- 2 minutes 12 secondsThe ISIS bride who’s suing Australia
An ISIS bride left behind in a Syrian refugee camp, is preparing a legal challenge to be allowed to return to Australia. Plus, senior NSW police face uncomfortable questions at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
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Albanese outlines three points on return of ISIS brides
ISIS bride barred from Australia named as family prepares urgent legal action
Royal commission live: Police commander says ‘no need to stay’ email ‘poorly worded’
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26 May 2026, 6:30 am - 12 minutes 18 secondsWhy our defensive spy boss is on high alert
Intelligence agencies couldn't have prevented the Bondi attack even if they had more money, says ASIO’s boss Mike Burgess - but he says we’re on the brink of the highest possible terrorist threat alert, and is investigating more suspected Iranian hits on Australian soil. Today, what we’re learning as the Antisemitism Royal Commission drills into the security services.
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Royal commission: NSW Police threat assessment highlighted religious celebrations
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25 May 2026, 5:00 pm - 4 minutes 4 secondsJuiced-up James Magnussen comes last at Enhanced Games
Gold swimsuit-clad Australian swimmer James Magnussen has finished last in his 100 metres freestyle race at the Enhanced Games. Plus, the government’s CGT reforms face changes, Dezi Freeman inquest gets underway, clear-air turbulence causes problems for Cathay Pacific, and Cheng Lei takes her memoir to the stage.
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CGT changes to reach beyond tech sector, says PM
‘I had no choice’: Freeman’s chilling words after police shootings
Severe turbulence injures 10 on Cathay flight in a reminder of importance of seatbelts
Journalist Cheng Lei confronts China’s ‘culture of fear’ with her story
'Unprecedented' warning followed October 7 attacks
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25 May 2026, 6:19 am - 15 minutes 14 secondsTracy Grimshaw's $500k 60 Minutes gig
Nine picks up a fifth 60 Minutes reporter from in-house on an old-school giant salary, while rumours fly about a State of Origin dream team reunion. That’s in today’s Media Diary - and editor Steve Jackson is on The Front with Claire.
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Huge moves at Southern Cross Media as McWilliam becomes second biggest shareholder
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24 May 2026, 5:00 pm - 17 minutes 55 secondsKylie’s mic drop: Netflix blockbuster reveals the Minogue we never knew
Australia’s beloved singer is getting the Netflix documentary treatment, but Kylie MInogue waited until the very last minutes of the last episode to reveal the biggest news of all.
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Kylie Minogue reveals secret second cancer diagnosis in new documentary and her IVF struggles
Kylie Minogue’s private family to finally appear on screen in new documentary
Kylie on entertainment industry: Would be nice not to be asked about your age
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22 May 2026, 5:00 pm - 3 minutes 23 secondsIran moves to control more of the Strait of Hormuz
Information published by the newly established Persian Gulf Strait Authority suggests Iran is expanding its oversight of the Strait of Hormuz to the coastal territories of Oman and the United Arab Emirates. Plus, the UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission provides long-awaited guidance for single-sex spaces and Rome’s “hot priest” drops a bombshell.
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Iran moves to expand Hormuz control into foreign waters
Single-sex spaces must be based on biological sex, UK rules
Hot priest is not priest? Papal pin-up is an immaculate deception
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22 May 2026, 6:00 am - 13 minutes 2 secondsThe spine surgery that changed 12-year-old Oscar’s life
Today on The Front, a beautiful story about courage and love: a young boy with a powerful will to love, a mother’s devotion and the doctors and nurses in our public hospitals who make magic every single day.
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Inside the cutting-edge surgery that will change Oscar’s life for good
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21 May 2026, 5:00 pm - 3 minutes 8 secondsKing Charles alive and well after mistake radio death announcement
A British radio station has apologised for erroneously announcing King Charles III had died. Plus, economists warn of house price drop after tax reforms and a man who allegedly stole photography equipment from a victim of the Bondi terror attack is named.
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Radio station apologises after mistakenly announcing King Charles’ death
Australian house prices set for major fall after budget tax changes, Morgan Stanley warns
Danny Ridley charged with stealing camera of Bondi terror attack victim Peter Meagher
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21 May 2026, 5:59 am - 15 minutes 9 secondsThe furious army of young entrepreneurs coming for Albo
Young entrepreneurs are smashing up Anthony Albanese on social media, furious about his budget’s changes to capital gains tax, which they say punishes people who try to get ahead. The PM seems to think it’s funny, but this is no joke. Wealth editor Julieanne Sprague is here with her take on a fightback the Government didn’t see coming.
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Anthony Albanese answers flood of internet memes on CGT changes
Tech workers plan exodus as treasurer’s tax overhaul ‘assaults innovation’
Budget leak: Tax smack to hit every asset class
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20 May 2026, 5:00 pm - 3 minutes 11 secondsKylie’s secret second cancer battle
Kylie Minogue revealed she had a secret second battle with cancer in a new Netflix documentary. Plus, Chris Minns’ surprise attack on the federal government’s income tax policy and Arsenal’s historic English Premier League win.
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Kylie Minogue reveals secret second cancer diagnosis in new documentary and her IVF struggles
Minns blasts Albanese government over bracket creep
Commentary by Greg Brown: Chris Minns gets the memo that Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers missed on income tax
Inside the methods that ended Arsenal’s 22-year wait for the Premier League title
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20 May 2026, 6:00 am - 16 minutes 20 secondsShopping for a wife in China’s elite singles market
Love in today’s China can be hard to find - and some parents are taking matters into their own hands. Today, our correspondent Yoni Bashan reports from the marriage market, where the legacy of China’s infamous one-child policy is being felt in the disparity between highly educated, career-minded young women and men struggling to find a suitable match.
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No photos, laminated fact sheets, and desperate parents: Inside Shanghai’s stunted love market
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