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Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· April Glover
Airport worker in court accused of Nazi salute to Jewish kids
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Emily Woods
Canberra teen found not guilty of manslaughter over fatal crash
The now-16-year-old boy, who has been in custody since August 2024, pleaded guilty to riding in a motor vehicle without consent. (ABC News: Mark Moore)
· Zaarkacha Marlan
Mayor reveals she refused to sign CEO’s contract
A south-east Queensland mayor has called for an internal investigation into her council’s hiring process for a CEO after allegations of conflicts of interest and potential political interference were uncovered by this masthead.
· Julius Dennis
‘Fantasyland’: Hastie says rules-based order is dead as Australian troops declared safe after UAE base drone strike
Liberal MP says rules are irrelevant when Trump acts as an ‘apex opportunist’, following a drone strike at Al Minhad airbase where Australian troops are based
· Tom Mcilroy
Australian agriculture hits $100 billion target ahead of schedule
Australian agriculture's farmgate value is set to hit its $100 billion goal this financial year, four years ahead of schedule. (ABC Rural: Amelia Bernasconi)
· Amelia Bernasconi
Man shot dead by police in Potts Point after allegedly assaulting two women
New South Wales police allege man entered inner Sydney apartment complex on Tuesday morning
· Penry Buckley
International students accuse Australia of treating them like ATMs after fees for one visa double without warning
Union says students blindsided after non-refundable visa fee rose from $2,300 to $4,600
· Caitlin Cassidy
Twice-guilty man gets shorter sentence over death of beloved postmaster
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· William Ton
Murder probe after body found on WA bush track
A homicide investigation has been launched after a man's body was found in bushland in a town north of Perth on Sunday night.The 27-year-old was found dead on the gravel path near a residential area of Yanchep, 56 kilometres north of Perth, at around 6.40pm.Emergency crews arrived and declared him dead at the scen…
· Lara Pearce
Video of teens catching critically endangered shark sparks probe
A critically endangered grey nurse shark has been caught and killed at Terrigal Haven, on the NSW Central Coast, while others have been spotted in the water with hooks and tracers in their mouths.
· Emma Simkin
Australian military personnel safe after Dubai air base hit
Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed no Australian Defence Force (ADF) members were injured during a strike on a Dubai air base where they were stationed.Marles revealed the Al Minhad Air Base, where some Australians are based, was hit by an air strike from Iran on Saturday, launched in response to US and I…
· Patrick Brischetto
Cone reflects on difference of prep time vs NZ, Australia
MANILA, Philippines — Reflecting on Gilas Pilipinas’ winless performance in window 2, coach Tim Cone took note of the big difference the team had in preparing against New Zealand and Australia.
· Richard Dy
Man shot by police in inner Sydney
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Armed man shot by police in exclusive Sydney suburb after two women attacked
An armed man has been shot by police after he allegedly broke into an apartment and attacked two women in the Sydney suburb of Potts Point this morning.Police were called to a unit complex on St Neot Avenue about 10.50am following reports an armed man had broken into the building.Officers attempted to Taser the man…
· Joseph Sahyoun
‘It’s been a battle’: WWI memorial park still battered weeks out from Anzac Day
A memorial park in Brisbane devastated during severe storms will be restored before Anzac Day.
· William Davis
Breaking: Armed man shot by police after reports two women assaulted
Emergency services on scene after police shot a man during a confrontation in Potts Point on Tuesday morning. (ABC News: Ethan Rix)
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Groundbreaking Aussie test 'picked up 100 per cent of early ovarian cancers'
Queensland researchers are developing a potentially world-changing screening test for ovarian cancer, one of the most serious cancers affecting women.Currently, less than half of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will be alive five years later, and there is no screening program despite survival rates being much hi…
· Rebecca Masters
The new Gen Z trend replacing nightclubs across Australia
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‘Live’ chance of interest rate hike at March RBA meeting amid oil price spikes affecting inflation, governor says
Michele Bullock not ‘making a prediction’, but cites rise in oil prices due to attacks on Iran and tight labour market as factors in possible cash rate rise
· Patrick Commins
Queensland government considers reform after inheriting 'non-compliant' fire truck fleet
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· Bryn Wakefield
Mysterious 'glowing orange orbs' seen across parts of regional NSW
Wild theories have emerged as mysterious "glowing orange orbs" were seen in the sky across parts of the NSW Hunter region.Residents north-west of Newcastle, between Singleton, Cessnock and East Maitland, reported seeing display on Sunday night.The lights appeared in the sky one by one and remained there before later…
· Yashee Sharma
Australian military personnel "safe" after Dubai air base hit in strike
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'No, we're not': How Australia is responding to the escalating conflict
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· April Glover
'Tax on households' coming for Aussies due to Iran war
The Reserve Bank has cautioned it remains too early to tell what the economic impact of the war in Iran will be, even as surging petrol prices deliver another hit to inflation-weary households.Speaking at the Australian Financial Review's Business Summit in Sydney this morning, RBA Governor Michele Bullock was chara…
· Daniel Jeffrey
Developer quietly guts ‘affordable’ housing promise in northern suburbs
A developer that branded itself the “ethical” alternative to a “dodgy” industry is moving to slash affordable housing quotas at two major Melbourne projects – just two years after the state government granted it controversial height concessions.
