all 26 roles in Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie

Television
The Bear season three review – unbelievably frustrating

Books
Psykhe by Kate Forsyth review – a cosy escape into Greek myth

Opinion

Debating whether Julian Assange is a journalist is irrelevant. He changed journalism forever

Margaret Simons

Why aren’t foreign media allowed into Gaza?

Fiona Katauskas

After three hours in a Melbourne children’s hospital ER, I wanted to shout: give them the money

Jenny Sinclair

Lifestyle

Fashion
A water dress, a Dune-inspired gown and haute couture for Beyoncé: the avant-garde world of Iris van Herpen — in pictures

Leading questions
Our neighbours never return my son’s ball when it goes over the hedge. How can I get it back without conflict?

Technology

Environment
AI will be help rather than hindrance in hitting climate targets, Bill Gates says

Science

Extinct wildlife
Freak event probably killed last woolly mammoths, scientists say

Environment

Nuclear power
Nuclear more costly and could ‘sound the death knell’ for Australia’s decarbonisation efforts, report says

Invasive species
Fire ants could be spreading on Australian military bases due to ‘massive surveillance failure’, experts say

Video

Mumbles, lies and not a factcheck in sight: the first Trump-Biden 2024 debate – video

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