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Fri 4 Sept 2026

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Bushfires in the area around the Nowra
Weather
BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Tanya Plibersek
News live
Plibersek says pornography normalises strangulation for young Australians; Sydney's first case of bird flu confirmed
A financial markets trader sits at his desk in front of a screen showing market prices
Explainer
The bond market is blowing up right now – should Australians be worried?
Nathan Subramanian (left) and Santosh Swaminathan
Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
Two cousins hired a 4WD to find missing Australians in Nepal. They face mudslides, monsoons and road collapse
a man speaks into a microphone at a lectern as people sit nearby
US-Israel war on Iran
JD Vance reacts to airstrike that killed four at Iran wedding: ‘Things happen’
 
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In focus

Tim Andrews, wearing a hospital gown, smiles at the camera
Science
Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
Feminism
Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92
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Sport

The Hawks leave the field after winning the AFL Qualifying Final round match between the Fremantle Dockers and the Hawthorn Hawks at Optus Stadium in Perth, Thursday, September 3, 2026. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
AFL
Hawthorn stun Fremantle and record Perth crowd with qualifying final win
Rugby union
Wallabies’ search for No 10 continues as Kiss tinkers again for second Argentina Test
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Culture & lifestyle

Author Jess Ho and their book People with Money.
Fiction
People With Money by Jess Ho review – race, class and gender collide in this outlandish but overcooked satire
Leading questions
My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling?
Australian art
Margaret Preston: Australia’s most beloved and contested artist?
Parents and parenting
quote  I used to think I was an ambivalent mother, then my child started to stutter
Bridie Jabour
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Opinion

Hannah Ferguson
quote  I was once ashamed to admit I’d been strangled nonconsensually during sex. Now I’m speaking up to save women’s lives
Hannah Ferguson
quote  Gloria Steinem personified America’s feminist movement
Moira Donegan
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