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The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.
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Two sailors have been killed and 16 boats have retired after the Sydney to Hobart yacht race was pummelled by strong winds during the night.
50,000 hectares in the state's west.
Christmas week is delivering a tale of fire and ice in Australia. In Victoria, communities in the state's west are bracing for the worst fire conditions since the devastating Black Summer bushfires. It's a different story interstate, where a cold front has delivered snow to parts of New South Wales and Tasmania.
Urgent investigations are underway after video emerged showing an Australian man reportedly captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine.
French sexual assault survivor, Gisele Pelicot, is being lauded around the world for her courage and resilience. She waived her right to anonymity throughout the trial of her former husband Dominique Pelicot and more than 50 other men who were convicted of sexually assaulting her. Australian advocates hope the verdict will help amplify the global conversation around sexual violence.
Australia has sought assurance from the Malaysian government that two of the men involved in the Bali Bombings won't be able to walk free.
Deficits for the foreseeable future and no promise of extra cost-of-living relief in next year's Federal Budget. They're some of the key takeaways from the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook.
A new era for the ABC, with veteran media executive Hugh Marks appointed as the new Managing Director.
Fiji's health minister says toxicology tests haven't yet been completed to determine the cause of a suspected alcohol poisoning event at a five-star resort on the country's Coral Coast.
The Federal Opposition has revealed its long-awaited nuclear energy pitch - releasing costings that it says shows a mix of nuclear and renewables can shave more than $250 billion off the cost of Labor's energy plans.
The Australian jobs market is proving remarkably resilient in the face of 13 interest rate hikes, and an economy growing at a crawl. Official figures show the unemployment rate dropped in November to 3.9 per cent; Social media firm META under growing pressure to pay for news or face increased penalties; And obesity tops the list of risk factors leading to disease, experts call for reform.
Political leaders have slammed another anti-Semitic attack, in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Federal Labor MP and member of Melbourne's Jewish community, Josh Burns, says Opposition Leader Peter Dutton vetoed plans for a joint statement, in the aftermath of the arson attack at a Melbourne synagogue.
Syrian ruler, Bashar al-Assad, has fled with his family to Moscow, after the dramatic overthrow of his regime in a stunning rebel advance.
Members of the Jewish community were forced to run for their lives as a suspicious blaze tore through a synagogue in Melbourne's South East.
Amnesty International has launched a scathing report, accusing Israel of committing acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
South Koreans react with shock and anger, after the country's president declared martial law.
The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah holds, despite alleged breaches from both sides.
Three months after the landmark findings of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.
The Federal Government's social media ban for children under 16 passes parliament, making headlines around the world.
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