Thousands of refugees living for years in uncertainty eligible to stay permanently as Labor delivers on an election promise to abolish temporary protection visas - but will it prompt people smugglers to resume their trade? The latest Closing the Gap reports shows Indigenous health and development stalling and on some measures - going backwards; and are we missing out on the key technology and talent we need to decarbonise our economy?

The World Health Organisation warns a looming disaster due to a lack of essentials could claim more lives than the earthquake in Turkiye and Syria.

Anger growing over the Turkish Government's response to the earthquake disaster as the death toll rises.

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A plea for help after earthquakes devastate Turkiye and Syria - cities destroyed, vital infrastructure knocked out, thousands are dead but an unknown number are still trapped.

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The nation's leaders meet today to discuss how to solve packed hospital emergency departments and clogged GP surgeries; The federal opposition calls for more public debate to shape the Voice to Parliament before a referendum; And while emergency flood warnings are over in New South wales, communities in the west remain cut off, but optimistic.

There's been a sharp rise in the number of Australians delaying seeing a GP, filling a prescription, or seeing a mental health professional because of the cost;

As the Foreign Minister warns the Indo Pacific is becoming increasingly dangerous and volatile, a visiting US general says a huge effort will be needed to avoid conflict with China.

A week after the Prime Minister's urgent visit to Alice Springs, a large community meeting has again exposed the divisions in the town over how to tackle a surge in crime