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A review by the Consumer Policy Research Centre (CPRC) has found that some rental technology platforms are encouraging tenants to share an 'excessive' amount of personal information, potentially circumventing new Victorian laws designed to protect renters' data.
Two people were killed and three injured in an overnight Russian drone strike on the Starokozache border crossing between Ukraine and Moldova, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed, while a separate Ukrainian drone attack in the southern Russian city of Novorossiysk killed four, including a child, according to regional officials.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz launched a blistering attack on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in parliament on Wednesday, accusing its leader Alice Weidel of pursuing a migration policy that amounts to 'ethnic cleansing' for skilled workers, following the AfD's sweeping victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that North Korea has constructed a new two-storey uranium enrichment facility at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, warning that the expansion represents a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions and a cause for 'serious concern'.
Less than two months before the November midterm elections, Missouri's congressional maps are in legal limbo after conflicting court rulings. The state cannot use a newly redrawn map that Republicans say would give them an edge, but a federal judge has also temporarily barred the use of the existing districts, leaving officials scrambling for a solution.
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a sweeping overhaul of EU public procurement rules, urging authorities and public bodies to buy more goods and services from within Europe as part of the bloc's latest effort to curb economic reliance on China.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has accused the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) of pursuing 'ethnic cleansing' through its 'remigration' drive, marking his first public confrontation with the party since it won nearly 44% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state election.
Five journalists and three crew members are missing near the erupting Mount Anak Krakatau in Indonesia, according to multiple reports. The group has not been heard from since Monday afternoon while attempting to get closer to the volcano.
Al Jazeera's September 9 video newsfeed reports multiple events around the world, from flash floods in Morocco's Atlas Mountains to a Turkish military flyover above Egypt's pyramids and the discovery of a 600-year-old pre-Incan Chimu tomb in Peru.
Five baby orangutans, a critically endangered species not found in the wild anywhere in India, have been rescued from a forest in Odisha state, prompting a major investigation into suspected international wildlife trafficking. The young apes were found early Tuesday in Ranakata, a proposed reserve forest in Balasore district, near the border with West Bengal, after locals alerted forest officials.
The White House has cautioned Australia over its latest plan to regulate social media companies, with a spokesman describing the approach as a kind of "extortion" and indicating officials will raise the new laws during future trade talks.
Steel fabrication company Elsdon has admitted responsibility in Perth Magistrates Court for the 2020 roof collapse at Curtin University that killed apprentice Jonathan Hartshorn, 23, and seriously injured another worker, six years after the incident.
The Gambia's President Adama Barrow has appealed for calm after protests over prolonged power cuts turned violent in the capital Banjul, with police firing tear gas to disperse crowds. In a televised address on Tuesday night, Barrow acknowledged the hardship caused by the blackouts and pledged to boost electricity supplies by next month.
The NSW government has pledged to dismantle Sydney's organised crime networks after an innocent man was fatally shot in Merrylands, with a second shooting days later wounding a man in his 20s in the city's west.
Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau has sent volcanic ash across parts of Java and Sumatra, disrupting thousands of flights and affecting more than 340,000 travellers, while residents in nearby Lampung province report health concerns and anxiety over the risk of further eruptions.
Two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, each valued at €9m (£7.7m; $10.4m), have been stolen from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France, after thieves broke in early Tuesday, seized four paintings but abandoned two in the gardens as they fled, local officials said.
US Central Command said it struck five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday, sinking one, after Tehran twice targeted an American warship with ballistic missiles — a response that saw Iran launch missiles at a US base in Jordan and claim attacks on US vessels and oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, driving Brent crude above $99 a barrel.
A Russian drone struck the headquarters of Ukrainian TV channel We Are Ukraine in Kyiv on Tuesday, injuring at least five people as journalists were broadcasting live, President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed, with at least five people killed in overnight and daytime strikes on the capital.
