Tens of Thousands of People March across Sydney to Demand an End to Israel's War on Gaza

Aug 3, 2025 | Tens of thousands of people in Sydney are holding a protest against Israel's war on Gaza.

The crowds will march across Sydney Harbour Bridge, which will be closed for about five hours. Organisers are demanding all humanitarian aid to be immediately allowed into Gaza, and for the Israeli military to withdraw from the Strip.

New South Wales police promised a heavy presence ahead of the demonstration, after previous attempts to stop it from taking place.

Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke has more from the demonstration in Sydney, Australia.

Investigating the Rise of Early-onset Cancer | Four Corners Documentary

Australians in their 30s and 40s are facing an alarming surge in cancer diagnoses and researchers are scrambling to understand why.

From bowel and breast to liver and kidney, aggressive cancers are hitting younger people; they’re often detected late, with devastating outcomes.

Dr Norman Swan investigates what’s behind the change.

Could it be ultra-processed foods, stress, or exposures dating back to childhood, even pregnancy?

He meets those grappling with a diagnosis and searching for answers.

Generation Cancer asks what can be done to curb the rise, and are we ready?
It's a wake-up call for a generation — and health services — blindsided by this increase.

This story was originally broadcast as Generation Cancer on 7 July 2025.

Smokers Turn to Black Market because Quitting Products Too Expensive | The Business | ABC NEWS

Jul 21, 2025 | The consumption of illicit tobacco is growing, as more tobacconists pop up across the country, and revenue is lost from the legal excise. It's causing debate between politicians as experts warn Australia needs to crack down on the trade. In 2023, it was estimated that illegal tobacco consumption may account for close to 30 per cent of the total tobacco market in Australia, although these estimates by the legal tobacco industry are disputed. And despite sectors of government agreeing Australia has a problem with the illegal trade, there's mixed messaging about how to tackle the problem. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ruled out lowering the tax excise on cigarettes, which will rise again in September, while NSW Premier Chris Minns has a different view and thinks the tax should be reduced. University of Sydney public health professor Becky Freeman says if the government was to lower the tobacco excise, it would send the wrong message. Instead, she thinks the number of outlets that sell tobacco products should be reduced.

As of July 1, NSW and Victoria introduced tobacco licensing laws, giving businesses until October and February respectively to apply for a licence to sell cigarettes. Experts say more needs to done to tackle the growing trade.


Australian politicians are as short-sighted and clueless as European politicians! Can’t they see the damage they are doing to people’s health by encouraging them to smoke black market cigarettes and tobacco because of cost? The quality of the tobacco on the black market is unregulated and the long-term health consequences of smoking it is likely to be be far worse than if they were able to afford to smoke government-regulated, quality-controlled tobacco and cigarettes manufactured at home. Moreover, the more expensive governments make tobacco products, the more likely people are to find alternative sources of enjoyment and pleasure. And that is precisely what is happening nowadays here in the West.

The best way to bring down smoking rates without causing resentment and distortions in the market is through information of the health dangers associated with smoking tobacco, not through extortionate taxation and government coercion. In any case, people do far worse things than enjoy the smoking of a cigarette.

We don’t live in utopia; rather, we live in the real world. And in the real world, people do all sorts of things, and consume all sorts of products, which are not conducive to perfect health. As Margaret Thatcher said: “The desire to achieve grand utopian plans often poses a grave threat to freedom.” – © Mark Alexander

Surging Cancer Rates in Young Australians Alarm Doctors | ABC NEWS

Jul 7, 2025 | Australians in their 30s and 40s are facing unprecedented rates of at least 10 types of cancer, according to data provided to Four Corners by Cancer Australia.

Between the years 2000 and 2024, early onset prostate cancer increased by 500 per cent, pancreatic cancer by 200 per cent, liver cancer by 150 per cent, uterine cancer by 138 per cent and kidney cancer by 85 per cent.

Australian Actor Julian McMahon Dies Aged 56 | ABC NEWS

Jul 5, 2025 | Australian actor Julian McMahon has died aged 56 after a "valiant effort to overcome cancer". Journalist Andrew Hornery discusses Julian McMahon’s “successful career” who was best known for his roles in Nip/Tuck, Charmed and the Fantastic Four.

A Gay Farmer on Love, Isolation, and Disrupting the Meat Industry in Australia | The New Yorker | Reupload

Jun 9, 2021 | In “Alone Out Here,” by Philip Busfield and Luke Cornish, an Australian rancher who is openly gay in a conservative industry fights to reduce carbon emissions through his cattle farming.

'Sad Reality': Football Star Josh Cavallo Says He Gets Daily Death Threats for Being Gay | ABC NEWS

Mar 18, 2025 | Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay in 2021, tells News Breakfast he still receives "multiple" death threats every day.

Malcolm Turnbull Reacts to Donald Trump's Personal Attack | 7.30

Mar 10, 2025 | US President Donald Trump took to his preferred social media platform Truth Social to criticise former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The President said Mr Turnbull never understood what was going on in China and was "a weak and ineffective leader". The post was provoked apparently by Mr Turnbull saying Donald Trump's decisions and behaviour since taking office have benefited China's Xi Jinping.

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to Sarah Ferguson.

