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Heading into the Easter long weekend, Energy Minister Chris Bown said 410 petrol stations were out of diesel and another 145 stations were out of unleaded petrol. (AAP: Lukas Coch)
Demand on the NSW surgical system is forcing one in 10 patients to wait more than a year for a 15-minute ear procedure, leaving children at risk of learning delays and long-term hearing loss.
We’re in Punchbowl after dark, on a quiet suburban street overlooking the T3 railway line. There are a few empty shopfronts, a funeral home, and a small cafe where the lights will stay on and the coffee will keep pouring until well after midnight. This is Afandi Cafe, and it’s said to serve the best knafeh in Sydney.
Black market cigarette prices have soared up to 50 per cent as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a series of major seizures and worsening violence in the nationwide tobacco war squeezes local supplies and leads to price gouging.
Angela Fleming, wife of the late Jim Fleming, who launched the Jewel supermarket chain, has sold her Bellevue Hill home for about $10.3 million to a mystery buyer, local sources have revealed.
The controversial prayer hall allegedly linked to one of the Bondi shooters was flagged as operating illegally more than two years before the local council finally shut it down.
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PARÍS (AP) — Sin su máximo goleador, el Strasbourg amplió su racha invicta en todas las competiciones a 10 partidos con la victoria el sábado 3-1 sobre Nice en la Ligue 1.
Queen Elizabeth II on Princess Margaret’s Wedding Day in 1960, photographed by Cecil Beaton. (© Cecil Beaton/Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
Thom Yorke's one-of-a-kind Sydney Opera House shows have been captured in a cinematic new concert film. (Sydney Opera House: Daniel Boud)
A generation ago studying in Australia opened doors. Today, rising costs and falling satisfaction are making international students think twice, and locals feel sidelined.
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The Australian government has encouraged people to go ahead with their Easter travel plans, despite fuel shortages at hundreds of petrol stations across the country.
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A 67-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman's body was discovered south-west of Melbourne on Saturday afternoon.
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A well-known Bendigo publican has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge Premier Jacinta Allan in November’s state election, ending months of speculation after he nearly pinched the overlapping federal seat from Labor last year.
New South Wales service stations are slowly refilling their diesel stocks but tonight 150 are still without supply amid the Middle East war.A change in buying habits is putting pressure on demand as Australia looks to its neighbours to keep the tankers coming. Despite the struggle to keep up with demand for diesel, …
The Waratahs’ stay in the New Zealand graveyard of Super Rugby has been extended. NSW’s 28-point loss to the Chiefs in Hamilton made it their 11th loss in a row across the Tasman.
Dozens of social housing tenants in St Kilda say they have been blindsided after their housing provider moved to sell two apartment blocks donated by the area’s council two decades ago.
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Previously unreleased report obtained via freedom of information battle says Pezzullo exceeded ‘boundaries of normal public service practice’
Adelaide 36ers head coach Mike Wells is happy to go into Game 5 as underdog. (AAP: Matt Turner)
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Naomi Marie Duckett was last seen at The Gap in Torndirrup National Park near Albany. (Supplied: Western Australia Police)
El dominicano Julio Rodríguez, de los Marineros de Settle, festeja la victoria ante los Angelinos de Los Ángeles, el viernes 3 de abril de 2026 (AP Foto/Mark J. Terrill)
What if I told you Brisbane’s best rooftop bar isn’t Soko or Maya or Iris. That it isn’t a heaving, DJ-driven spot in buzzy Fortitude Valley or the CBD or Woolloongabba.
Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud (42) reacts during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans Friday, April 3, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Alan Greth)
Manly are likely to make a play for NSW representative Connor Watson should he become a free agent, as Super League table-topping Leeds coach Brad Arthur received a glowing endorsement from Parramatta star Mitchell Moses to take over at the Sea Eagles.
Sha’carri Richardson, of the United States, competes in the women’s 100-meter semifinals at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Aug. 3, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
The son of a western suburbs farmer who was awarded almost $28 million for the acquisition of his land for a road reserve says the state government tied up his family in a years-long legal battle to deny them proper compensation.
Man and woman to be interviewed by police after arrests at separate properties in state’s north-east on Saturday morning
Richmond kick off Easter Saturday football at the MCG looking for their first win of the season against Port Adelaide, before the Eagles host the Swans in Perth.
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21-year-old rising star and Chloe Bibby selected to join Portland Fire
Carlton football department manager Chris Davies has guaranteed Michael Voss will coach the Blues against Adelaide on Thursday night, but has given an honest but damning critique of the team after yet another second-half fade-out.
Brandon Ingram, de los Raptors de Toronto, dispara frente a Dariq Whitehead, de los Grizzlies de Memphis, el viernes 3 de abril de 2026 (AP Foto/Nikki Boertman)
The accused is due to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today. (AAP: Richard Wainwright)
As of Saturday morning, Australia had 39 days’ worth of petrol, 29 days’ worth of diesel and 30 days’ worth of jet fuel amid ongoing strong demand
Nine men have been charged and are accused of conspiring to import tonnes of cocaine and methamphetamine before distributing the drugs across Australia using trucking connections.
Kevin Durant, de los Rockets de Houston, controla el balón frente a Kyle Filipowski, del Jazz de Utah, el viernes 3 de abril de 2026 (AP Foto/Karen Warren)
While Australia's fuel reserves remain steady, the government is still urging people not to panic buy at the pump. (Reuters: Hollie Adams)
North Sydney’s languishing MLC Building will be revived for office workers after the former owners sold the block, staving off plans to partly raze the state heritage-listed complex for a 22-storey tower.
Datacentres ‘directly competing’ with possible residential builds near public transport, one council tells NSW inquiry, amid growing concerns
Nyadiew Puoch was drafted by the Atlanta Dream in 2024 but stayed in Australia's WNBL. (Getty Images: Mark Nolan)
Los Hawks de Atlanta celebran su victoria sobre los Nets de Brooklyn, el viernes 3 de abril de 2026 (AP Foto/Angelina Katsanis)
LaMelo Ball (1), de los Hornets de Charlotte, busca a quien pasarle el balón frente a Kobe Brown, izquierda, de los Pacers de Indiana, durante la primera mitad del juego de baloncesto de la NBA, el viernes 3 de abril de 2026, en Charlotte, Carolina del Norte. (AP Foto/Nell Redmond)
Dominik Barlow, de los 76ers de Filadelfia, realiza una clavada frente al francés Rudy Gobert, de los Timberwolves de Minnesota, el viernes 3 de abril de 2026 (AP Foto/Matt Rourke)