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Giovanni Pilu has done it all, moving halfway around the world, launching restaurants, winning hats. But the chef of Pilu at Freshwater and freshly opened Flaminia at Circular Quay has never forgotten his roots.
· David Matthews
Australian dies in Thailand after alleged assault
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Brisbane set for an overcast weekend with scattered showers
Overcast conditions and intermittent showers will continue in Brisbane for at least a week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
· Dominique Tassell
Australian tourist dies in Thailand after alleged assault
An Australian tourist has died in a Thailand resort town after allegedly being assaulted by another foreigner.The 58-year-old man, was seen on CCTV engaging in an argument with a 29-year-old man near Phuket on Wednesday night.The younger man is alleged to have assaulted the victim on Prachanukroh Road in Patong, wit…
· Patrick Brischetto
Serial rapist jailed for sexually touching Sydney schoolgirl
Topic:Sexual Offences
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/rachel-holdsworth/104544992
Jaani was part of a gang. Now he is telling his story to inspire change
By Victoria Pengilley
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/victoria-pengilley/11197064
Bird feathers, shots from the mud and hole-outs make for colorful start at Cognizant Classic
Adam Scott, from Australia, left, shakes hands with Ryan Gerard after finishing the first round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
· https://apnews.com/author/tim-reynolds
Man falls two metres down flooded drain as torrential rain lashes Sydney
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Yashee Sharma
Flood warnings in place as Adelaide braces for weekend deluge
Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
· Adam Vidler
Towns cut off, cars swept away in extreme weather across the country
At least four states across Australia are facing extreme weather and heavy rain sparked by a rare weather pattern sitting above the Simpson Desert.
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/brianna-morris-grant/13965022
Baby rhino rejected by mum but embraced by rural NSW community
A southern white rhino was recently born at the Altina Wildlife Park in western Riverina, but was abandoned by its mother at birth.
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/nicola-ceccato/105627920
Tasmania's finances to 'rapidly deteriorate', Treasury warns
Tasmanian Treasurer Eric Abetz will hand down the next state budget in May. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/adam-holmes/14028148
The Coalition’s view on the IS families stuck in Syria, with Jonno Duniam - podcast
Hardline exchanges over the 34 Australian women and children stuck in Syria have continued this week, with the opposition saying the group should be blocked from returning due to their ties with Islamic State.
Sinkhole in Sydney CBD forces school to close
A large hole has opened on a busy CBD street, forcing the closure of a nearby school and cutting water supply to nearby businesses. It comes after the city was hit by flash flooding on Thursday night, triggering dozens of rescues across the metropolitan area.
· Daniel Lo Surdo
Bystanders tackle driver after car hits pedestrians, takes out wall
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Eleanor Wilson
Company behind Australian cultural icon on verge of being sold
Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
· Daniel Jeffrey
Teen who stabbed Sydney bishop may have been psychotic at time, court hears
Assyrian Orthodox Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was conducting a live-streamed service when he was attacked. (YouTube)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/sean-rubinsztein-dunlop/4010098
Alleged terrorist who stabbed bishop diagnosed with schizophrenia
Assyrian Orthodox Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was conducting a live-streamed service when he was attacked. (YouTube)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/sean-rubinsztein-dunlop/4010098
Gallardo se despide de River con victoria 3-1 sobre Banfield
Marcelo Gallardo (2do de derecha a izquierda), técnico del River Plate, es abrazado por el jugador Lucas Martínez Quarta, quien anotó ante Banfield durante un partido de liga el jueves 26 de febrero de 2026 (AP Foto/Gustavo Garello)
· https://apnews.com/author/marcelo-r-androetto
Sydney driver's hefty parking fine wiped without explanation
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Maddison Leach
Burgertory founder’s chant about Zionists at pro-Palestine rally incited hatred against Jews, tribunal rules
Hash Tayeh flags appeal to Victorian civil and administrative tribunal finding over phrase used at Melbourne rally last year
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/nino-bucci
This Vietnamese spot’s broken rice with crunchy pork ‘croutons’ is texture on a plate
Vietnam’s com tam, or “broken rice”, is traditionally made with lowly grains fractured during the milling process. It was a staple of farmers and labourers who couldn’t afford better-quality rice but, these days, all social classes seek comfort in the small and slightly sticky grains that absorb fats and sauces bett…
· Callan Boys
Boss of theatre hosting Chinese dance group Shen Yun in Sydney won’t be intimidated by ‘outrageous’ threats
Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’
· https://www.theguardian.com/profile/kelly-burke
Two mine shafts stood in the way of a gallery extension. It took 15,000 cubic metres of grout to sort out
Above two deep coal mine shafts stands the most significant transformation of the NSW regional art landscape in more than a decade. After a four-year closure, Newcastle Art Gallery officially reopens this Saturday, its $48 million expansion more than doubling its footprint to house a world-class $145 million collect…
· Linda Morris
Parents charged with domestic violence manslaughter of three-year-old son
Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.
