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· James Hall
Australia to feature in coveted Michelin Guide for first time
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Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets
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· Josh Butler
Magic Round to remain in Brisbane until 2032 after government reaches deal with NRL
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When she was 12 weeks pregnant, Ambulance Victoria paramedic Elena Ciavarella was punched in the face by a woman she was trying to save.
· Isabel McMillan
Metro expansion into suburbs dead in the water without federal funding, says lord mayor
The Brisbane Metro will not be expanded into the outer suburbs without federal funding, according to the lord mayor.
· William Davis
NSW premier attacks 'kangaroo court' after report into $37m grants scheme
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Former MasterChef Australia judge Melissa Leong has urged audiences to “listen when women speak up”, following allegations of misconduct made against her co-host on the New Zealand food show Taste of Art. The new series was pulled from local broadcaster SBS before its first episode was due to air last Thursday.
· Meg Watson
Invictus Australia budget cut labelled potentially 'life-threatening'
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Minns calls for tobacco excise overhaul after $62 billion hole emerges
NSW Premier Chris Minns has called for an overhaul of tobacco excise and policing of illicit cigarettes after the federal budget revealed a $62 billion collapse in revenue from legal smokes in just five years.
· Shane Wright
Labor upgrades migration numbers by 55,000 in federal budget
International students are the most common temporary migrants arriving in Australia. (ABC News: Cason Ho)
· Jake Evans
Leaving Australia is about to get more expensive after budget change
Among all the big-ticket changes touted in the federal budget, the government has raised a little-understood fee imposed on travellers leaving the country, making international departures even more expensive as the war in the Middle East pushes up airfares.
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Police search for man after woman’s body dumped on paramedic’s stretcher in Joondalup
Police are looking for a man after he dumped a woman’s body on the stretcher of a paramedic working in Perth’s north.
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· Cameron Atfield
Your burning 2026 federal budget questions, answered – video
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Paramedic apologises to family of great-grandmother fatally Tasered by police
A paramedic present when a police officer fatally Tasered a 95-year-old aged care resident has apologised to the great-grandmother’s family at an inquest into her death.
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Man allegedly launched lengthy attack on teen before killing her
A teenager who was allegedly killed by her partner had suffered a lengthy assault, from which she tried to defend herself, before a fatal blow to the head, a court has heard.
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In 1897, a politician, lawyer and journalist called Patrick Glynn sat at a table at the NSW Legislative Assembly and wrote a love letter to a Miss Dynon.
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‘Australia taking on the world’: America’s Cup hero welcomes new trophy tilt
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Former high-flying Melbourne socialite facing bankruptcy claim
The socialite ex-husband of Miss Universe Australia is facing bankruptcy after failing to comply with a court order to pay his former employer more than $550,000.
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Motorists face wait to find out fix for Great Western Highway
Motorists severely disrupted by the closure of a critical motorway over the Blue Mountains will have to wait up to six weeks to find out the engineering fix and how long it will take to complete.
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Jewish aged care homes hire armed guards as police briefing warns of antisemitism
Jewish aged care homes have hired armed guards to protect residents after escalating security fears over antisemitic behaviour in Victoria.
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Targeted promotions ‘influential’ in luring Melbourne man who gambled $895,000 back to betting apps, inquest hears
Inquest hears Kyle Hudson, who died aged 22, withdrew from betting accounts multiple times but received more than 300 inducements
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Rapists can’t rely on character references in court. But the fight for change isn’t over
Good character has been abolished as a mitigating factor in sentencing sexual assault cases in NSW as part of watered-down reforms, as the government accuses the Coalition and Greens of failing victim-survivors.
· Jessica McSweeney
Pauline plays mother duck as she parades new recruit in Canberra
It is not unusual for Pauline Hanson and her One Nation party to revel in controversy when the national spotlight turns their way.
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One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts again fails to rule out Bondi beach terror attack being ‘false flag’
Queenslander under pressure after YouTube interview where he said he was ‘not ruling it out’ but ‘I don’t have the facts yet’
· Josh Butler
David spent $100,000 waiting for his WA home to be built. This law change could save others
When David Daff signed a contract with West Australian builder Inspired Homes, he was told the process to finish his house would take just two years.
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Parramatta’s ‘Pink Ladies’ plotted council restructure while on holiday together, ICAC hears
Before Gail Connolly was appointed to lead the staff of the City of Parramatta, an employee informed the council’s second-most powerful staffer of a list of names he should expect would soon work at the council, an anti-corruption inquiry has heard. The names mentioned all soon had jobs.
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Wallabies up for a fight to block PNG poaching raid on rookie phenom
Incoming Wallabies coach Les Kiss is up for a fight to retain one of Australian rugby’s most promising prospects, declaring the allure of the NRL’s newest and most ambitious venture would not be an insurmountable roadblock for the code.
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Life for Pye: WA bikie boss to spend 34 years behind bars for speedway killing
Perth bikie boss David Pye will spend at least the next 34 years in prison after he was sentenced for ordering a hit on friend-turned-underworld rival Nick Martin at Kwinana Motorplex in 2020.
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NSW police to drop charges against Isaac Herzog protesters laid using unlawful public assembly restrictions
Lawyers calling for all charges to be withdrawn after Sydney town hall rally against Israeli president
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Alleged plot to blow up Melbourne ATM backfires
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Rinehart court saga set for new chapter after Hancock lodges appeal
The long-running legal saga between the company owned by Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, and the heirs of iron ore pioneer Peter Wright is set for another chapter after Hancock Prospecting lodged an appeal against the ruling handed down in WA’s Supreme Court last month.
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El 2º jonrón de Hill como emergente en la campaña guía a Medias Blancas a victoria 6-5 sobre Reales
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‘Toxic to Australians’: Trump’s $1.5b luxury Gold Coast tower project scrapped
The Surfers Paradise development has been abandoned with Altus Property Group and the Trump Organization blaming each other
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'Small comfort': Federal budget's $600m for Bondi terror attack response
The federal budget includes more than $600 million to support Australia's Jewish community after the Bondi terror attack. (ABC News: Che Chorley)
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Health alert issued urging thousands of patients of retired Sydney dentist to get tested for HIV and hepatitis
Health official says thousands of people may be affected due to ‘poor infection control practices’ at Strathfield clinic
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Debutante A.J. Ewing lleva a Mets a paliza de 10-2 ante Tigres
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Inquest into death of Clare Nowland after Tasering by NSW police aims to answer ‘outstanding questions’
Coroner will examine 95-year-old’s death and look at dementia training for aged care staff, police and ambulance officers
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