SBS News Headlines

In this bulletin, the east coast braces for more severe weather; Ukraine has launched one its largest drone attacks on Russia since Russia's invasion in 2022; and in football, Manchester City at the top of the English Premier League after their third consecutive win.

Thousands without power in Tasmania thanks to severe storms; Tensions rising in the South China Sea over a disputed territory; Victoria's Commonwealth Games compensation likely to cover the cost of the event - for the next host.

New cost of living measures announced for Australians; Kathleen Folbigg to seek millions in compensation over wrongful conviction; the Wallabies defeat Argentina, re-energising Australia's Rugby Championship campaign.

A polio vaccine campaign underway in Gaza; Australia's human rights commission seeks a meeting with the West Australian premier, after another Indigenous teenager died in custody; and in sport, Australia has won two gold medals on day three of the Paralympics.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the controversy over the next Census is premature... social media platform X banned in Brazil... and Aussie Alexei Popyrin stuns Novak Djokovic in the third round of U-S Open.

In this bulletin, more wild weather for the south east, after Sydney's hottest August day for years; The Human Rights Commission wants to know more about the death of an indigenous teenager in WA; and in sport, double Paralympic gold for Australia's cyclists.

In this bulletin, humanitarian workers say three-day pauses in Gaza war are not enough to deal with the crisis; The death of an Indigenous teen in a WA detention centre is to be investigated; And in the Paralympics, a third gold medal for Australia.

LGBTQI+ groups say more options on gender diversity need to be included in the census, A 17-year-old Indigenous male has died in a Western Australian youth detention centre, Graham Arnold announces Socceroos squad for third round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Australian Bureau of Statistics to test census question on sexual orientation for 2026, An Israeli strike in Central Gaza kills nine members of the same family, Harry Wilson to captain Wallabies as Joe Schmidt makes five changes for Argentina test.

Social cohesion envoy Peter Khalil urges census change for LGBTIQ+ visibility; Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire for polio vaccination drive in Gaza; And in sport, Swimmer Tom Gallagher delivers Australia's first gold medal of the 2024 Paris Paralympics.