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Brianna Morris-Grant
Brianna Morris-Grant got their start as a journalist for the Gold Coast Bulletin in 2018, specialising in local politics, state government and health. They also worked as the GCB's Social Media Editor before joining the ABC National News Desk as a digital producer in 2022.
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Melting of all Greenland's glaciers 'in full swing' as speed of ice thaw increases fivefold
A study of a thousand glaciers in the area shows the rate of melting entering a new phase over the last two decades.
Museum says after half a century it has uncovered the identity of the man on Led Zeppelin's most successful album
A music industry mystery is solved — by a researcher who stumbled across an old photo and a familiar face in a museum album.
Pussy Riot member Lucy Shtein fled Russia dressed as a delivery driver — she's now on an international wanted list
Just hours after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Lucy Shtein knew it was time to escape. If she ever returns, a Moscow court says, she faces immediate arrest.
85 years ago, tensions were running high. Here's why one hour of radio sparked weeks of outrage
Eighty-five years ago this week, families across the United States settled down around their radios for what they thought would be a regular evening — then Martians attacked.
Freed Israeli hostage speaks out about her Hamas kidnapping ordeal — as it happened
Yocheved Lifshitz, an 85-year-old grandmother taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, has told reporters in Tel Aviv she went "through hell".
Updates: Palestinian death toll estimate passes 5,000 as Israel revises number of hostages held by Hamas — as it happened
The Israeli military says 222 people are being held captive in Gaza, adding that Israeli ground forces also conducted limited raids into Gaza overnight.
Rafah crossing opens to allow trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza — as it happened
Israel allows trucks carrying food, water and medicine through the southern crossing from Egypt into Gaza, ahead of a potential invasion, the Associated Press reports.
Australian murdered by Hamas farewelled as Israel says it aims to end its responsibility for the Gaza Strip — as it happened
Family pay tribute to Galit Carbone, the only Australian to be killed in the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel. Look back on our coverage of the Israel Gaza war.
Sunak stresses importance of providing aid to Gaza during Israel trip, as Dutton calls on Albanese to visit — as it happened
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says Palestinians are victims of Hamas's attack and stresses the importance of providing humanitarian access. Look back on our live coverage.
Egypt-Gaza border to reopen, Australians 'strongly encouraged' to move quickly — as it happened
The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza will be reopened to allow foreign nationals out of the embattled Palestinian city, according to the US Secretary of State.
Israeli army 'waiting for political decision' on Gaza invasion as Netanyahu convenes emergency cabinet — as it happened
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convenes Israel's expanded emergency cabinet for the first time, saying the national unity on display sends a message at home and abroad as the country gears up to "demolish Hamas" in Gaza.
Accused of 'supplying state secrets', Cheng Lei spent three years in a Chinese prison. Here's how she made it home
Australian journalist Cheng Lei has returned to Australia and been reunited with her family — more than three years after she was first detained in China. Here's how the story unfolded.
'We are going on the offensive': Israel to blockade Gaza as reservists called up en masse — as it happened
Since Saturday's surprise assault, Israeli aircraft have been pounding Gaza targets while its ground forces have battled to retake control of border villages and towns overrun by Palestinian gunmen.
Andrei 'Grey Hair' Troshev outlasted a failed coup and the death of his former boss — here's what we know about the former Wagner chief
Just over a month since Yevgeny Prigozhin's death in a plane crash, Troshev is tasked by President Vladimir Putin with overseeing volunteer fighter units in Ukraine.
'Nothing to do with it': Tom Hanks warns fans against AI-generated insurance scam
The online advertisement uses a digital version of the Oscar-winning actor's face and voice to promote dental insurance.
Actor Sophia Loren undergoes emergency surgery after suffering multiple fractures from fall
The 89-year-old Italian actor reportedly suffered multiple fractures, including a serious fracture of the femur.
Japanese scientists developing drug to grow new teeth in humans
The team, funded by Kyoto University, say it wants to begin human clinical trials in less than a year.
Google facing negligence lawsuit after GPS directions led man off collapsed bridge
The family's lawyers say nearby residents had repeatedly asked Google Maps to update its information for the "Bridge to Nowhere".
Australia signs landmark agreement to give world's shared oceans a 'fighting chance'
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong says Australia is working to bring the United Nations treaty "into force as soon as possible".
Bureau of Meteorology formally declares El Niño weather event — your questions answered
The Bureau of Meteorology formally declares an El Niño weather event, months after the World Meteorological Organization announced the same.
'Take the Money and Run': Danish artist told to return almost $112k after giving gallery blank canvases
The museum believed artist Jens Haaning was planning to embed banknotes in two glass frames — instead it got back empty canvases.
Father, stepmother and uncle of 10yo Sara Sharif charged with UK murder
The 10-year-old's mother is being supported by specialist officers as her relatives wait to face a magistrate's court.
Sara Sharif's father, stepmother, uncle arrested month after 10yo's body found
Three family members of a 10-year-old girl found dead at her home in England have been arrested more than a month after leaving the country for Pakistan.
Former YouTuber charged with aggravated abuse after child escapes through window
Police reports say Ruby Franke's child appeared "emaciated and malnourished" when they knocked on a neighbour's door asking for food and water.