A former politician has told a Sydney court that an alleged victim of Alan Jones appeared uncharacteristically "sunken and diminished" during a meeting with the broadcaster at his Circular Quay apartment, describing the man's demeanour as markedly different from his usual outgoing and engaged manner.
Firmus Technologies has signed a six-year sponsorship deal with the Tasmania Devils Football Club, placing its logo on player shorts and coach polos, but marketing experts warn the move is unlikely to single-handedly repair the company's image as it pursues three controversial AI data centre projects across the state.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said it fired ballistic missiles at a US base in Jordan and attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz — including two American vessels — hours after the US military destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in response to earlier IRGC attacks on a US Navy warship.
The Commonwealth has told the High Court that the White Australia party, formerly the National Socialist Network, is a 'modern manifestation' of Adolf Hitler's Nazi movement and would incite hate crimes. The group was banned in May after ASIO recommended its designation as an illegal hate group, a decision the party is now challenging on the basis that the law breaches the implied freedom of political communication.
Iceland has become the latest nation to enter a diplomatic confrontation with the United States after Donald Trump shared a map on his Truth Social platform that depicted the Nordic island nation, along with Canada, Mexico, Greenland and several Caribbean countries, as star-spangled American territory. Iceland’s foreign minister this week summoned the newly appointed US ambassador to explain the image, while the prime minister called it an insult to Icelanders.
Western Australia's environmental regulator will seek to amend the operating licences of Chinese-owned Karara Mining and the Mid West Ports Authority after an investigation found magnetite dust from industrial activities contributed to black dust pollution in Geraldton.
The United States has bombed five Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for an attack on its navy, according to Al Jazeera video footage. The strike adds to a volatile stretch across the Middle East, with Jordan intercepting an Iranian missile barrage and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces targeting Houthi positions on the western coast.
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has found that anti-LGBTQIA+ hate crimes are intensifying, with dating apps increasingly used to facilitate attacks. The Legislative Council committee tabled its final report, revealing 95 app-facilitated offences recorded by Victoria Police from January 2024 to October 2025, including physical and verbal assault, robbery, and extortion.
Australia has declined to join a coalition of G7 nations — including the United Kingdom, Canada and France — in imposing trade sanctions on goods produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, marking a significant departure from its closest allies as Britain formally declared the occupation unlawful.
Jordanian air defences intercepted an Iranian missile barrage, according to Al Jazeera reporting published September 9, a day after the outlet said the United States bombed five Iranian oil tankers following an attack on its navy.
Tung Chee-hwa, the first chief executive of Hong Kong after the city returned to Chinese rule in 1997, has died at the age of 89, local media reported on Wednesday. The former shipping magnate led Hong Kong through a rocky tenure marked by financial crisis, epidemics and historic protests before resigning in 2005.
Blanche d'Alpuget, the award-winning Australian author and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, has died at the age of 82. Her family announced her death on Wednesday, saying she died following complications from influenza.
The trial of three men accused of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and American Carter Rhoad in Mexico heard that the FBI found their bodies in a clifftop well, with a colleague revealing for the first time the US agency's role in the recovery.
Personal information of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants may have been fed into Palantir's controversial analytics platform as part of a multi-agency fraud investigation, Guardian Australia has reported. The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), which has access to NDIA data, used Palantir's software in a taskforce aimed at curbing fraud, raising serious privacy concerns for some of Australia's most vulnerable citizens.
Regional Victorian residents and public transport advocates are calling for the reinstatement of passenger rail services on two key routes — Geelong-Ballarat and Mildura — as the state heads towards the November election. The Geelong-Ballarat line has not carried passengers for nearly five decades, while Mildura has been without a passenger train since 1993 when the Kennett government discontinued the service.
Al Jazeera published video reports on September 8-9, 2026, covering a range of international developments. These include record-breaking rain disrupting daily life in Nagoya, Japan; a Yemeni government forces ambush; Saudi-backed strikes on Houthis in western Yemen; Jordanian air defenses intercepting an Iranian missile barrage; protests in Cologne against the far-right AfD after its election win; and US bombing of five Iranian oil tankers following an attack on its navy.
