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A 25-year-old Australian influencer who goes by the name Androgenic has defended his conduct after video showed him offering an Adderall to the “looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular before he slumped over and suffered an apparent overdose on Wednesday.
Six men who spent time incarcerated in Hakea Prison are taking the West Australian government to court, alleging they experienced “inhumane living conditions” while in the prison system.
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A legal battle is brewing over the estate of one of Australia’s most loved artists, the late Mirka Mora, with her two surviving sons arguing they “have been hard done by”.
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Champion trainer Chris Waller and jockey James McDonald look set to complete an autumn streak of group 1 success in Sydney on Saturday with chances in the final two elite races of the carnival at Randwick.
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A fire broke out late on Wednesday at the Viva Energy refinery in Geelong, prompting concerns about fuel supply in a tense global energy climate. Located about 75 kilometres south-west of Melbourne, the site supplies roughly 10% of Australia’s gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to the eastern states. Processing about 120…
Slain underworld figure Gavin “Capable” Preston attended his local cafe Sweet Lulu’s almost daily in the lead-up to his death in a hail of bullets, but had never sat at a table outside until the day he died.
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The top-secret program for the Her Best Life event at a beachside luxury hotel has been leaked. But is it legit?
Romy Stephens is a federal political reporter at Parliament House in Canberra. She was previously a video journalist in Newcastle and Wagga Wagga.
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles prepares to address the National Press Club in Canberra, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)
Ruma is not a rooftop bar. Yes, it’s on a rooftop, and yes it comes from Daniel Tuivaiti and Katrina Mead, who own Sunsets Rooftop at Kangaroo Point, but this is a long way removed from that heaving post-game, pre-dinner spot.
His remarkable 200m record in Sydney brought out the sceptics, but Gout Gout is poised to provide his response on the track in Brisbane this weekend – and the 18-year-old has another magical time barrier in his sights.
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Some of Australia’s most decorated Olympians have stressed the importance of fit-for-purpose venues at the Brisbane 2032 Games, as the Queensland government continued to insist the controversial plan to host Olympic rowing and canoeing on a river.
An Australian judge on Thursday rejected an appeal by former US Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan to avoid extradition to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military aviators more than a decade ago.
A lawyer at the NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions facing criminal charges over allegations she had sexual relationships with inmates has been barred from using apps including WhatsApp and Snapchat under tight bail conditions.
The voice on the other end of the phone was frail but happy. We both knew the man on the line was dying, but he was ringing with good news.
A major fire at one of Australia’s two oil refineries has been extinguished, but the damage has deepened fears over the nation’s petrol supplies amid a global fuel crunch.
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The value of the Australian dollar will depend on geopolitical developments. (AAP: Joel Carrett)
AEC to recount votes in electorate of Narungga after Chantelle Thomas won the seat at the March state election
WA Premier Roger Cook has “no confidence” the country will avoid moving to level three on the national fuel security plan as the Strait of Hormuz closure continues to drive an oil shock that has rattled the Australian economy.
Protesters clashed with police at a protest in Sydney against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's visit to Australia. (ABC News: Digby Werthmuller)
The state’s top court has struck down laws rushed through parliament by the Minns government to restrict protests in Sydney after the Bondi terrorist attack.
Smoke rises from a hazard reduction burn in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. (Supplied: NSW Rural Fire Service)
Court finds law – which effectively meant protesters could not march without risk of arrest – is unconstitutional
A ray of sunlight and some sleuthing has helped a librarian identify a World War I soldier whose photo was handed in to the State Library of Victoria.
Hafnia Lillesand has arrived at the Port of Newcastle, loaded with diesel for regional NSW. (ABC News: Giselle Wakatama)
Prince Harry and Meghan participate in the Scar Tree Walk at Birrarung Marr in Melbourne. (AAP: Con Chronis)
The inquiry heard there "were issues around the involvement of the CFMEU" at the Office of Industrial Relations. (ABC News: Brigham Edgar)
Australia and Malaysia said in a joint statement on Thursday that the two countries are committed to working together to strengthen their energy supply chain resilience.
The SA government has reaffirmed its commitment to an upgrade of the North Adelaide Public Golf Course, which is set to host LIV Golf from 2028. (ABC News: Carl Saville)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have taken a journey through First Nations Australians' history in Melbourne on day three of their visit to the country.
New guidance to legal profession ‘embraces’ use of technology but flags penalties for lawyers who ‘mislead the court’ with AI-generated errors
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Chris Bowen was quick this morning to warn the fire may impact domestic petrol production "for some time". (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
Brendan Pang’s silky-skinned prawn wontons earned him a place on MasterChef Australia. Next month, Sydney diners will get a chance to try them for themselves, when the cookbook author and content creator hosts a one-night-only dinner at Annamese restaurant in Barangaroo.
Sandwiches don’t usually excite me, but I’ll drive to Cronulla for a hand-shaped, boiled and baked bagel at Hendrix. Owner-baker Todd Rosenfeld has spent many years perfecting his recipe, elevating a dish of durability and convenience into culinary art.
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