A woman who alleges she was abused while in the care of the Queensland govt. has called for significant changes to the child safety system. It comes as an inquiry into Queensland's child safety sector held its first public hearing on Wednesday. abc.net.au/news/2025-07-2…

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The haunted eyes of a starving child: possibly dead by the time you read this. Powerful page 1 not of an anti-Israel or anti-semitic paper but the UK's most conservative. The UN says 80% of Gazans who've died of malnutrition are children. How long will the world let this go on?

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP News Agency, The Associated Press, BBC News (World) and Reuters

A joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters

Breaking News: President Emmanuel Macron said France would recognize the state of Palestine, making it the first of the G7 nations to do so. nyti.ms/4f6Oz4R

triple j hottest 100 making me realise Australia has an absolutely insane catalogue of music. we’re elite.

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Remember how good Twitter used to be? Today's convos around the #hottest100ofaustraliansongs is as close as its been in a long, long time. Nice to see a feed full of music opinions instead of misinformation, c00kers and crypt0bros

This is one of the best ever days of radio on the ABC. I am loving this day. #hottest100ofaustraliansongs

Knowing the nation is collectively swearing right at this very moment brings me some comfort #hottest100 #Hottest100AustralianSongs

I was in 7/11 the other day and they had that Jess Glynne song playing and I don’t know why, but I just started saying the Jet2 holiday lines out loud and someone looked at me like I was crazy and I honestly had no idea why I did that 😂

This is the closest any Australian journalist has gotten to the heart of Gaza since 2023. "The brief glimpse we got of Gaza, out of the window and out of the back of this plane's hold is really difficult to describe and we HAVE TO describe it to you, rather than show you.

Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors it unleashed u.afp.com/SMQn

Sexual assault victims who arrive at large regional hospitals, Caboolture & Redcliffe, for a rape kit aren’t able to get one there, and being transferred an hour’s drive away. One service worries it could lead to victims forgoing reporting. abc.net.au/news/2025-08-1…

Cryopreservation was once the stuff of science fiction, but now the technology is being used to help save a critically endangered tree in south-east Queensland. abc.net.au/news/2025-08-2…

A beautiful story with even more beautiful photography in New York Times World today. nytimes.com/2025/08/21/wor…

Tens of thousands of people have turned out at a pro-Palestinian rally in Brisbane today. Police say about 10,000 have attended, organisers say the number is higher, at about 50,000.