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Headlines
Hurricane Milton: category 3 storm makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida
Live  
Hurricane Milton: category 3 storm makes landfall near Siesta Key, Florida
Residents braced for potentially catastrophic storm surge as state pounded by severe winds and heavy rain
Education  
Revealed: University of Sydney spent millions more on consultants than repaying wages of casual staff
Australia politics live  
Labor sets up committee to review Dutton’s nuclear plan; Clare open to changes on international student cap bill
Exclusive  
‘It was a dream until it was a nightmare’: Richard Marles’ chief of staff alleges she was barred from her office
Queensland  
Pilot who died when helicopter crashed into Cairns hotel was ‘affected by alcohol’
Media  
Kyle and Jackie O lose advertisers as campaigners accuse show of normalising ‘violent misogyny’
The rural network
Surviving the summer on remote cattle properties: ‘We never give up on fires’
Queensland  
Surviving the summer on remote cattle properties: ‘We never give up on fires’
Queensland is facing an increased risk of fire this summer but in regional areas firefighting is a job for volunteers
7 October: one year on
‘My way of being useful’: for Palestinian oudist Huda Asfour, performance brings catharsis – and frustration
Music  
‘My way of being useful’: for Palestinian oudist Huda Asfour, performance brings catharsis – and frustration
American interest in Palestinian culture has increased, bringing solidarity as well as new struggles
Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Universities and AI: can they coexist? – Full Story podcast
Universities and AI: can they coexist? – Full Story podcast
Sport
World Cup 2026 qualifiers  
‘Very dynamic’: Socceroos coach Popovic promises change in China clash
‘Very dynamic’: Socceroos coach Popovic promises change in China clash
Football  
Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock dies aged 31
Klopp shakes English football’s god delusion with Red Bull embrace
Culture
Comedy  
Tara Boom: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
Tara Boom: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
Australian theatre  
New play about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s life to debut in 2025
Music  
Sarah Blasko: ‘I’m still a recovering Christian. I had to remodel my brain to be here and enjoy life’
Opinion
Can Peter Dutton lower the temperature?
Can Peter Dutton lower the temperature?
Kim Kardashian recommends a full-body MRI scan – should I get one?
A delegation of Maugean skates are listening to the keynote speaker at the global nature-positive summit
Lifestyle
Food  
‘The pan exploded into flame’: Virginia Trioli on cooking pepper steak – and setting her kitchen on fire
‘The pan exploded into flame’: Virginia Trioli on cooking pepper steak – and setting her kitchen on fire
Taste test  
Australian supermarket ginger beer: ‘It’s the Sunrise breakfast TV of the soft drink aisle’
Technology
Artificial intelligence  
Meta launches its AI chatbot in the UK on Facebook and Instagram
Meta launches its AI chatbot in the UK on Facebook and Instagram
Science
Animal behaviour  
Wrinkles reveal whether elephants are left- or right-trunked, study finds
Wrinkles reveal whether elephants are left- or right-trunked, study finds
Environment
Australian politics  
Nature groups in ‘dismay’ over Albanese’s leadership on ‘critical’ environmental reforms
Nature groups in ‘dismay’ over Albanese’s leadership on ‘critical’ environmental reforms
Temperature Check  
Andrew Forrest says net zero is ‘fantasy’ so his goal is ‘real zero’. What does he mean – and can he achieve it?
Video
Tony Burke hits back after repeated Coalition questions on Palestinian visas – video
Tony Burke hits back after repeated Coalition questions on Palestinian visas – video
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