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Premier Ben Carroll has continued his purge of senior public servants linked to the previous Labor government, with the secretary of the Department of Education vacating his position after an IBAC report criticised his role in a backroom pay deal for firefighters.
· 3 sourcesElectric vehicle sales in Australia exceeded petrol cars for the first time in August, with more than 27,000 EVs sold – a new monthly record – as soaring fuel prices and government policies accelerated a shift toward cleaner transport.
· 4 sourcesA judge in Massachusetts has rejected a defence request to remove a juror from the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the former labour and delivery nurse accused of murdering her three children, after the jury forewoman reported that one panel member would not follow instructions on reasonable doubt. The decision came on the sixth day of deliberations, with the jury having previously reported it was deadlocked.
Missouri House candidate Thomas Ross was arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging he conspired to plant cocaine and Adderall on his Republican primary opponent, Louise Secker, in an attempt to sabotage her campaign.
Al Jazeera has reported the death of Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon and activist, at age 92, according to a headline on its news feed. No further details or obituary were provided in the source material. The same feed also listed several other video news items, including a meeting between Donald Trump and anti-Zionist Jewish leaders, clashes between police and protesters in Chile, and a Nepal flood identification effort.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has condemned a shootout between rival Ukrainian intelligence units on the streets of Kyiv as an 'absolutely shameful event' and ordered an immediate investigation, according to reports.
· 2 sourcesIn a day of global events, Chilean police and protesters clashed outside a far-right forum, feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem passed away at 92, and debates intensified over Trump's AI videos and a US-Venezuela oil deal, while Nepal announced DNA identification for flood victims.
Police and protesters clashed outside a far-right forum in Chile, according to video footage released by Al Jazeera. The brief clip, lasting one minute and 17 seconds, shows confrontations between demonstrators and law enforcement at the venue.
Argentine President Javier Milei has escalated tensions with the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, announcing plans to impose economic sanctions on energy companies preparing to drill for oil in the Sea Lion field, which he described as a 'clear and present danger' to Argentina's sovereignty claims.
· 2 sourcesThe number of suspected food poisoning cases linked to Indonesia's flagship Free Nutritious Meals program has passed 50,000 since its launch in January 2025, officials said on Saturday, as nearly 2,000 students and teachers fell ill in fresh outbreaks this week across five provinces.
· 3 sourcesTwo Palestinian teenagers were killed on Wednesday when Israeli settlers and soldiers attacked the village of al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, according to local officials, in the latest incident of rising settler violence against Palestinian communities.
President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as acting secretary of the Army, following the resignation of Daniel Driscoll, who departed amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
· 2 sourcesA Toowoomba creative is pushing back against the rise of AI-generated imagery by offering to design posters for small businesses and community groups at little or no cost, saying the technology is flooding social media with 'homogeneous' and 'soulless' content.
· 2 sourcesA federal judge late Wednesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration effort to overturn California's clean car rules through Congress, according to reports from The Hill. Judge Beryl Howell, an Obama appointee, halted an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move that would have allowed Congress and President Trump to undo California's emissions standards for vehicles and lawn equipment.
· 2 sourcesHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to delete two measles deaths from the agency's public tally, according to reports published today. The deaths — of a newborn and a child in Pennsylvania — were removed from the CDC website on August 30, but the agency is reportedly still counting them internally.
Elizabeth Oyer, the former pardon attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, has filed a lawsuit against the department and Attorney General Todd Blanche, claiming she was unlawfully fired after refusing to recommend restoring actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights as a political favor for President Trump.
Four activists from the Palestine Action group, currently serving prison sentences for terrorism-related offences, have launched an appeal against their convictions.
The Trump administration has imposed a 100 percent tariff on imported drones equipped with thermal imaging or weighing over 55 pounds, sparking alarm that the measure will harm public safety and devastate thousands of US businesses.
