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• This city is banning drones and owners aren’t happy

  28-09-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Drone owners have vented their frustration at new rules banning the devices in China’s capital, which has forced many to sell at low-ball prices.
  
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• ‘I hope your venue gets firebombed’: The small-town lesbian bar left reeling after a ‘woke’ backlash

  30-09-2026 03:21 via smh.com.au
  
  When Last Ditch ended its COVID-style mask requirement to attract more customers, it became a source of global amusement and served as a cautionary tale about the hazards of being accessible to the point of absurdity.
  
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• Trump defends North Korea's right to have nuclear weapons

  30-09-2026 01:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has said he doesn't mind North Korea having nuclear weapons because he likes Kim Jong Un.
  
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• Burnham makes high-risk political speech

  30-09-2026 00:03 via smh.com.au
  
  British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has outlined at least six major reforms in his address to the annual Labour Party conference.
  
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• UK air base ‘terror plot’ foiled when one of the suspects phoned police: report

  29-09-2026 23:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The development has deepened the mystery over the incident, as new details emerged about the possible plan to attack the Royal Air Force base at Fairford that is also used by American military aircraft.
  
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• Can Burnham save Britain? Finally, he reveals his plans – with one glaring omission

  29-09-2026 22:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Australians might want to watch the UK prime minister closely because some of his challenges have parallels in Canberra – even though times are tougher in Britain on every front.
  
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• No explosives found in UK terror plot

  29-09-2026 22:13 via smh.com.au
  
  UK police say no explosives were found in vehicles near an air force at the centre of a major security incident.
  
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• Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer now questions whether she killed her three children

  29-09-2026 18:49 via smh.com.au
  
  At the first hearing since Clancy’s triple murder trial ended with a deadlocked jury, her lawyer made a striking turn.
  
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• ‘Fill the gap’: Australia’s plan to swoop on Trump’s trade war with Canada

  29-09-2026 10:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Trade Minister Don Farrell is heading to the G20 in Milwaukee with a plot to take advantage of crashing US alcohol sales to Canada.
  
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• Missing Aussie activist detained in Vietnam

  29-09-2026 09:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Democracy campaigner Tran Hiep was due to meet his wife in Thailand after travelling to Phnom Penh, but did not board his flight and has not been heard from since.
  
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• Australian activist charged in Vietnam as pro-democracy group accuses Hanoi of kidnapping

  29-09-2026 09:12 via smh.com.au
  
  Democracy campaigner Tran Hiep was due to meet his wife in Thailand after travelling to Phnom Penh, but did not board his flight and has not been heard from since.
  
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• Youngest known person dies by euthanasia

  29-09-2026 07:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Euthanasia for incurably ill children aged one to 12 has been legal in the Netherlands for two years.
  
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• One-year-old euthanised in the Netherlands

  29-09-2026 07:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Euthanasia for incurably ill children aged one to 12 has been legal in the Netherlands for two years.
  
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• Canadian MP gets caught out with AI speech

  29-09-2026 05:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Canadian politician Bill Oliver went viral after reading out an AI editing prompt in a speech to parliament
  
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• Australian activist ‘abducted’ in Cambodia by Vietnamese government, rights group claims

  29-09-2026 03:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Democracy campaigner Tran Hiep was due to meet his wife in Thailand after travelling to Phnom Penh, but did not board his flight and has not been heard from since.
  
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• Trump airs promotional ad using taxpayer money

  29-09-2026 03:24 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has used taxpayer money to re-air a promotional video he made ahead of the 2024 elections.
  
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• ‘Heinous’: Frat house gang-rape lawsuit triggers reopening of criminal investigation

  29-09-2026 02:33 via smh.com.au
  
  A woman says she was sexually assaulted by seven Cornell University students after being plied with alcohol and drugs on the Ivy League campus, sparking outrage about why there had been no criminal prosecutions.
  
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• ‘Exclude her’: British Jews urge UK to bar entry of Australian author over October 7 remarks

  29-09-2026 00:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Britain’s peak Jewish group wants Randa Abdel-Fattah blocked from visiting to promote her new novel over her past comments in which described the Hamas attack on Israel as “exhilarating”.
  
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• ‘Exclude her’: British Jews urge UK to bar entry for Australian author over October 7 remarks

  29-09-2026 00:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Britain’s peak Jewish group wants Randa Abdel-Fattah blocked from visiting to promote her new novel over her past comments in which described the Hamas attack on Israel as “exhilarating”.
  
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• SpaceX rocket reaches orbit despite engine trouble

  28-09-2026 22:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched a Starship rocket into orbit for the first time.
  
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• ‘I’m surprised’: Trump at odds with UK police after five terror suspects released

  28-09-2026 21:26 via smh.com.au
  
  Police imposed tight bail conditions on the men – all British nationals – as the Iranian embassy denounced claims that its government was involved in the incident.
  
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• How Trump’s grovelling emboldens China and imperils the Asia Pacific

  28-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump rolled out the blood-red carpet for China’s President Xi Jinping’s visit. In return, he got precisely nothing.
  
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• Fiery splashdown for SpaceX’s Starship as orbital flight cut short

  28-09-2026 18:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Elon Musk’s showpiece spacecraft splashed down north of Hawaii. The company had been aiming for a 10-hour flight spanning six laps around Earth.
  
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• Terror suspects released on bail after UK air base arrests, as Iran denies role

  28-09-2026 18:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Police said the release of the five British nationals “does not mean that the investigation is over” after they were arrested near the base used by American aircraft to strike Iran.
  
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• Terror suspects released after UK air base arrests, as Iran denies role

  28-09-2026 18:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Police said the release of the five British nationals on bail “does not mean that the investigation is over” after they were arrested near the base used by American aircraft to strike Iran.
  
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• SpaceX’s Starship flight cut short after launching into orbit for first time

  28-09-2026 17:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The company had been aiming for a 10-hour flight, spanning six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program.
  
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• SpaceX’s Starship launches into orbit for first time

  28-09-2026 15:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Founder Elon Musk’s showpiece rocket is aiming for six full laps around Earth to prove its readiness for NASA’s Artemis moon program.
  
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• Terror police probe UK plot

  28-09-2026 10:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Terror police are probing links to the Iranian regime, after five men were arrested near an RAF base in the UK.
  
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• Trump offered to sell arms to China, US ambassador says

  28-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  China has the world’s fastest-growing military and for decades US officials have warned of a potential military clash between the two nuclear-armed powers in the Asia-Pacific region.
  
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• Australia hosts tennis make-up sesh between Trump administration and CNN

  28-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The annual tennis tournament between the Trump administration and the media takes place at the ambassador’s residence, which boasts the only grass court in Washington, DC.
  
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