A Liberal operative has told the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) that a pink-coloured piece of paper recording an agreement worth up to $5 million with fugitive property developer Jean Nassif was not a recent invention, despite failing to mention the document in a preliminary interview with the watchdog.
Labor party members have criticised the federal government for declining to join the UK, Canada and France in banning trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, urging Foreign Minister Penny Wong to mount a stronger response to violence against Palestinians. The criticism comes as Australia prepares another round of targeted sanctions against Israeli settlers but stops short of a blanket trade ban.
Six previously undisclosed AI data centre projects are being considered for Tasmania, according to a state government document tabled in parliament, though the companies behind them have not been named. The confidential proposals would collectively require at least 500 megawatts of power, and one project in the state's north-west could become the largest data centre in Tasmania.
Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have carried out strikes against Houthi positions on Yemen's western coast, according to video footage published by Al Jazeera, marking the latest escalation in a conflict that has drawn in regional and global powers over the past week.
Zeinab Ahmad, the Melbourne woman accused of owning a Yazidi teenager as a slave while supporting Islamic State in Syria, has had her second bail application denied by the Victorian Court of Appeal. Justice James Elliott upheld the earlier magistrate's finding that Ms Ahmad posed an 'unacceptable risk' if released, dismissing defence arguments that delays in the case warranted bail.
A 78-year-old British widow who has lived in Sweden for 22 years is facing deportation after Swedish authorities determined she missed a post-Brexit residency application deadline. Joyce Thomas, a retired nurse, told the BBC she is struggling to eat and sleep as Tuesday marks the latest deadline for her to leave voluntarily.
Argentina has announced it will file criminal charges against Navitas Petroleum for operating in waters off the Falkland Islands, escalating a renewed sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom. The move follows a speech by Argentine President Javier Milei in which he described oil exploration in the archipelago as a "clear and urgent danger" to Argentine sovereignty.
An Al Jazeera newsfeed item published on September 9, 2026, reports that protesters gathered in Cologne, Germany, to demonstrate against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party following a recent far-right electoral victory. No further details about the size, timing, or outcome of the rally were provided in the source.
A quarter-century after the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil, the families of those killed on 11 September 2001 continue to live with profound loss — and mounting concern that the long-delayed trial of the alleged mastermind may never deliver justice. The US government has called the attacks the 'most egregious criminal act on American soil in modern history', but legal proceedings at Guantanamo Bay remain stalled, leaving thousands of bereaved relatives in limbo.
A major air traffic control failure in the United Kingdom has left Australian travellers stranded at Heathrow Airport, with up to 1,000 flights cancelled and delays expected to continue as airlines work through a significant backlog.
The United States has banned imports of Canadian alcoholic spirits, select dairy products and motorbikes, hours after Canada's retaliatory tariffs on American goods came into force. President Donald Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday accusing Canada of 'discriminating' against US commerce, with the import ban set to begin on September 29. No new trade talks have been scheduled since negotiations collapsed in late August.
The United States military is fighting on two fronts — a war in the Gulf to prise the Strait of Hormuz from Iran's grip, and a culture war inside the Pentagon where Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is pushing a promised shake-up. Last week, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll stepped down after repeated clashes with Hegseth over the nature and pace of reform, becoming the latest in a string of senior departures. The upheaval has drawn rare public criticism from Republican Senator Thom Tillis and former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who warned it risks damaging the world's most formidable fighting force and America's global alliances.
US forces have sunk a vessel linked to an Ecuadorian criminal gang, while separately, reports indicate the US bombed five Iranian oil tankers following an attack on its navy, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he was given an honorary membership to a golf club in his electorate '15 years ago', but does not have a membership card nor attend the club, as Infrastructure Minister Catherine King defended the non-competitive grants program that awarded the club millions of dollars as a normal part of the democratic process.