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Newest first · UTC+11:00Jewish group warned about alleged gunman before Bondi massacre
A Jewish community security team passed intelligence to NSW Police about an Islamic fundamentalist network and identified Naveed Akram as a close associate years before his alleged Islamic State-inspired attack in Bondi, a leaked email suggests.
· Perry Duffin
It’s been talked about for years, but Brisbane’s third CityGlider still hasn’t arrived
A high-frequency bus route linking Stones Corner with Northshore Hamilton was supposed to be running this year – but it has yet to materialise, despite millions of dollars being poured into the idea over half a decade.
· Felicity Caldwell
The one dish that Ottolenghi can’t wait to eat in Australia
It’s no secret that many of the world’s top chefs have a soft spot for Australian cuisine. Nigella Lawson has never been shy about her love for our fish and chips, while Anthony Bourdain was famously partial to a “dirty street pie”.
· Erina Starkey
By promising to fix Victoria’s budget, Jess Wilson has put a big target on her back
May 14, 2026 — 5:00am
· Chip Le Grand
The seven-year Origin drought that could come to an end on Thursday
It’s been seven years since NSW have won back-to-back women’s Origin titles, but it’s a drought Isabelle Kelly and her team have a chance to break on Thursday night.
· Billie Eder
The reason the NSW prison population has hit a record high
The NSW prison population has hit record highs with more than 14,000 people in custody, fuelled by a surge in those charged with domestic violence awaiting trial or sentencing.
· Jack Gramenz, Amber Schultz
The NSW Libs were starting to feel better about themselves. Then Farrer happened
May 14, 2026 — 5:00am
· Michael McGowan
There’s Jack Nicklaus, then Adam Scott: Australian great’s magic moments as history beckons
Adam Scott will take his perfect swing, calm demeanour and sense of style into his 100th golf major (and 99th consecutive) when he tees it up at the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club this week.
· Peter Ryan
Venus Williams, de 45 años, jugará dobles femenino en Roland Garros con Hailey Baptiste
Venus Williams devuelve ante Olga Danilovic en la primera ronda del Abierto de Australia, el 18 de enero de 2026, en Melbourne. (AP Foto/Aaron Favila)
'Preposterous' scenes as King forced to spruik under-siege PM's plan
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· Associated Press
1700 stuck onboard after virus outbreak on cruise ship
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· Associated Press
Clerk trying to boost book sales blamed for wrecking Murdaugh trial
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· Associated Press
Councils on notice: What’s behind WA’s ‘dysfunctional’ local government saga?
From the top of Western Australia to the heart of Perth, councils across the state have fallen into disarray, begging the question of how can something so “dysfunctional” be fixed.
· Indigo Lemay-Conway
Treasury Department Alerts US Banks To Suspected Iranian Money Laundering Efforts
Authored by Victoria Friedman via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
· Tyler Durden
Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate where authorities tried to arrest senator
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· Associated Press
Venus Williams to play in women's doubles at the French Open
Venus Williams, of the United States, plays a backhand return to Olga Danilovic, of Serbia, during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)
NFL will play record nine games abroad, including Paris and Melbourne debuts
League announces largest international slate
· Agencies
Australian NBA star Dyson Daniels on his breakout season, missing three-pointers… and investing tips
The guard helped the Atlanta Hawks to their best season for years but sees room for improvement
· Jack Snape
Life Could Be a Dream review – a powerful, polished Australian film about domestic abuse
Director Jasmin Tarasin weaves richly layered moments between mother and son – and darker flashbacks to what they left behind
· Luke Buckmaster
Has Labor’s tax reform killed ‘rent-vesting’ for young Australians seeking a foothold in the housing market?
Changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing will make the strategy of renting in a preferred area while buying a cheaper property elsewhere less attractive, experts say
· Luca Ittimani
Man dies in Sydney prison unit that watchdog wanted shut down because it ‘cannot provide a safe environment’
Exclusive: Young inmate took own life in Long Bay prison five months after independent inspector warned of ‘ligature points in cells across all areas’
· Jordyn Beazley
Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate
· Ben Doherty
Australian fashion week welcomes a new wave of maturity landing on the industry’s runways
Though other measures of runway diversity, such as size, are backsliding, older women have never been more visible
· Alyx Gorman
New revelations show WA is putting Australia’s climate targets at risk. Will Anthony Albanese do anything about it? | Clear Air
Premier Roger Cook has the prime minister’s implicit support but he’s making it harder for federal Labor to meet its much-vaunted climate targets
· Adam Morton
Why budget rhetoric won’t match reality for many younger Australians
Figures show the treasurer’s reforms will make the tax system fairer but some will not have the advantages enjoyed by their parents
· Patrick Commins
Will renaming this health condition lead to better care for women? - podcast
PCOS is a hormonal disorder that, according to the World Health Organization, affects 10% to 13% of women of reproductive age. It is estimated that more than two-thirds of those who have it don’t know that they do.
Trump claims key topic off agenda as 'two superpowers' meet in Beijing
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· Associated Press
Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones suspended for abusing officials, will miss Hong Kong matches
Ex-Wallabies coach apologises after being banned for four games and has salary cut following incident on Australian tour with under-23 team
· Agence France-Presse
Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones suspended for abusing officials, will miss Hong Kong matches
Ex-Wallabies coach apologises after being banned for four games and has salary cut following incident on Australian tour with under-23 team
· Agence France-Presse
NFL gives 49ers game in Mexico City after Melbourne opener
Former NFL player Andy Lee, center, poses with San Francisco 49ers fans during the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 24, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
· Dave Campbell
Rinehart legal saga reignites, Hancock lodges appeal
Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, will fight elements of a complex court ruling that found two rival mining dynasties were entitled to a share of the spoils from some of the billionaire's prized iron ore assets.The Western Australian Supreme Court last month ruled the wealthy heirs of mining pioneer Peter W…
· Aaron Bunch
Coalition to link immigration limits to new builds as Taylor says ‘migration has run miles ahead of housing’
Opposition leader to unveil plan to dramatically cut number of migrants in budget reply speech on Thursday
· Tom Mcilroy
Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun look more in love than ever in PDA-packed video
Sydney Sweeney shared a sweet video montage of her and boyfriend Scooter Braun packing on the PDA during several outings.
· Tamantha Ryan
Japan ban head coach Eddie Jones for four games after ‘verbal abuse’ on Australia tour
Jones will miss Japan’s Nations Championship opener
· AFP
Why Brisbane is 'perfect' Magic Round venue
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Discovery of woman’s body on Perth street sparks seven-hour manhunt
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Australian government secures aircraft to fly home Hantavirus cruise passengers
Mark Butler earlier revealed the struggle to secure a suitable aircraft for the mission. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
· Anna Cox
Kill the sacred cow of investor tax breaks
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The future belongs to strong states, not post-national fantasies
By Graham Hryce, an Australian journalist and former media lawyer, whose work has been published in The Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age, the Sunday Mail, the Spectator and Quadrant.
· RT
Motorbike hoons taking to social media as they put lives at risk on Sydney roads
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Joseph Sahyoun
Lord mayor slams federal tax reforms, flags zoning changes to boost housing supply
The federal government’s property tax reforms will disincentivise construction and hurt Brisbane renters, the lord mayor said as he announced new zoning changes were set to be considered as part of a supply-side fix to the housing crisis.
· William Davis
$2.5m taxpayer-funded memorial to killed workers labelled a missed opportunity
A $2.5 million taxpayer-funded memorial honouring people killed at work has been labelled a missed opportunity to showcase Australian talent.
· Rachael Ward
‘An absolute crime’: The plan to expand HSC subject choice for public schools
Sydney’s public high school students will be given more subject choice in the Higher School Certificate from next year after the government granted them permission to enrol in an online virtual school previously restricted to regional and rural students.
· Christopher Harris
Council backpedals from controversial bike path in marathon meeting
An inner-city council has knocked back a divisive plan to create a “bicycle street” along a 1.1-kilometre stretch of one of the area’s key roads, following a marathon five-hour meeting.
· Gemma Grant, Rachael Dexter
Thousands who visited Sydney dentist urged to get blood test
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‘Boogie’ battled ‘crazy as hell’ Bogut in the NBA and loves it here. So why didn’t he play in the NBL?
DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins was known for his fiery demeanour over more than a decade in the NBA and there were few players who fired him up more than Australian centre Andrew Bogut.
· Roy Ward
NSW premier says federal budget was ‘unfair’ towards state
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