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A dark and complex portrait of Australian actor Jacob Collins in character as Hamlet by Melbourne-based artist Sean Layh has won this year’s Packing Room Prize, the much anticipated prelude to the $100,000 Archibald Portrait Prize.
Melbourne artist Sean Layh's portrait of actor Jacob Collins, The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke. (Supplied: AGNSW/Jenni Carter)
Kingswood Primary teacher Timothy Blamires was charged with possessing and producing child abuse material. (Supplied)
Treasurer tells Commonwealth Bank podcast that he aims to ‘recognise the decisions that people have taken in the past’
Australia’s largest supermarket chain says higher prices are already flowing into fresh produce, milk, bread and other staples as the fuel crisis drives up inflation across the economy and, in response, Woolworths says it will freeze prices on 300 items for three months from Friday.
The winner was chosen by the Art Gallery of NSW staff who hang the finalists for exhibition, ahead of the main prize announcement on 8 May
Interim report contains 14 recommendations, after inquiry examined agencies’ actions before the attack in which 15 people were killed
Police allege illicit drugs were found in a doggy bag attached to a crashed drone. (Supplied: NSW Police)
The third-largest cohort comprises those born in China, at 732,000, followed by 638,000 from New Zealand
The third-largest cohort comprises those born in China, at 732,000, followed by 638,000 from New Zealand
The grand old dame of Australian art, the Archibald Prize, turns 105 this year but, even at that advanced age, this year’s finalists prove there’s life in the old girl yet.
NSW Police should deploy the same security procedures for “high risk” Jewish festivals and events as used for Jewish High Holy days such as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the interim report from the royal commission into antisemitism has recommended.
Fog shrouds central Perth on Thursday morning. (ABC News: Gian De Poloni)
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Classic pub roasts, a table covered in Greek favourites and a crawl along a Fitzroy eat street: Rick Stein, the British chef who’s a household name in Australia through his cookbooks and TV shows, is eating his way around Melbourne. It’s all in the name of research for his new SBS program Rick Stein’s Australia, a s…
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West Australian renters need a household income of nearly $130,000 a year to keep up with median rents and avoid housing stress, a new report has revealed.
Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, (left), won a defamation case against Mark Latham in 2024. (ABC News: Keana Naughton / AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
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Michele Goldman, CEO of NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, said she understood some may want urgent answers. Source: AAP / Dean Lewins
The interim report from the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion examines the role of the security agencies in the Bondi terror attack. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has spoken of the need to address "intergeneration fairness" in the upcoming federal budget. Source: AAP / Darren England
Community members clashed with police outside Alice Springs Hospital, where Jefferson Lewis was taken after being arrested. Source: AAP / Rhett Hammerton
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Human rights commissioner says alleged jailing highlights the ‘growing risks of transnational repression’ in Australia
Rebel Wilson has returned for a third day in the Federal Court witness box as she defends a defamation case brought against her by a lead actor in her directorial debut.
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Orange in central NSW has long been synonymous with food and wine. Like its Central Tablelands’ mate (or rival), Mudgee, it’s home to some of Australia’s oldest vineyards and lovely old architecture, attracting gourmet travellers since the first cellar doors began opening in the mid-1980s.
The data shows methamphetamine use is at a "10-year high" in Australia. (936 ABC Hobart: Fred Hooper)
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Punk rockers Amyl and The Sniffers have bagged three top gongs at the Australian music industry’s APRA awards.
Beirut: A group of Australian women and children who left a camp in Syria that houses people with alleged ties to Islamic State group militants are stuck in the country because Australian authorities have refused to allow their return, Syrian officials said Wednesday.
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Colson Montgomery (centro) de los Medias Blancas de Chicago celebra con sus compañeros tras conectar el hit de la victoria ante los Angelinos de Los Ángeles, el miércoles 29 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Nam Y. Huh)
Record heatwaves saw power use soar, but rooftop solar dealt with the added demand. (ABC News: Andrew Seabourne)
There were fewer rental properties listed in Anglicare's 2026 snapshot compared to the 2025 weekend. (ABC News: Jack Fisher)
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Jean-Marc Spiler transitioned his home in Adelaide to be fully electric. (ABC News: Carl Saville)
Investigations are underway into a light plane crash at an airport in Adelaide's north that claimed the lives of a pilot and their passenger.
The Waubra wind farm has caused controversy in the local community. (ABC News: Charlotte Wilkes)
MP Ravi Karunanayake has urged the Government to prioritise the settlement of US$ 2.5 million owed to the Australian government, asserting that doing so would position Sri Lanka to seek Australia’s assistance in navigating the ongoing financial difficulties.
Along Monbulk Creek in Melbourne’s south-east, a platypus forages for prey. It’s busy business, being a platypus.
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