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📢 The decision is an uncommon legal step amid mounting criticism over accountability for violence in the occupied territories.
'Very rare': Israeli prosecutors to charge West Bank settler over killing of Palestinian activist
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February 16, 2026 at 8:44 PM
📢 The Oscar-winning American actor died peacefully at his home after a career spanning more than six decades.
The Godfather and Apocalypse Now star Robert Duvall dies aged 95
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February 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
📢 34 Australians released from a detention centre in Syria are returned to the camp, an historic case against Coles and its pricing policy enters its second day, Australia could be out of the T-20 World Cup after a stunning loss to co-hosts Sri Lanka.
Families of suspected IS fighters returned to detention camp | Morning News Bulletin 17 February 2026
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February 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
📢 As many Asians living in Australia return to their ancestral homes for Lunar New Year, what awaits them can be surprising.
'I want to taste everything': Why millions of people make this annual pilgrimage
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February 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
📢 Syrian Kurdish forces have released 34 Australians from a camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants, saying they will be flown to Australia.
Thirty-four Australians released from Syrian camp of IS-affiliated families, officials say
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February 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
📢 The beginning of the school year is in full swing, but for some students, finding access to technological devices to complete educational tasks is a growing challenge. According to social enterprises, the digital divide is only growing, with an increasing number of young people unable to access a…
Bridging Australia's digital divide
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February 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM
📢 The beginning of the school year is in full swing, but for some students, finding access to technological devices to complete educational tasks is a growing challenge. According to social enterprises, the digital divide is only growing, with an increasing number of young people unable to access a…
📢 The search continues for an 85-year-old Sydney man who police believe was kidnapped by mistake. Police think Chris Baghsarian is still alive, and are appealing to his captors for his safe return.
Search continues for elderly man believed kidnapped by mistake
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February 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
📢 A high stakes Federal Court showdown has begun between the competition watchdog and Coles, over allegations it misled customers with deceptive discounts. The supermarket giant has defended itself saying the promotions were genuine, and prices were influenced by inflation.
'The case of the century': Coles faces giant lawsuit accused of misleading discounts
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February 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
📢 As political discourse on migration intensifies, some members of Australia's growing diverse communities say they're facing the consequences. New research by a leading social cohesion group has found nearly half of migrants from China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Iraq and the Philippines have…
'A flood of racism': Australia's multicultural communities say they're facing increasing discrimination
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February 16, 2026 at 9:54 AM
📢 Accused Bondi gunman, Naveed Akram, has appeared in court for the first time since the terror attack last December. Fifteen people were killed and 40 wounded at a Hanukkah event in Australia's worst mass shooting in twenty years.
Alleged Bondi shooter Naveed Akram faces court for the first time since terror attack
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February 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
📢 Leaked documents have revealed Sussan Ley was preparing to roll out a policy of hard-line immigration blanket bans, targeting Muslim countries, before she was dumped as Liberal leader. Regions across 13 countries had been identified in a document prepared for...
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Leaks reveal Sussan Ley drafted harsh immigration laws targeting Muslim countries
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February 16, 2026 at 9:44 AM
📢 Leaked documents have revealed Sussan Ley was preparing to roll out a policy of hard-line immigration blanket bans, targeting Muslim countries, before she was dumped as Liberal leader. Regions across 13 countries had been identified in a document prepared for...
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📢 Australia's competition watchdog is suing supermarket chain Coles in the Federal Court. The ACCC alleges Coles deceived shoppers about discounts on a range of goods. It's a case that could have wide-ranging implications for consumer law.
ACCC alleges Coles claimed to cut prices - but didn't
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February 16, 2026 at 8:44 AM
📢 SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Alex Pikoulas from Munjarra Capital about the day's market action including the latest profit results and the turn around in the tech sector; plus Anthony Walker from SP Global Ratings after the IMF warned Australian states to reign in spending.
Tech stocks recover and IMF warns Australian states on spending
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February 16, 2026 at 7:44 AM
📢 A leaked Liberal Party policy proposes banning migrants from certain nations; a landmark case against Coles in the Federal Court; and in tennis, Alex de Minaur makes history at the Rotterdam Open.
Liberal Party plan to ban migration from 'high risk' places leaked | Evening News Bulletin 16 February 2025
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February 16, 2026 at 5:34 AM
📢 .The Gaza Strip is home to some extraordinary remnants of human history, dating from the Bronze Age through to the Ottoman and British empires.Many historic sites suffered from neglect before the war - but the United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, says it has verified damage to at least 150…
Palestinians look to salvage Gaza's history from the ruins of war
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February 16, 2026 at 5:24 AM
📢 There's still one week to go in this year's Winter Games, which are shaping up to be record-breaking for Australia.
Australia's history-making Winter Olympics — and how it compares to previous years
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February 16, 2026 at 5:04 AM
📢 Naveed Akram appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court via videolink on 59 charges, including murder and terrorism offences.
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Accused Bondi Beach gunman Naveed Akram fronts court for first time
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February 16, 2026 at 2:54 AM
📢 Naveed Akram appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court via videolink on 59 charges, including murder and terrorism offences.
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📢 The policy was formed in the wake of the Bondi terror attack and would have introduced bans on immigration from more than a dozen countries.
Opposition was preparing widespread immigration bans under Sussan Ley's leadership
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February 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
📢 After declaring the disappearance of a four-year-old boy a major crime, police have returned to a remote property to resume the search.
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Police resume search for missing four-year-old boy Gus Lamont at outback property
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February 16, 2026 at 2:24 AM
📢 After declaring the disappearance of a four-year-old boy a major crime, police have returned to a remote property to resume the search.
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Court appearance for alleged Bondi shooter | SBS News In Easy English 16 February 2026
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February 16, 2026 at 2:14 AM
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📢 From Munich to Melbourne, hundreds of thousands have turned out to oppose Iran's clerical leadership in the wake of a brutal crackdown on protesters inside the country. While opinions differ over who should take over the current regime, protesters all voiced their desire for an Iran free from…
'Iran is my home as well': Worldwide turnout of hundreds of thousands in solidarity with Iranian protesters
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February 16, 2026 at 1:44 AM
📢 The new leadership of the Liberal Party says there's no need to imitate One Nation; new search for evidence in the case of missing South Australian boy Gus Lamont; and in the NRL, the women's Indigenous All Stars side defeats the Māori Ferns.
Liberal Party deputy leader says there's no need to imitate One Nation | Midday News Bulletin 16 February 2026
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February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
📢 The consumer watchdog has accused the supermarket giant of misleading customers about the price of hundreds of items.
Why Coles' Down Down promo is facing court for allegedly misleading customers
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February 16, 2026 at 1:04 AM
📢 A protest movement that peaked in January in Iran was repressed by a security forces crackdown that left thousands dead.
Anti-government chants heard in Iran after mass international protests
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February 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM