18 August 2026
Pauline Hanson launches new tobacco policy SMH. com. au
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18 August 2026
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has been moved to hospital over health concerns, the ABC reports. Khan, a former international cricketer turned politician, has been held in jail for three years after convictions in a string of cases he says are politically motivated. The hospital transfer comes amid his prolonged detention and ongoing legal battles, which have kept him out of active political life while he serves his sentences. ABC News reported the move but did not provide further details on his condition or the circumstances prompting the transfer.
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A hospital transfer for a jailed, long-incarcerated political leader may further restrict his capacity to participate in politics while he continues to serve convictions he calls politically motivated.
18 August 2026
Triptorelin, already listed for prostate cancer, should have unrestricted use, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee says The committee met urgently in July in response to AstraZeneca’s announcement it would remove Zoladex from the market, risking leaving more than 7,500 women with breast cancer without an alternative treatment.
18 August 2026
‘Full of sh*t’: Hanson unloads on Chalmers in super battle The Daily Telegraph
18 August 2026
What can academia learn from Jason Arday's rise and fall? Atlantic staff writer and former academic Tyler Austin Harper weighs the questions his story left behind. (Image credit: Carlos Jasso)
18 August 2026
The attack follows a series of military interventions in Syria over the past two years, and spurred the latest American rebuke of Israeli actions in recent weeks.
18 August 2026
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese criticized states Saturday who he claimed were standing in the way of his gun "buyback" program. Albanese announced plans on Dec. 19, 2025, for a mass ...
18 August 2026
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league will eventually have an expansion team outside of the United States.