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a tunnel nine days after catastrophic flash floods and landslides devastated the region, marking a rare moment of hope as the death toll surpasses 1,200 and thousands remain missing.
· 8 sourcesA train collided with a truck at a railway crossing in Gdansk, Poland, according to video footage published by Al Jazeera on September 3, 2026. The 27-second clip shows the aftermath of the crash, but no information on casualties or the cause of the incident has been released.
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has outlined a plan for the forced expulsion of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, proposing the removal of 250,000 people in the first year and the remaining population of roughly 2 million over the next six years. The announcement comes ahead of closely fought Israeli elections and as violence continues in Gaza, where an Israeli drone strike and gunfire killed three people despite a ceasefire agreement.
· 2 sourcesReform UK officials have been filmed appearing to plot to break electoral laws on foreign donations, according to an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News, prompting fresh criticism of Nigel Farage on the eve of the party's conference.
A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has been indicted on federal charges of lying to investigators about the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis earlier this year, marking a new legal chapter in a case that emerged from the Trump administration's 'Operation Metro Surge.'
New Jersey has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether states can regulate sports betting on prediction markets, arguing that platforms like Kalshi are offering illegal gambling under the guise of financial contracts. The move comes after a federal appeals court ruled that such bets qualify as 'swaps' and fall under exclusive federal jurisdiction.
India has rejected a court ruling concerning the Indus Waters Treaty, according to a video report from Al Jazeera. The news comes amid a series of other international developments, including a fatal train crash in Poland, a migrant boat disaster leaving five dead, and an appeal by Palestine Action activists against terrorism sentences.
· 2 sourcesA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been charged with lying about the non-fatal shooting of a Venezuelan migrant in Minnesota, in a rare case of the Justice Department accusing a federal agent of breaking the law on the job.
· 2 sourcesThe Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower court’s temporary block on a U.S. Postal Service plan to restrict mail-in voting, part of President Trump’s broader effort to tighten voting rules before the midterm elections. In a separate filing, the administration is also urging the justices to reinstate a ban on transgender troops serving in the military, escalating two contentious legal battles to the nation’s highest court.
· 7 sourcesFIFA has accused UEFA of waging a 'smear campaign' against it and president Gianni Infantino, escalating a legal dispute over the abandoned proposal to sell a stake in the world governing body's commercial rights. In a motion to intervene filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, FIFA argued that UEFA's request for US testimony and documents was a 'press release' masquerading as a legal filing, motivated by a desire to preserve European football's dominance.
· 2 sourcesGerman authorities are investigating a suspected arson attack outside a defence firm in Munich, days after two sabotage attempts on the country's power grid and a drone attack at Leipzig/Halle airport that Berlin has blamed on Russia, prompting European allies to summon Russian diplomats and express solidarity.
Australia's housing affordability crisis is so deeply entrenched that it will take the better part of a generation to fix, NAB chief economist Sally Auld has told a Senate inquiry, warning that forecast price declines of about 7 per cent across capital cities will not address the underlying problem.
· 2 sourcesVeteran talkback host Ray Hadley took the witness box in Alan Jones’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial, with the court hearing accounts of a tearful disclosure, a secret contract, and decades of professional animosity between the two radio personalities.
· 2 sourcesAustralia's Bureau of Meteorology has warned that the growing El Niño to Australia's east is already breaking heat records, with Pacific ocean temperature changes exceeding 2°C in six months, and forecasts showing it will likely easily surpass previous events, as separate research suggests climate change has dramatically shortened the odds of the event reaching record extremes.
· 2 sourcesA video published by Al Jazeera on September 3, 2026, captures students in Jerusalem singing a song titled ‘Erase Palestine’, sparking renewed debate over incitement and education in the region. The same broadcast also reported an Iranian drone striking a residential building in Kuwait City and a lawsuit by victims of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre against the South African government.