Trump Bigger Threat to World Peace than Putin or Xi Jinping | Dr Emma Shortis on Sky News

Mar 4, 2025

Malcolm Turnbull Says Trump's Comments on Zelenskyy 'Predictable' | ABC NEWS

Feb 20, 2025 | The former prime minister of Australia Malcolm Turnbull says Donald Trump appears to be facillitating a victory for Vladimir Putin over Ukraine.

How Neo-Nazis Are Recruiting Australian Kids | ABC News Daily

Feb 16, 2025 | Emily’s son loved sport, animals, reading and music, but when he turned 16, everything changed. He started to get obsessed by politics and thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. It wasn’t until his mother saw a photo of her son on the news that she realised he’d joined a neo-Nazi group.

Emily hopes a deradicalisation program will keep her son safe from extremists, but there’s concern about the availability and quality of the services.

Today, Four Corners reporter Avani Dias on Emily’s case and a rise in extremism among young Australians.

Featured: Avani Dias, Four Corners reporter

Australian Leader Sends Brutal Message to Trump in Floor Speech

Feb 8, 2025 | Francis Maxwell reports on an Australian politician delivering a wake up call to Donald Trump–and the world.

Australia – Neo-Nazi Issues Chilling Warning to Authorities | 7.30

Nov 13, 2025 | Last week a member of Australia's biggest far-right group, the National Socialist Network, was convicted of performing a Nazi salute.

7.30 can reveal a concerning escalation in rhetoric from leaders in the movement, who have made statements targeting the judiciary and police.

7.30’s Mike Lorigan reports with David Estcourt and Alysia Thomas-Sam.


Warning: This story contains distressing themes.

This Day In History: January 26, 1788 – British Settlement Begins in Australia

HISTORY.COM: On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip guides a fleet of 11 British ships carrying convicts to the colony of New South Wales, effectively founding Australia. After overcoming a period of hardship, the fledgling colony began to celebrate the anniversary of this date with great fanfare and it eventually became commemorated as Australia Day. In recent times, Australia Day has become increasingly controversial as it marks the start of when the continent's Indigenous people were gradually dispossessed of their land as white colonization spread across the continent.

Australia, once known as New South Wales, was originally planned as a penal colony. In October 1786, the British government appointed Arthur Phillip captain of the HMS Sirius, and commissioned him to establish an agricultural work camp there for British convicts. … » | History.com Editors | Sunday, January 26, 2025

Musk vs Albanese: The Election Showdown

Jan 15, 2025 | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued a stark warning to Elon Musk ahead of the federal election, reminding him of foreign interference laws, but will the billionaire heed the call?

The Washington Note's Editor Steve Clemons explains.


Elon Musk is a man-child who thinks far more of himself than he ought to. He is a dangerous force whose wings need to be clipped before he does some serious damage. The man-child is sickening. – © Mark Alexander

Black Market Tobacco Floods Australian Market | Investigations | SBS The Feed | Reupload

Mar 3, 2016 | As cigarette prices have risen, illegal tobacco or chop-chop is being imported into the country in increasing amounts. The Feed went undercover with Customs to see how hard it was to buy.

Australia Passes World-first Law Banning Under-16s from Social Media despite Safety Concerns

THE GUARDIAN: Bill passes amid warning that process has been rushed and that a ban could push teenagers towards the dark web or into isolation

Australia’s parliament has passed a law that will aim to do what no other government has, and many parents have tried to: stop children from using social media. The new law was drafted in response to what the Labor prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says is a “clear, causal link between the rise of social media and the harm [to] the mental health of young Australians.”

On Thursday, parliament’s upper house, the Senate, passed a bill by 34 votes to 19 banning children under 16 from social media platforms.

But academics, politicians and advocacy groups have warned that the ban – as envisioned by the government – could backfire, driving teenagers to the dark web, or making them feel more isolated. There are questions about how it will work in practice. Many worry that the process has been too rushed, and that, if users are asked to prove their age, it could lead to social media companies being handed valuable personal data. Even Elon Musk has weighed in. » | Helen Sullivan in Sydney | Thursday, November 28, 2024

Does Australia Need a Monarchy? King Charles Commences First Royal Tour

Oct 19, 2024 | King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be in Australia this week — their first visit here since taking the throne. Given the king's ongoing cancer treatment, and recent drastic changes to the British Royal Family, the trip won't be as busy as previous royal tours.

So, this will be a slimmed-down tour - but is Australia's fever for the Monarchy still as passionate? Three experts from The Australian discuss whether King Charles has a bright future - or whether we'll be heading toward another shot at the Republic.

Italian Deputy Minister Questions Giorgia Meloni Being Labelled a Fascist

Oct 4, 2024 | Italy's Deputy Minister for Enterprises Valentino Valentini has critiqued mainstream media for labelling Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni a far-right fascist, claiming Ms Meloni has “proved” the term “does not apply”.

“That was the corner where most of the mainstream media tried to place Meloni,” Mr Valentini told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.

“Firstly, because she was an unknown figure and secondly because she comes from the right.

“Meloni has proved the term fascist does not apply.”

Black Market Tobacco Floods Australian Market | Investigations | SBS The Feed

Mar 3, 2016 | As cigarette prices have risen, illegal tobacco or chop-chop is being imported into the country in increasing amounts. The Feed went undercover with Customs to see how hard it was to buy.

I’ll say nothing. I think you will know what I think of this sh**! – © Mark Alexander