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- UN experts say over 100 civilians killed in Sudan's Darfur region.
- Deadly strike in Ukraine prompts call for tougher response to Russia’s aggression
- Doctors call on major parties to go further on health reform.
- And in sport, Gout Gout delivers another dominant display at the Australian Athletics Championships.
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United Nations experts say more than 100 civilians have been killed in attacks on a town and two displacement camps in Sudan's Darfur region.
Among those killed were at least 20 children and a nine-person medical team from the organisation Relief International.
The attacks targeted the town of Al Fasher and the Zamzam and Abu Shouk camps, which are home to hundreds of thousands of displaced Sudanese.
They've been blamed on the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group which has been at war with Sudan's army for almost two years and has attacked the Zamzam camp earlier this year.
The World Food Program's Regional Emergency Coordinator, Shaun Hughes, says Sudan is facing the world's largest humanitarian crisis.
"In terms of displacement, 12.7 million people have been forcibly displaced from their homes - over eight million people displaced internally, and four million across borders - arriving to countries that are already facing high levels of hunger and humanitarian needs. Four out of every five people displaced are women and children. In terms of hunger, this is the only place in the world where famine is currently confirmed, and only the third famine to be classified this century."
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Ukrainian officials say Russian strikes killed at least 34 people in the northeastern city of Sumy in one of the deadliest attacks in months.
The attack injured nearly 120 people and prompted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to renew his calls for a tougher international response to Russia's aggression.
Local resident Olena says she was at home when the bombs fell.
"It was very loud. Everything shook, and then there was smoke at once. The curtains went inside. My windows face the backyard, so they were skewed, and the curtain rods fell. Those who live on the other side suffered more. Balcony doors and windows were blown out. People had many injuries, including cuts."
Russian authorities have not yet responded to a request for comment.
Russia denies targeting civilians, but thousands have been killed and injured in its invasion of Ukraine.
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The Australian Medical Association has released its 2025 federal election platform, calling for immediate action to modernise Medicare, as well as an increase to hospital funding.
AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen says the major parties' current commitments do not adequately address Australia's growing burden of chronic disease.
She's calling for a new seven-tier rebate structure that would enable patients to spend more time with their GP, costed at $4.5 billion over four years.
The group representing doctors is also calling for a new national health reform funding agreement to help public hospitals better meet patient demand, with an additional $12.5 billion from the federal government and $15.3 billion from states and territories over four years.
The Association says it will play videos in GP clinics in marginal seats and launch an interactive website to promote these ideas.
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Photos of Coalition Senator Jacinta Price wearing a 'make America great again' hat have emerged just days after she said the Coalition would 'make Australia great again'.
The photo was taken last year and published on Sunday by the Guardian Australia.
Ms Price sought to play down the apparent endorsement of the administration of United States President Donald Trump, who has pursued severe cuts to government spending.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says Ms Price's portfolio responsibilities include the newly created area of 'government efficiency' and he has announced, if elected, there would be a full audit into spending on Indigenous programs.
"So that we can help programs and improve health and education. We will identify what's working and what's not. We will re-introduce measures that we know in government worked, in consultation with communities, particularly where drugs and alcohol are prevalent."
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Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has shown another dominant display to win the men's 200 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth.
The 17-year-old broke the 20-second barrier with his time of 19.84, which would have eclipsed his own national record if not for wind assistance.
But he says he couldn't be happier with his performance, which comes just days after winning the under-20s hundred metre race.
Gout Gout created worldwide headlines when he twice ran the 100m sprint in 9.99 seconds, although neither of those runs counted as an official time given the tailwind was above the allowed two metres per second.
