September 11 Attacks

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For several days after the September 11 terrorist attacks, Adelaide radiologist Mary Moss was stranded in a remote part of Canada along with thousands of other airline passengers, whose story is being retold in one of the world's most successful musicals.

More than 200 previously secret cabinet records are now in the public domain, giving an insight into the issues that were being considered by the government at the time.

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A US judge recommends that victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks not be allowed to seize billions of dollars of assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank to satisfy court judgements they obtained against the Taliban.

The Taliban says it was unaware Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was living in Afghanistan's capital city.

US President Joe Biden has confirmed the death of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan.

US President Joe Biden praises the Americans who carried out the operation to kill Osama Bin Laden's successor, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, and tells the families of the victims of September 11, 2001 that they have never been forgotten

The National Archives of Australia has released never seen before cabinet documents from 2001, revealing how the September 11 attacks on the United States changed Australia’s priorities in the lead up to the federal election.

Confidential cabinet records from one of the most pivotal years in recent memory have been released today, giving a glimpse at how the Howard government grappled with some of the most tumultuous moments in Australia.

When Imran was swept up in a dawn terror raid, he thought he knew who the police were after. He had "no idea" it was him.

ABC cameraman David McMeekin was travelling with former prime minister John Howard in Washington on September 11, 2001. Twenty years on, he recalls a harrowing experience documenting the aftermath of the terror attacks.

Six moments of silence and five U.S. presidents have led commemorations, 20 years on from one of America's darkest days. Greg Jennett reports from Ground Zero in New York City.

New York Times photojournalist Ruth Fremson reflects on what it was like covering the attacks on the World Trade Centre on the 20th anniversary of September 11.

US President Joe Biden has urged Americans to come together and put aside their differences on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Former US President George W. Bush has paid tribute to America while speaking at the 20th anniversary memorial of the September 11 terrorist attacks in Pennsylvania.

Among the 3,000 victims killed on September 11 was a family of four embarking on a working holiday in Australia. Barbara Miller spoke to some of their relatives and friends.

David and Kate Officer still hold the ticket for the World Trade Center observation deck that they were planning to use on September 11, 2001.

It's been two decades since a group of hijackers brought America to its knees and killed almost 3,000 people. On that day, the Whittington-Falkenbergs thought they were embarking on a trip of a lifetime to Australia.

In the years before September 11, America — the sole world superpower — was basking in Cold War glory, but political fractures were never far from the surface, writes Stan Grant. 

The families of those killed in the September 11 attacks 20 years ago are remembering their loved ones. Stuart Knox is among them - his twin brother Andrew died in the Twin Towers. Isabel Dayman reports.

Australians who were inside the World Trade Center speak about the moment the planes struck and the world was changed forever.

Environmental architect Andrew Knox was working in the World Trade Centre when it was attacked on September 11, 2001. His brother, Stuart, says his sibling's loss turned him into an "alcoholic and an addict", but he is sharing his story to help others, and to honour Andrew.

Members of the Haqqani network are responsible for some of the most brutal terrorist attacks of recent times and now they are a key part of Afghanistan's government.

Up or down, left or right, panicked choices on that September day determined the chances of survival for people, unaware the odds were already stacked against them in buildings designed to maximise profit, not safety.