· 2 sourcesVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has publicly questioned Donald Trump’s recent oil deal with Venezuela’s interim government, stating that the country’s natural resources do not belong to “an illegitimate regime.” Her comments, the first since Trump announced what he called “the biggest oil deal in world history” last Friday, walked a diplomatic tightrope between challenging the agreement and avoiding direct confrontation with the White House.
Two months after the August 2023 wildfire that destroyed large parts of Lahaina, Hawaii, resident Pam Reader returned to find her turquoise mailbox standing alone among the ruins. Now, more than three years later, Reader and other survivors who rebuilt their homes face a new obstacle: the United States Postal Service has eliminated their addresses, cutting off mail delivery even as houses that did not burn continue to receive mail normally.
The driver of a car carrying heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua was attempting to overtake another vehicle when it crashed, killing two of Joshua's friends, a court in Nigeria has heard. Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, faces charges including causing death by dangerous driving and driving without a valid national driver's licence. He denies the charges.
Iran has struck US air bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, according to reports, demonstrating continued military capacity despite six months of war and a new round of sanctions that the Trump administration has described as an “economic D-day”. Israel’s defence chief has warned that the mounting economic pressure could drive Tehran to escalate to ‘desperate’ or extreme measures.
Billionaire investor Leon Black failed to appear for a scheduled deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday regarding his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, instead filing a federal lawsuit challenging the subpoenas as an abuse of congressional power. The move has prompted calls from Democratic members to hold Black in contempt of Congress.
· 5 sourcesVictor Marx, the Republican nominee for governor of Colorado, is the founder of All Things Possible (ATP), an anti-sex-trafficking ministry that has drawn scrutiny for using private funds to pay police salaries and purchase surveillance equipment without public oversight, according to a Guardian report.
Kenya's President William Ruto has ordered a crackdown on foreigners operating small-scale businesses, saying local traders and hawkers need to be protected from competition, in a move that intensifies debate over the role of African migrants in the country's vast informal economy.
Indonesia's Health Ministry has recorded over 50,000 cases of respiratory infections linked to land and forest fires between July and August, with more than 12,000 of those cases in children under five, as a toxic haze from wildfires on Sumatra and Borneo continues to blanket parts of Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.
· 2 sourcesThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that the current El Niño could become the strongest since records began four decades ago, with UN chief Antonio Guterres stating the planet is in the 'danger zone of extreme weather'. The naturally occurring climate phenomenon is expected to intensify into a 'very strong' event in the coming months, bringing elevated risks of floods, drought and extreme heat worldwide.
· 2 sourcesA video published by Al Jazeera on September 3, 2026, reports that faith leaders say they were 'duped' into attending an event linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The clip is brief and contains no additional context, statements, or interviews.
Helen Paterson, an associate professor in forensic psychology at the University of Sydney, has been awarded a prestigious Eureka prize for her research on the memory accuracy of domestic violence survivors, advancing how police and courts understand statements from victims of repeated abuse.
· 2 sourcesLiechtenstein's parliament has voted by a narrow margin to legalise abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, backing a citizens' initiative that would also lift a ban on providing information about abortions and make the procedure eligible for health insurance. However, the law is unlikely to come into effect as the country's all-powerful ruler, Hereditary Prince Alois, has previously indicated he will veto the legislation.
British actor Tim Curry died of coronary artery disease, his spokesman has confirmed to the BBC. The Rocky Horror Picture Show star passed away at his Los Angeles home on 25 August at the age of 80, with a history of stroke and kidney cancer listed as significant contributing conditions.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has clarified that it is not involved in Malaysia’s planned repatriation of 1,476 Myanmar nationals, as rights groups express serious concerns about their safety amid the country's ongoing civil conflict.
Hawthorn has silenced the home crowd at Optus Stadium, jumping out to an early lead in their AFL qualifying final against Fremantle on Thursday night. Rain in Perth has hampered the Dockers' tall forwards, while the Hawks have been efficient in attack, with Jack Gunston marking and kicking a goal to push the lead to four goals early in the second term.