A bus driver to spend decades in jail over a deadly Hunter Valley crash; Kamala Harris questions Donald Trump's fitness for office in a fiery presidential debate; Olympic medals belonging to Oarsome Foursome rower Drew Ginn stolen.

Police waiting to interview the mother of two boys found dead in the Blue Mountains; Kamala Harris and Donald Trump prepare to meet in a high stakes presidential debate; The Australian Paralympic team has been welcomed home.

Israel kills at least 40 in attack on humanitarian zone, Experts warn against total ban on social media for young people, Socceroos draw 0-0 with Indonesia, hampering the World Cup dreams.

An investigation underway after a grim discovery in the Blue Mountains; Experts criticise a plan to ban underage kids from social media; Canterbury's star winger Josh Addo-Carr steps aside after a positive roadside test for cocaine.

Australia moving towards a social media ban for kids under 14; Tributes flowing for iconic US actor James Earl Jones after his death at the age of 93; New gender quotas announced for national and state sporting boards.

Queensland begins holding educational forums ahead of a truthtelling and healing inquiry; a warm welcome for Pope Francis in Timor-Leste; and the Socceroos prepare to face Indonesia on the path to qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

Investigators probing a Melbourne fire that's seriously injured three young children; Security tightened in Timor-Leste as the Pope prepares to visit; Cameron Johnston injured in his debut N-F-L game for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

A final report released after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicides; Italian officials considering a plan to manage Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain; Italy's Jannik Sinner has won the U-S Open in convincing fashion.

Three Israelis killed at the West Bank - Jordan crossing, South Australia drafts laws to ban children under 14 from using social media, and Australians Ben O'Connor, Kaden Groves and Jay Vine all finish Vuelta a Espana on the podium.

The 2026 census will now include questions on gender and sexual orientation; the federal government says the Coalition's nuclear plan will increase energy bills and emissions and Australia wins silver in the mixed four by 100 metre freestyle relay at the Paralympics