Man dead after multi-vehicle crash near Victoria-NSW border
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AVO application against Mark Latham withdrawn by former partner
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Filipino places 2nd in Canada Chess Challenge
Rensel Matthew Bacuyag , a nine-year-old Filipino chess prodigy, walked away with second place honors at the 37th Annual Canadian Chess Challenge national finals held at the Victoria Inn Hotel and Convention Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from May 16-18, 2026.
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Dos ballenas jorobadas baten récords al nadar entre Australia y Brasil
Esta fotografía, difundida por la Fundación de Ballenas del Pacífico en mayo de 2026, muestra las marcas en la cola de una ballena jorobada que fue avistada en sitios de apareamiento en Australia y Brasil. (Pacific Whale Foundation via AP)
· Adithi Ramakrishnan
Morning espresso, midnight martinis: Odd Culture turns Italian at new CBD restaurant
Odd Culture has opened a day-to-night neighbourhood osteria in the middle of the CBD, adding to the growing number of Italian restaurants in Sydney.
· Bianca Hrovat
Mark Latham’s former partner drops AVO fight in last-minute twist
Mark Latham’s ex-partner has at the last minute dropped an application for an AVO over his alleged sustained abuse, including emotional, psychological and financial manipulation.
· Clare Sibthorpe
Police offer $1 million reward to unearth secrets of opal field death
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· Riley Walter
From town hall to TikTok: The Sydney councils spending big on influencers
Sydney councils are increasingly paying influencers, TikTok creators and Instagram personalities to promote council projects, festivals and tourism campaigns, marking a significant shift away from traditional government advertising.
· David Barwell
Failing grades: Why this expert wants to banish the As, Bs and Cs
The grading system used in Australian schools is leaving hundreds of thousands of children so far behind their classmates each year that they never catch up, according to a leading international education expert.
· Noel Towell
Aussie business owners unite against PM's 'aspiration ambush'
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Yashee Sharma
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Longlist for $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award announced
Ten novels have been longlisted for the nation’s most prestigious literary award, with this year’s field ranging from remote Western Australia and Far North Queensland to the American desert, Malaysian Borneo and colonial Venice.
· Melanie Kembrey
Australia's soccer federation set to cut staff due to another expected financial loss
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Charges dropped against former Olympian and wife in $2m fraud case
The charges against Olympic swimmer Neil Brooks and his wife have been dropped, almost a decade after they were charged.
· Cloe Read
Webjet CEO flags ‘challenging’ environment as Virgin cuts commissions
Travellers looking for cheap flights on Webjet may find fewer airfare deals in the future after Virgin Australia slashed the commissions it pays the online travel agent to cut out the middleman and send consumers directly to the airline site to maximise sales.
· Chris Zappone
The university degrees delivering six-figure salaries for fresh graduates
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· Richard Wood
Families of Australian flotilla activists 'anxious' amid reports they're being held in Israel
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Second group of IS-linked women have no government support, Albanese says
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Joe Inglis returns to Australia's NBL after a 12-year, 800-game NBA career
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Victoria's emergency response hub staff numbers to be 'slashed', union says
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Humpback whales travel a record 9,000 miles between Australia and Brazil
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· Adithi Ramakrishnan
Twenty-two years and 15,000km later: fluke discovery sets new record for humpback whale journey
Whale first photographed off the coast of Brazil in 2003 spotted off north-east Australia in September 2025
· Donna Lu
Australian watchdog takes action against viral AI 'nudify' site
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'Grandma stand' takes Sydney
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When anti-Zionism becomes the respectable language of antisemitism - opinion
The Bondi Beach terror attack on Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah in December 2025 shocked the community in Australia, New Zealand, and around the world. For New Zealand Jews, the incident felt very close to home, as strong familial ties bind the two communities.
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KFC workers urged join class action for slice of $28.8 million payout
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One person dead and four in hospital after alleged shooting in Sydney’s south-west
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· Australian Associated Press
More ISIS-linked women and children set to return to Australia
Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
· Matthew Doran
Man dead, four injured in south-west Sydney shooting
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Former governor general and Brisbane’s Anglican archbishop Peter Hollingworth dies at 91
Hollingworth, appointed governor general by John Howard in 2001, resigned over his handling of child sexual abuse in the Anglican church
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Six decades on and this Victorian community is still seeking its new bridge
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Australia's ageing submarine fleet to be modernised
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Two people killed in Melbourne road crash
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