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Pauline Hanson has taken aim at Anthony Albanese’s background, highlighting that the Australian prime minister grew up in social housing in Sydney’s inner west. Mr Albanese was raised by his mother, Maryanne, who lived on a disability pension. Hanson’s comments have focused on the circumstances of the prime minister’s upbringing and his family’s time in public housing.

A 9/11 memorial ceremony at a fire station in Federal Way, Washington, has marked 25 years since the attacks with a tribute to the 2,977 people killed and a reminder of the duty to preserve their memory. South King Fire held its annual service at Station 64 on Friday, 11 September, where members of the public, firefighters, police officers and military veterans gathered around a memorial containing authentic artefacts from all three crash sites. “It’s hard to capture in words the magnitude and essence of what happened on September 11, 2001,” said South King Fire Chief Ryan Woodey. Federal Way…

Houthi forces have seized the strategic Yemeni island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, while a drone attack from Iraq forced the temporary closure of Saudi Arabia’s key East-West oil pipeline, officials and sources said. The twin developments have increased pressure on vital energy and shipping routes as the wider Middle East war continues, with the Houthis’ advance threatening another corridor used to move oil around the Arabian Peninsula. Two sources from Yemen’s internationally recognised, Saudi-backed government said its forces had withdrawn from Perim and that the Houthis had captured the mainland coastal town of Dhubab, which faces the…

Gen Dan Caine has recalled how his 9/11 experience began with an order to scramble fighter jets from Andrews Air Force Base as the United States came under attack. Caine, now chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was serving as chief of Weapons and Tactics for the 121st Fighter Squadron in Maryland when a young staff member interrupted a scheduling meeting to report that a plane had struck the World Trade Centre’s North Tower. He and his colleagues watched live television as a second aircraft hit the South Tower at 9.03am. “I knew right away that our nation was…

Declassified US intelligence documents indicate that Osama bin Laden wanted to attack Britain years before the September 11 atrocities, with warnings issued as early as 1998 that the al Qaeda leader was considering strikes against the UK. The files, released by CIA director John Ratcliffe to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks, form part of the largest publication of President’s Daily Brief material relating to 9/11. The confidential briefings were prepared for the US president and summarised major threats, national security concerns and intelligence assessments. The 71 released documents have been redacted but chart the CIA’s developing understanding of…

Lady Gaga has reportedly given birth to her first child with her fiancé, Michael Polansky. The singer is said to have withdrawn from public view before the reported birth, although no further details about the child have been disclosed.

A Houston stabbing suspect barricaded himself inside a home in Independence Heights after a person was stabbed near North Shepherd Drive and Crosstimbers Street, police said. Houston Police Department officers were called to the area at about 4.20pm on Friday, September 11, following reports of a stabbing. Police said the victim had suffered a wound to the back. The suspect was later believed to have shut himself inside a property, prompting a police response in the surrounding neighbourhood. The incident took place near the Garden Oaks Village apartment complex in the 4400 block of North Shepherd Drive. Northbound lanes of…

Knights veteran Dane Gagai won a foot race against Matt Dufty to score a try. Gagai outpaced Dufty in the key moment, finishing the move for the Knights.

Survivors, emergency responders and families of victims are reflecting on the impact of the September 11 attacks as the 25th anniversary approaches. The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 killed nearly 3,000 people. Those who lived through the events, responded to them or lost relatives have spoken about their memories of the day and the effect it has had on their lives. Their reflections come a quarter of a century after the attacks, with Friday marking 25 years since September 11.

Ryan Cornelius has spent nearly two decades behind bars in Dubai’s Al Awir Central Prison, far removed from the Gulf state’s glittering image promoted by celebrities and influencers on social media. The prison, also known as Dubai’s Al Awir facility, stands in stark contrast to the metropolitan lifestyle showcased online, as Cornelius continues to remain incarcerated there.