· Rachael Dexter
How a deadly fungus cluster exposed NSW’s wicked hospital problem
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· Angus Thomson, Michael Ruffles
Total lunar eclipse March 2026: what time, where and when to see the full ‘blood moon’ tonight over North America, Australia and New Zealand
Eclipse will feature a deep, coppery-red full moon on 3 March. From Sydney to New York, use our guide to find out when the eclipse will be visible and the best time to see it tonight.
· Ima Caldwell
Man and woman found dead at home in Victoria's east
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· Rebecca Masters
Australia's new $2,300 visa price increase and more key changes
The government has announced that the application fee for the 485 graduate visa would be doubled from $2,300 to $4,600. Source: Getty / FatCamera
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Man shot dead by police after allegedly assaulting two women
The alleged attacker died at the scene of the incident. Source: AAP / Sarah Wilson
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'Opportunistic': New petrol warning as treasurer orders price gouging scrutiny
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has requested the consumer watchdog to monitor petrol prices amid unrest in the Middle East. Source: AAP / Lukas Coch
· Sbsaustralia
Why some in Australia are mourning Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei, as criticism mounts
For some Shia Muslims, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was more than Iran's supreme leader. Source: SIPA USA / Sergei Karpukhin/Sergei Karpukhin/TASS/Sipa USA
· Sbsaustralia
'Pushed out of paradise': High migration is often blamed for the housing crisis. Is that right?
Net overseas migration accounts for most of Australia's population growth, and property prices and rents have significantly increased in recent decades, but how fair is it to say that the former has caused the latter? Source: SBS
· Sbsaustralia
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited ASIO headquarters during Australian visit
Isaac Herzog visited Australia in February after being invited following the Bondi terror attack. Source: Getty / Kevin Dietsch
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Queensland politics live: Crisafulli walks back AG hate speech powers
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· Matt Dennien
Couple found dead in regional Victoria after neighbour ‘heard gunshots’
A man and a woman have been found dead in their home in Hernes Oak, two hours east of Melbourne.
· Alexander Darling
Remains found in Australia ID’d as missing backpacker Celine Cremer: ‘We finally have answers’
Human remains found on Tasmania have been positively identified as a missing Belgian backpacker who disappeared there nearly three years ago while on a solo hike.
· Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
How gen alpha's fascination with Asian culture will shape Australia's future
The theme of this year's BrisAsia festival is energy and momentum. (Supplied: BrisAsia)
· Ashwin Segkar
Sydney's penguins
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Australia’s shameless support for the US attack on Iran makes us gullible, duplicitous, or both | Allan Behm
For Anthony Albanese – as well as Mark Carney and Keir Starmer – to go along with Trump and Netanyahu’s cynical ploy negates any sense of moral authority we possess – a catastrophe for the rules-based order
· Allan Behm
Major update for $61bn high-speed train between Newcastle and Sydney
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· April Glover
Man expected to be charged with murder after death on suburban street
A man could face murder charges after another man was killed on a suburban street in the Adelaide Hills region.The pair, who police say were known to each other, were involved in an altercation last night on Paterson Lane in Mount Barker.Police were called to the scene, but found one of the men had been taken to hos…
· Patrick Brischetto
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Queensland government's 11th-hour changes to hate speech laws after criticism
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Man dies in alleged axe murder after dispute with friend at remote NSW campground
Victim was driven to Thora near Bellingen after attack at Little Styx River campground at Ebor but was dead by the time authorities arrived
· Nick Visser
Man charged with murder after death in Adelaide
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