· Rebecca Masters
Planning to see the Sydney Mardi Gras parade tomorrow night? Here's what you need to know
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Joseph Sahyoun
Fires and floods, fires and floods: Australia’s summer of extremes
Australia has endured an extreme summer of fires and floods – followed by more bushfires, and more floods – as the country’s arid red centre braces for record flooding and southeastern states brace for increased bushfire risks between March and May.
· Bianca Hall
Fleeing New Zealand to live in Australia? I’m right there with you, Jacinda Ardern | Johanna Cosgrove
I overheard the news from Clarke Gayford on a dancefloor at 2am. I’m thrilled for our former first couple
· Johanna Cosgrove
Everything you need to know about the 2026 Sydney Mardi Gras
On Saturday night, more than 10,000 revellers and 200 floats will descend on Oxford Street to celebrate the 48th Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.
· Cindy Yin
The underworld’s coldest killers … and how they were caught
Some of my critics (I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention) say I am as ugly as a bagful of spanners, which makes the decision for me to host a three-part television documentary rather bizarre.
· John Silvester
VB pins hopes on mid-strength as Aussies drop classic beers
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Adam Vidler
Man suffers life-threatening injuries after crane falls onto powerlines
Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
Police commissioner rejects critical findings into woman’s bashing death
Legal counsel for NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon has preemptively rejected a watchdog’s critique of the police response to a woman’s fatal bashing, arguing officers were subject to “unfair public attack”.
· Amber Schultz, Jessica McSweeney
Restaurant of the Year team open Marrickville cafe with pancakes and church pews
The new Marrickville cafe from the team behind Good Food’s Restaurant of the Year, Corner 75, is called SIT, and it’s really leaning into the name.
· Alexandra Carlton
Sussan Ley formally resigns from politics after 25 years
Auto news: Public electric car charging cables cut and stolen at shopping centre
· Rebecca Masters
Sydney solicitor allegedly stole $15m from clients for gambling
The 45-year-old allegedly transferred himself funds for the purpose of gambling. (ABC News: Demi Lynch)
By Lucy Kent
Lucy Kent is a producer at the ABC's 7.30 program. She has previously worked as a producer at Q+A and the Specialist Reporting Team (SRT). Lucy has also worked as journalist in the ABC's Melbourne newsroom and as a producer at Channel Nine, 3AW Melbourne and national sports radio network SEN.
Why these Sydney beaches have been named Australia's best
Topic:Travel and Tourism
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/declan-bowring/13955438
DBy Declan Bowring
Declan Bowring is a Digital Reporter at ABC Radio Sydney. He previously worked at Storyful News and The Sydney Morning Herald. You can follow him on Twitter at @DeclanBowring
Magda Szubanski says she's in remission after cancer diagnosis last year
Magda Szubanski was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2025. Source: Instagram / @magda_szubanski
· https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/
'Fractured trust': Veteran Navy officer sacked from multicultural board after Israel posts
Shindy says she has "lost faith in the integrity of Multicultural NSW" and has accused the body of treating her with "suspicion rather than good faith", after she was sacked from a board position over social media posts. Credit: Mona Shindy
· https://www.facebook.com/SBSAustralia/
Remains found in Tasmania most likely belong to missing Belgian backpacker
Police have confirmed that human remains found in a Tasmanian rainforest are most likely those of a Belgian backpacker who went missing in 2023 after going for a hike.
· Lana Lam
Video shows Vince McMahon ram $300,000 car in high-speed crash
Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
· Associated Press
Eight new bars to try, from a secret rooftop to a pub in an old train station
Aussies may be drinking less, but Melbourne’s bar scene is showing little sign of slowing down, with a slew of new openings to check out as summer winds up. Here are eight to try – and what they’re best for.
· Tomas Telegramma
Police charge 25 people in multi-million-dollar drug raid
Police allege they also seized a quantity of cash. (Supplied: Queensland Police Service)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/claudia-sullivan/105680648
Cuba asegura que Estados Unidos le negó visas a 8 miembros de su delegación para el Clásico Mundial
Foto del 10 de marzo del 2023, el equipo cubano celebra su victoria ante Panamá en el Grupo A del Clásico Mundial en Taiwán. (AP Foto/I-Hwa Cheng, Archivo)
· https://apnews.com/author/carlos-rodr-guez
Teen boys driving homophobic attacks in NSW, police data reveals
Police recorded 197 incidents of LGBTQIA+ hate-related violence from 2023 to October, 2025. (Pexels: Inzmam Khan)
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/alexander-lewis/13887110
Outback town cops year's worth of rain in two days as south-east Qld faces wet weekend
Topic:Weather Warnings
· https://www.abc.net.au/news/owen-jacques/9652832
Ron Barassi immortalised as road outside MCG renamed in his honour
A well-known Melbourne street in the city’s AFL heartland will be renamed to memorialise football great Ron Barassi.
· Angus Delaney