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Australian Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi criticised the Australian government’s response to Israel’s interception of a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, accusing Israeli forces of carrying out “piracy and kidnapping in international waters”.
Locals living near a dangerous level crossing in Melbourne’s south-east say they were caught off guard by the state government’s decision to quietly push back much-needed removal works by three years.
Tue 19 May 2026 at 2:57pm
Health minister Mark Butler says vaccines are being rushed into NT communities, with one suspected death
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was urgently seeking confirmation about the welfare of Australians believed to have been detained after Israeli forces intercepted Gaza-bound flotilla vessels in international waters on Monday.
SBS also declines to adopt International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition, which some claim conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism
Labor will push ahead with a plan to reduce insurance rebates, meaning three million older Australians to pay $250 extra a year for private health
Australian Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi criticised the Australian government’s response to Israel’s interception of a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, accusing Israeli forces of carrying out “piracy and kidnapping in international waters”.
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Tue 19 May 2026 at 2:01pm
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Tyrone Taylor, A.J. Ewing y Carson Benge de los Mets de Nueva York celebran la victoria en la 12ma entrada ante los Nacionales de Washington el lunes 18 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Jess Rapfogel)
The harbourfront restaurant that once housed one of Australia’s most iconic fine-dining restaurants will reopen as four-level hospitality hub The Oriana on Friday, May 22.
A teenager who died after being hit and trapped under a car in Bentley on Saturday night has been identified as a 19-year-old Indian national who was living in Perth.
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Inquests into the deaths of double murderer Dezi Freeman and slain police officers Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart will officially begin before the state coroner next week.
Four stores in the Perth metropolitan have been ordered to close after strict new laws aimed at snuffing out illegal tobacco and vapes came into effect on May 13.
True North Copper has continued to turn up the heat at the company’s Mt Oxide project in northwest Queensland, extending the strike of its Aquila copper-cobalt-silver discovery after a fresh round of geophysics lit up new targets along the prolific Mt Gordon Fault Zone.
SUWON, South Korea, May 19 (Yonhap) -- On the verge of reaching their second straight final at the top Asian women's club football competition, Melbourne City FC will try to build on their experience from last year, head coach Michael Matricciani said Tuesday.
Sumud Global Flotilla organisers say 38 ships holding 319 activists from dozens of nations were around 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza when they were intercepted
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government has secured three shipments of jet fuel totalling more than 600,000 barrels, or about 100 million litres.
La Boite Theatre artistic director Courtney Stewart has resigned after four years, the company has announced.
Queensland Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has given a not-so-subtle hint the state’s CFMEU inquiry will be more than doubled in length, as the probe announced new hearings extending to the eve of its initial reporting date.
Redcliffe has ignited a north v south rivalry to host Olympic diamond sports, with confirmation next year’s Women’s Softball World Cup will be hosted at Kayo Stadium.
Topic:Cultural Identity
Bryson Stott y el panameño Edmundo Sosa de los Filis de Filadelfia celebran su jonrón de dos carreras en la octava entrada ante los Rojos de Cincinnati el lunes 18 de mayo del 2026. (AP Foto/Matt Slocum)
Tue 19 May 2026 at 12:02pm
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Two men in Sydney who had been friends for decades made a pact at a suburban shopping centre. It would deliver one of them millions of dollars.
The rolling hills of Eden Park are usually a peaceful place. Just west of the Whittlesea township, its tree-lined avenues are dotted with the homesteads and hobby farms of people seeking a quiet life.
The rapid expansion of Sydney’s largest shared e-bike scheme across a ring of suburbs is dragging local councils, commuters and the NSW government into an escalating battle over who controls the city’s footpaths, streets and transport future.
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Chennai will host the opening Big Bash League game this summer after the India’s cricket authority reportedly gave its blessing to Cricket Australia’s wish to raise the tournament’s profile in the country.
‘We cannot continue to blame migrants for the problems of our economy,’ backbencher Andrew McLachlan says
The AFL has booted Hawthorn from playing home matches in Tasmania from the end of 2027, as the league prepares for the Tasmania Devils’ entry into the competition the following year.
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Rainfall on the Gold Coast broke a 20-year record on Monday while Brisbane copped 1.5 months of rain across three days, leading to more than 300 SES requests and a major rescue operation in the Scenic Rim.
Jim Chalmers’ budget has proved controversial. Buy who will really be affected and how?