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SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 5h

📢 Australia's Jewish and Palestinian communities have been closely following the scenes overnight of hostages and detainees being released. In Melbourne, Israeli hostage supporters took to the streets, while there has also been celebration among families of Palestinians set free.

Gaza peace deal: Local communities react to the release of hostages and detainees

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 5h

📢 The prime minister and opposition leader are the latest among millions of Australians whose personal data has been leaked online. The revelations coincide with the release of the Australian Signals Directorate annual threat report. It warns cyber-...
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PM and other prominent Australians' phone numbers leaked online

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 6h

📢 In Australia, Jewish and Palestinian communities have been celebrating the release of hostages and detainees as the fragile path to peace in Gaza continues. In Melbourne, Israeli hostage supporters took to the streets while there's also been celebration among families of Palestinians set free.

Australia's Jewish and Palestinian communities celebrate the return of loved ones

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 6h

📢 Russia's Black Sea Fleet rejected reports the diesel-powered submarine had suffered a serious malfunction.

'The hunt for the nearest mechanic': NATO chief mocks 'broken' Russian submarine

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 7h

📢 SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Kai Chen from MPC Markets about the rise on rare earths along with the rest of the day's sharemarket action.

What are rare earths, and why are the share prices of companies mining them surging?

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 8h

📢 The first phase of a deeply complex peace process has begun. So what happens next?

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Hamas' next move is unknown, but one person may 'hold the key' to a lasting peace in Gaza

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 9h

📢 In this bulletin, aid agencies call for greater access to the Gaza Strip to meet overwhelming demand, an advertising campaign targets teens ahead of an under-16 social media ban. And in football, Cape Verde qualifies for the World Cup for the first time.

Aid organisations rush to Gaza in wake of deal | Evening News Bulletin 14 October 2025

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 11h

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SBS News in Easy English 14 October 2025

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

📢 World leaders have signed a historic Middle East deal at a summit in Egypt. It comes hours after Israel and Hamas exchanged detainees and hostages. Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinians from Israeli prisons, and Gaza released the surviving Israeli hostages after two years in captivity.

Middle East peace deal signed; so where to from here?

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

📢 A large white coral reef containing important species and fossil traces has been discovered at a depth of more than 500 metres in the Gulf of Naples, in a rare discovery for the Mediterranean. But a new report suggests reefs like this might already be in danger, with global warming crossing…

Climate tipping points being crossed, scientists warn

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

📢 Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley are among dozens of high-profile Australians whose numbers have been leaked.

'Concern' over prime minister and Opposition leader's phone numbers being leaked

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

📢 In this bulletin, scenes of jubilation as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners return home, the United Nations urges leaders to use the momentum of the exchange to create peace in Gaza. And in football, Spain plans to continue its winning streak as it strives for World Cup qualification.

Joyful reunions for families in Israel, Gaza | Midday News Bulletin 14 October 2025

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

📢 The island nation is set to become one of the smallest countries to participate in football's showpiece event.

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'I don't have words': Cape Verde erupts in celebration after historic World Cup qualification

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 The government says US involvement in securing the release of Israeli hostages will be "remembered by history".

Marles, Wong praise Trump's peace plan in Gaza as 'enormous achievement'

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 Trump announced a new era of peace, as Hamas freed the remaining hostages and Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees.

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'Historic dawn': Key takeaways from Trump's speech at the Israeli parliament

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 15h

📢 Deeply emotional scenes unfolded in Gaza and the West Bank as Palestinian prisoners and detainees returned after their release by Israel.

'The greatest joy': Palestinians reunite with loved ones after Israeli imprisonment

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

📢 Hundreds of people erupted in joy, tears and song on Tel Aviv's Hostages Square on Monday as news of the releases broke.

In pictures: Freed Israeli hostages hug loved ones in tears of joy

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

📢 Of all Australian states, Tasmania is the biggest producer of potatoes, and a lot of what's grown here goes into potato products you would know well – hot chips, hash browns and wedges among them. But a new virus detected in recent months is causing concern. Growers are optimistic it can be…

The new threat to Australia's potato industry - what is it and how can we deal with it?

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 19h

📢 All 20 surviving Israeli hostages have been released from Hamas captivity in Gaza in a historic exchange as part of the first phase of a Gaza peace plan. And nearly 2000 Palestinians have also been freed from Israeli prisons, with the m...
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‘Historic exchange’: all Israeli hostages freed as Gaza peace talks continue

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 19h

📢 Trump told assembled leaders at a Gaza summit in Egypt that they had "achieved what everybody said was impossible".

Trump hails 'tremendous day for Middle East' as leaders sign Gaza declaration

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 19h

📢 In this bulletin, World leaders sign a historic Middle East peace deal in Egypt; all surviving hostages freed from Gaza in exchange for thousands of Palestinians; and in football, A women's Indigenous football team prepares to make history.

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World leaders sign a historic Middle East peace deal | Morning Bulletin 14 October 2025

SBS Australia (unofficial) @sbsaustralia.nzcow.com · 20h

📢 With one in seven Australians living below the poverty line, researchers and advocates say that COVID-era universal income is the solution.

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'Eating mostly brown food': The 'devastating' juggle faced by a rising number of Australians

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

📢 The average financial losses from cybercrimes, both for Australians and businesses, continue to rise annually.

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The common way Australians have their data stolen — and what it's costing

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

📢 Thorpe's comments sparked a political firestorm, with Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke urging leaders to avoid inflaming community tensions.

AFP investigates Lidia Thorpe's 'burn down Parliament House' remarks

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

📢 Qantas is facing scrutiny after hackers followed through with their ransom threat by posting the stolen data of nearly six million customers on the dark web. It has sparked a renewed warning by experts that large scale cyber-attacks like this are on the rise.

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Personal data of nearly six million Qantas customers leaked in security breach