17 August 2026
Students leave school for anti-Hanson protest Pakenham Officer Star News
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17 August 2026
One Nation staffer hospitalised after vicious group attack at Ekka The Courier Mail
17 August 2026
The 24-year-old was rushed to hospital just two weeks before his next court appearance.
16 August 2026
Nigel Farage’s ‘man of the people’ schtick is wearing thin. So is Pauline Hanson’s Crikey
17 August 2026
President says move is based on ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but US military officials have said Ukraine war is boosting regime’s combat capabilities Donald Trump has said he is scaling back joint US military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring North Korea, despite military officials from both countries warning that Kim Jong-un’s regime was learning new battlefield tactics from the Ukraine war. The drills under Ulchi Freedom Shield, one of two major annual exercises held by South Korea and the US, start on Monday and run until 27 August.
17 August 2026
At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreak The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history with at least 2,325 people killed, according to government data, surpassing the toll from the 2018-20 outbreak. Congo’s public health institute said on Sunday that confirmed cases had risen to 4,945, including 101 new cases detected in the previous 24 hours.
17 August 2026
Rescue teams are scrambling to get to the region closest to the epicentre of an Indonesian earthquake where landslides have blocked roads.
17 August 2026
The federal and NSW governments have reached a deal on a gun buyback scheme for the state following the 2025 Bondi shooting massacre.
