September 11 attacks
Opinion
News review
In New York the sadness was everywhere. The funerals never stopped
For anyone in New York on 9/11 it was only day one of many days that proved to be traumatic and challenging.
- by Rachael Lonergan
Latest
‘I found my purpose’: Ground Zero 20 years later
On the eve of the 20th anniversary ceremony, those whose lives were changed forever have made their way to the memorial to the Twin Towers.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Political leadership
Australia’s truest enemy: its own complacency
Defence Minister Peter Dutton is on a mission to fix Australia’s complacency regarding China, but our nation must also look within to address the many threats to the lucky country.
- by Peter Hartcher
Lives changed in a moment: the voices of September 11
An eyewitness transformed, a grieving son, a student stifled under Taliban rule - they all remember what they were doing when they heard about the attacks.
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Good Weekend
‘There was no other option’: rushing towards 9/11’s ground zero to find my husband
A New York posting was to be a new chapter in the lives of one Australian couple. And after the September 11 terror attacks it proved to be exactly that – in an altogether unexpected way.
- by Tegan Sadlier
How September 11 changed the fiction landscape in 13 novels
After 9/11 novelists responded in different ways in their fiction.
- by Ron Charles
Analysis
The Morning Edition podcast
Twenty years on from the terrorist attack that changed the world
Today on Please Explain, North America correspondent Matthew Knott joins Nathanael Cooper to look at what has occurred in the past two decades since the September 11 attacks.
- by Nathanael Cooper
9/11’s real legacy: the start of the age of online conspiracy theory
Loose Change, a 2005 documentary on the terror attack, was one of the first viral hits of the still-young internet. It encouraged millions to question what they were told.
- by David Klepper
Opinion
ADF
From the horror of 9/11, a security legacy for Australia: one soldier’s story
Within 12 hours of the attacks on September 11, 2001, an ADF specialist was devising a way for Australia to respond to a similar threat. The resulting capability is in operation today.
- by Craig Petrie
From the Archives 2001: Lleyton Hewitt wins US Open days before 9/11
In New York just two days before the 9/11 attacks, Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt had the keys to the city for a night, having beaten Pete Sampras to win the US Open.
- by Mark Riley
Opinion
Opinion
How September 11 ushered in an age of panic
Zero tolerance, zero emissions, COVID zero – as targets of public policy, these all had their origin at Ground Zero.
- by Tim Lynch