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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 36m

📢 The short truce follows mounting accusations of cross-border attacks, civilian casualties, and retaliatory strikes that have strained relations between the neighbouring countries.

Afghanistan and Pakistan announce temporary ceasefire following deadly border clashes

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 1h

📢 Despite a growing awareness around mental health, research shows burnout in the workplace is still a major challenge. Experts say without proper training and healthy boundaries in the workplace, more and more Australians will consider leaving their jobs in the next year.

Is your job burning you out? Experts say better boundaries and workplace connections can help

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 1h

📢 The African Union said it was suspending the island nation after a coup ousted President Andry Rajoelina.

Madagascar braces for military rule as coup leader prepares to be sworn in

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 2h

📢 Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary ceasefire after fresh border clashes; First Nations deaths in custody reaching record levels in New South Wales; And in cricket, Pakistan go 1-0 up in the two-match Test series with South Africa.

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree on 48-hour temporary ceasefire | Morning News Bulletin 16 October 2025

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 2h

📢 Earlier in the day, Israel returned the remains of 45 Palestinians to Gaza authorities.

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Hamas returns two more bodies but says it has handed back all the hostage remains it can reach

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 2h

📢 A new study has found Queensland's tropical rainforests emit more carbon than they absorb, raising concerns for Australia's climate targets.

Australia's rainforests are now adding to carbon emissions, scientists say

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 2h

📢 Social isolation and economic disadvantage are partly responsible for declining rates in national belonging, a new study suggests.

Revealed: The generational divide over belonging in Australia

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 12h

📢 Diversity Council Australia says class bias is shaping career opportunities with 58 per cent of employers saying they prefer candidates from so-called 'elite' universities and 30 per cent preferring candidates from private high schools over public schools. Some even using these to filter out job…

New research reveals class bias limiting career progression

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 12h

📢 The bodies were returned after Israel announced it would cut in half the number of humanitarian aid trucks allowed into Gaza in a move to punish Hamas.

Israel says one of four bodies returned by Hamas does not match any of the hostages

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 12h

📢 In a rare move, the New South Wales coroner has released an open letter on the number of Indigenous deaths in custody. Twelve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody in the state this year. The findings, described by the state corone...
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"Profoundly distressing': NSW records most Indigenous deaths in custody this year

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 12h

📢 Senior Liberal senator James Paterson has urged his colleagues to resolve their differences as the Coalition continues to debate key policies, five months after its election drubbing. Today the Opposition leader tried to focus on crime and found herself in a war of words with Victoria's premier.

Sussan Ley labels Melbourne 'the crime capital of Australia'

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 13h

📢 The New South Wales coroner says the state has hit a grim milestone with First Nations deaths in custody reaching record levels. 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have died in custody in the state this year, the highest number ever recorded in a single year. The distressing figures…

NSW hits 'grim milestone' with First Nations deaths in custody reaching record levels

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 13h

📢 The Eurozone's second-largest economy is battling a deep political crisis. It all started when French President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections last year in an attempt to consolidate his power. Instead, they resulted in a hung parliament and...
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'La Crise': French politics stumbles from crisis to crisis

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 14h

📢 Tens of thousands of people from the Pacific and East Timor currently work in Australia under the PALM scheme.

Labor criticised over worker visa rule backflip that could affect thousands

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 14h

📢 Australia's birth rate is declining — but researchers say it's "not about selfishness".

The 'confluence of crises' driving Australia's record-low fertility rate

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 14h

📢 SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with McCrindle Social Researcher Ashley Fell about thegrowing trend for Australians to have fewer kids, and later in life; plus Luke Laretive from Seneca Financial Ser...
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What record low fertility rates mean for our economy & gold hits another record

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 16h

📢 Australian Gaza aid flotilla activists urge the federal government to impose an arms embargo on Israel.; the Northern Territory Chief Minister defends a ban on transgender women being placed in female jails; and in football, the Socceroos unbeaten streak under Tony Popovic comes to an end.

Concerns over fragile Gaza ceasefire | Evening News Bulletin 15 October 2025

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 16h

📢 Former Commonwealth Bank employee Kathryn Sullivan was made redundant after spending years teaching the bank's "Bumblebee" chatbot how to respond to customers.

Kathryn lost her banking job to a chatbot she helped train. She just confronted her CBA bosses

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 17h

📢 Palestinian and Jewish Australians describe their emotional journey watching the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire.

These Sydneysiders watched as the hostage-detainee swap played out. Then came a call

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 17h

📢 Hamas has returned more bodies of Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza. Questions remain over sustainable peace in the Middle East, with uncertainty about how to resolve sticking points in Donald Trump's 20-point plan.

Israel and Hamas both accused of not keeping cease fire agreement

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 17h

📢 According to the US state department, one foreigner whose visa was revoked accused Kirk of spreading "racist" rhetoric.

US revokes visas of six foreigners over Charlie Kirk comments

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 18h

📢 According to the US state department, one foreigner whose visa was revoked accused Kirk of spreading "racist" rhetoric.

US revokes visas of six foreigners over Charlie Kirk comments on social media

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 18h

📢 The Socceroos have already qualified for the World Cup, with coach Tony Popovic saying he wanted new players to "surprise" him ahead of next year's finals in North America.

Socceroos' undefeated streak comes to end with friendly loss to the United States

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 18h

📢 A daily five-minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability.

SBS News in Easy English 15 October

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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 18h

📢 For the first time in 20 years, the United States' passport has fallen from the top ten most powerful in the world.

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Revealed: Australia's passport power, as the US and UK hit record lows

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