Michael Vincent
ABC.net.au
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New research identifies some food products aimed at toddlers are failing WHO guidelines around sugar content
Out of more than 70 ready-made food products for toddlers, more than 75 per cent fail to meet the proposed guidelines for sugar set out by the World Health Organization (WHO), soon-to-be-published research for the Obesity Policy Coalition has found. → Read More
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Ilona helped veterans as a social worker. Now she’s fighting for her country
For the past five years, Ilona has worked with veterans of Ukraine's conflict with Russia. Now she's one of thousands of Ukrainian women preparing to fight on the frontline. → Read More
Former MI6 chief says Russian invasion of Ukraine is not sustainable
A former head of British spy agency MI6 says Russia cannot maintain its war with Ukraine due to the size of the country and the will of the Ukrainian people. → Read More
Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat crosses new threshold, expert says
Russia's Ministry of Defence has posted a video of a column of intercontinental ballistic missiles casually driving down a highway with Russian flags waving, and it has raised heart rates as much as eyebrows. → Read More
'Don't trust Vladimir Putin and don't be afraid of him', says former Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko
Ukraine's former president Petro Poroshenko tells 7.30 no-one should trust Russian President Vladimir Putin, nor should they be afraid of his "blackmail" attempts. Mr Poroshenko also says Ukraine needs anti-aircraft weapons from the West. → Read More
Former Australian Defence Force trainee says he still has night terrors after Latchford barracks incident
Former ADF trainee Alister French says he still has nightmares after he was bound and gagged and assaulted at an army barracks in Victoria last year. → Read More
Video reveals horrific 'bastardisation' of recruit at Victoria's Latchford army barracks
Lawyers for a young former military recruit are taking the Australian Defence Force to court over his experience at an army barracks in Victoria. → Read More
Former US admiral says China 'their own worst enemy' as tensions rise in South China Sea
The fall of Kabul and the damage wrought by Delta have been occupying the world's focus, but in the waters to Australia's north, foreign navies have been gathering. → Read More
'Desperate' and 'soul crushing': One-year-old Australian boy among those trying to flee Kabul
Time is running out for Australian citizens, residents and people with temporary protection visas trying to escape the Taliban's clutches — and 7.30 has been told a one-year-old Australian is among those who are trapped. → Read More
Australia and Florida have a similar population size but their COVID-19 policies are vastly different
Florida's COVID-19 figures are staggering, with the US state recording more than 150,000 cases last week. Politics are being blamed and health workers are in despair. → Read More
Australian mum says she won't stop fighting for justice after son killed in Beirut blast
In downtown Beirut, black and white portraits of hundreds of victims stare out from a wall. Among the images is the face of two-year-old boy Isaac Oehlers, whose parents have returned to Australia. → Read More
It might take defector to reveal COVID-19's origin, former investigator says
While the United States investigates the origins of COVID-19, an Australian who spent time in Wuhan says "sometimes you need something like a whistleblower". → Read More
Karen Pack was praised as an 'excellent and committed educator', but sacked by her employer Morling College for being gay
Karen Pack was the target of existing religious discrimination laws which allowed her employer, the Baptist Church's Morling College, to sack her because she is openly gay. → Read More
When pills stopped working, Andrew Robb looked to magic mushroom therapy
Former trade minister Andrew Robb began researching psychedelic therapy as an option to send his depression into remission. Now he is advocating for it to be legalised in Australia. → Read More
Scott Morrison and Murdoch's News Corp empire 'operating like a team', former PM Malcolm Turnbull says
Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison is "determined not to suffer the same fate I did from the right of the Liberal Party in the Murdoch press", as he unleashes on News Corp's "considerable" influence on Australian politics. → Read More
Breakthrough new blood test could diagnose Alzheimer's decades earlier
A new blood test could help doctors diagnose and even treat Alzheimer's disease decades before any symptoms appear. → Read More
Miami has more COVID-19 cases than all of Australia, and thousands more are still being diagnosed every day
While Victoria struggles with a surge in COVID-19 cases numbering hundreds each day, the US state of Florida is battling a spike of a very different magnitude, with more than 400,000 cases. → Read More
Build community housing to help beat the coronavirus recession, Federal Government urged
The nation's largest community housing advocacy group is urging the Government to invest in more social housing not only to help those in need get a roof over their heads, but as a major boost to the economy during the COVID-19 recession. → Read More
Ghislaine Maxwell acted as 'hunter' for Jeffrey Epstein, says lawyer for alleged victims
A lawyer representing alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein says Ghislaine Maxwell preyed on the young girls for the financier. → Read More
International students facing 'prefect storm' of exploitation and coronavirus could make it worse
Foreign students are being subjected to high levels of wage theft and are among the country's most exploited workers according to a new report. → Read More